So I am leaving Krabi, likely permanently in the next month - I have been here over a decade. Due to where I lived (once in the jungle and another time in a Muslim part of town) I haven't ever found a great English Breakfast anywhere other than the restaurant that years ago I was the owner of. I made it my goal to find one before I left and I think I may have succeeded.
You might recall an epic failure that I wrote about before and I actually received some criticism about how I "should try to eat like the locals do" or something along those lines and I want everyone to understand that 90% of what I eat actually is local food. However, from time to time, since I am a westerner I occasionally would like to have some food from home despite the fact that I am not English and prior to moving away from the U.S. having baked beans for breakfast would have seemed insane.
So as you can see in the pic you get a two eggs, bacon, a sausage, a bunch of beans, two pieces of brown bread, hash browns, and fried tomatoes and mushrooms. I realize there are other things that could be added to this as there are many variations of the breakfast throughout the world but this is the standard over here in South East Asia as for as the English Breakfast (EBF) is concerned.
Things that really impressed me:
- Eggs were not overcooked (still runny in the yolks)
- The bacon was pork bacon (not trying to get on anyone's case but chicken bacon, which is served for religious reasons over here, is not good)
- a sausage that is NOT a hot dog
- veggies that were not microwaved
- a nice portion of beans
- coffee and O.J. is included
- the friggin butter wasn't frozen and therefore, usable
as you can see, i kind of liked it
I was so excited when it first arrived (because it looked great) that I almost forgot to take a photo.
So there are 3 more places in town that I need to try but so far this is the best one. This came from Blue Juice which is, at least for the time being, my new favorite restaurant in Krabi-town.
I have seen adverts for places such as Irish Pubs at the beach towns that have even bigger and more authentic plates but these places charge a relative fortune and therefore will not be included in my "contest." I am only looking at places that have budget prices, and at 180 Baht, this one certainly is budget in my opinion.
This one, so far, has not only been fantastic in the presentation, taste, and quality; but is also a real winner on affordability.