2025 marks the first yearthat Chonburi has been recognized by the Michelin Guide, with a couple of restaurants right here in Pattaya having a mention in the most important food review and guide of them all. In our January issue we wrote about the marvelous Indian By Nature, and their delight at being one of the inaugural restaurants in the province to receive such acclaim.If you missed this you can still read the article on our website at pattayatrader.com.

Our next stop on the Michelin trail was the gorgeous Fish Club at the spectacular Andaz Pattaya Resort. The restaurant’s speciality is serving locally caught and freshly grilled seafood. You can choose a table indoors with air-conditioned seating or sit al fresco to make the most of the enviable location right on the beach front. Fish Club operates daily, with lunch from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM and dinner from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Sunday through Thursday, extending to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. We were there to sample some delights from the dinner menu so opted for a table outside by the pool to catch the last rays of sunset

To get our taste buds tingling we were presented with an amuse bouche of crunchy battered seaweed that was wonderfully zesty and flavoursome. It certainly did the trick, making us eager to receive our starters. For these we chose a favourite dish from a previous visit, the tuna tacos made with Japanese tuna, lime, avocado, sour cream, and Asian slaw.

The other was King Crabmeat Salad which was amazing and is now a new favourite. It has generous portions of crab meat, such a joy to eat without the hassle of having to wrestle with the shell, another tangy accompaniment with the addition of a crispy black rice cracker jalapeno and coriander dressing and the smoothest best avocado puree I have ever tasted. In fact there need to be a new description for this avocado. It is so smooth, so fresh, so delicious, I wonder if they put it through a sieve to get it so creamy?

Well that was all a tremendous success and time now to talk about the Watermelon Splash. Not just a great drink to feature because it looks so good in the photos, it is made with a mint,citrus cordial and soda. Don’t think about the sickly sweet Watermelon smoothies you might sample around town this Water Melon Splash is light, thirst quenching and very refreshing

So on to the main event “Surf and Turf” but not as we might usually know it. Fish Club’s version features half a chargrilled Boston lobster and 200 grammes of succulent Japanese Wagyu striploin – enough for 2 to happily share. We had originally thought of only selecting fish and seafood for our review here at Andaz but the recreation of a classic was just too good to pass up. As with everything we sampled it was all perfectly and imaginatively seasoned with flavours to really compliment the lobster and wagyu. Other non-seafood options include whole grilled pork collar and whole grilled baby chicken that has been declared “extremely good” by a friend who chose this and really loves his food.

Other highlights at the Fish Club include the oysters which are available in single, three, or six-piece servings, the seafood towers and lobster mac & cheese. So visit this stunning restaurant to find out for yourself just why it was credited by Michelin.

andazpattaya.com

Telephone for reservations

(advisable) 038 221 234

At Andaz Pattaya Jomtien Beach

345, Moo 3, Na Jomtien

(just behind Aquaverse)