Monday’s here and the temperature has been hot. My wife is off to Nakon Si Thammarat tomorrow to help an aunt in hospital so I am going to be looking after little monkeys nos. 1 & 2. To celebrate this event we decided to take a trip to one of my favourite restaurant’s in Phuket. Now this place is not cheap but it is higher end and the food is of very high quality. If you have been reading my posts from the beginning you will know dinner by the sea is near the top of my list of nice things to do, so it should come as no surprise that this place is also next to the sea. The photo on the left is taken sitting at our table.
Taxi Anyone
Dinner consisted of a fairly average bottle of white wine (though very pricey relative to most other countries due to the very high luxury goods tax on wine in Thailand), accompanied by several dishes. The Seafood curry starter was very tasy, the seafood pizza that is not a pizza was nice, a pleasantly zesty lemongrass squid dish and a favorite of mine, prawn & banana blossom salad. Yum Yum.
Whilst sitting at the restaurant the storm clouds started to gather to the north and within 40 minutes the rain was starting to fall. Fortunately they are well prepared at Kan Eng @ pier to cope with improptu downpours. There are several semi-thai style rooms provided with fans and air conditioning where you can finish your meal without showering whilst eating. We rejoined there are were treated to a fantastic natural light show with several strong bolts of lightening seemingly just a 100 or so metres offshore. You can see the storm clouds gathering in the picture.
The rain was pretty torrential but the outside kitchens have roof coverings so proceedings can proceed. The food is delivered under umbrella and protected by clear plastic trays and lids to keep the rain off the food. All very professional.
Our seat was opposite the chef so there was additional entertainment watching him prepare the food – again the whole setup here is very well organised, the staff are very cordial too.
Chef Cooking at Kan Eng @ Pier Restaurant
It is interesting to note when I first came to Phuket about 9 years ago this restaurant was nothing like it is today, comprising a few bamboo tables and a straw covered hut in which food was prepared. I remember the food being rather average and quite expensive for what was served up. They have come a long way since those times and Kan Eng is now probably my favourite restaurant on the island for a special meal.
Anyway a very pleasant evening out. The last picture is not very good because the flash on my little camera is not so great. Unfortunately although I lugged the big camera and flash out with me I forgot the battery and the Memory Card so couldn’t use. Spare a thought for me forgetting my memory 
