Phuket Brewery is a new show-and-entertainment venue and a welcome addition to the Phuket Town nightlife scene. It has all the best elements of a pub, a restaurant and a theater rolled into one. This is a decent place to check out a local scene. The brewery is located directly opposite Tesco-Lotus in Phuket Town. Inside the brewery there is a massive hall with a huge stage and a seating capacity of more than 1,000 along with VIP rooms for private groups.
The nightly show starts at 7 pm. Entertainment comes in many forms, such as live music, magic shows, juggling, acrobatics and traditional Southern Thai dance. You can kick back with dinner and be entertained for an entire night. What’s more, admission is free.
The Phuket brewery has its own beer, Pearl Beer, brewed in-house at a micro-brewery. A one-liter jug of beer will cost you around 250 to 350 baht depending on your style. There are three different kinds of Pearl Beer: a lager, a dark beer and a wheat beer. If you don’t like beer, there is also a cocktail menu. The food menu has various Thai dishes, including deep-fried pork knuckle –- brewery style. Delicious.
Phuket Brewery is occasionally used a venue to host special events, such as concerts. Famous Thai bands like Sek Loso and Carabao have graced the stage in recent months. Even if you’re unfamiliar with Thai bands, the big concerts are always worth checking out. Cheap beer and a crowd of excited locals usually make for a good night’s fun.
If there is a special event on, tickets are about 150 to 250 baht, which will include a drink. Also, every Thursday night is ladies’ night, which means all females get a special cocktail for free. Oddly, there’s also a hoteliers’ night on Mondays. Show your hotelier ID card and get a 15% discount.
Los Amigos is open pretty much every day from about 11 am. It’s a reliable place to grab Mexican food in Phuket, although the food itself is nothing out of the ordinary. For a few hundred baht you can have a filling meal and a cold beer in the relatively peaceful setting.
The food is certainly not up to par with the likes of Coyote (we found a hair in our chili), but it’s certainly not bad and there is enough variety on the menu to keep most people entertained. The salsa, however, is heavy on the cilantro, which might well be your idea of hell on earth.
The chili isn’t all that spicy, but it does taste pretty good. If you’re in the area and fancy a spot of Mexican, this is surely the place to go, but don’t expect anything too mindblowing.
Located on the beach road (the south end), Coyote Mexican restaurant is the Phuket equivalent of the restaurant of the same name in Bangkok. Just like the one in Bangkok, Coyote serves up some mean Mexican food — possibly the best in Phuket — and the portions are notoriously generous.
Though it is perhaps a little pricey considering the food you’re presented with (about 400 baht a dish), the food is really good and there are shots and margaritas if you’re out drinking. The outdoor area is cool, but you might find the musical entertainment from next door a little overbearing. Tourists seem to love it, however, and tend to leave the indoor area empty.
As it’s firmly on the tourist trail, there are usually large groups of tourists eating and drinking boisterously, even during low season. Coyote isn’t a romantic spot; it’s a place to eat Mexican food and get drunk. If you fancy a quiet bite to eat you probably shouldn’t be eating out in Patong.
The Family is an interesting restaurant in Phuket. From the outside, this Rawai Restaurant looks rather dingy and plain, but it’s the food that’s the real star here. The Family serves up “Mediterranean Fast Food”, including everything you’d also find in a British kebab shop, such as falafel, humous, tashina, pita, eggplant salad and a whole lot more besides.
You can take away your food or else eat in the restaurant. The ambience isn’t particularly exciting, although there’s usually some blues playing on the TV screens. If you’re really hungry, the Mediterranean Platter is 350 baht and you get a whole lot of food. Although it’s mostly bread and sauces, it’s a filling meal, complete with pork, fries, salad and egg.
Other dishes include pizza and a few Western favorites. The Family is certainly not the most exciting restaurant in Phuket, but it’s simple and offers a decent meal if you’re in a rush.
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While it may be a bit on the expensive side, Siam Indigo in Phuket Town is a real treat. The restaurant is warm and inviting, with striking artwork adorning the walls. The staff is attentive and keen to cater to your every need. Eating at this Phuket Town restaurant is a real dining experience.
Siam Indigo specializes in Thai-Chinese fusion dishes, presented in a small yet concise menu, with New Zealand lamb, green mussels and marinated pork satay all on the menu. The massaman is also rather tasty.
Some people hang out at Siam Indigo just for the sake of being there. There are sofas if you feel like just having a drink and watching the world go by.
