Phuket Restaurants

When does a chef take over a restaurant with his personality? Where are the cheap eats? Is Thai food always mouth burning? Is Patong the only place in Phuket to look for haute cuisine? Find out with our monthly restaurant reviews.

This Month's Restaurant Reviews:

Mom Tri's Boathouse (Kata) For over two decades now Mom Tri's Boathouse Wine & Grill has been Phuket’s premier hotel dining spot. It has hosted celebrities, media events, literary meetings, haut de gamme wine dinners and innumerable repeat guests. Unusually for a boutique hotel, its dining area is generous, capitalizing on the fabulous beach and sea views out over Kata Beach and Pu (Crab) Island. This is the place to be at sunset with a tropical cocktail and good company. . Read more...

Casablanca (Patong) For many, Patong's hedonistic mix of Sea, Sand, Sun – and a couple of other things that begin with 'S' – aptly defines the town's character. However, what quite a few folks miss out on, in their pursuit of the party, is the fact that there are a few Patong establishments that take themselves very seriously. A good example of single-minded dedication is Casablanca Indian and Arabian restaurant in the Royal Paradise Hotel. Read more...

Past Month's Restaurant Reviews - By Area

Patong Beach	Kata-Karon Beach	Kamala- Bangtao Beach
Chalong-Rawai Beach	Phi Phi Islands	Phuket Town
Southern Thailand - Nearby Phuket

Patong Beach Restaurants

Da Maurizio (Patong) There are very few restaurants that emit romance, mode and sophistication in the same breath, yet at the same time deliver world-class cuisine. Naturally, one tends to think in clichés in this select department: New York, Paris, London, even Buenos Aires and Tokyo – and one certainly envisages a severely damaged wallet after dining out at one of these venues. Read more...

9th Floor (Patong) The Swiss are known worldwide for their knack of getting details right. Orson Welles’ famous caustic comment about Switzerland producing only cuckoo clocks in the last 500 years was somewhat off the mark, considering the Swiss’s far-ranging achievements in the fields of medicine and psychoanalysis, let alone watch making. Read more...

Sala Bua Restaurant Sala Bua roughly translates as ‘Lotus Pavillion’ in English and indeed, the flower is the leitmotif running through Impiana Cabana Resort in Patong, home of Sala Bua. You’ll find lotuses placed discretely in the lobby, rooms and restaurants at the resort. It’s a pity that lotuses aren’t edible because it’s a sure bet that Sala Bua’s award-winning Filipino executive chef Ronnie Macuja would rustle something delicious up with them. Read more...

S&G Restaurant There’s something intrinsically different about family run restaurants. Could it be a heightened sense of unity among staff members or a fluidity of service that a “normal” business lacks? Whatever it may be, S&G in Patong possesses this mysterious quality, perhaps without even knowing it. Unobtrusive, easy to pass by on a busy walking street, but ultimately delivering the goods, S&G epitomizes the best of middle-range Patong eateries. Read more...

Sea Hag Restaurant A legend in its own lifetime already, Sea Hag is not only the flagship gay restaurant in Patong, but it stands on its own as a culinary landmark after 15 years on the scene. Owner Khun Kenya, has shown impeccable taste in décor and atmosphere and with this combination of good food and discernment it’s hard to find a better intimate dining location. Read more...

Kaab Kluay Restaurant I bet you’re wondering what Kaab Gluay means. Well, it means “banana trunk”. And if you’re further into entomology, the word Patong, (where the restaurant itself is located) means “banana grove.” So now you know. Still, Kaab Gluay is a restaurant that has more to do with seafood than bananas. Read more...

Flavors Restaurant Patong doesn’t boast too many top-of-the-class eateries. With an underlit bar (which seems to be all the rage these days), discreet lighting, a spacious interior and a well-turned-out staff, Flavors has the edge over its neighbouring, more middle-ranged competitors. Read more... Floyd's Restaurant Whereas it’s really TV chef Keith Floyd, stomping around, making sure things are just right for his culinary audience tonight. Floyd creates a gastronomic buzz wherever he breezes through. Recently, he helped open a restaurant at Burasari and has been the object of much media attention in Phuket ever since. Read more...

