little lady out and about, doing her thing, while i was balcony sitting doing mine, returns, time to munch, saw a place while out, 'SaenUdon', mix of western/thai food, fair price, lets give it a try. fine, looks nice, smiles all around, menu looks fine............BUT, whoa bucko, WTF, they made the ultimate mistake, gave me an english menu, she got a thai menu, so i notice lasagna on her menu, 89, mine 110. ok, don't open that water we just ordered, we won't be staying, dual pricing, 'oh, not a problem, give you thai price' yes, problem shouldn't be 2 prices, good bye, and sad part is, nice menu, though no customers and it was dinner time. that's a considerable difference, 33 % more for being a foreigner, simply unacceptable, and the rest of the menu was about the same high mark up.
it gets worst, go to a favorite restaurant, DI DI's, good food, good value, a regular when in town. new menus, and yes, you guessed it, one thai, one english, never had before, always mixed menu. and though marginal difference, again, dual pricing. i didn't feel like voting with me feet again, so simply ordered off the thai menu, knowing i would not be returning. if not hungry and no desire to search out another, i would of walked. very sad indeed. that's 2 in one day. it really is never ending.
always ask for the thai menu if you get 2 english menus, if they say they don't have, walk out. i always compare. best of luck to all, and again, enjoy your stay.
well, i'll give BBB's and NY Bistro a try before leaving, an if not up to expectations, i don't see a need to return to nong khai, except for bailey's run, i can get my Rudy's sugar fix and relax riverside, while Ree does her laos shopping. very sad.