Siam Indigo is definitely one of the top restaurants in Phuket Town. The whole dining experience is polished and the food is superb. It’s the sort of place you could take a date to and where you’ll feel a bit out of place if you turn up in shorts and flip flops.
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Norbu’s steakhouse is an interesting restaurant in Rawai. The décor is certainly unique, with chandeliers and odd colors throughout, making this restaurant feel more like an Parisian mansion than a Phuket steakhouse.
Run by a husband-and-wife team, Norbu’s steakhouse is a dining experience you’ll love. You’ll feel like royalty during your time here. Popular on weekends, Norbu’s steakhouse is full of surprises. Check out the duck l’orange for a dish with real bite. Other taster dishes include ravioli and coquilles.
The steaks, while not being quite as grand as at Rivet Grill, definitely hit the spot. The wine list comprises 14 respectable labels. Norbu’s steakhouse in Rawai is a really eclectic establishment that has to be seen to be believed.
Norbu’s is one of the better steakhouses in Phuket and it stands up as one of the most interesting Phuket restaurants. It has a certain charm from which you can’t escape.
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A relative newcomer on the Phuket restaurant scene, this restaurant at Karon Beach is large and striking, with the option to dine al fresco or under cover. The design work at Mali Waterfront is pretty rad.
This eatery is popular and so booking is recommended, especially during high season.
The menu is focused on seafood, with some other Thai dishes thrown in for good measure. For more Western tastes, there is Italian food and the usual burgers, sandwiches and salads.
If you’re a fan of seafood, this is a great Phuket restaurant to dine at. Typical main dishes cost about 200 to 300 baht, so a meal here won’t break the bank.
There are about 40 labels on the wine list, with some of the cheaper option not quite up to scratch. Service is second to none at this Phuket restaurant. Highly recommended for a place to eat in Karon.
Mando Steakhouse is plush-looking eatery on the beach road in Rawai. Mando also has a small lounge bar next door.
This Phuket restaurant has a decent location next to the beach, albeit with a busy road in between. The menu is all in English and phonetic Thai, so it’s aimed at foreigners, which is reflected in the price of the Thai food.
Most dishes are 130 baht. The massaman gai tastes more like penang gai, but it’s definitely edible. The Thai food is actually pretty good, although the spices are toned down for Western tastes.
Being a steakhouse, there is a range of steaks to choose from, starting at about 500 baht. You can definitely have a pleasant meal at this Rawai restaurant. Beer comes in at about 80 baht a bottle. The restaurant is located next to the Rawai Beach Resort. Not worth making a trip especially for, but if you’re in the area, the food is decent.
Toto’s is definitely among the better Italian restaurants in Phuket. Located just down the road from Little India and the entrance to Laguna Phuket, Toto’s was founded by Bepy Graziani di Ceneda, a much-loved expat who passed away recently.
His legacy lives on, however, as his restaurant continues to serves up great pasta dishes and some of the best pizzas in town.
The tomato sauce used on the pizzas is simply divine. The vibe in the restaurant can be a little dry if it’s a particularly quiet night, but the setting is pleasant enough that you can have an enjoyable meal.
They have a specials board with a range of interesting dishes. Toto’s is one of the few Italian restaurants in Phuket that is worth making the effort to find. Perhaps not quite as good and personal as La Gaetana, but Toto’s is no slouch when it comes to Italian food.
Ad: 394 Moo 1, Cherng Talay, Thalang. Next to the Laguna Phuket entrance. Tel: 076-270673. VV
Little India is a great restaurant for Indian food in Phuket. The restaurant is small, with only a handful of tables, but the vibe is what makes this restaurant stand out. Rather than opting for the standard decor you see in most Phuket Indian restaurants, Little India looks more like a furniture showroom and it also has the same cutlery as used at the Indigo Pearl resort at Nai Yang Beach.
The food is really good, with a basic of prawn, lamb, chicken and vegetable dishes, as well as the usual accompaniments of nan breads, rice and poppadoms.
Little India restaurant is priced about right for the quality of the food on offer. The house wine, however, is nothing to write home about. Expect to pay about 400 baht for half a liter.
Little India is located just up the road from Toto’s. If you’re in Cherng Talay, this is the place to go for Indian food. The staff are pretty friendly at this Phuket restaurant, although don’t seem too interested in what’s going on. The food and the setting make up for this, however.
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