Lair Lay Tong Patong's side streets are a world of their own and teem with interesting little bars, cafes and restaurants. Soi Dr. Wattana, off Beach Road, is a good example of Patong's diversity and right at the end of this cul de sac is a busy restaurant called Lair Lay Tong. Read more...

Baan Yin Dee Baan Yin Dee is a gem. With a view to die for, in a location that only the privileged could dream about, and an execution of service that rivals the best, Baan Yin Dee, a 21-room boutique hotel with a tastefully fitted-out restaurant, fits into a welcome slot in the island’s culinary kaleidoscope. Read more...

La Casa Italian restaurants abound in Phuket – and nowhere more so than in Patong. One or two are astounding in their innovatory skills yet most stick to traditional food preparation and a dependable atmosphere. La Casa Pizzeria e Ristorante, part of Patong Bay Garden Resort, is smack-bang in the heart of Patong’s action and is a popular tourist eating spot. Read more...

Sunday Brunch in 5 Resorts Much of the pleasure of living or visiting Phuket is choosing from the wonderful selection of restaurants whose international executive chefs present foods that are hard to find anywhere else in the world. Though many of the tasty ingredients found on the menus of the island’s five star resorts are imported from Europe or Australia, a lot is fresh from the surrounding Andaman Sea or grown in organic gardens sprinkled around the region. Read more...

Sam's Steaks & Grill Inside the Holiday Inn Phuket is where Sam’s Steaks and Grill is located. Sam’s is a byword for great steaks in Phuket and many an expatriate is to be seen there chomping down a top-quality cut and enjoying a good bottle of wine with it. Sam’s had a complete makeover three years back and the décor nowadays is slicker than olive oil on aluminum foil. Read more...

Jean-Pierre at BYD Lofts Generally speaking, there are three types of newly-opened restaurants in Phuket. The first type is timid in nature; it watches its budget closely and is a touch-and-go affair. The second is brash, boastful and promises the earth and also charges too much, once the dust from the opening party is settled. The third is a well-thought out project that aims for the long run. Read more...

Terrazzo (Patong) If you enjoy dining amid the breezy hustle and bustle of beach life while watching the world go by then Terrazzo in Patong is just for you. The restaurant is lively, busy and interesting and serves up unpretentious Italian dishes; in short, it's the ideal post-beach eatery. Pretty much every restaurant in Patong has to be adaptable in order to handle holidaymakers' eclectic tastes and Terrazzo is no exception in that. Read more...

The Royal Kitchen (Patong) Seen from offshore, Patong has a highly distinctive skyline. The two tallest buildings dominating this skyline are the Patong condominium and the Royal Paradise Hotel. The Royal Kitchen, a Chinese restaurant at the top of the Royal Paradise hotel, has a much sought-after 180-degree view out over Patong and the Andaman and looking down from this lofty perch, Patong below looks like a toy town. Read more...

Baluchi Restaurant (patong) Indian food is extremely popular all around the world but like any speciality cooking there are those who succeed and those who don't quite make the grade. One successful Indian restaurant is Baluchi in Patong. No longer a bright-eyed newcomer to Phuket, Baluchi has matured and grown into an established, well-respected restaurant known for its meticulous attention to recreating sub continental cuisine. Read more...

Savoey Seafood (patong) Patong's Beach Road is a mad maelstrom of activity and a veritable vortex of comings and goings. For some visitors, the madness adds to their holiday and they wouldn't have it any other way but for others they can't wait to get to a quieter part of town. Many restaurants in this area have a 'the more the merrier' attitude and don't exactly aim for quality, preferring quantity instead. Read more...

La Gritta (Patong) La Gritta is one of the most established and well-respected Italian fine-dining restaurants in Patong. For many years now its name has been synonymous with expert cuisine, great food presentation, tasteful décor and stunning views over Patong Bay. The restaurant is notable for achieving a fine balance between contemporary and traditional Italian cuisine – in opulent and tasteful surroundings. Read more...

