There is one thing you'll never be short of in Hua Hin and that's somewhere decent to eat, in the twelve days we stayed there we hadn't any difficulty in trying out old favorite haunts and new surprise locations.
Our first night back in town was spent in Prime Steakhouse newly established on the main street, Naresdamn Rd, in fact we ate there twice. Expect what it says on the tin - STEAK! Ok, there are other things on the menu but meat is king in this well established restaurant. It was low season and the place was still full, no problems now, though, since their move, there's more seating.
Try out the Waygu steaks imported from Australia or the black Aberdeen Angus fillet, but to be honest, everything on the menu is top notch including a superb lobster soup for starters. What is also commendable about the place is the service, it just seems to me they have raised the bar since the last time I dined here, in fact that goes for many of the eateries in Hua Hin nowadays.
Follow Naresdamn Rd beyond the Coffee Club where it veers to the left, you are now on the section of the road with all the piers, any visit to Hua Hin has got to include a meal at one of these. The first one we tried this time was The Moon Terrace where I enjoyed a delicious crab stir-fry and not too expensive. All seafood is reasonably priced here. All the restaurant piers are within close proximity of each other, all providing top notch food including La Terrace. It was here that I experienced a superb seafood platter of whole prawns, squid, tentacles and fried white fish with a garlic and lemon dipping liquor.
Opposite the piers is another seafood specialty restaurant called the Fisherman, a new one to us. I had a perfectly grilled bass fillet smothered with a lemon and butter sauce, very French. No surprise then that the owner of this class establishment is actually French. He told me we were lucky it was low season, normally there is a long booking list to get in. It's not all fish though, they do a nifty line in those hot rock dishes, a steak was getting the full treatment on the table across from us.
On the road parallel to the main drag and literally round the corner from Jings is Poonsuk Road, a plethora of eateries stand in front of a temple complex. We were due to meet up with my mate in town but stopped off at the quirkily named Moonshine and Platoo on that particular stretch of road. It was small and backed onto the pavement, it was also busy, the food coming out of the minuscule kitchen looked scrumptious. It didn't disappoint, I had a mind blowing mixed fish sizzler, all solid fish mixed with vegetables and the flavour of star anise prevalent.
That evening before we met up with Steve we went for a stroll around the Hua Hin Night and Fish market running along the rear of the main Phetchkasem Road, not far from the clock tower. Like the boiling sea and pounding waves it is a part of town that at night thoroughly attacks the senses. You are drawn to the exquisite smell of barbecued fish, lobster and steak, a heady aroma brought on by the smoke from dozens of charcoal pits fills your nostrils - what a pity we didn't eat here that night.
We took a few meals in El Murphy's pub including a very tasty Sunday lunch of lean and tender Aussie beef, Lynn had NZ lamb. They also did a decent breakfast but for the best coffee and value for money sandwiches we always went back to the Coffee Club, it became our regular haunt.
You are never far from food in Hua Hin whether it be on the beach or wandering the streets, good, hot, tasty morsels are available. All of the places I've mentioned in this blog were within a couple of minutes walk from our hotel, there were many others further afield, but let's face it, if something's good on your doorstep, you don't need to stray too far.
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