Baan Thai

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:03 pm

Yes, another food thread!! Ive just had a fantastic meal at this place.

£12-50 happy hour deal and it was absolutely brilliant.

- Prawn crackers appetiser
-choice of about 20 starters
- choice of about 20 main courses

I cant recommend it highly enough.

I went years ago but don't remember it being half as good. I will definitely be going again (and may be even willing to go outside of happy hour times!!! :laugh:

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PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I mentioned it in one of the 87 food threads that have appeared in recent weeks. Sorry 88 now :laugh:

Easily one of the best restaurants in Town, certainly the most authentic Asian food in town. I have no idea why it isn't more busy. Probably because it isn't ridiculously cheap. I think people would rather eat mountains of shite for £7.95 than pay a bit more for lovely food.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:33 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

I mentioned it in one of the 87 food threads that have appeared in recent weeks. Sorry 88 now :laugh:

Easily one of the best restaurants in Town, certainly the most authentic Asian food in town. I have no idea why it isn't more busy. Probably because it isn't ridiculously cheap. I think people would rather eat mountains of shite for £7.95 than pay a bit more for lovely food.

Ah food snobbery, the haves and the have nots, not everyone can afford 12.50 a head, quantity over quality is on the increase, look at how many bogof pubs there are now and how busy they are, fortunately for them, most people are thick and cannot see that 9.50 for lasagne at bogof is still a rip off banghead

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

do they deliver?

im still waiting for my last delivery.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

I'm a food snob, yet people who go to BOGOF pubs are thick.

Genius :laugh:

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:38 pm

monkeybutt wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

I mentioned it in one of the 87 food threads that have appeared in recent weeks. Sorry 88 now :laugh:

Easily one of the best restaurants in Town, certainly the most authentic Asian food in town. I have no idea why it isn't more busy. Probably because it isn't ridiculously cheap. I think people would rather eat mountains of shite for £7.95 than pay a bit more for lovely food.

Ah food snobbery, the haves and the have nots, not everyone can afford 12.50 a head, quantity over quality is on the increase, look at how many bogof pubs there are now and how busy they are, fortunately for them, most people are thick and cannot see that 9.50 for lasagne at bogof is still a rip off banghead

Im not one for spending a fortune on meals but £12.50 for the 4 course meal I just had was certainly not a rip off.

I would agree about the crappy bogof meals at a lot of the pubs like.

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

What was the 4th course? I do hope they ddnt class rice as a course ?

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:41 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

I'm a food snob, yet people who go to BOGOF pubs are thick.

Genius :laugh:

It was an observation regarding the bogof pubs dullard and yes, apart from other derogatory traits, it would appear food snobbery has made it on the list :doh:

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

So me failing to understand why a really good restaurant isn't more busy is 'food snobery' Then after saying this calling people thick for eating at BOGOF pubs is about as clear an example of double standards as you'll ever see.

'derogatory traits' you don't know me from Adam.....

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Tree_With_Hamster wrote:

What was the 4th course? I do hope they ddnt class rice as a course ?

I think it's the cornerstone of any delicious Thai meal.

Tea or Coffee.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:54 pm

PJPoolie wrote:

So me failing to understand why a really good restaurant isn't more busy is 'food snobery' Then after saying this calling people thick for eating at BOGOF pubs is about as clear an example of double standards as you'll ever see.

'derogatory traits' you don't know me from Adam.....

Do you ever deal with the point or just deflect the obvious in the hope people don`t notice?

I will point it out again, QUOTE " I think people would rather eat mountains of shite for 7.95 than pay a bit more for lovely food" is what you said, I added that thickos get taken in by bogofs!

Pop into stages Adam and I will cook you lovely food for 3.99, surprised we are not busier being ridiculously cheap :shifty:

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Me eat in a greasy spoon?

How very dare you.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

monkeybutt wrote:

PJPoolie wrote:

So me failing to understand why a really good restaurant isn't more busy is 'food snobery' Then after saying this calling people thick for eating at BOGOF pubs is about as clear an example of double standards as you'll ever see.

'derogatory traits' you don't know me from Adam.....

Do you ever deal with the point or just deflect the obvious in the hope people don`t notice?

I will point it out again, QUOTE " I think people would rather eat mountains of shite for 7.95 than pay a bit more for lovely food" is what you said, I added that thickos get taken in by bogofs!

Pop into stages Adam and I will cook you lovely food for 3.99, surprised we are not busier being ridiculously cheap :shifty:

I was actually talking about the Indian restaurants in the town who do the 'five course' offers and get busy even though they're in the main pretty average, but the Baan Thai who also do a happy hour and the food is superb are still really quiet.

So you're actually missing my point, going on about pubs and a cafe.

doubledecker · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:52 pm **Posts:** 497

Pj banging his gums and insisting he is right again !

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:07 pm

Oh the Indian restaurants, you should have said, the glass ball is in for repairs and forgive me for being so harsh, I should have known the tenuous link of Asian covered Indians, as Thai is clearly not, never mind, I`m sure in your own mind you know what your on about!

Greasy spoon my arse, 5 star rating boy and you could eat off the floor, come on raise your standards, you can eat for free and park outside, just use your blue badge thing.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

doubledecker wrote:

Pj banging his gums and insisting he is right again !

My double standards alarm has just exploded, please contact the fire brigade.

I knew it would be dodgy if it went off twice so quickly.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

monkeybutt wrote:

Oh the Indian restaurants, you should have said, the glass ball is in for repairs and forgive me for being so harsh, I should have known the tenuous link of Asian covered Indians, as Thai is clearly not, never mind, I`m sure in your own mind you know what your on about!

Greasy spoon my arse, 5 star rating boy and you could eat off the floor, come on raise your standards, you can eat for free and park outside, just use your blue badge thing.

The greasy spoon comment was a joke because you have called me a snob.

Shall I start putting footnotes* on my posts to help?

*This is a footnote.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:16 pm

doubledecker · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 10:52 pm **Posts:** 497

If you have to explain a joke that usually means its not funny

marcus richardsons third leg · **Joined:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 10:04 pm **Posts:** 446

Or the other person is a bit thick.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:31 am

marcus richardsons third leg wrote:

Or the other person is a bit thick.

Or German.

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 9:36 am

Where is Baan Thai?

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 1:28 pm

Joe Mac wrote:

Where is Baan Thai?

Church street opposite the hillcarter

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

Urgh Church Street?

Full of pissed up chavs isnt it?

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

only on a saturday night

yloop · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:25 pm

I'll pay a higher price for better food and surroundings, doesn't make me a snob.

I also wouldn't eat anywhere in Hartlepool. Or Middlesbrough.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:43 pm

Strangely enough, when I'm in England 20 snots a head seems expensive to me, whereas that's what I pay all the time in France.
Must be in the genes.

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:37 pm

For what it's worth, although me and our rass live in the 'C' place, we always buy Thai rice because it's fucking lush.

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:54 pm

Spender wrote:

For what it's worth, although me and our rass live in the 'C' place, we always buy Thai rice because it's fucking lush.

You live in Crimdon?

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:56 pm

monkeybutt wrote:

Spender wrote:

For what it's worth, although me and our rass live in the 'C' place, we always buy Thai rice because it's fucking lush.

You live in Crimdon?

Consett

Spender · **Posted:** Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:07 pm

Clavering, you knob heads.....

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