toolpush Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 What is happening with the Old Dutch Restaurant at the end of Soi Cowboy? I walked by the other day and it has been gutted. Are the owners planning on renovating and re-opening the restaurant or is it gone for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 It was bought by Crazy House next door and they are opening a new GoGo Bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolpush Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 That sucks. I have been an occasional customer over the years since the late 80s. Always enjoyed the food and ambience. It was a Bangkok "landmark" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 19 minutes ago, toolpush said: It was a Bangkok "landmark" Jeez, get real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I'm with Toolpush - it was a welcome respite from the chaos elsewhere in the street, and a chance for a quiet pint in the fresh air, some predictable food and a bit of quiet contemplation at the start of an evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said: I'm with Toolpush - it was a welcome respite from the chaos elsewhere in the street, and a chance for a quiet pint in the fresh air, some predictable food and a bit of quiet contemplation at the start of an evening. Might well be, but doesn't make it a landmark in the city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thermae is a landmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Gutted is the right word. It's been taken back to the shell. Don't forget Scruffy Murphys (new name for the Queen Vic) just across the road. I accept there is no view from Scruffys, but you can get some respite there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 What a shame about the Old Dutch. Always went for a bite to eat when in townSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Loved capping a night off with a sandwich from the takeout window. The meatballs were good ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 23 hours ago, toolpush said: That sucks. I have been an occasional customer over the years since the late 80s. Always enjoyed the food and ambience. It was a Bangkok "landmark" There'll be lots of food at the Go-Go Bar ............. meat only ! As for the ambience ........... up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camble Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 They had some nice photos of old Amsterdam and it was good for people watching outside but the food wasn’t anything special, went downhill when the old Dutch guy sold it several years ago. But i’m looking forward to checking out the new place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I think the Dutch guy sold it more than a few years ago. It was the only place with Dutch snacks in Bangkok for a long timeSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkoken Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 ANOTHER GO GO BAR? PROGRESS???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 55 minutes ago, bangkoken said: ANOTHER GO GO BAR? PROGRESS???? Shoosh! Some of us are still suffering from Hogmanay. Crazy House seemed like one of the better go-go bars, but it was always too crowded for me. I was surprised it was allowed to open on the main Soi, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvg Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 20 hours ago, Jimbo said: I think the Dutch guy sold it more than a few years ago. It was the only place with Dutch snacks in Bangkok for a long time Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect The owner told me that he did not get a new rentalcontract and the only thing he could do was take out his belongings and go. *Link to commercial website edited out* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guderian Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 I haven't been to Soi Cowboy in years, but back in the day when I was a regular there I often ate in the Dutch restaurant. The only place in Thailand I've ever had a decent loempia speciaal. Sad to hear that it's gone for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Excellent time to sell, in my opinion; go-go bars as a concept for the consumer probably peaked fifteen years ago or more, now they are overpriced, have poor service, rather tubby girls with bad attitudes, and crap music played over and over again by tin-eared Thai DJs. But as long as tourism flourishes there will be people rubbernecking down soi Cowboy and stopping for a beer, so the real estate is valuable; the owner of the Old Dutch will have got top Baht on his sale of the property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 9:38 AM, StreetCowboy said: I'm with Toolpush - it was a welcome respite from the chaos elsewhere in the street, and a chance for a quiet pint in the fresh air, some predictable food and a bit of quiet contemplation at the start of an evening. Then try the pub a few metres away on Soi 23. It has all you enjoyed at The Old Dutch. More or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapperdan Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Filthy place with crappy food Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thingamabob Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Sad to hear this. Good food, good service, good atmosphere. Most definitely a landmark in days gone by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepanom Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Jimbo said: I think the Dutch guy sold it more than a few years ago. It was the only place with Dutch snacks in Bangkok for a long time Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect I met the old Dutch ownwer Henk, a few years ago in Chiengrai he had a restaurant there with the same name Old Dutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wake Up Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 56 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said: Excellent time to sell, in my opinion; go-go bars as a concept for the consumer probably peaked fifteen years ago or more, now they are overpriced, have poor service, rather tubby girls with bad attitudes, and crap music played over and over again by tin-eared Thai DJs. But as long as tourism flourishes there will be people rubbernecking down soi Cowboy and stopping for a beer, so the real estate is valuable; the owner of the Old Dutch will have got top Baht on his sale of the property. What you say may be true but have you been in Crazy House lately? It is always packed and doing a great business. So are Billboard and Spankys in Nana. Sometimes you just need a beer at a good gogo and to have some entertainment and touching. Some like to gamble, some like to smoke. There are plenty of us still around that like beer and lap sitting with a woman under age 30. etc .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p414 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 3:29 AM, Nyezhov said: Thermae is a landmark WAS a landmark..around 1996..ended when they demolished and rebuilt that area. Used to enter a public toilet on Sukhumwit and walk through to the other end..came out in the real Thermae... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p414 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 hour ago, thepanom said: I met the old Dutch ownwer Henk, a few years ago in Chiengrai he had a restaurant there with the same name Old Dutch good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p414 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Is The Ship pub still going strong just down from the Dutch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouse Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Yes, the Dutch was a haunt of mine for many years as was the 5 Star Blues Bar now also history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grouse Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 1 minute ago, p414 said: Is The Ship pub still going strong just down from the Dutch? No. Turned in to Crazy House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, p414 said: WAS a landmark..around 1996..ended when they demolished and rebuilt that area. Used to enter a public toilet on Sukhumwit and walk through to the other end..came out in the real Thermae... Yeah well, they are redoing Big Ben too, its the tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donim Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 So we have to get our Frikandel Speciaal somewhere else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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