$168 for a Chinky, anyone?
$168 for a Chinky, anyone?
I'm sure it's very nice, but can a meal at a Chinky in Cambodia really be worth $168?
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Yay! Another day drinker!slavedog wrote:I'm sure it's very nice, but can a meal at a Chinky in Cambodia really be worth $168?
I am sooooo very sorry if you can't understand or appreciate my sarcastic facetiousness.
On its own that phrase doesn't actually mean much as there are no specifics on which to comment. I presume you are referring to some "undisclosed" Chinese restaurant. It really depends on what it includes, number of people,wine, class of venue etc.slavedog wrote:I'm sure it's very nice, but can a meal at a Chinky in Cambodia really be worth $168?
Tepui at The Chinese House, Seafood tray is $98, Peking Duck is $65.95Wagu Tenderloin is $58 for example.
Ha, forgot the link: https://www.facebook.com/theclaypothouse/
Of course the crab bumps it up, although the writing is too small to read what variety it actually is.
Just struck me as pricey for a restaurant that's usual dishes average about $5.
Of course the crab bumps it up, although the writing is too small to read what variety it actually is.
Just struck me as pricey for a restaurant that's usual dishes average about $5.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
No, just bored. Perhaps I got the post christmas blueschkwoot wrote:Yay! Another day drinker!slavedog wrote:I'm sure it's very nice, but can a meal at a Chinky in Cambodia really be worth $168?
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Let's be clear about this.
China House is not intended for drifters, backpackers or those with shallow pockets. But, that said, there are plenty of far cheaper and affordable options on the menu.
I like China House. I've had some great evenings there since it was placed under the management of Ben (Benjamin) Thomalla from South Africa and his South African chef. The staff is great too and very service oriented. A more dynamic manager totally committed to the service of his clients it is hard to imagine.
Ben and his team do the best BBQ pork whole suckling pig cooked on the premises of any establishment in Cambodia. The cold pork is just divine.
There aren't may places that can cater of a group of 120 thirsty and hungry Australians, several times within two weeks, due to our demand to return here in August this year, and produce totally different menus on each occasion.
A great place to eat either in a group or with just a few friends. And the wines are good too.
If you are a bottom feeder this place is not for you.
The several previous postings smack of "tall poppy" syndrome envy.
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China House is not intended for drifters, backpackers or those with shallow pockets. But, that said, there are plenty of far cheaper and affordable options on the menu.
I like China House. I've had some great evenings there since it was placed under the management of Ben (Benjamin) Thomalla from South Africa and his South African chef. The staff is great too and very service oriented. A more dynamic manager totally committed to the service of his clients it is hard to imagine.
Ben and his team do the best BBQ pork whole suckling pig cooked on the premises of any establishment in Cambodia. The cold pork is just divine.
There aren't may places that can cater of a group of 120 thirsty and hungry Australians, several times within two weeks, due to our demand to return here in August this year, and produce totally different menus on each occasion.
A great place to eat either in a group or with just a few friends. And the wines are good too.
If you are a bottom feeder this place is not for you.
The several previous postings smack of "tall poppy" syndrome envy.
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OML should change name, that being said I might follow his advice and try it myself.
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What do you recommend that I change my name to?
I've always enjoyed good food and drink and that is to be found in plenty in Phnom Penh.
OML
I've always enjoyed good food and drink and that is to be found in plenty in Phnom Penh.
OML
I see what you mean about appearing pricy, however their live mud crab is advertised at $30-$35 a kilo and the $168 menu does state $3kg of crab.slavedog wrote:Ha, forgot the link: https://www.facebook.com/theclaypothouse/
Of course the crab bumps it up, although the writing is too small to read what variety it actually is.
Just struck me as pricey for a restaurant that's usual dishes average about $5.
Never been but it does look a bit "ordinary" unlike Chinese House, which is a very nice venue. I used to go to Chinese House before I moved out of town and it was always pretty good.
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Do you mean China House or Chinese House? I also like Chinese House.
I don't have a problem spending that much on a decent meal as I did just last week at a French restaurant in Bangkok, which was well worth the money.
But I'll readily admit that $168 or $336 for a couple to sit in a Toul Tom Pong shop house on a plastic chair eating a Chinky seems a bit much.
I don't have a problem spending that much on a decent meal as I did just last week at a French restaurant in Bangkok, which was well worth the money.
But I'll readily admit that $168 or $336 for a couple to sit in a Toul Tom Pong shop house on a plastic chair eating a Chinky seems a bit much.
TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
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Chinese House. Lower Sisowath.
You should try some of the upper-market Chinese places on Monivong! Talk about $$$
But great if an Okna is paying.
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You should try some of the upper-market Chinese places on Monivong! Talk about $$$
But great if an Okna is paying.
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Don't let details like that get in the way of a round of unprovoked abuse from a cranky old curmudgeon.slavedog wrote:Do you mean China House or Chinese House? I also like Chinese House.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
Sorry my mistake I meant Tepui at The Chinese House, just edited my post to correct.slavedog wrote:Do you mean China House or Chinese House? I also like Chinese House.
I don't have a problem spending that much on a decent meal as I did just last week at a French restaurant in Bangkok, which was well worth the money.
But I'll readily admit that $168 or $336 for a couple to sit in a Toul Tom Pong shop house on a plastic chair eating a Chinky seems a bit much.
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As a non native British English speaker, I had to look up to see if "Chinky" was offensive or not. I found that:
"After several campaigns by the Scottish Executive, more people in Scotland now acknowledge that this name is indirectly racist. However, the Broadcasting Standards Commission held in 2002, after a complaint about the BBC One programme The Vicar of Dibley, that when used as the name of a type of restaurant or meal, rather than as an adjective applied to a person or group of people, the word carries no racist connotation." (There's a whole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinky]Wiki article on it.)
The Çambridge dictionary thinks it's offensive, but, and this will surprise no one, Nigel Farage defends its use. The Dictionary of Modern Slang says it's ok to describe a restaurant/food, but is offensive to describe people.
So, who am I to overrule the British Broadcasting Standards Commission? I thought I would get this out of the way before the peanut gallery commented. However, I would think that people, even Brits, living in Asian would probably have grown past the use of the word. Meh.
"After several campaigns by the Scottish Executive, more people in Scotland now acknowledge that this name is indirectly racist. However, the Broadcasting Standards Commission held in 2002, after a complaint about the BBC One programme The Vicar of Dibley, that when used as the name of a type of restaurant or meal, rather than as an adjective applied to a person or group of people, the word carries no racist connotation." (There's a whole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinky]Wiki article on it.)
The Çambridge dictionary thinks it's offensive, but, and this will surprise no one, Nigel Farage defends its use. The Dictionary of Modern Slang says it's ok to describe a restaurant/food, but is offensive to describe people.
So, who am I to overrule the British Broadcasting Standards Commission? I thought I would get this out of the way before the peanut gallery commented. However, I would think that people, even Brits, living in Asian would probably have grown past the use of the word. Meh.