Do they serve Western food?
As already mentioned, the standards for western food are very variable. Bangkok and Pattaya have outstanding restaurants that I keep going back to but I have sent back more dishes that I have eaten outside these two places. Phuket is a high class location also with great western food but the tourists there seem to lap up the Thai food at every price point and this seems to be the focus. Other places have great dining but it is sporadic and regional such as seafood in Hua Hin or sausages in Chiang Mai so do some research before you book. The main problem is that unless the venue is five star, there is unlikely to be a western chef in the kitchen at all times and if not, the staff will creep back to old habits and start using cabbage with everything, for example, regardless of what the recipe requires! Anyway, if you are a tourist here, you are here for the wonderful Thai food so enjoy that and if you are an expat you will know where to go by now…
