nampla69 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 12 hours ago, Steelers4Life said: How's the Thai food at the Robin Hood near the Avenue in Patts? Never been there and was wondering if anyone's wife, BF, or poo saau had an opinion. I would of course get farang food there as I have never heard a bad thing about that part of their menu. My "friend" who knows about these things says it is OK ......Steels have you ever met a Thai woman who says Thai food is great if they have not made it themselves.??? Baw saep (not tasty in Lao) as they always grumble mai phet / phet maak / etc etc Mostly its good but avoid Sunday carvery unless you like eating shoe leather / buffalo and warthogs ass. Breakfast are good and they now serve Guinness too .... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 13 hours ago, Steelers4Life said: How's the Thai food at the Robin Hood near the Avenue in Patts? Never been there and was wondering if anyone's wife, BF, or poo saau had an opinion. I would of course get farang food there as I have never heard a bad thing about that part of their menu. I had a terrible meal there back in March ( after the sale had gone through ) two out of the three orders were bad , ,my Western food ( 1/2 Chicken ) was dry and over cooked and the Thai food ( green curry ) was horrible , TG has one spoon of it .... don't know if it's improved now the ownership has reverted to Retox .. but I won't be returning 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 31 minutes ago, Stillearly said: I had a terrible meal there back in March ( after the sale had gone through ) two out of the three orders were bad , ,my Western food ( 1/2 Chicken ) was dry and over cooked and the Thai food ( green curry ) was horrible , TG has one spoon of it .... don't know if it's improved now the ownership has reverted to Retox .. but I won't be returning I have eaten there only once. I had fish and chips. The chips were soggy and each chip was very large. The fish was fried in batter. The batter was almost sold on the outside and soggy on the inside - consistent with being cooked in fat that was too hot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Remember the Robin Hood in jomtien was oknand he was a good host ( forget name -? Dave ) and good pizzas for a while when he had some American chap cooking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasseye Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Bazle said: So you've met Painter! ☺ Don't recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR007 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) 23 hours ago, Horizondave said: Yes only been once and it was busy but service was not good, I still prefer the days of Shenanigans but like many things times change, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. haha I remember it as Delaneys and one never to be forgotten night in 1995 ish in there with a freelancer with her own car who thought her shit didnt stink. One of the funniest nights of all time Edited August 16, 2019 by RR007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, RR007 said: haha I remember it as Delaneys and one never to be forgotten night in 1995 ish in there with a freelancer who thought her shit didnt stink. One of the funniest nights of all time Now there is a bit of info, must have been there when it was Delaney's as I had been going to Pattaya before the Avenue was even built, I even remember the whole of LK Metro etc when it was just open land with a noodle shop set up right bang in the middle. Not sure when the Avenue was built but must have been early 90's as i remember taking my wife to the Vientiane for a meal back then before they knocked it down. Edited August 16, 2019 by Horizondave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR007 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Horizondave said: Now there is a bit of info, must have been there when it was Delaney's as I had been going to Pattaya before the Avenue was even built, I even remember the whole of LK Metro etc when it was just open land with a noodle shop set up right bang in the middle. Not sure when the Avenue was built but must have been early 90's as i remember taking my wife to the Vientiane for a meal back then before they knocked it down. Am sure there was a guy called Kim Fletcher ?? involved. I could be completely wrong with that though might have bit before 1995 as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, RR007 said: Am sure there was a guy called Kim Fletcher ?? involved. I could be completely wrong with that though might have bit before 1995 as well Kim used to be in Shenanigans in Pattaya,also Jamesons.Before that he was in Jools in Bangkok. He has a place on the dark side now called Fletchers Folly. https://fletchersfollypattaya.com Edited August 16, 2019 by coxyhog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Time for an update. As the earlier posts in this thread note, the Robin Hood Tavern went through a major crisis in 2019 but seems to have gotten back on track under new management. I don't know who owns it now, but a young Belgian chef named Max is involved on the food side and he has totally revamped the menu and food service. According to a lot of reports, the dishes there are consistently good now. I haven't tried it yet and the info below comes from RH's Facebook page. For those who favor traditional UK pub fare, the Ploughman's Lunch looks good at 199 baht: There's also a larger "Big Boy" version at 325 baht: The all-you-can-eat Sunday carvery is popular: There's also Max's Menu, which goes beyond pub food: It seems like the Robin Hood Tavern is worth another visit. Evil 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Evil Penevil said: It seems like the Robin Hood Tavern is worth another visit. Evil It certainly would look so Evil, great review TFP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 From what I have seen, the menu at Robin Hood remains the same as before. At least, when we ate there on Tuesday we were given the original menu.... There is an additional a4 or a5 laminated menu