Quality Western restaurant in Udon

No gourmet dining here but can get some good eats around town. Besides those already mentioned (Nong's, Irish Clock, et at all) the Sizzler Steak place at the mall next to bowling alley has a good salad bar and pretty good steaks and Bella Italia has some decent offerings (30 or more pizzas in their menu plus spaghetti, fettucine, etc.). To the dismay and great disappointment of some farang diners there last night, they cut off alcohol servings at precisely 6pm. Didn't want to be the cause of folks staggering down to the voting polls, you see. Seems like they could have come around and announced "last call for alcohol".

I think that Good Everything is the best restaurant in Udon.

I agree that we need a good gourmet restaurant in Udon. But I am not sure people will pay the price.
I think most of the farang restaurants in Udon are terrible.
But I am surprised that nobody has mentioned By Nobi. I think he serves very good food, and has a very good service. The staff is also very nice and friendly.
I also agree that Good everything is a good restaurant.
Short time ago we went to a big farang restaurant. We were 5 costumers at the hole restaurant. I ordered a starter and a main course. I got the main course first, and it was bad. Then afterwards I got the starter, and it was wrong. Then I complained, and got another wrong starter. Then I gave up. But we are not returning to that place.

Good Everything by far from those we have tried, with regards to food quality, presentation, location, staff friendliness
(personally I enjoy a huge bowl of pasta followed by cheesecake while watching the joggers on Nong Prajak!!)

Comes down to managment.There are some experieced operators in Udon.I think Harry,s,JingJoes,Irish Clock and Mojo,s are the best quality for food in Udon.They all have there plus and minus.

I miss good ole American food sometimes. I'm sure the Brits, Aussies, Germans, Danes, etc miss their own favorites.

Like most of you I've found a few places that will suffice to satisfy my desire to eat out. Of course, no one makes food the way I like it better than myself or my wife.

Over the past several years the number of restaurants has increased a lot, but the quality hasn't really improved. It seems most of the places are oriented towards the bottom end of the eating experience. There is an over abundance of beer bars and bar food.

With the exception of Good Everything (which is marginal), there isn't a single Western restaurant with an ambiance that I find appealing. I'm not interested in taking my friends or family to a restaurant with bar girls, cigarette smoking, televisions, pool tables, or loud music, no matter how good the food is. I may go myself or with a friend, but it's not a family affair.

Until there are Western restaurants that have good food, service, and ambiance, I'll continue having family meals at Thai restaurants, of which there are many.

Have you tried the 'L'elephant Blanc', (The White Elephant).
I haven't personally sampled their food or ambiance.
Though reports I have had are favourable.
Any help on this one?

i think a lot of the problems with service is down to poor english skills on both sides
the number system seems to work best unless you have farmers fingers

hxjohn wrote:i think a lot of the problems with service is down to poor english skills on both sides
the number system seems to work best unless you have farmers fingers

agree with you on that one john.
i went and had a resort in udon once and i told them that i would like a cheese omelette so they gave me scramble egg with parmesan cheese ,i question what this was and they told me that is what i ordered i told them omellet and they still did not know ,i end up telling the head waiter

scrabled egg with parmesan cheese is a cheese omelet italian style LOL

if you want an omelette dill, just ask for ...'Kai-gel',which is a simple Thai omelette,very nice with minced pork in,which makes it.... 'Kai-gel moo-sup'.

or just add 'cheese' to the kai gel.

UdonExpat wrote:
Until there are Western restaurants that have good food, service, and ambiance, I'll continue having family meals at Thai restaurants, of which there are many.

UE, I agree totally with your veiws, if I want to eat out I prefer the dedicated restaurant style and I like a healthy menu, the idea of the old standby of Bacon & eggs for brekky doesn't appeal to my old clogged veins.
A nice brushetta or a plate of Muesli and fruit great ! I
n the main we dine at Thai restaurants, have found some good ones over the last year but after 15 yrs of living in Thailand I must admit the novely of Thai food has worn a little thin, but there are few other viable options.

Fatb, 2.5k twice a week, i for one could not afford to live that life consistantly here in Udon, and although many people don't want to admit it (always trying to give the impression they are Donald Trump or Justin 'wots-his-name') a lot of the expats here, like me, are on a limited budget. Nights out like that are generally kept for:
1. I did something naughty (and got caught)
2. It's her birthday
3. It's our anniversary

By the way nobody has mentioned the Bang Chiang Hotel, I find the food in there is well presented, well priced and of good variety, and is a good atmosphere.

...and isn't stickyfingers - Eddy, that used to own Nongs ribs, looking back on his postings he sure does like that place!

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beer monkey wrote:if you want an omelette dill, just ask for ...'Kai-gel',which is a simple Thai omelette,very nice with minced pork in,which makes it.... 'Kai-gel moo-sup'.

or just add 'cheese' to the kai gel.

kai jee ow

with cheese = kai jee ow + noei kang

wilson_smith wrote:

beer monkey wrote:if you want an omelette dill, just ask for ...'Kai-gel',which is a simple Thai omelette,very nice with minced pork in,which makes it.... 'Kai-gel moo-sup'.

or just add 'cheese' to the kai gel.

kai jee ow

with cheese = kai jee ow + noei kang

Did'nt think there is an actual Thai word for 'cheese' as we know it, its just cheese although they might pronounce it a little differant like cheess.

Kai-gel, Kai jee ow...all in the pronounciation, as for Kai jee ow + Noei kang...omelette and butter..

Noei or noei kang = butter or hardened butter.

i guess it all comes from a cows titties,apart from the eggs for the omelette part that is.