Indian restaurants in Hua Hin

[PeteC]

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[sateeb]

Just had a chicken Madras, pilau rice and garlic naan from MKK Taj Mahal via Grab. Very impressed, whilst listening to Peter Kay on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 breakfast show.

Probably a shade better than I used to get at S&S.

[thecolonel]

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I'm on the case....

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[caller]

Atcha is my go to place for Indian in Hua Hin, purely for the quality of the food. But I was amused to see John praising their potato samosa's elsewhere, as it's the one thing I don't think they do great.

I lament the fact it is hard to get a really good samosa here. I am as fussy about Samosa's as BB is about sausages!

My standard is set by the late, great legendry Rita's of Southall in West London, sadly no more. In case folk don't know, Southall is one of the original areas the largely Indian Sikh community settled in, when first arriving in the UK, probably because of it's proximity to Heathrow (imported foods) and in those days a cheap area to settle.

[thecolonel]

Just had a chicken Madras, pilau rice and garlic naan from MKK Taj Mahal via Grab. Very impressed, whilst listening to Peter Kay on Zoe Ball's Radio 2 breakfast show.

Probably a shade better than I used to get at S&S.

Inspired by your take away i had a Lamb Rogan Josh from Karan Cafe last night (near Bluport, next to Dusit D2 061 417 4967 Bikram).

Couldn't find him on grab so called him and he delivered to my door within 10/15 mins no delivery charge as I'm pretty close. Not sure what his free delivery radius would be

It really was superb, melt in the mouth stuff and not too fiery hot which I like.

Pity that eating Indian food here costs so much more than eating Thai, at least double if not treble the cost! Yes that can be by eating lamb instead of pork but even so big price difference, just remarking on that. However its a luxury that I'm prepared to pay for occasionally!

Ps how many meals have you had from there(MKK Taj Mahal)? There's something about that place that puts me off. Are you able to reassure me it's OK?



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[sateeb]

/\ First timer from MKK and I can only reaffirm that the food was delicious and delivered in a timely manner. Chick Mad, Pilau and garlic naan total 285baht.

No morning after "ring of fire"

[thecolonel]

/\ First timer from MKK and I can only reaffirm that the food was delicious and delivered in a timely manner. Chick Mad, Pilau and garlic naan total 285baht.

No morning after "ring of fire"

Good price that...

Mine was 299 Lamb RJ, 30 for plain naan

But was magnificent

Thanks for info, enjoy your next one

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[thecolonel]

The other night I had

Lamb RJ 300
Garlic Naan 50
Yellow Rice 130 baht!

Total 480 baht

Often I go to a local Thai restaurant (which is certainly not the cheapest) and I eat

Penang curry Pork 100
White Rice 20

Total 120 baht

I know I could get that for less in other places if I wanted to

Now I know that lamb is more expensive than pork but even so....

So my question is....

Does Indian food really have to be FOUR times the price of Thai food?

Most Indian restaurants I see here are very quiet....

Thoughts?



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[buksida]

I think it comes down to the niche/luxury status thing again. Anything that the locals don't readily eat/drink/consume is priced off the chart in this country.

[handdrummer]

I think that lamb is imported, and that would it make much more expensive than pork.

[Dannie Boy]

The lamb meat content will be roughly double the cost of pork and the spices will be more expensive. Assuming they use Basmati rice, that’s a lot more expensive than the cheap Thai rice (not Jasmine) that many restaurants use. And as already mentioned, Indian restaurants are relatively few are far between compared to Thai, so “exclusivity” allows them to charge more.

[thecolonel]

I think that lamb is imported, and that would it make much more expensive than pork.

True but even chicken would be at least 3 times Thai meal price and nearer to 3.5

Don't get me wrong, I will still have my Indian fix twice a month but was merely pointing out how expensive it is compared to Thai





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[caller]

Does Indian food really have to be FOUR times the price of Thai food?

Most Indian restaurants I see here are very quiet....

There is a good reason why many India restaurants are quiet here. When I visit Atcha, it is always early, generally just before 5pm and there are usually others already eating.

Does both Thai and Indian food have to be so expensive in the West? Probably not.

One of my old collegaues, of Sikh descent, would never eat Chicken curry and one day I asked him why. He laughed and explained that when he was young, his family didnt have much money (this was in the UK), and he explained that every day, dinner would be chicken curry with rice. As he said, you'd be surprised how cheap and far a few chickens and a big sack of rice could go, and how inventive his mum could be, even so, that was it for him.

[thecolonel]

Does Indian food really have to be FOUR times the price of Thai food?

Most Indian restaurants I see here are very quiet....

There is a good reason why many India restaurants are quiet here. When I visit Atcha, it is always early, generally just before 5pm and there are usually others already eating.

Does both Thai and Indian food have to be so expensive in the West? Probably not.

One of my old collegaues, of Sikh descent, would never eat Chicken curry and one day I asked him why. He laughed and explained that when he was young, his family didnt have much money (this was in the UK), and he explained that every day, dinner would be chicken curry with rice. As he said, you'd be surprised how cheap and far a few chickens and a big sack of rice could go, and how inventive his mum could be, even so, that was it for him.

Yes, was going to mention Thai food in UK is fortunes! Generally speaking more expensive than Indian I'd say



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[Dannie Boy]

Does Indian food really have to be FOUR times the price of Thai food?

Most Indian restaurants I see here are very quiet....

There is a good reason why many India restaurants are quiet here. When I visit Atcha, it is always early, generally just before 5pm and there are usually others already eating.

Does both Thai and Indian food have to be so expensive in the West? Probably not.

One of my old collegaues, of Sikh descent, would never eat Chicken curry and one day I asked him why. He laughed and explained that when he was young, his family didnt have much money (this was in the UK), and he explained that every day, dinner would be chicken curry with rice. As he said, you'd be surprised how cheap and far a few chickens and a big sack of rice could go, and how inventive his mum could be, even so, that was it for him.

Yes, was going to mention Thai food in UK is fortunes! Generally speaking more expensive than Indian I'd say



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And quite often, not as good - I’ve had far better Indian food in the UK than I have Thai.