I'm Aroi, Sukhumvit Soi 11

[SAGuy 14,756]

I must've eaten here 50+ times and so was surprised that it didn't have a review thread.

I'm Aroi is an open fronted restaurant sitting in the grounds of The Ambassador Hotel, and is located where the old Au Bon Pain Coffee Shop used ot be pre-Covid.

It is easy to find from the street, as it is across the hotel entrance lane from the Wine Connection. The signage is poor and for years I referred to the place as 'Always Arroi', but I double-checked the name for this report.

The place is open 24 hours a day and serves mainly Thai food, all of which is cooked to order and I would put it on the same level as The Swan on Soi 4, which is another restaurant I frequent.

The food is very good value, considering the prime location on soi 11 and service is always fast.

Most of my visits have been after 02.00 with LBs and they always give the food a solid thumbs up, so they must be doing something right.

The waiting on staff have always been efficient and pleasant and seating ranges from large couch-style set-ups at the back, to the usual tables for 2,4,6 and also counter seating all around the periphery of the restaurant. The latter seating is great for watching the zoo that Soi 11 can turn into after hours.

i have never been there during the day time and it may get quite warm there, as they only have ceiling fans. At night, this is not a problem.

There must be 100+ items on the extensive menu ranging from curries to the usual Thai dishes, seafood and some farang food.

I certainly recommend this place, especially if you have a take-out and want to eat before going back to the hotel.

There is usually a few LBs in there, either FLs or with punters.

Enjoy

SAG

[Jnico 422]

55 minutes ago, SAGuy said:

I must've eaten here 50+ times and so was surprised that it didn't have a review thread.

I'm Aroi is an open fronted restaurant sitting in the grounds of The Ambassador Hotel, and is located where the old Au Bon Pain Coffee Shop used ot be pre-Covid.

It is easy to find from the street, as it is across the hotel entrance lane from the Wine Connection. The signage is poor and for years I referred to the place as 'Always Arroi', but I double-checked the name for this report.

The place is open 24 hours a day and serves mainly Thai food, all of which is cooked to order and I would put it on the same level as The Swan on Soi 4, which is another restaurant I frequent.

The food is very good value, considering the prime location on soi 11 and service is always fast.

Most of my visits have been after 02.00 with LBs and they always give the food a solid thumbs up, so they must be doing something right.

The waiting on staff have always been efficient and pleasant and seating ranges from large couch-style set-ups at the back, to the usual tables for 2,4,6 and also counter seating all around the periphery of the restaurant. The latter seating is great for watching the zoo that Soi 11 can turn into after hours.

i have never been there during the day time and it may get quite warm there, as they only have ceiling fans. At night, this is not a problem.

There must be 100+ items on the extensive menu ranging from curries to the usual Thai dishes, seafood and some farang food.

I certainly recommend this place, especially if you have a take-out and want to eat before going back to the hotel.

There is usually a few LBs in there, either FLs or with punters.

Enjoy

SAG

I will 2nd this recommendation, on my last trip I went there a few times, once with some LB from CIB10 and 11 and once with CIB11. Always after bar closing times 
Food and service was excellent. And fairly priced

On one of the visit I did eat something which was Thai spicy and I thought steam was going to come out of my ears like a carton, much to the amusement of the lady’s I was with at the time. 

[taaseesanuk 4,993]

1 hour ago, SAGuy said:

I must've eaten here 50+ times and so was surprised that it didn't have a review thread.

I'm Aroi is an open fronted restaurant sitting in the grounds of The Ambassador Hotel, and is located where the old Au Bon Pain Coffee Shop used ot be pre-Covid.

It is easy to find from the street, as it is across the hotel entrance lane from the Wine Connection. The signage is poor and for years I referred to the place as 'Always Arroi', but I double-checked the name for this report.

The place is open 24 hours a day and serves mainly Thai food, all of which is cooked to order and I would put it on the same level as The Swan on Soi 4, which is another restaurant I frequent.

The food is very good value, considering the prime location on soi 11 and service is always fast.

Most of my visits have been after 02.00 with LBs and they always give the food a solid thumbs up, so they must be doing something right.

