Grandma's Papaya Salad Restaurant

Post by **richard** » Fri May 30, 2008 5:33 pm

SJ

Breakfast?

What time?

What menu?

Post by **Sabai Jai** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:49 pm

Richard

Early - it was probably between 8 & 9 am (early for me)

Breakfast - they had two or three choices, I can't remember in detail

Menu - just ask for one, it seemed to include a few things I fancied trying

I' back in London now so was a couple of months ago i was last there

They always gave me free bananas - They reckoned it was advisable for farangs who eat Som Tam

Regards SJ

Post by **richard** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:53 pm

Is it on Naebkehard or Chonsim?

Does it have a sign?

Post by **Sabai Jai** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:11 pm

Richard

Actually on Naebkehart but very close to the corner, they have a sign

Grandma's Papaya Salad Restaurant & Bar Phone
Naebkehardt Rd at Chomsin Rd., Soi 55 Hua Hin

Tel 085 392 9554

Regards SJ

i'm a Sheffiled lad as it 'appens

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Fri May 30, 2008 10:22 pm

Sabai Jai wrote: i'm a Sheffiled lad as it 'appens

I would have hoped you'd be able to spell it then.

Cheers for the reccomendation though, I will give it a try.

Post by **margaretcarnes** » Sat May 31, 2008 9:05 am

Sorry Big Boy I'm a bit lost with the directions as well. Hang a right off Petkasem down Chomsin, then LEFT onto Naebkerhardt? If so it used to be quite a dark looking place, but did good takeaways.
But there was also a large restaurant which fits your description better on the Northbound corner of Naebkerhardt/Chomsin, which had stalls outside daytime doing great fishy fried bits!
Apologies for the lack of navigation skills this time of night. Your food/eatery comments are always appreciated. I was a great fan of Sara Janes and lived close enough to be able to nip there for larb quite often, with sticky rice. Have found a good recipe for it back here in blighty, but it's very time consuming to make properly, so look forward to trying Grandmas.
It's a shame that expats still seem to find the Naebkerhardt area a mystery sometimes. It really isn't too far out of town and well worth exploring IMO.

Post by **richard** » Sat May 31, 2008 9:27 am

Going to suss it out for a breckie now and taking the wife to suss out the Isaan food

Post by **Cowtown Comedy** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:05 pm

thanks for the supportive words. I haven't read the r&r's about discussing my business in a forum, so I will close this will a simple thank you...

Post by **richard** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:34 pm

Maggie

Contact my daughter in London

When over here recently and spent an evening in SJ's kitchen learning the art of Isaan food. Mind you took a suitcase of the right stuff from the market here home to make. No equivalent in the UK

Post by **BaaBaa.** » Sat May 31, 2008 3:49 pm

Are we around C3 on the map, where the Library is?

http://www.huahinafterdark.com/hua-hin-map.htm

Post by **richard** » Sat May 31, 2008 4:35 pm

Baa Baa

Spot on

Post by **Big Boy** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:36 pm

margaretcarnes wrote:Sorry Big Boy I'm a bit lost with the directions as well. Hang a right off Petkasem down Chomsin, then LEFT onto Naebkerhardt? If so it used to be quite a dark looking place, but did good takeaways.

That sounds like the right place - I believe it was takeaway only at one time.

The new owners have gutted the back, and have done a really nice job with the new seating area.

Post by **Vital Spark** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:26 pm

We met a few friends there the other day for a birthday party. It was great! Parahandy (aka Mr.VS) had nam tok moo and som tam (Thai style) and said that it was the best he'd had in Thailand. I decided on a Western tuna salad and it was delicious. Lovely fresh salad with what looked like nearly a whole can of tuna.

Being with some 'oldies' we chose to sit at a table, rather than the rather inviting cushions on the floor. I think I'll go with some youngsters next time.

I'd highly recommend it for a place to take visitors to try Isaan food - if they're not that adventurous they can choose one of the Western dishes.

The final bill was amazingly cheap and included several bottles of Chang and Heinekin.

VS

P.S. We were the only farang there, the other customers were Thai. Always a good sign...

Post by **hhfarang** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:05 pm

Tik, the lady who owns Grandma's Papaya Salad (unless it's changed recently) used to have a place in Takiab called Good Friends and it was the best and cheapest Thai food there. She sold to a Brit named Bobby before she moved up to Hua Hin and opened "Grandma's". Bobby's Good Friends is still popular, especially with ex-pats but the food was much better when Tik owned the place.

Post by **HMFC1963** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:07 pm

I have to concur, following Big Boys review I took the 10 minute walk from the Hilton to Grandma's when on holiday in July and the food was simply superb, we actually went back a 2nd night.

Myself, Wife and 9 year old shared 5 dishes and a couple of drinks for under 600 Baht, BARGAIN !!!

I could be wrong, but I was told it was actually now owned by a Canadian gentleman ? on our 2nd visit the guy who welcomed us did have a North American accent.

Highly recommended

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