Mata Hari

SETTING

After nine years in the relatively cramped venue on Pattaya Second Road, these new and enlarged premises offer a combination of lounge/cocktail bar and separate dining areas. The look is colonial, reflecting the background of the owner.

FOOD

Mata Hari is an award-winning restaurant, orchestrated at every turn by the highly respected Louis Noll, the bailli of the local Chaine des Rotisseurs. The food reflects his eclectic, adventurous lifestyle. The old menu has been brought over to the new restaurant, with a few additions to brighten any jaded palate. The lounge/cocktail bar has its own blackboard menu featuring a tapas style of individual small plates of international items, such as stuffed egg and guacamole prawn, bitter-ballen and antipasti items. In the restaurant proper, the eclectic nature can be seen in items such as lamb cutlets marinated in extra-virgin olive oil with herbs and red bell pepper dressing, pan-fried snapper done in a crab crust, or man-sized imported steaks from Argentina and Australia. Desserts include Grand Marnier parfait, summer berry pudding and favourite sticky date pudding.

WINES

A healthy mix of old and new world. More wines by the glass of a better quality, plus a healthy proportion of less expensive, but good performing wines under 1,000 baht per bottle.

SERVICE

Conservative, knowledgeable and unobtrusive, watched over by Louis.

PRICE

A sensationally memorable dinner for two will only cost about 1,000 baht without wine.

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