"McFarland House Restaurant is a restored, two-storey 19th century pavilion, spectacularly transformed into an airy beachfront bar and casual dining area overlooking the Gulf. Here in lounge-style seating, you’ll find a delightful selection of western and Thai snack flavours served Tapas style with the accompaniment of relaxing chill-out music.
The remarkable Dr George McFarland was the son of Presbyterian missionaries who left the United States for the tropics in the 1860s. He became superintendent of the Sriraj Hospital in Bangkok and was commissioned to open the Royal Medical College, the Thai government’s first medical school, becoming its first dean. He is also credited with manufacturing the country’s first typewriter, which was actually invented by his brother. McFarland also opened Thailand’s first dental clinic as a private enterprise and then spent 16 years working on the acclaimed McFarland Thai-English dictionary. After so many years of dedicated work in Thailand, Dr McFarland was granted a pension and the title of PhraAjvidakom by King Rama VI as well as a 4.5 acre piece of land in Hua Hin on which he built his holiday home. While the McFarland house of today is newly built, the floorboards are from the original residence."