Comments for durianseed city guide http://www.durianseed.com Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:21:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on Lo-Shu Restaurant & Wine Bar by VegasSteve http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/other/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/lo-shu-restaurant-wine-bar/#comment-12191 VegasSteve Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:22:09 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/other/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/lo-shu-restaurant-wine-bar/#comment-12191 This place is an intimate type lounge-restaurant. Anything more than 30 people inside for dinner and it's going to be crowded. Although I liked the interior from a layout and decor perspective, I didn't enjoy it from a dining perspective because I was expecting formal dining chairs and tables (there are only a couple of those downstairs). The appetizers were very good, a nice wine list and the dinners were well prepared with the exception of my meal which was listed in the menu as having a cucumber sauce taste had absolutely no resemblance to a cucumber sauce. The fish served with it was nice and moist, so it was a letdown that the sauce was not as advertised. The service needs to be polished up a bit as the food seemed to take a long time before it was served and all the main meals were not served at the same time (approximately 10 minutes between the first party being served to the last party being served) The lighting is good and the music the evening we had dinner was ambient jazz played at a level that didn't require you to raise your voice to be heard at the table. If you're looking for more of an informal type dinner environment, a place to meet friends after work or before heading out for a late evening, this is a good place to start.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 3   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"></li> </ul> This place is an intimate type lounge-restaurant. Anything more than 30 people inside for dinner and it’s going to be crowded. Although I liked the interior from a layout and decor perspective, I didn’t enjoy it from a dining perspective because I was expecting formal dining chairs and tables (there are only a couple of those downstairs).

The appetizers were very good, a nice wine list and the dinners were well prepared with the exception of my meal which was listed in the menu as having a cucumber sauce taste had absolutely no resemblance to a cucumber sauce. The fish served with it was nice and moist, so it was a letdown that the sauce was not as advertised. The service needs to be polished up a bit as the food seemed to take a long time before it was served and all the main meals were not served at the same time (approximately 10 minutes between the first party being served to the last party being served)

The lighting is good and the music the evening we had dinner was ambient jazz played at a level that didn’t require you to raise your voice to be heard at the table.

If you’re looking for more of an informal type dinner environment, a place to meet friends after work or before heading out for a late evening, this is a good place to start.

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]]> Comment on The Nest Rooftop Restaurant & Bar by GotSeoul http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/sukhumvit/other/the-nest-rooftop-restaurant-bar/#comment-12189 GotSeoul Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:45:41 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/sukhumvit/other/the-nest-rooftop-restaurant-bar/#comment-12189 Overall I liked this restaurant and would return again. The restaurant/lounge/bar is on the rooftop of the Le Fenix Hotel and has some nice views of the Bangkok Skyline. Seating is more on the lounge side than restaurant as you can sit on a bed or a couch with a coffee table. There were 3 of us and the only spot open was on one of the beds. One of the ladies would felt that views are better where the couches were placed. I would agree but the views from where the beds are placed are nice as well. The crowd the night we were there consisted mostly of foreigners and a few Thais. For Dinner the three of us had 3 Thai dishes, an appeitizer, 1 coke and a 5 Mango and Watermelon juice smoothies. I don't remember the exact amount but the bill was about 2,000 baht and change. We sat on the bed in a circle, drank our smoothies, talked, listen to the ambient music and had a nice relaxing time. We were not hurried at all and the service from the staff was good. I would recommend this restaurant to friends visiting Bangkok for sure.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 4   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars40disp.gif"></li> </ul> Overall I liked this restaurant and would return again. The restaurant/lounge/bar is on the rooftop of the Le Fenix Hotel and has some nice views of the Bangkok Skyline.

Seating is more on the lounge side than restaurant as you can sit on a bed or a couch with a coffee table.

There were 3 of us and the only spot open was on one of the beds. One of the ladies would felt that views are better where the couches were placed. I would agree but the views from where the beds are placed are nice as well.

The crowd the night we were there consisted mostly of foreigners and a few Thais.

For Dinner the three of us had 3 Thai dishes, an appeitizer, 1 coke and a 5 Mango and Watermelon juice smoothies. I don’t remember the exact amount but the bill was about 2,000 baht and change.

We sat on the bed in a circle, drank our smoothies, talked, listen to the ambient music and had a nice relaxing time. We were not hurried at all and the service from the staff was good.

I would recommend this restaurant to friends visiting Bangkok for sure.