The waiting on staff have always been efficient and pleasant and seating ranges from large couch-style set-ups at the back, to the usual tables for 2,4,6 and also counter seating all around the periphery of the restaurant. The latter seating is great for watching the zoo that Soi 11 can turn into after hours.

i have never been there during the day time and it may get quite warm there, as they only have ceiling fans. At night, this is not a problem.

There must be 100+ items on the extensive menu ranging from curries to the usual Thai dishes, seafood and some farang food.

I certainly recommend this place, especially if you have a take-out and want to eat before going back to the hotel.

There is usually a few LBs in there, either FLs or with punters.

Enjoy

SAG

Agreed, I think the food is decent, I probably think the Swan just edges it but that's just me. I thought they were going to be calling you by your first name last time we was in there!!

[GeordieG 1,084]

The owner of I'm Aroi is the same as Charm Thai restaurant (https://maps.app.goo.gl/a34EF7dsLgGUQ2kc6) which shares the same open fronted unit as Cat bar (also same owner) on Soi 7/1.

I didn't eat there but it looked similar in style to I'm Aroi so worth considering for reasonably priced thai grub while oggling the Cat bar ladyboys.

[Long John 1,863]

Sounds as though it is worth a try. I suppose they have nonspicy food that a boring old fart could eat?

[Jnico 422]

7 minutes ago, Long John said:

Sounds as though it is worth a try. I suppose they have nonspicy food that a boring old fart could eat?

Yes they do. 

[SAGuy 14,756]

23 minutes ago, Long John said:

Sounds as though it is worth a try. I suppose they have nonspicy food that a boring old fart could eat?

Think of the Kinnaree restaurant in the Grand Business Inn further along soi 11.

I'm Aroi has similar food, but it is less cost.

Maybe they pass the savings of no AC along to the customers?

SAG

[Denbosch1971 8,158]

Copy the recommendation! The last time I visited was in February this year, together with Yaya from Cindy's! Great food, very reasonable priced and both Yaya and myself loved it!

During my visits in May and August I've stayed in hotels opposite, or around the corner of Swan in Soi 4, so it's obvious why I didn't end up at I'm Aroi  ... especially considering the absence of the Cambodian delegation at Cindy's Secrets   

 

[Long John 1,863]

12 hours ago, SAGuy said:

Think of the Kinnaree restaurant in the Grand Business Inn further along soi 11.

I'm Aroi has similar food, but it is less cost.

Maybe they pass the savings of no AC along to the customers?

SAG

The Kinnaree is my go to place to eat. Shows how boring I am.

[dodgeyas 191]

I have eaten at both "I'm Aroi" restaurants and found the food better at the soi 11 than at soi 7/1. The menu booklets are the same.

There is an open air restaurant on the other side of soi 11 to I'm Aroi which has great food but I dont know the name.

Swan  as mentioned, on soi 4 is another good option.

And also the "shrimp" on corner of soi 11/1 and Suk rd.

Bit pricier but nice is the Thai Kitchen at Soi 7/1 entrance which does Pints for happy hour.

Late night after a few drinks I have eaten at the open air restaurant cnr soi 17 across from McDonalds.

Also the beer garden restaurant down Soi 19 has always been a good visit.

Generally, if I see locals in a restaurant I am compelled to check the menu.

[Long John 1,863]

Talking about restaurants etc, reminded me of the best managed bar/restaurant I have ever been in.

Now I know these premises are about as far from lb territory as you can get, but there you go.

The premises concerned are in St Andrews, Scotland. Yes the home of golf. The place is on the corner before you walk down to the first tee.

It is an old building. Been there for centuries, and a favorite of golfers for many years. I was having a meal there and sitting at a table right next to where this woman was standing. Turns out she was the owner or at least the manager of the premises. Never before or since have I seen someone work a place like she did.

Patrons would come in and sit at a table. Within a few seconds this woman was onto it. Directing wait staff to the table where they would give a rundown on what they could order etc.