Kata & Karon Beach Restaurants

Mali Seafood (Kata Beach) Phuket is forever changing. New developments spring up continually that range from the tasteful to the hideous. Mali (meaning “jasmine” in Thai) Seafood, in Kata, is the flagship restaurant of the recently completed Malisa Sugar Palm resort – and in itself a tasteful architectural achievement. With impeccable design and an experienced chef on board, Mali has what it takes to deliver an impressive dining experience. Read more...

On The Rocks (Kata Beach) On the Rock is one of the oldest established restaurants in Phuket and is rightly regarded as an institution on the island – a place where families, lovers and friends can count on eating spanking-fresh seafood in a great setting. As the name suggests, the restaurant is at the end of a rocky promontory in the grounds of Marina Phuket Resort... Read more...

Ratri Jazztaurant (Kata Beach) Perched high up above Kata, Ratri Jazztaurant has a wonderful view of the whole of Kata Bay and out to the Andaman Sea and is subsequently one of the best sunset-watching locations in Phuket. Located on Kata's "upper" road - Patak Road - turn up the hill by the Big One supermarket. Be prepared for an exceptionally steep climb/drive up for a few hundred meters. Read more...

The Dining Room (Karon Beach) It seems there are two types of people in Thailand’s catering world: Those who believe that quality domestic beef is a real possibility and those who don’t and import it at cost. The Dining Room in Karon Beach’s Pacific Club & Spa, however, swings both ways and does so successfully. The restaurant’s philosophy is simple; create great dishes at minimal price. And who in their right mind can argue with that? Read more...

Capannina (Kata Beach) ‘Capannina’ translates into English as ‘small hut’ but in reality, this Italian restaurant in Kata Beach is a much bigger affair than that. Italian restaurants are known to build up a regular clientele – perhaps because of the Italians’ love of family and children or perhaps because Italian food is so universally loved. Read more...

Palai Seafood (Chalong) If you had to choose just one thing that Phuket is famous for, many people would opt for its sensationally fresh seafood. Phuket’s surrounding waters teem with the sort of marine life that would leave Jacques Cousteau dancing the calypso and wise visitors make sure that they benefit from this abundance. Read more...

Mom Tri's Kitchen (Kata Noi) Every once in a while the perfect dining experience crosses your path. All you have to do is go with the flow and let it happen. Location and décor are definitely important but these two key factors without good food just don't work. That's why Mom Tri's Kitchen Royale at Villa Royale in Kata Noi Beach is such a clever act: it balances the three factors perfectly and invites the diner simply to appreciate and enjoy some fabulous cuisine in a divine setting. Read more...

Oasis On-the-Sea (Kata) Tapas and wine is a delicious combination. The tradition originated in Spain in the 13th Century and spread worldwide due to the conviviality of light finger food and the pleasing effect of a glass or two of wine. Oasis Spring Tapas Bar and Oasis On-the-Sea are the brand-new creations of Mom Tri Devakul – the owner of Phuket's famous Boathouse and Mom Tri's Royale Kitchen in Villa Royale, both fine dining locations and boutique hotels in Kata. Read more...

Chalong, Nai Harn & Panwa Restaurants

Panwa House (Cape Panwa) Tin plays such an important part of Phuket’s history and the island has a stronger Chinese presence than any other Thai province due to the influx of Chinese labour over 100 years ago. One of the results of the tin boom is an impressive collection of colonial-style tin mogul mansions dotted throughout the island, in various stages of disrepair or recondition. Read more...

Kan Eang@Pier (Chalong) Chalong boasts two Kan Eangs, and both are on choice seafront land, both serve fresh seafood, and both are large affairs. Kan Eang@Pier (KEP), however, has recently had a major overhaul and oozes class, tasteful design and dining comfort. Oh, by the way, kan eang roughly translates as ‘easy going’. Read more...

Rum Jungle Café (Nai Harn) One of the healthier aspects of Phuket’s vibrant culinary scene is that it is decentralised. No matter where you go in Phuket, neighbourhood eateries abound, from street stall level to fashionable cafes to high-class dining. A good example of this indigenous movement is Rum Jungle, a bistro in Nai Harn, at the foot of the island. Read more...

