This week’s culinary excursion was out to a restaurant on the dark side in East Pattaya. Why they call it the dark side is a mystery, since the area is a gastronomic oasis with some very good restaurants, some of which can justly rival many fine restaurants in central and south Pattaya.  The restaurant in question is called A-Corner that serves up a fine menu of authentic German and Thai cuisine.   It is located outside the Pattaya Paradise Village 2 on Soi Mapyailia, which runs between the far end of both Soi Khao Talo (which is nearer) and Soi Nern Plub Wan off Sukhumvit Road.

Open just under a year, and run by Thai restaurateur Khun Wanrudee, this no frills yet ultra clean venue is what one would expect from a typical German style restaurant. It is stark on decor but is comfortable and offers a small selection of good quality dishes at astonishingly good prices. And typical of traditional German restaurants, A-Corner serves up plentiful portions to satisfy the hungriest of diners’ appetites.    The menu offers a selection of all day breakfasts from 60 baht for Jam and Toast to 150 baht for a typical German feast of Cold Cuts of Meat and Salami, Cheese and Eggs. All day snacks are available such as 95 baht for Currywurst Sausage or Smoked Salmon with Egg and Onion on German Rye Bread at 130 baht.  They also have a very tasty and filling Pea Soup at 75 baht.   For main course there is an excellent German style Beef (Roulade) Roll with Red Cabbage and Dumplings at 225 baht, Wiener Schnitzel with Fries at 160 baht and for lovers of German Sausages there are very good meaty Wiener Fran
kfurters or Bratwurst with homemade Potato Salad at 140 baht.     We sampled the Currywurst Sausages; being two extremely long meaty offerings, perfectly seasoned and served with homemade Dumplings.   Equally good was the generous portion of Smoked Salmon on Rye with Egg and Onion Rings.  For main course we had to try the German style Beef Roulade, a really tasty combination of flattened thin slices of top quality Sirloin Beef Steak filled with Vegetables and Pickles, then browned on all sides and served with delicious Red Cabbage and Dumplings and Red Wine Sauce.  Finally to end the meal we tried a very satisfyingly tasting Schnitzel Pork Steak covered with an excellent Mushroom Sauce (195 baht).

The Thai cuisine available is plentiful and is quite reasonably priced with dishes around 100 baht and the popular Tom Yam Khung (Spicy Prawn and Lemongrass Soup) at 90 baht for a bowl filled with freshly cooked Prawns.
 
There is a wide range of Beers such as Heineken at 60 baht or Chang at 45 baht and good house red and white Wine at 75 baht a glass.

For lovers of sport you might like to know that German Football is broadcasted live every Saturday and Sunday from 8.30pm.  So, if you are ever in the area, call in at the A-Corner Restaurant and enjoy a hearty satisfying good value meal – German style!

Closed on Monday!  Open from 10am until 10pm.  Telephone: 081 437 8852.