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Gourmet Visits HUA HIN RESTAURANT

Chiang Mai... by the Sea?

Located hundreds of kilometers from the Gulf of Thailand, Chiang Mai's Hua Hin Restaurant nevertheless manages to conjure up a tantalizing selection of fresh seafood dishes that will soon have you reminiscing about the sea. As the proud owners of a resort in the real Hua Hin, the team behind this northern Thai eatery have a love for all things seafood as can be seen on their extensive Thai menu.

As a part of the Mandalay Bar complex on Moon Muang Road, Hua Hin is a restaurant that kicks off around seven o'clock in the evening and goes until late. We decided to get there early to get a prime position before tucking into a selection of wonderfully fishy dishes. First we tried the crunchy prawn spring rolls with deliciously crispy outsides and meaty centers also with chicken and mushrooms.

Contented, we dunked them in an accompanying sweet sauce while awaiting the Hua Hin piece de resistance, the Yam Hua Hin, or Hua Hin salad. Packed with fresh seafood including shrimp, squid and mussels, this semi-spicy concoction had a certain tangy flavor that was light, refreshing and very tasty. These two appetizers had given us a strong taste for the sea as we prepared for the main dish, ‘two-face fish' - deep-fried tubtim sea fish cooked in two separate accompaniments, one peppercorns and chilies and the other fried onion and capsicum. We mixed and matched, tore into the fish and devoured both faces.

With dishes starting at about 60 baht each, the Hua Hin Restaurant is place to enjoy a full meal or a snack over drinks while enjoying the numerous bands performing each night, or even the special concerts that feature well-known singers. There are three such performances here in August. The restaurant sits people inside right by the stage or outside and there are big screens showing live sport so there is plenty going on here every night until 12 o'clock.

If you feel like keeping the night going, Mandalay Bar next door is a huge entertainment complex that has just been completely renovated with music shows every night, private karaoke booths and two adjoining DJ rooms - The Dark and Scratches.

Hua Hin has never been so much fun.

Text: Steve Finch Images: Apirak