Roadside diner suprises

12.11.2014

Boys at the pool.

When we finally got back to the hotel from the Viengping visit, it was a time for a well earned dip in the pool and a few beers. The weather was sunny and something over +30 degrees celsius, just the way we like it! This was the first time we got to swim, because they had been cleaning the pool for us. The pool at The Fortune Residence is not one from the biggest end, but it's big enough for cooling down, hanging and to swim a few laps, just enough for us.

Not a worry in the world!

Milla taking a dip after a long and emotional day.

When the sun started to set, it was time to get ready for dinner. We decided to stay close to the hotel after a long day. We crossed the road from an overpass and started walking. We ended up at this little roadside diner, that looked like one for the truckers. It was right across the road from our hotel, separated by six lanes of busy road in between.

The diner's name in Thai up and left from Milla's head.
We highly recommend this little diner!

We sat at the table inside and had to immediately change the table. The music was so loud that you couldn't sit by the speakers. There were few locals drinking beer and the place looked liked they didn't even have kitchen. We asked for menus which they only had in Thai.
The owner didn't speak much English, but we managed to order 3 different dishes. Chicken, beef, crab soup and rice of course. For drinks we ordered a 0,7 liter bottle of Sangsom and some cokes.

When the owner/chef took our orders, we finally saw where the kithcen was. It was a little 2 x 1m booth where you can barely turn. But as usual, the crappier the place looks, the better the food!
The food was amasing and had plenty of spices. Not so much that it only burns and can't really taste anything after that.

The near by toilet we used, not the kitchen!

We sat there for many hours, just drinking and talking, they even put some English music on for us, not only Thai music. Only bad thing was that the music was Justin Bieber which we soon asked them to change. Maybe they were just trying to get rid of us, who knows, right?

The clock was running and it was time to head back across the road to the hotel. We bought another big bottle of Sangsom to go (yes, you can do that in Thailand, and the price is close to that in the grocery store and yes they sell hard liquore in grocery stores! Sick right?) and 6 big bottles of Chang Beer. The locals looked at us like we crazy. We only Finns yo!

When we got the check, we dropped our jaws. The check was only ~1200TBH (24€) for 1,6 liters of whiskey, all the mixers, almost 4 liters of beer, 3 courses of food and rice. WOW! That's cheap!
We highly recommend this place if you find yourself hungry at the Mahidol Road.

Roadside diner at the red circle on Mahidol Road.
Our hotel at the red pin point.

Back at the hotel!