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same here, i have been there twice - first time ok - next time bad, dont want to go there again to eat thai beef from sakon Nakon.

[quote]The reason Americans pay 30 Bucks is that their steaks are so bloody big [/quote]


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[quote="westerby"][color=#000080]Sounds like you had a bit of a nightmare, Wuppertaler. 400 Baht for steak? That's European prices, old chap.[/color][/quote]


[quote="jetdoc"]A good steak in the US will run a bit over $30, keep in mind yanks know about steak and are experts so to speak.[/quote]

[color=#000080]I have visited the Colonies and eaten in your steakhouses, Doctor Jet. The reason Americans pay 30 Bucks is that their steaks are so bloody big - just one could keep a family of Geordies fed for a week.[/color]

to answer your question wuppertaler, im just talking about pizzaco? think they deliver
within ring road. pizza,pasta,salads,fried chicken even. with some really good promotions :party:
believe they send it out from udtown branch. oohh, get cheese on garlic bread, only 10b :lol:

[quote]my wife prefers Thaifood and mostly was not happy with the Thai menue card in farang owned restaurants.[/quote]

that is a problem, as they have a hard enough time getting western food right, and affordable, they really screw up the local food, and usually a worse value than western crap.

@ALL
Thanks for all comments and further informations.

Yes, it was like a nighmare in Baan Thai yesterday. Clueless service girls who not (want to) understand my order in Thai and English language and not understood my wife and the Thai friend as well.
A best friend who wanted to eat a steak, followed my recommendation for a good one and then they FORGOT his order. But when he ate from my steak he said it was good luck that he did not get another shoe sole. **

I am a regular customer at Sante Fé in Central Plaza. We often have lunch there after shopping. My wife likes the fish and shells which are mostly promoted and cheap.
But @blacksheep is right about the service. One time only after meal I got an unexpected request from a girl „Sir, do you like anything else, maybe coffee or whatever“?
Made me speechless for a moment. It also seems they stopped to keep the pepper mill ready when they serve the main course. But I never complained because I realised it is more or less a cheap fastfood restaurant.
Where I come from, the kitchen knows how to manage that all customers at the table get the main course at the same time. I guess It will be the same in all western countries, but very rare in Thailand.

Last year I did my birthday party in Sizzler because all my invited farang friends are not much into Thaifood. The salad bar was great but the ambiance of the restaurant is not so nice to have a party. Irish Clock for example is much more comfortable for that. The reason why I went to a place like Baan Thai restaurant for a steak now was, that my wife prefers Thaifood and mostly was not happy with the Thai menue card in farang owned restaurants.

I have been 3 times this year in a Thai restaurant with a [b]very outstanding atmosphere.[/b] The Thai music is great, [b]has nothing to do with the well-known Lao music.[/b]
People told me it is music from the south. They played on instruments I have never heared in my life.
The only disadvantage for farangs: the large menue card shows Thaifood only (no problem for me) and comes in Thai language, so you always need an interpreter.
It is not cheap there, but not more expensive than Baan Thai and full worth the money!

We always have been full satisfied and had a nice and perfect evening:

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@el-guapo
Pizza home service sounds good, may I ask please where the pizza baker is located? How far do they deliver?

Thank you! ++)(*

[quote="westerby"][color=#000080]Sounds like you had a bit of a nightmare, Wuppertaler. 400 Baht for steak? That's European prices, old chap.[/color][/quote]

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A good steak in the US will run a bit over $30, keep in mind yanks know about steak and are experts so to speak.

and there are some great thai customer service people out there, the young man who delivers my
weekly pizzas, here in 20 minutes, superpolite, itemizes my order, has change in pouch for any
denomination of banknote.maybe it is training? or a clear outlining of what is expected in job? :?:

[quote="el-guapo"]and you can run into great service people at the kfc no less , a place where tips are not even expected
ive never understood it. [b][color=#FF0000]is it proper training or a trickle down management culture[/color][/b] i cant say but some
of my more enjoyable experiences come from just the regular simple haunts, where tips arent required[/quote]

That's a good question! I've spoken with more than one farang who owned restaurants and eventually closed citing the main problem was the inability of staff to carry out simply instructions. No doubt you have Thai management in some restaurants that just don't have a clue about Western standards for good customer service. Santa Fe is a prime example...waitresses standing around chit-chating while dirty dishes pile up on the table and never once come back to the table to ask if they can serve you desert, coffee, etc. Just wait for you to leave so they can get the tables cleaned for the next customer. Almost like robots with no brain to think on their on. Three years in Udon and I've yet to see more than a handful of employees who actually took ownership and responsibility and showed some initiative in their jobs and acted like they really cared.

Last week I went to the gold shops at the second circle to upgrade the wife's bracelet. Walked into at least three of the smaller shops where the wife was playing on the computer and the husband was reading a newspaper, and none of them even looked up when we walked in. We simply walked out and headed for the next shop. Unbelievable!

and you can run into great service people at the kfc no less , a place where tips are not even expected
ive never understood it. is it proper training or a trickle down management culture i cant say but some
of my more enjoyable experiences come from just the regular simple haunts, where tips arent required
that sizzler normally is empty, on days they have conventions over at central, anything goes though