Cafe 69, Koh Samui, Thailand

We are still in Koh Samui but having a later quest for this entry.

The Cafe 69 is a restaurant I had read good things about and is located within a five minute walk from our hotel in the Bophut area of the island, so I thought my wife and I would give it a try for dinner.

We did not book but luckily there was an outdoor table available for us which was fine in the cooler night temperature. It was not long until the venue was full, with the waiter asking patrons to return later, proving its popularity.

The menu consists of Thai food and the have specials on a board too. You can also request the chef to try to rustle something up for you if you cannot find it on the menu, which is a really nice touch.

Drinks were ordered first and shown below are my lime soda and my wife's young coconut.

Drinks. Lime Soda on the left, Young Coconut on the right

We had the following food items, which were received in the order below.

The pomelo salad with beef arrived as our first dish, which was a great starter. The bitter-sour citrusy pomelo pieces mixed in with well cooked beef portions and chilli spices worked a treat.

Pomelo Salad

Tom yum gung soup was served next. This had an excellent flavour, was not too not too spicy and packed with prawns and cherry tomatoes. The bowl was deceptively large and so made it very filling soup.

Tom Yum Soup

The fried rice is shown at the foreground of the picture below. The dish came with finely chopped apple, pork floss, salted egg and chicken pieces to the side for it to be mixed up with the rice. This made quite a good combination when all mixed in. 

Bottom - Fried Rice; Top - Lettuce Wrap

The top of the above picture shows lettuce, rice roll and chicken mince. The mince and rice roll are placed in the lettuce, which is then made in a wrap. There was a sauce to accompany that gave it a little spicy kick that was nice. The only comment here is that could have provided slightly more lettuce, unless we did not spoon enough mince into the wrap.

It is not cheap in terms of Thai prices but the food tasted great and all dishes are well presented. Service is friendly, attentive and prompt. Even with the risqué sounding name, the restaurant is not decked out in erotic paraphernalia but modern furnishing. This place is rated the top restaurant in Tripadvisor and it is easy to see why; if you are in this area, definitely eat here.

Scores:

Food: 4/5

Presentation: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Setting: 3/5

Overall: 15/20

Total Bill: 1000THB, about £10 a head.

We ate: All of the above.

We drank: Lime Soda, Young Coconut.

I wore: Shorts and flip flops.