Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2016 8:54:30 GMT 7
Robin Hood, home to the sourest-faced waitress in all Bangkok. The Dubliner - what can I say, the Royal Oak? decent enough shop.
All day happy hour ( till 8.00 p.m. ) in the Royal Oak, watery draft Leo 99 baht. I don't mind Leo, but this is not a good pint - so it was Magners for me. 199 baht a pint, I'll call that decent enough value for Bangkok.
Cornish cider in the Robin Hood, all day special at 99 baht - had one pint and got heartburn. If I ever need paint stripper I know where to go.
I stayed in The Dubliner as I had arranged to meet some people for a few beers, and it was going to be in this soi. I'm aware of the rumours about this place - and you'd normally never see me dead in an Irish pub. The rooms are below par, but cheap enough for downtown BKK. The breakfast is good, to be fair. I dislike engaging with the Bangkok taxis more than I have to, which is another reason why I stayed here - everything I need on my doorstep.
A couple of decent enough looking restaurants, Japanese/Western fusion apparently being the selling point in one, with a Korean restaurant across the road. I note there are no soi dogs in this soi.
A Japanese bakery, which I refuse to enter. One of my companions went in and loaded up as he's not down this way often.
A couple of decent enough looking massage places, don't know if they are straight businesses or rub and tug. I do know that they are very limited in what they offer, Thai massage, oil massage, back, head and shoulder. Prices look fine, but I don't do massages after having my knee wrecked by a Thai traditional massage two years ago.
I like The Davis hotel on Soi 24 ( yes, I know who owns it ) and the President Park across the road is decent value though not as good. Problem is, Soi 24 is one boring Soi. Soi 22 looks far more active, buy if you can't stand getting harassed by masseuse, then it ain't for you.
This soi is good enough for one night - I appreciate the fact that the three pubs don't have the lady element going on, and I reckon the Royal Oak probably has the best staff. Can you think of a better soi with a couple of decent pubs for future reference?
All day happy hour ( till 8.00 p.m. ) in the Royal Oak, watery draft Leo 99 baht. I don't mind Leo, but this is not a good pint - so it was Magners for me. 199 baht a pint, I'll call that decent enough value for Bangkok.
Cornish cider in the Robin Hood, all day special at 99 baht - had one pint and got heartburn. If I ever need paint stripper I know where to go.
I stayed in The Dubliner as I had arranged to meet some people for a few beers, and it was going to be in this soi. I'm aware of the rumours about this place - and you'd normally never see me dead in an Irish pub. The rooms are below par, but cheap enough for downtown BKK. The breakfast is good, to be fair. I dislike engaging with the Bangkok taxis more than I have to, which is another reason why I stayed here - everything I need on my doorstep.
A couple of decent enough looking restaurants, Japanese/Western fusion apparently being the selling point in one, with a Korean restaurant across the road. I note there are no soi dogs in this soi.
A Japanese bakery, which I refuse to enter. One of my companions went in and loaded up as he's not down this way often.
A couple of decent enough looking massage places, don't know if they are straight businesses or rub and tug. I do know that they are very limited in what they offer, Thai massage, oil massage, back, head and shoulder. Prices look fine, but I don't do massages after having my knee wrecked by a Thai traditional massage two years ago.
I like The Davis hotel on Soi 24 ( yes, I know who owns it ) and the President Park across the road is decent value though not as good. Problem is, Soi 24 is one boring Soi. Soi 22 looks far more active, buy if you can't stand getting harassed by masseuse, then it ain't for you.
This soi is good enough for one night - I appreciate the fact that the three pubs don't have the lady element going on, and I reckon the Royal Oak probably has the best staff. Can you think of a better soi with a couple of decent pubs for future reference?
