Cabbage and Condoms Restaurant in Pattaya is a very nice place
Pattaya is full of cafes and restaurants for every taste, so what makes this restaurant unique, except for its extravagant name. Although this place is not very popular and popular with tourists, it definitely deserves attention..
Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant is located on Pratumnak, right by the sea. It can be said that it has its own almost private beach. The tables of the restaurant are on wooden terraces, located on terraces above the sea, among the trees. The terraces offer excellent views of the beach, sea and islands on the horizon. It is especially good to sit at a table at sunset, under the branches of trees, listening to the sound of the sea and enjoying the light fresh breeze from the sea.
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Restaurant Cabbage and Condoms
Cabbages and Condoms restaurant has a huge territory in common with the hotel Birds and Bees Resort. There is a large lawn with swings and free running rabbits, a piece of real tropical jungle with paths, bridges and fish in ponds.
Where does such a strange name come from, which translates as «Cabbage and condoms»? The fact is that this is a chain restaurant; there are similar establishments in almost all major resort cities of Thailand. Their creator and owner Mechai Viravaidya several decades ago began to engage in social activities on birth control and family planning. Abortion is banned in Thailand, rural fertility used to be very high.
Long-term educational work of Mr. Mechay bore fruit, the birth rate in Thailand gradually decreased. And a by-product was the idea of a restaurant where condoms are brought to visitors along with the bill..
The name of the Birds and Bees Resort, on the territory of which the Pattaya restaurant of this chain is located, is also not accidental. In English, there is a persistent expression about «Birds and Bees», means telling children about sex through a metaphor about birds and bees, so to speak, using the example of wildlife.
On the large green territory of the restaurant, there are a lot of all sorts of funny signs and inscriptions. For example, right at the entrance it is proposed to go through the jungle «capitalist» or «socialist» by. Moreover, they ultimately lead to the same place..
Another feature, now of the restaurant itself, is mannequins dressed in clothes made of condoms and patterns of the same material laid out on tables under glass. Therefore, if you are with children and do not want to provoke questions, it is better to sit at the tables on the terraces, they are just wooden, without original decor.
Mannequins in branded costumes right in the restaurant
Territory of the Cabbages and Condoms restaurant
Lawn next to the restaurant
Beach view from the restaurant terrace
Beach view from the restaurant terrace
In addition to the idea of educating the masses, the Pattaya restaurant also has a pronounced eco-theme. At the entrance to the territory, to the right of the parking lot, there is a vegetable garden where herbs for the restaurant's kitchen are grown. There is also a large aviary with birds, there are benches and a pretty green corridor of climbing plants. You can walk around the garden and around, the children will surely like to look at the birds.
On the way from the entrance to the restaurant, among the lush tropical vegetation, there is a small playground with a children's swing, a trampoline and an open-air cage with rabbits. Also on the lawn by the pool and the restaurant itself there are bicycles, turning the pedals of which you generate electricity and water the flowers.
There is also a swimming pool with a beautiful sea view. It can be used not only by guests of the resort, but also by everyone, for 500 baht per person. So, in principle, you can come here not only for dinner, but for the whole day..
Considering all of the above, we can say that the restaurant is suitable for a romantic evening for two and for a family dinner with children. There will be a lot of interesting things for them on the territory.
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Menu and prices
The prices in the restaurant are above average in the city, but at least once it's worth it. Truth. And tasty and aesthetically pleasing. Food is served in pretty dishes, served beautifully. The menu includes Thai and European cuisine. Thai food a little «smoothed» to the European taste, but still, many of them are very spicy. I ordered exactly Thai food, no complaints, I liked it.
If you don’t like red peppers, it’s better to ask «no spicy», then it will be sharp, not strong. Although, in fact, in Thai cuisine there are quite a few dishes without pepper, for the convenience of guests, there are pictures, composition and notes about their spiciness on the menu next to the names of the dishes. There is a children's menu. And there are also special chairs for children, so we can say that despite the not very childish theme and decor elements, the cafe is quite «kids friendly».
European dishes in the restaurant are pastas, soups, invariable Greek salad, French fries, burgers, etc. But it is better to opt for Thai cuisine, it is presented here better than European. A good selection of cocktails, alcoholic and non-alcoholic, as well as natural fruit smoothies.
The invoice automatically includes 18% service tax. Although the service in a restaurant is usually excellent, if there are a lot of visitors, the waiters can sometimes confuse something or react sluggishly to requests. But more often they still behave extremely kindly..
Menu at Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant
When is the best time to come
The best time to visit the restaurant is at sunset. From 17:00, tables are served on the terraces above the beach, which offer the most beautiful view. In the evening a pleasant fresh breeze blows from the sea, lanterns are lit. True, there are the most visitors at this time..
In high season and on weekends, it is better to book tables in advance, there may be no seats available. This is exactly what happened in my case. There was enough space on the terrace without armor, but on the third line, so the view of the sunset and the sea was not the best. This despite the fact that my friends and I came a little early, it's just that many tables were already reserved.
If you are with children, you can come a couple of hours before sunset, calmly walk around the territory. In the tropical part, mosquitoes can be in the evening, so it is better to take a repellent with you. There are fewer of them on the terraces, because the breeze blows and the fans are turned on, but it can also be.
Birds and Bees Resort, Cabbages and Condoms Restaurant
How to get there
The restaurant is located in the Pratumnak area, on 4 Alley street, across the street from the hotel Asia Pattaya. This area is considered tourist, more European and popular with Russian tourists. But public transport, unfortunately, does not go around Pratumnak. At the same time, the terrain is with slight inclines, not entirely flat. And the streets are located so that in a straight line from one place to another it is very close, but the road makes big detours and the path goes long.
For example, from the popular Cozy Beach the restaurant is not far in a straight line, but you will have to walk pretty well. Better to take a taxi. On foot along Pratumnak, you can walk to the restaurant from Dongtan Beach, from Tapraya Street, along which tuk-tuk run, or from the hotel and Cozy Beach, but the journey will take from 30 minutes.
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Restaurant Cabbage and Condoms
Restaurant Cabbage and Condoms
Cabbages & Comdoms is not only delicious food, but also an unusual space design, where green ideas coexist with birth control. There is a lot of greenery on the territory, rabbits are running around the lawn, a beautiful sea view from the terraces, access to the beach.
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Cabbages & Comdoms is not only delicious food, but also an unusual space design, where green ideas coexist with birth control. There is a lot of greenery on the territory, rabbits are running around the lawn, a beautiful sea view from the terraces, access to the beach. Read more about condoms..