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]]> Comment on The Nest Rooftop Restaurant & Bar by Set to boil… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/sukhumvit/other/the-nest-rooftop-restaurant-bar/#comment-12187 Set to boil… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:35:28 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/sukhumvit/other/the-nest-rooftop-restaurant-bar/#comment-12187 [...] restaurant on Soi 11- The Nest. Looks way cool. May have to check it out. Located on the roof of the Le Fenix [...]<ul></ul> […] restaurant on Soi 11- The Nest. Looks way cool. May have to check it out. Located on the roof of the Le Fenix […]

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    ]]>         Comment on Narcissus Club by Set to boil… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/clubs/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/narcissus-club/#comment-12186 Set to boil… at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:35:10 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/clubs/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/narcissus-club/#comment-12186 [...] like the famous Narcissus Club is getting a huge remodel. Hard to tell at this point but looks like it will be bigger, more [...]<ul></ul> […] like the famous Narcissus Club is getting a huge remodel. Hard to tell at this point but looks like it will be bigger, more […]

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      ]]>             Comment on Movie: Eagle Eye by GotSeoul http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/leisure/movies/movie_reviews/movie-eagle-eye/#comment-12183 GotSeoul Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:13:55 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/leisure/movies/movie_reviews/movie-eagle-eye/#comment-12183 For me to give this a proper review I would have to put some major spoilers into the review so I won't do that. I will say there was a a decent amount of gratuitous action and blowing stuff up. The blowing stuff up was pretty good. There was a plot building at the beginning of the movie, but if you are a computer professional who knows how things really work, the implausibility is about as bad as that 1990's movie with Sandra Bullock called "The Net." That killed the rest of the movie for me when I figured that out and then had to watch the rest of it putting palm to forehead saying, "No Way." I will give it 3 stars because overall it was entertaining for the group. Would have been 2 stars if the following had not happened: Three of us went to the movie. One person in the group said that, "I couldn't tell what was going on, but I liked the movie."<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 3   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"></li> </ul> For me to give this a proper review I would have to put some major spoilers into the review so I won’t do that.

      I will say there was a a decent amount of gratuitous action and blowing stuff up. The blowing stuff up was pretty good.

      There was a plot building at the beginning of the movie, but if you are a computer professional who knows how things really work, the implausibility is about as bad as that 1990’s movie with Sandra Bullock called “The Net.” That killed the rest of the movie for me when I figured that out and then had to watch the rest of it putting palm to forehead saying, “No Way.”

      I will give it 3 stars because overall it was entertaining for the group. Would have been 2 stars if the following had not happened: Three of us went to the movie. One person in the group said that, “I couldn’t tell what was going on, but I liked the movie.”

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      ]]>             Comment on German Country Place Restaurant & Brewery - Future Park by GotSeoul http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/other/german-country-place-restaurant-brewery-future-park/#comment-12182 GotSeoul Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:04:25 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/thai/other/german-country-place-restaurant-brewery-future-park/#comment-12182 Overall I liked this restaurant. There was a good selection of decent locally made beer. The venue had a show band, singers, and dancers. The music was a bit Thai-style loud so we sat at a table outside next to the glass window looking into the venue. From outside We could see the show and still easily hear the music. The beer was good, reasonably priced and available in many sizes from: 1-glass, .5 liter, 1.0 liter, 2.0 liter, and 5.0 liter iced container. The 5-liter container looks pretty cool sitting at the end of the tables that had ordered them. The food was quite tasty and reasonably priced, but spicy. When I say spicy I mean 5-alarm, next day Thai-Spicy-Exit Spicy. There were four of us (3 Westerners, 1 Thai). The Thai member of our party thought the food was quite good with no problem with the spicy. One member was a westerner that has been in Thailand for at least 3 years. Able to eat the food, but said it was hot and sweated a bit during the meal. Another one of the Westerners has been to Thailand many times, has lived here off and on over the past 3 years could not eat the spicy stuff. I have in the past experienced spicy Thai food. A good friend of mine and world traveler ordered a 10 on the 1 to 10 scale in the States and it was difficult for me to finish because it was so spicy. This restaurant beat that. This is the food that made me coin the term TSE Spicy (Thai-Spicy-Exit Spicy). I was able to eat the food, but spent a good amount of time afterwards soaking my mouth with plain rice and ice. I kept eating, because the food tasted quite good. Next day, however, I wish I had either eaten some ice cream the night before or had a Pop-Cicle right then. ;-) Overall the price was quite good. For 4 of us, including 2 1-liter jugs of beer, 4 mains of food and some appetizer came out to about 800-baht and small change. Quite reasonably priced for quite tasty (if spicy) food. I could rank this place a 5 for what it is supposed to be. A thai restaurant with Micro-brew and a show with a live band. However I also could rank it a 3 based on what a westerner may want from a beer house (beer, bar food, not too loud). So I will split the difference and give it a 4 star. If I were to go out to Future Park again, I wouldn't hesitate to go here again, I would just ask the staff to make it Farang Spicy please.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 4   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars40disp.gif"></li> </ul> Overall I liked this restaurant. There was a good selection of decent locally made beer. The venue had a show band, singers, and dancers. The music was a bit Thai-style loud so we sat at a table outside next to the glass window looking into the venue. From outside We could see the show and still easily hear the music.

      The beer was good, reasonably priced and available in many sizes from: 1-glass, .5 liter, 1.0 liter, 2.0 liter, and 5.0 liter iced container. The 5-liter container looks pretty cool sitting at the end of the tables that had ordered them.

      The food was quite tasty and reasonably priced, but spicy. When I say spicy I mean 5-alarm, next day Thai-Spicy-Exit Spicy. There were four of us (3 Westerners, 1 Thai). The Thai member of our party thought the food was quite good with no problem with the spicy. One member was a westerner that has been in Thailand for at least 3 years. Able to eat the food, but said it was hot and sweated a bit during the meal. Another one of the Westerners has been to Thailand many times, has lived here off and on over the past 3 years could not eat the spicy stuff.