L'Orféo La Favola d’Orfeo was one of the earliest works recognised as an opera and was composed by Claudio Monteverdi in 1607. But what’s this got to do with Phuket.Com’s food review? Well, one of the restaurants we choose to review this month is, in fact L’Orféo in Nai Harn. Read more...

The Regatta (Nai Harn) The Regatta Restaurant at the Royal Phuket Yacht Club is something straight out of a 19th century steamy romantic novel. With its terracotta tiled floors, potted palms and plants, overhead fans and warm sea breezes the Regatta effortlessly cuts such a Somerset Maugham-esque swathe that you'll find yourself wishing you'd brought along your cane and Panama hat. Read more...

Da Vinci Ristorante (Nai Harn) Italian food is universally appreciated and, like Thai cuisine, it travels well. To sit under the stars on a tropical night and tuck into Italian delights with a bottle of good wine is an unforgettable experience and one which Da Vinci Ristorante Pizzeria excels at. Read more...

Surin, Kamala & Bangtao Beach Restaurants

360 Degrees (Layan Beach) A room with a view may be what some require for a romantic interlude but for others there's no beating a super-chic restaurant and a mind-blowing view. This is exactly what 360 Degrees restaurant near Layan Beach delivers, with its hilltop vista of Phuket's lush greenery along with a generous swathe of the Andaman Sea. Read more...

Charoen Seafood (Kamala) It's a truth that many successful restaurants are family run affairs and Charoen Seafood in Kamala is no exception. Khun Charoen's personal touch has meant good dining here for over 20 years. Charoen is part of the eighteen-room Kamala Dreams Boutique Hotel on Kamala's beach road, on the right as you arrive from the north. Read more...

Ristorante Da Ali (Laem Singh) Laem Singh Beach features seven restaurants in high season and three in the low season but Da Ali is the capo di tutti capi of these beachside affairs. You can tell from the name that there is a strong Italian influence on this beach and indeed several beach workers speak the language, as well as pretty good English. Read more...

Silk (Surin Beach) When a restaurant has the vision to name itself Silk, you can pretty much bet that dining there automatically results in a smooth, soft and luxurious evening. Yet for us the evening got off to a bad start. Just as we parked at the glitzy Surin Plaza where Silk is located, Mother Nature contrived to ruin it all; Read more...

Catch Beach Club (Surin) Beach clubs are popular all over the world from Barcelona to Bombay but it's the Spanish who seem to have gotten beach dining down to a fine art. There's even a Thai 'chiringuito', or beach club, in Marbella, believe it or not. The Spanish traditionally wait until the weather warms up in May before frequenting their chiringuitos but here in Phuket you can catch a beach club all year round. But there's none more chic and trend setting than Catch Beach Club on Surin Beach. Read more...

Casuarina Beach (Bangtao) Believe it or not, some people don't like sand. It's hard to imagine that anyone could possibly find sitting on the beach, sipping a fine wine or a cocktail and anticipating a great meal anything less than rapturous. Casuarina Beach Restaurant at Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket is the place for this exotic mix of delights and, the saying; 'if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well' could have been written for Casuarina. Read more...

Phi Phi Islands Restaurants

Tonsai Seafood Tonsai Bay is a bustling and colourful place at most times of day. But when the sun sinks into the Andaman Sea and the lights go up along the coastline there is a tangible sense of magic in the air. Tonsai Seafood is right in the heart of all this fairylike seaside sorcery and, like a fairy’s magic wand, the restaurant glistens and glitters with bright lights. Read more...

Mama's Restaurant Mama’s restaurant has been open for some 20 years now and this has got to be some sort of a record for Phi Phi Island. And if not, it should be. Owner, Angelo Rasami from Tours in France, has been in Thailand for 21 years and he’s managed to make his eatery one of the most popular and reputable around. Read more...

Phuket Town Restaurants

China Inn Café If you enter the front room at 20 Thalang Road in Phuket you may be tempted to sit down in the lovely red sofa there and stare in wonder at the beautiful Chinese artifacts, figurines, lacquer work, textiles and fabrics… but don’t. This is because the sofa, a ‘Thairalia’ seasoned hardwood goose and duck feather-filled marvel, is for sale. Read more...