I was there probably 2 hours and in that time she never missed a beat. If a glass was empty, the Boss would bring it to the attention of one of the staff. As soon as a table was being vacated she was on to it. Telling the staff to attend to it. Getting it ready for the next group. Never a raised voice, just calm order. Constantly looking around and checking if anything needed attending to.

That evening has stuck in my small brain for many years. A lesson on how a business should be run. I have to admit in some small way I took notes from that experience.

Sorry there is no reference to lbs in this story. 

[SAGuy 14,756]

15 hours ago, Long John said:

Talking about restaurants etc, reminded me of the best managed bar/restaurant I have ever been in.

Now I know these premises are about as far from lb territory as you can get, but there you go.

The premises concerned are in St Andrews, Scotland. Yes the home of golf. The place is on the corner before you walk down to the first tee.

It is an old building. Been there for centuries, and a favorite of golfers for many years. I was having a meal there and sitting at a table right next to where this woman was standing. Turns out she was the owner or at least the manager of the premises. Never before or since have I seen someone work a place like she did.

Patrons would come in and sit at a table. Within a few seconds this woman was onto it. Directing wait staff to the table where they would give a rundown on what they could order etc.

I was there probably 2 hours and in that time she never missed a beat. If a glass was empty, the Boss would bring it to the attention of one of the staff. As soon as a table was being vacated she was on to it. Telling the staff to attend to it. Getting it ready for the next group. Never a raised voice, just calm order. Constantly looking around and checking if anything needed attending to.

That evening has stuck in my small brain for many years. A lesson on how a business should be run. I have to admit in some small way I took notes from that experience.

Sorry there is no reference to lbs in this story. 

This story is the perfect segue into a story I have from the mid 90s, which also features professional-level hustling and even St. Andrews!

I was on a project with a vendor to a Scottish bank that was notorious for being meanies with expenses. Their sign off process was so slow, that it didnt get finalised until the week before we were supposed to be up there onsite. The only problem was this clashed with the Open that was being played at St. Andrews that year.

We had to scramble to get a hotel and ended up in the Caledonian, which is a 5-star charging big event pricing and so was bound to cause shrieks and squeals when the expenses invoice finally landed at the bank.

So we all flew up there, checked-in on a Sunday night and it was packed to the rafters. Golf fans from all over the world were staying there. 

What I didn't realise was that golf events, which attract a well-heeled set of followers, also attract 5-star escorts. 

We all unpack, hit a curry house and then go back to the hotel bar for drinks. We finally get a table to sit at and I was then treated to a lesson in multi-tasking. There were quite a few ladies of questionabe repute in the bar, but there was one stunner, who worked it so well she had me entranced. At all times she had 3 drinks in 3 locations on the go and just circulated from one old bloke to another, laughing and talking in multiple languages. 

Every so often I would see her leave with a septugenarian and then come back about 30 minutes later and just carry on where she left off.

This girl was mesmerising to watch, as she was such a pro, I don't think a lot of people twigged what she was doing.

I watched her intently for the three nights we were staying there and she was impressive beyond belief. She must have also been staying there, as she changed outfits a few times each night.

It was the most interesting and memorable trip I ever took to Scotland, and I will never forget the sheer professionalism of this hot escort, whom I later found out from one of the staff, was from Brazil. To watch her work a room with such ease and experience, was truly a treat. 

This was also great experience for what was to come later in my life - LB lounge bars. Bai Pai is very good at working a room with 2-3 different drinks on the go at all times, but she is still minor league compared to the Brazilian.

I never found out how much she charged for 30 minutes, but based on her activities over those three nights, she must've made GBP 1,000s.

As for the bank, the expected shrieks of agony occurred when the T&E invoice was presented and thereafter they only ever served us a single egg sandwich and tap water each for lunch, as if to try and exact revenge, for their own mistakes.

St. Andrews - Sukhumvit - same-same but different.

SAG

[Long John 1,863]

6 hours ago, SAGuy said:

This story is the perfect segue into a story I have from the mid 90s, which also features professional-level hustling and even St. Andrews!

