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Bar, Seafood, Asian, Thai
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Ordered the Tuna baguette with fries. Easy enough choice I thought, surely nothing could go wrong. I was just wanting something simple since the night befores meal just along the beach was terrible. Well tonight's wasn't much better being served in a stale baguette, just...couldn't be bothered to say anything and did my best to chew through it.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 3 December 2022 via mobile

Buddy was the best restaurant we visited in Koh Samet! We went there 3 times despite we stayed at the hotel Paradee which is 20+ min from restaurant in taxi. The thai food we had was very good. I recommend you also try number 74....We went there because it was recommended by friends of us as. You might think that is does not look so cosy with the plastic chairs, but it really is because people make places😊 The service is really great and Deng is outstanding. Also the owner is there and he really pays attention to make sure all his guests have a good time.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 3 November 2022

Added a service charge of 10% to the advertised price on sitting down and having a beer so decided not to eat what appeared to be an overpriced menu anyway . Lot of Farang food . Got an extra star for nice view .

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 21 March 2022 via mobile

Low quality food which was poorly tasting. Very salty. We (2 persons) ate Som Tam, grilled chicken and grillend pork. Sauces were badly tasting. Kao Pad chicken (medium size) cost 250 Baht. Other restaurants starts at 50 for small and 80 for medium size. Including...one Chang and one Mango Smoothy, we paid nearly 1000 Baht. Should have been less than 500. Our visit to the toilet after expressed the experience. To be avoided. There are much better places than this on Koh Samet.More

Date of visit: March 2022
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paulward2015, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 7 April 2022

Clearly you did not enjoy your meal and we are very sorry to hear that. Had we known at the time we would have done our utmost to resolve your concerns regarding the food. With respect of the prices we ensure that thr menu is...More

Reviewed 22 July 2021 via mobile

Beach restaurant by the beach in K Samet. Paul, the manager is friendly and we enjoyed both Thai food and the beautiful view.

Date of visit: June 2021
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Reviewed 21 July 2020

Decent Western food here also very good Thai food. Prices are OK, 150B for the sandwich. Right on the access point to the beach. Good service.More

Date of visit: July 2020
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paulward2015, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 22 July 2020

Thank you so much for this lovely review. It really is heartwarming to get such a nice review after such a long time being closed due to Covid. Koh Samet is a magical place, especially now that there are so few tourists. I think it...More

Reviewed 24 February 2020

Setting was excellent, service fun, Thai food great. Anyone expecting perfect western food will be disappointed but given that you're on a beach in Thailand it was ok enough for some of our group.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 15 February 2020 via mobile

The place is very nice (on the sand, near the sea). The food is good with raisonnables prices. However, the service charge is not including (10%) which is not acceptable as all taxes must be included in the price.

Date of visit: February 2020
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paulward2015, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 23 February 2020

Thank you very much for your review. We hope you enjoyed your trip to Koh Samet and our restaurant. Hope to see you again soon. Best wishes.

Reviewed 29 December 2019 via mobile

Yet another beach front eatery that charges high prices for food and drink. Don’t get me wrong it’s the same all over the island - your trapped so have to pay it. Basic food here but expensive prices I would suggest. Beer prices are just...so silly they probably lose more profit than they make as who wants to pay that ! Guys - a small Singha on the mainland is 35baht, go look at the real world and sort your prices out and you may survive. I will say the staff are lovely though. I won’t be backMore

Date of visit: December 2019
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paulward2015, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 30 December 2019

I am glad we could welcome you to our restaurant. It appears you have given a negative review based on Price, although it seems to be prices island wide that seem upsetting you. Basically the location is important to the price. The higher the rents,...More

Reviewed 20 December 2019 via mobile

Cozy, beside the beach. That's it. Food is okay, not something I would go back for. The pizza was good, but I ate a pizza on another place with much better taste and at a cheaper price.

Date of visit: December 2019
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Reviewed 24 November 2019 via mobile

Quality of Thai food is not good. Low taste to it. Maybe western dishes are better. I do not recommend this place.More

Date of visit: November 2019
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paulwardthai, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 25 November 2019

Sorry to hear you did not enjoy your meal with us. We always like to receive constructive feedback in order to meet the expectations of our guests going forward. The thai food menu is extensive, so we can fulfill all kinds of tastes. Some like...More

Reviewed 30 October 2019 via mobile

I had a fantastic dinner here tonight enjoying the sun go down on the beach. I thought to myself can it get any better. Well if I had a nice woman with me it could have but my Pad Thai and Beef Burger and coke...and water was all delicious and service was good. Price not too bad so I highly reccomend!More

Date of visit: October 2019
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paulwardthai, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 25 November 2019

Sorry for the delay in responding to your very nice comments. We are so glad you enjoyed your time in Koh Samet and your visits to our restaurant.. Wishing you well and we hope to see you again in the near future. Best wishes

Reviewed 14 October 2019 via mobile

We ordered quite a bit of food and it was delicious and great. The service was quick and with a smile. Price was very good too. Location superb, right on the beach, watching the sea and a lot of people watching. Only downside and what...put me off my food was it began to rain so they brought an umbrella for us, which we were grateful for but as they opened the umbrella, a cockroach fell onto our table and well it stayed there. I am sure more fell on me which really started to make me itch! The live cockroach was flicked away by waitress and I know this was not their fault but it did put me off the food a little. Perhaps they should open umbrellas away from tables before coming to your table. Overall, food was great, service was good and would recommend.More

Date of visit: October 2019
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paulward2015, Owner at Buddy Bar & Grill, responded to this reviewResponded 15 October 2019

Thanks very much for your review. point taken the staff should have opened the umbrella first away from the table. I have asked them to do this in the future so any bugs hiding in there will not fall near guests. As we go into...More

Reviewed 5 August 2019

Great Thai food for breakfast. The Tom Yam soup is spicy, but you can choose how hot you want it to be. The yogurt shakes are also very good

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 30 July 2019

Had a lovely lunch at this place, 4 adults all had different meals and all were delicious. Reasonable price too. 4 meals and 4 drinks for under 800 bhat. Not too fancy but service was ok. Would definitely recommend it. Saw them setting up for...the evening meals , tables on the beach, looked nice.More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Jones9890
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Response from paulward2015 | Property representative |
You sure can - 2 people beach front table for Valentine's Day. Can I have your name and and what time you like to reserve for.
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Response from paulward2015 | Property representative |
Hello, thanks for your message about Buddies Bar & Grill Christmas Dinner plans. We have not yet confirmed our Christmas dinner plans yet. Roughly it is intention to offer a pig roast buffet this year but we are not sure yet... More
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Hi Yes we will show the 8pm kick off games on Saturday and Sunday. We don't have any sound though only the big screen.
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Buddy Bar & Grill is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4