SAGuy 9,413 #1 Posted December 15, 2024 Last Monday I took one of my LB friends out for an early dinner, as it was her birthday. She is from Trang, which is in the South of Thailand, so I thought it would be nice to take her to a restaurant that specialises in Southern Thai cuisine (spicy!). Prai Raya is located in a house at the far end of Soi 8, on the left hand side, if walking from Sukhumvit. It is a bit before the Citadines hotel. I had been there before pre-Covid and remembered that it was very good. It was about 1/3 full at 1800 on a Monday night, so if you visit at a weekend, its probably best to make a booking. The restaurant is very big, and probably seats 150+ in all of the various rooms. I let the LB do all of the selections and she mainly stuck to the specialities at the front of the menu. Service was excellent and so was the grub. I think we ended up with 5 different dishes. Two were volcanic, as to be expected, and three could be enjoyed by myself. Would I recommend it? Yes for sure! Southern Thai food has a well-deserved reputation for being the spiciest food of all the Thai regions, but there was plenty available for farang tastes also. Its a very nice place and the bill came to about 1,800 all in. I thought it was very good value. If you visit on a birthday and pay by cash they will even give you a 5% discount! Apologies, there are no photos, as I had left my phone at home and my companion must be the only LB in the universe that doesn't take photos of what she is eating! Her summary was very that it was authentic and she really enjoyed all the different dishes. She gave it an 8/10 and as 99% of the guests were Thai, I think the place has a very good reputation amongst the locals. The face book page is: https://www.facebook.com/PraiRayaPhuket/?locale=th_TH Cheers SAG 4 2 Bwana_LB, Genghis, CanadaVisitor and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genghis 1,583 #2 Posted December 15, 2024 Great recommendation. I'm a big fan of Southern Thai food and like to try these restaurants out whenever possible even if my stomach (and lower area) hates me for it afterwards so I'll put this on my list, thanks. Out of interest, have you tried many other Southern Thai restaurants too? My favourite is probably Beer Hima Seafood but that's way out in Chatuchak. Some dishes there are ridiculously spicy so while it's bit of a pain getting there from Nana there's potentially more pain afterwards but it's worth it, perhaps like discusses in the bottoming thread here. I've been considering doing a little guide for the forum on the various regional Thai cuisines and some good places to try them. As food is a massive part of Thai life it can be a great way to spend a night out with a LB if you try their authentic food with them. Obviously that's mostly going to be Isaan/Lao with bargirls but I've had some excellent meals with LBs from Southern Thailand that are very proud of their regional food. 3 Ross77, SAGuy and Unavowed reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SAGuy 9,413 #3 Posted December 16, 2024 (edited) 14 hours ago, Genghis said: Great recommendation. I'm a big fan of Southern Thai food and like to try these restaurants out whenever possible even if my stomach (and lower area) hates me for it afterwards so I'll put this on my list, thanks. Out of interest, have you tried many other Southern Thai restaurants too? My favourite is probably Beer Hima Seafood but that's way out in Chatuchak. Some dishes there are ridiculously spicy so while it's bit of a pain getting there from Nana there's potentially more pain afterwards but it's worth it, perhaps like discusses in the bottoming thread here. I've been considering doing a little guide for the forum on the various regional Thai cuisines and some good places to try them. As food is a massive part of Thai life it can be a great way to spend a night out with a LB if you try their authentic food with them. Obviously that's mostly going to be Isaan/Lao with bargirls but I've had some excellent meals with LBs from Southern Thailand that are very proud of their regional food. I think a guide of the regional cuisines is a great idea @Genghis As you have stated, the Thais/Laotians/Cambos are very proud of their regional dishes and so it would be a really useful roadmap for us farangs to give them all a go. I always like trying new foods and was lucky enough to be at Balloons birthday party at the old WN20 a few months back with @taaseesanuk Loukpla, Milky and Annie had put in a lot of effort to make northern food, which was very tasty. Milky, from Lampang, is a very good cook and has promised to make northern grub again for her birthday in February. As for the southern style food, I put a brave face on it for a few of the dishes, but the ones that are 'farang-friendly' are really nice. I've only tried this regional food a couple of times before, but if I can find my passport, I'll make the trek to Chatuchack! Cheers. SAG Edited December 16, 2024 by SAGuy Correction 1 Genghis reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Knobby 219 #4 Posted December 16, 2024 Been there many times for years, good food 1 SAGuy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danum99 601 #5 Posted December 16, 2024 19 hours ago, SAGuy said: Last Monday I took one of my LB friends out for an early dinner, as it was her birthday. She is from Trang, which is in the South of Thailand, so I thought it would be nice to take her to a restaurant that specialises in Southern Thai cuisine (spicy!). Prai Raya is located in a house at the far end of Soi 8, on the left hand side, if walking from Sukhumvit. It is a bit before the Citadines hotel. I had been there before pre-Covid and remembered that it was very good. It was about 1/3 full at 1800 on a Monday night, so if you visit at a weekend, its probably best to make a booking. The restaurant is very big, and probably seats 150+ in all of the various rooms. I let the LB do all of the selections and she mainly stuck to the specialities at the front of the menu. Service was excellent and so was the grub. I think we ended up with 5 different dishes. Two were volcanic, as to be expected, and three could be enjoyed by myself. Would I recommend it? Yes for sure! Southern Thai food has a well-deserved reputation for being the spiciest food of all the Thai regions, but there was plenty available for farang tastes also. Its a very nice place and the bill came to about 1,800 all in. I thought it was very good value. If you visit on a birthday and pay by cash they will even give you a 5% discount! Apologies, there are no photos, as I had left my phone at home and my companion must be the only LB in the universe that doesn't take photos of what she is eating! Her summary was very that it was authentic and she really enjoyed all the different dishes. She gave it an 8/10 and as 99% of the guests were Thai, I think the place has a very good reputation amongst the locals. The face book page is: https://www.facebook.com/PraiRayaPhuket/?locale=th_TH Cheers SAG This is great. Could you kindly tell me what you ordered?? I just checked it out. It's certainly not cheap. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxlamenace 395 #6 Posted December 16, 2024 1800 for 2 people is ok, during my 2nd trip I was staying in S8, I ate in this very nice restaurant I like spicy food 1 SAGuy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