I was on a project with a vendor to a Scottish bank that was notorious for being meanies with expenses. Their sign off process was so slow, that it didnt get finalised until the week before we were supposed to be up there onsite. The only problem was this clashed with the Open that was being played at St. Andrews that year.

We had to scramble to get a hotel and ended up in the Caledonian, which is a 5-star charging big event pricing and so was bound to cause shrieks and squeals when the expenses invoice finally landed at the bank.

So we all flew up there, checked-in on a Sunday night and it was packed to the rafters. Golf fans from all over the world were staying there. 

What I didn't realise was that golf events, which attract a well-heeled set of followers, also attract 5-star escorts. 

We all unpack, hit a curry house and then go back to the hotel bar for drinks. We finally get a table to sit at and I was then treated to a lesson in multi-tasking. There were quite a few ladies of questionabe repute in the bar, but there was one stunner, who worked it so well she had me entranced. At all times she had 3 drinks in 3 locations on the go and just circulated from one old bloke to another, laughing and talking in multiple languages. 

Every so often I would see her leave with a septugenarian and then come back about 30 minutes later and just carry on where she left off.

This girl was mesmerising to watch, as she was such a pro, I don't think a lot of people twigged what she was doing.

I watched her intently for the three nights we were staying there and she was impressive beyond belief. She must have also been staying there, as she changed outfits a few times each night.

It was the most interesting and memorable trip I ever took to Scotland, and I will never forget the sheer professionalism of this hot escort, whom I later found out from one of the staff, was from Brazil. To watch her work a room with such ease and experience, was truly a treat. 

This was also great experience for what was to come later in my life - LB lounge bars. Bai Pai is very good at working a room with 2-3 different drinks on the go at all times, but she is still minor league compared to the Brazilian.

I never found out how much she charged for 30 minutes, but based on her activities over those three nights, she must've made GBP 1,000s.

As for the bank, the expected shrieks of agony occurred when the T&E invoice was presented and thereafter they only ever served us a single egg sandwich and tap water each for lunch, as if to try and exact revenge, for their own mistakes.

St. Andrews - Sukhumvit - same-same but different.

SAG

Perhaps my "friend" and yours would have made the ultimate pairing????

[oliver17 13,826]

9 hours ago, SAGuy said:

Every so often I would see her leave with a septugenarian and then come back about 30 minutes later and just carry on where she left off.

Some of those old buzzards may have been Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or some other former great. 

As we learned a few years ago when Tiger Woods sterling reputation was destroyed by an avalanche of media stories featuring escort girls and cocktail waitresses, some of these guys are bigger players off the golf course than on it. You know what I mean. 

[Long John 1,863]

7 hours ago, oliver17 said:

Some of those old buzzards may have been Jack Nicklaus or Gary Player or some other former great. 

As we learned a few years ago when Tiger Woods sterling reputation was destroyed by an avalanche of media stories featuring escort girls and cocktail waitresses, some of these guys are bigger players off the golf course than on it. You know what I mean. 

What puzzled me about Tigers escapades is his choice of women!. Now I know we all have different ideas on what is a sexy, beautiful woman, but his picks were shall we say,"unusual".With his money and aura I would imagine that he could have who ever he wanted. The "victims" shown were those that I would walk past. Maybe he had some type of self flagullation going on?

 

[oliver17 13,826]

54 minutes ago, Long John said:

Maybe he had some type of self flagullation going on?

Since he's a golfer, I do believe this question answers itself. 

[Long John 1,863]

11 hours ago, oliver17 said:

Since he's a golfer, I do believe this question answers itself. 

I know I am cross pollinating here, but re Tiger Woods and his breakup. The story goes like this. He was at home when a message came through that some mates were playing cards nearby, and would he like to join them. He apparently agreed to and proceeded to make his way over there after leaving his phone in the room. After he had departed ,his wife went into the room and found his phone. Upon inspection she found illuminating details of his dalliances. Now the story could be blown apart at this point as how could she open his phone and find said evidence.

I guess he may have left it open. Who knows?

