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The AA meeting is held at the hospital in Pak Thong Chai .. not at any restaurant so don't blame AA for a restaurant failure ... hahaha

Are those AA meetings that are held there on the 18th of the month?

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Ha! Ha! how did i miss this thread, the wriggling man from d/k, kind a miss his posts

Roger, I'm not accusing you of intentionally misleading our readers in the interest of a businessperson. That's why I left your post.

But incomplete information should be supplemented to enable people to make right choices, and you have just asked for more information! So, let's make it short!

The stories surrounding that venue range from attempting price collusions, i. e. asking a competitor to raise her prices to their level, to publicly haranguing former customers who have changed their preference, etc.

Satisfied now, Roger?

But I'll give it a rest - you too ?

Roger, a reader just sent me some quite important and shocking information to supplement the info given above. Do you really think I should withhold that information? If I can do you a favor, I will withhold it for a while, maybe even a long time. 

Concerning the monthly meeting mentioned by Ben.  Can anyone just show up?

seems no problem I think.
We showed up with 4 people from Phimai without any problem.
Had a great afternoon.
We bought some fresh brown and grey bread that somebody delivered there.
and some special german or swiss cookies that he liked.
he also bought pickled augurs (or something like that).
The place was full, clients that came later even had a problem to find a free chair.
after 12.30 there were no more free chairs in the restaurant.
I specially loved that the thai wives each brought something with them:
self baked cakes, cookies,
self grown veggies like radish,...
fruits from their own garden,...papaya, tamarind,..
first time I saw this in a "treffung" in Thailand, nice indeed.
next time we will try to visit top cafe, as it seems to be very close to each other.

I would just reiterate my view that Oasis Restaurant at Pak Thong Chai is excellent, with great food and good service. That's all.
Personal disparagement relating to past events doesn't make any difference to that fact.

There was no mischief in my original post at all.

Nobody accused you of that, Roger!

I would have even allowed Jürgen himself to introduce his venue here, but with the right words and gestures of course, words and gestures he obviously couldn't find on Korat-Info.

Right, Roger, I've never been there...and I'd never go there, after the posts by Jürgen on Korat-Info and the PMs (with allegations of what his guests had said) he sent me there. I didn't start anything with him. Opposite, I welcomed him to the forum, even supported his then new venture "Restaurant Treff".

Maybe Dirk's encouragement actually did help him improve. We all certainly wish he did get his act together. Though, an apology I or the folks on Korat-Info never received from him. I've seen businesspeople doing better in PR

If I get hungry or feel like looking for company in a restaurant frequented by farangs in Pak Thong Chai I will definitely give Top Cafe the priority it does deserve.

no problem, park almost in front of the restaurant.

That's what customers did in front of Jürgen und Wikanda's "Restaurant TREFF" on Mukkhamontri Road in Korat, causing the police to come in and complain very often. "Restaurant Treff" then relocated to the former "Baan Nai Suan", keeping the name in translation as "Haus im Garten". Unfortunately that venture didn't last either, like the Restaurant on Phuket, where the owner is said (by Jürgen) not to have extended the lease, because he wanted to run a hotel in that location. As Jürgen told, Phuket became too much for him anyway, so they started to move towards Korat, where his wife is from. They had a restaurant on Highway 304 towards Pattaya, right before the mountain, which they also had to give up early. Though not wanting to tell why, Juergen wrote in his introduction on Korat-Info, that obviously the landlord had seen that it was running too well.

There were some rumors why he gave up the last venture in Korat, the "Haus im Garten" (Baan Nai Suan), but it might be most interesting to hear his version.

Anyway, with his old friend Dirk the bakers's words

juergen kopf hoch da geht was  man muss arbeiten an sich selbst

Translated: "Jürgen, keep your head up, there is something possible, one needs to work on himself"

That includes not posting questions like "warum ist es so ruig" ("Why is it so quiet?") on public forums. Which is hard to understand, since according to a former supplier, he lost interest in running the place due to a "tumult-like discussion" between staff and guests. That a competitor said, the place was closed by the authorities after a guest had complained to them about lacking standards of hygiene in the kitchen, could have been just envy.

Better success this time, Jürgen!

no problem, park almost in front of the restaurant.
The meetings on the 18th of the month are also good.
On that they you will meet there 20-25 farangs that live around there.

After yet another outstanding meal with the Family yesterday at the Oasis Restaurant in Pak Thong Chai, I have to recommend it to KF. Oasis serves a good range of both Falang and Thai food, and has some classy steaks, Lasagna, Pizzas and Swiss speciality dishes. I've been going there very regularly for a year or two. We found it purely by chance when a Swiss friend in my car noticed the Swiss flag outside. Since then it's become a firm favourite with all our friends - I believe they did an Xmas Dinner on 25th and although I was away - comments were sparkling !
Jurgen's wife Wi and the lady that helps her, speak good English and are always most charming. Very good service in fact.
I just can't recommend it highly enough and my Pals feel the same.
To find the Restaurant, coming from Korat direction, turn right in the centre of PTC, opposite the Police Station - it's 150 metres.
N.B. Oasis closes every Monday - otherwise open daily 9am - 10pm.
Oasis is quite close in fact, to Top Cafe.
So Pak Thong Chai is worth a visit !