As part of my trip to Kao Yai, I went to Chok Chai Steak House which is part of the Chok Chai farm.
This is a much hailed place by the Thais and it’s made a big name for itself and the owners are very rich, but don’t be fooled by the hype or even the name.
The word “steak” is used quite loosely so if you are a fine of good steaks, give this place a miss because it serves meat, not steaks; at least not in the sense that westerners are used to.
For a start, the menu is quite limited. I saw now Sirloin steaks and no filet steaks. There were some “prime steaks” and a t-bone. plus a filet mignon but that’s about it.
Forget about ordering it as you like it because the steak is served on a sizzling hot plate like in a Chinese restaurant and so your steak continues to cook all the time you are eating it. I ordered a medium rare “more rare than medium” and it ended up a medium. No red meat to be seen anywhere.
The steak came with 5 french fried ( not fries ), cubed carrots, boiled cabbage, beans and some white vegetable. It’s the same serving as every other Thai restaurant.
To make it “worse” EVERY Thai in the place was giving their steaks a swimming lesson in tomato ketchup… they love that fickin’ stuff. They don’t add a touch to the side of their plate for the 5 fries, they band the crap out of the bottle until their steak is covered in it. They cut up their steak into little pieces before eating it and they scoop up every last drop of ketchup.
The point of this story ? Go to McDonalds / Burger King etc as they serve a more meaty treat than Chok Chai Farm.
PLUS, the buggers poured frickin’ gravy over the steak !