      I have in the past experienced spicy Thai food. A good friend of mine and world traveler ordered a 10 on the 1 to 10 scale in the States and it was difficult for me to finish because it was so spicy. This restaurant beat that. This is the food that made me coin the term TSE Spicy (Thai-Spicy-Exit Spicy). I was able to eat the food, but spent a good amount of time afterwards soaking my mouth with plain rice and ice.

      I kept eating, because the food tasted quite good. Next day, however, I wish I had either eaten some ice cream the night before or had a Pop-Cicle right then. ;-)

      Overall the price was quite good. For 4 of us, including 2 1-liter jugs of beer, 4 mains of food and some appetizer came out to about 800-baht and small change. Quite reasonably priced for quite tasty (if spicy) food.

      I could rank this place a 5 for what it is supposed to be. A thai restaurant with Micro-brew and a show with a live band. However I also could rank it a 3 based on what a westerner may want from a beer house (beer, bar food, not too loud). So I will split the difference and give it a 4 star. If I were to go out to Future Park again, I wouldn’t hesitate to go here again, I would just ask the staff to make it Farang Spicy please.

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      ]]>             Comment on Down Under Sports Bistro by dreampipe http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/down-under-sports-bistro/#comment-12180 dreampipe Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:13:47 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/pubs/sukhumvit/asok_soi_cowboy/down-under-sports-bistro/#comment-12180 Had a tasty breakfast for a good price. Wasn't a knockout punch but for the money I thought it was okay. Motorcycle racing was on and there are TVs everywhere. For some reason I don't like the tables and chairs - just not the most comfortable for chilling and reading the bar. So I chilled at the bar. Menu looks tasty and quite reasonable so probably will be back to sample a pie. The service was good and this is a no-hassle place near cowboy.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 3   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"></li> </ul> Had a tasty breakfast for a good price. Wasn’t a knockout punch but for the money I thought it was okay.

      Motorcycle racing was on and there are TVs everywhere. For some reason I don’t like the tables and chairs - just not the most comfortable for chilling and reading the bar.

      So I chilled at the bar.

      Menu looks tasty and quite reasonable so probably will be back to sample a pie.

      The service was good and this is a no-hassle place near cowboy.

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      ]]>             Comment on Movie: Eagle Eye by dreampipe http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/leisure/movies/movie_reviews/movie-eagle-eye/#comment-12179 dreampipe Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:02:27 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/leisure/movies/movie_reviews/movie-eagle-eye/#comment-12179 What can I say - there was nothing else to see at the time. It was not horrible per say but just a little too far fetched and over the top. For a while I was getting into it but once I was 60% in I had figured it all out and found it to be a little boring. Oh well. Will wait for 007.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 2   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars20disp.gif"></li> </ul> What can I say - there was nothing else to see at the time. It was not horrible per say but just a little too far fetched and over the top.

      For a while I was getting into it but once I was 60% in I had figured it all out and found it to be a little boring.

      Oh well. Will wait for 007.

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      ]]>             Comment on The Parkbridge Club by Mango Weekly - 02 October 2008 at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/clubs/silom/patpong/the-parkbridge-club/#comment-12173 Mango Weekly - 02 October 2008 at The FARANG Speaks 2 Much Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:55:17 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/bars/clubs/silom/patpong/the-parkbridge-club/#comment-12173 [...] the recent changes and with the addition of Parkbridge Club and the renovations to three of the more popular dance clubs, Patpong shows signs of life. A [...]<ul></ul> […] the recent changes and with the addition of Parkbridge Club and the renovations to three of the more popular dance clubs, Patpong shows signs of life. A […]

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        ]]>                 Comment on Nathong Restaurant by dreampipe http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/seafood/ratchada_pisek/nathong-restaurant/#comment-12172 dreampipe Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:01:26 +0000 http://www.durianseed.com/thailand/bangkok/restaurants/seafood/ratchada_pisek/nathong-restaurant/#comment-12172 This is the restaurant from Bangkok Dangerous where Nicholas Cage takes the deaf girl to dinner. You will notice right when you walk in where they were sitting - next to the water. I have eaten here a few times. The food is not amazing but the it is reasonably priced, they have a good menu and the service is good. They have live music and the outdoor setting is a nice place to take newcomers or maybe a date. Since the big outdoor seafood place closed on Ratchada this is where I take people instead.<ul><li><label>Rating</label>: 3   <img STYLE="border:none" SRC="http://www.durianseed.com/wp-content/images/stars30disp.gif"></li> </ul> This is the restaurant from Bangkok Dangerous where Nicholas Cage takes the deaf girl to dinner. You will notice right when you walk in where they were sitting - next to the water.

        I have eaten here a few times. The food is not amazing but the it is reasonably priced, they have a good menu and the service is good.

        They have live music and the outdoor setting is a nice place to take newcomers or maybe a date.

        Since the big outdoor seafood place closed on Ratchada this is where I take people instead.

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