A street stall crepe, Khao Lak

There are quite a large no. of European visitors in Khao Lak.  That has brought up some street stalls selling crepe and other western food and snack in the street.  It's about THB60 for one (appro. Euros 1.2, vs Euros 5-6 in Europe).  Yet, this one has some fresh fruits like banana, mango.  I'd love to come back here for another try.

Smile Restaurant, Khao Lak, SW Thailand

It's half and half risky if we rely on comments from several forums.  This time I bet it on the tripadvisor rankng this place on the no. 2 among the 250 something restaurants in Khao Lak.  The bet turned out to be a winning.  This place was full with bookings but sadly I saw 40% of the bookings went off.  This is something I don't like people who often make bookings for 2-3 places and then choose it in the last minute.  This has made the others and the restaurants with some empty tables.  It further made some restaurants which might have their overbooking (like airlines having an extra 10-20% overbooking) in case of no-show.

Back to the service and food, both were quite impressive.  Simply look at their snack (photo 2).  This is something different from those boring snacks.  They also served some amuse brioche  (photo 3), but the prices of this restaurant aren't of that high-end.  So we had chicken satay, grilled prawns, spring rolls, tom kha chicken, grilled chicken, massaman curry beef, grilled fish.  All the mains come with veggie and rice (unlimited serving).  So this meal for so many dishes just cost us THB2,100, good for 6 persons.  Though it may not be the best if compared to those of BKK, it's the very best in Khao Lak. 

sunset at Khuk Khak beach, Khao Lak

The upper north section of Khuk Khak beach can be quite flat at low tide.  When it's at sunset, you can find many various spectacular sunset scenes.  Even you can have something like a "mirror of the sky" (photo 4).  No need to go to Bolivia (South America).

Beachfront villa, the Haven Khao Lak, SW Thailand

This villa is about US$300 per night.  If we compare it to those other foreign villas at the same standard, it may not be that much.  However, as compared to the pool access room which is US$110, this pricing is a bit too high.  It claimed as a beachfront, but it's not. At least with a road in front and about 100 meters away from the sea.  One more disadvantage is that the other villa is too close without any partition.  Quite odd if you aren't with another acquaintance.

Kantary Cafe, Khao Lak, SW Thailand

This is another shop I visited last time after dinner at Phu Khao Lak.  The ice cream was somehow not as nice as the last time, but the crepe is quite surprising.  It's also a super-sized crepe with filling cream and ice cream inside.  I't just THB150 - good for 4 persons.

Phu Khao Lak, Thai restaurant, Khao Lak

Visited this place 3 years ago.  Their food isn't the best but at least good for my memory for its pineapple fried rice and Pad Si Er.  This time, more good dishes impressed me.  Their stir fried bean sprouts with prawn was very aromatic (very powerful stir frying for the bean sprout to bring out the aroma of bean sprout).  The grilled fish was also a plus.

See you JW Marriott Khao Lak

It's always nice to come back and see something we know.  I'm happy to see this tree growing bigger and bigger.  The room next to the tree was the one I stayed 4 years ago.  Hope to visit here again soon.  See you JW Khao Lak.