Upon his return she fronted him about the list of names in his phone and it blew up from there. He decided that retreat was the best form of attack and made his way into his Cadillac SUV. As he was departing she found a 9 iron and tried her best to reshape the car and the driver! He while trying to fend off the attack drove into a gatepost which subsequently left some injuries to his face. Now it gets more intriguing! How to get the facial injuries fixed? It gets murkier. Apparently there is some magic surgeon in middle America who does fantastic work. How to get there. Aha!. Find a plane. Now , how to find a plane that can secret him away? Nearly every flight in the States is logged and a particular flight can be traced. Not so fast Gungadin.

There is at least one that can fly without being traced. perhaps someone as famous as Tiger could have a flight arranged without being traced? And so it transpired. (According to the story). There is something to be said in having fame and fortune!

Off to the surgeon buddy. You will be right as rain after a short time. At this point in time I guess we could say that there are too many loopholes to make the story believable, but who knows?

[Genghis 3,176]

This has to be my nomination for the thread that has veered most wildly off course in 2025.

 

Great work everyone. Keep it up 

[Edisto 1,163]

This has to be my nomination for the thread that has veered most wildly off course in 2025.
 
Great work everyone. Keep it up 

Shrimp. Tiger. Tiger shrimp. Totally related.

[oliver17 13,826]

2 hours ago, Edisto said:

Shrimp. Tiger. Tiger shrimp. Totally related.

Tiger's mama was Thai. 

That's what makes it on-topic. 

[sydney69er 1,948]

Food pics on your next food review please!

I have eaten at many restaurants on Soi 11, though I have never eaten at I'm Aroi. I usually check out the food pics on Google Maps to decide if I want to eat there. I had not seen any good pics of the food from any of the reviewers posting on Google Maps, so never stepped inside.

[taaseesanuk 4,993]

8 hours ago, sydney69er said:

Food pics on your next food review please!

I have eaten at many restaurants on Soi 11, though I have never eaten at I'm Aroi. I usually check out the food pics on Google Maps to decide if I want to eat there. I had not seen any good pics of the food from any of the reviewers posting on Google Maps, so never stepped inside.

I had my last meal there last night, it's decent, I do think however that The Swan still shades it.

[CanadaVisitor 911]

19 hours ago, taaseesanuk said:

I had my last meal there last night, it's decent, I do think however that The Swan still shades it.

RIP Taas...but how the hell did you post this?  

Edited November 4, 2025 by CanadaVisitor

[Long John 1,863]

3 hours ago, CanadaVisitor said:

RIP Taas...but how the hell did you post this?  

He has been resurrected!

[hkaus72 681]

I'm in town for the weekend and decided to check this place out, as I needed a feed prior to the CIB11 Naughty Nurses evening. It was a quick stroll from Radisson Suites Soi 13, made all the more simple as there seems to be more walk-through options in the Ambassador Hotel, now with the renovation work they are doing, or perhaps they've always been there and I've just never noticed. After being shouted a greeting, about an inch from my face, by the over-enthusiastic young lad playing door tout, I took a seat at the counter to watch the world walk by. Upon receiving the menu, I thought this place must be pretty much the same as Krua Khun Puk (Soi 11/1), but flipping through the pages, the selection looked quite different. Anyway, I settled on some spring rolls and a chicken kee mao. 

While waiting for the food to arrive, an English gent stopped to peruse the menu at the front door. Immediately, young lad fired up and started shouting........."Welcome! What you wan? What you wan? You like prawn? This very good!!" and started flipping pages pointing out dishes, while continuing his unnecessarily loud delivery at this poor bloke. Through all this the bloke just stood there, stoic, unmoved. You could see the steam rising and eventually, to his credit, he just put up his hand, turned to the kid and just quietly said, "Stop!"
Message received, kid backed off and in the end no harm done as 30 seconds later he was walking up the steps and further into the venue.

Shortly after, the food arrived. The spring rolls clearly freshly made, very tasty, thought a little oily for me. The Kee Mao was great, just a little spicy, but not so much that I couldn't finish it. Two dishes and a Leo, B540 which I thought was pretty reasonable. For sure another option for future visits, though will say I think I prefer Krua Khun Puk, as that joint just seems much busier and vibrant.......and cheaper too.