Tamachart Restaurant Tamachart Restaurant in Phuket City has got to be the most unusual, out-of-the-ordinary eatery this side of Bangkok. It’s been going for 15 years now and is a tremendously popular spot for expats and locals alike. The word ‘Tamachart’ translates into English as ‘Natural’ and many people in Phuket use the English word when discussing this oddly fitted out Thai-Chinese eating place. Read more...

Watermark (Boat Lagoon Marina) Watermark is known as one of Phuket's classiest restaurants and rightly deserves the reputation. It's Phuket's in-place to be on Friday evenings when the young and beautiful as well as the not-so-young and the used-to-be-beautiful get together for happy hour and more. Read more...

La Gaetana La Gaetana enjoys a formidable reputation in Phuket as a small, family-run Italian restaurant with an eye for details. Giovanni Ferrara ('Gianni') and his Thai wife Chonchita are the hospitable owners of La Gaetana and excel in making diners feel comfortable and ensuring that a gourmet meal is enjoyed here. Read more...

Salvatore's (Phuket Town) Previously very successful in Patong, Salvatore Cossu moved to quieter Phuket some seven years ago and has since stamped his inimitable culinary style in the heart of the town in the shape of a tasteful trattoria. Originally from Sardinia, Salvatore is something of a polyglot and uses his wide knowledge of languages with the many nationalities that come to dine in his restaurant. Read more...

Limoncello (Phuket Royal Marina) Limoncello, a relatively new restaurant on Phuket's East Coast, prefers open spaces to cramped quarters, clear lighting to semi darkness and friendly polite service to brooding and moody wait staff. It's not that Limoncello is not Italian in feel, taste and atmosphere; it's just that this restaurant does things differently. Read more...

Restaurants Nearby Phuket Island

Ficus Restaurant (Khao Lak) If anyone could explain just exactly what it is that makes a successful restaurant they’d be able to retire a very rich person after writing a book about the magical ingredients. Some go for atmosphere, but if you want atmosphere without great food you may as well stay at home, right? No, it’s definitely a combination of atmosphere, décor, fine dining and location. Ficus, in The Sarojin, has all of these ingredients and more. Read more...

Bamboo Bar & Seafood Grill The name sounds modest enough – after all, how many bamboo-and-thatch seaside restaurants are there in Thailand? It’s only when you wind your way through the sumptuous grounds of the resort towards the beach that you suspect that this evening is going to be a special one. Bamboo Beach Bar and Seafood Grill is located right on the beach and the ‘tharump’ of the incoming waves hitting the strand is never far away. Read more...

Malati Restaurant (Krabi) It seems incongruous that people should come all the way to Thailand and eat Indian food. But when Thai cuisine is thrown in as well then it's a completely different ball game. Malati in the Sheraton Krabi Resort features just this combination. Read more...

Venezia Restaurant (Krabi) Italian is one of the most-loved cuisines in the world. In various permutations you can score pasta or pizza from Rome to Rotherham to Rio. Still, it's certainly not a given that just because a resort has an Italian food outlet the dishes will be as good as downtown Venice; quite the opposite, in fact. Read more...

View Phangan (Samui) The role of concept in dining out is more important than a lot of people realise. Promoting a restaurant as a 'tranquil oasis of peacefulness' when it's kerbside, downtown isn't the best of ideas but when a restaurant gets its concept right the wow factor really kicks in. Such a restaurant is View Phangan in the Melati Beach Resort & Spa. Beachside, fantastic views, gentle sea breezes and stunning décor – View Phangan has all of these factors and knows how to make the best of them. Read more...

Olivio (Samui) Heading down through the grounds of Baan Haad Ngam boutique resort, the closer we get to the sea the more attractive things become. Taking an al fresco table by the infinity pool in Olivio, the resort's restaurant, it's striking just how beautiful this little spot is. The far-reaching vista out over Chaweng Bay is framed by palms swaying in the warm evening breeze while one by one, the first stars of the night appear in the sky like silver flecks on indigo velvet. Read more...

 

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