on the table with about the 12 dishes of Max's menu. It's easy to miss... as we did! The people that were eating items from that menu were visited by the chef to check all was ok. Last February the gf and I ate there, waited over an hour to be served the wrong dishes, and didnt return. It's now her restaurant of choice... both for eat in and delivery. Major turn around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayray Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Evil Penevil said: Time for an update. As the earlier posts in this thread note, the Robin Hood Tavern went through a major crisis in 2019 but seems to have gotten back on track under new management. I don't know who owns it now, but a young Belgian chef named Max is involved on the food side and he has totally revamped the menu and food service. According to a lot of reports, the dishes there are consistently good now. I haven't tried it yet and the info below comes from RH's Facebook page. For those who favor traditional UK pub fare, the Ploughman's Lunch looks good at 199 baht: There's also a larger "Big Boy" version at 325 baht: The all-you-can-eat Sunday carvery is popular: There's also Max's Menu, which goes beyond pub food: It seems like the Robin Hood Tavern is worth another visit. Evil EP NDTV, did a blog on the chef a week ago and thev food looked great,the two blokes was all raves about it, Nick did say he got it for free don't know if the two other blokes was free also regards grayray Edited December 6, 2019 by grayray 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The ordinary Ploughman's looks excellent, my only worry would be if would be too much food for me at a lunchtime. I struggle to eat in the Patts heat and tend to go very light for lunch, most times won't have one. Amused then to see this on RH's Facebook page "Some of our customers have asked us if we can increase the size of our ploughman’s special.Well we have listened.Here we have the Big Boys ploughman’s lunch which we are running alongside our standard 199 plate." Guess these guys are reading of Mr Penevil's " How to lose weight in Pattaya" blog🤔🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumpuynarak Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, Lemondropkid said: The ordinary Ploughman's looks excellent, my only worry would be if would be too much food for me at a lunchtime. I struggle to eat in the Patts heat and tend to go very light for lunch, most times won't have one. Amused then to see this on RH's Facebook page "Some of our customers have asked us if we can increase the size of our ploughman’s special.Well we have listened.Here we have the Big Boys ploughman’s lunch which we are running alongside our standard 199 plate." Guess these guys are reading of Mr Penevil's " How to lose weight in Pattaya" blog🤔🤔 I thought the same, the standard Ploughmans would be plenty for me, looks scrummy imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 34 minutes ago, Lemondropkid said: The ordinary Ploughman's looks excellent, my only worry would be if would be too much food for me at a lunchtime. I struggle to eat in the Patts heat and tend to go very light for lunch, most times won't have one. I read a customer's post on the RH Facebook page that said there was no problem taking home what he couldn't eat. 37 minutes ago, Lemondropkid said: Amused then to see this on RH's Facebook page "Some of our customers have asked us if we can increase the size of our ploughman’s special.Well we have listened.Here we have the Big Boys ploughman’s lunch which we are running alongside our standard 199 plate." Those guys must have one hell of an appetite and major stomach capacity. There's really a lot of food on the Big Boy plate. Of course, if the customer plans on taking half of it home with him, it would make sense. Evil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 I usually have my main meal of the day in the evening but, yesterday, I'd had a bite to eat in the afternoon, so was looking for just something light in the evening. I was walking through The Avenue and noticed this blackboard from The Robin Hood Tavern, and thought the Lite Bite Special might be what I was looking for. Unfortunately, the menus I was given did not include the food on the blackboard - a point management needs to address. However, the waitress knew what I was talking about, and the order was duly placed. It arrived in a reasonable time, and was delicious. I'd go as far as to say it was the tastiest food I've had in a long while. The prawns were fresh and juicy, and the sauce was soooooo good. I shall be returning!! 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Penevil Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Today I tried one of the Saturday specials, the Philly cheesesteak at 199 baht. Here's the pic from RH's Facebook page: It looked very similar to what I got on my plate, although maybe the portion was somewhat smaller. It was even the waitress in the pic who served me. According to the RH Facebook page, the sandwich consists of "Slow roasted topside of beef, sautéed green peppers and onions, melted cheddar cheese, garlic mayo, toasted baguette," with a side of "French fries or sweet potato fries." A Philadelphia-born cheesesteak purist wouldn't approve, but the Robin Hood's sandwich was close to some cheesesteak variations that are served in Philly. And most importantly, it tasted good. The beef was tender and full of flavor. The baguette was fresh and properly toasted. The fries were crispy. No complaints on my part, especially when it cost 199 baht. One curious thing: the cheesesteak special wasn't on the menu, nor did I see it on a sign inside the restaurant. If I hadn't read about it on the RH Facebook page, I wouldn't have known it was on offer. I'll be back to try more of the Robin Hood menu. Evil For reference, this is what a Philly cheesesteak without Cheez Wiz and green pepper slices looks like in the U.S. The cheese is provolone. The pic is from the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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