Krabi: Ao Nang

page

Looking back on my short trip at Krabi, I can’t help but feel a slight tinge of disappointment because the weather was the opposite of what we had expected or rather, prayed for. The skies were gloomy, accompanied by occasional bouts of rain. And when it rains, it disrupts whatever plans you have set out for the trip. Basically, our first day at Ao Nang (after our stay at Phi Phi) was wasted hiding indoors and by the time the rain had stopped, it was far too late to sign up for any day tours. The second day was marvelous except that it rained during our third dive. -___-

DSC03185com

Most of the bustling activities happen along the main street at Ao Nang. It is an extremely long street and you wouldn’t have any problems navigating because all you need to do is just walk up and down the street. We passed by about 3 or 4 such stalls. They actually converted a simple motorbike into a mobile stall. Now just how cool is that?

DSC03187com

There are no tables, save for a few plastic chairs placed near the stall. PR and I were close to drooling at the pancakes that others were eating and decided to share one. We took quite a while to decide because all the choices for the pancakes are just as awesome as the next.

DSC03189com

We finally settled for a Banana & Cheese Pancake (30 baht ~ $1.30) which I still think is a pretty weird combi :X Haha it’s just like eating goreng pisang with hot melted cheese. Sweet and salty at the same time! Under the crispy pancake layer lies soft pulpous banana. Not bad not bad.. On hindsight, we should have eaten it on the spot when it’s still hot instead of opting for takeaway.

DSC03200com

I was really excited when we passed by Wanna’s Place while trying to hide from the rain on the first day. I read about this place in one of the guide books that I managed to get my hands on. PR and I made plans to come here the following night because we wanna have dinner at Wanna’s Place! Oops sorry I can’t help myself 😛

DSC03190com

Wanna’s is on the front at Ao Nang beach and is very conveniently located. I don’t think anyone will be able to miss it. The menu is very extensive and not only do they serve Thai cuisine, there is Swiss food (200 to 300 baht ~ $8.50 to $13) too! And oh, one look at the breakfast menu can make your mouth water.

DSC03191com

As usual, we took quite long to decide because there are no pictures in the menu. The Fried chicken with basil on rice (very spicy) (80 baht ~ $3.50) was one of our choices for that night because of the words very spicy. I love all my friends who can stomach spicy food. Haha! Yes we did taste a bit of spiciness but it wasn’t spicy enough to leave us gasping for iced water. One thing we noticed throughout our stay in Krabi is that the meat served is always in small chopped up bits. You can choose to replace the chicken with beef (for those who love your beef you know who you are!) or shrimps 😉

DSC03193com

It is unbelieveable but we only had our first Tom Yam Seafood soup (spicy) (110 baht ~ $4.80 includes rice) towards the end of our trip! Last dinner at Krabi to be exact. Although the soup is supposed to be just spicy, it was spicier (more spicy?) than the chicken and it definitely packed a punch. They were very generous with the seafood too!

DSC03194com

I guess it’s really true that the seafood at Krabi is extremely cheap. Too bad there were just the two of us, if not we would have hopped over to the open air seafood eatery across the street. The Fish in Lemon boiled (spicy) (120 baht ~ $5.20 includes rice) is very fresh. The fact that it was a little sour and spicy gave it a nice twist.

DSC03196-horz

I highly recommend Wanna’s Place if you are going to Krabi, Ao Nang!

DSC03237co

Before transferring to the airport, we had brunch at The Massaman Restaurant & Bar which was about a 15 minute walk from Krabi Apartment, the place where we stayed.

DSC03233com

Very small and simple eatery. This place offers breakfast too. Guess what I had?

DSC03236com

Phad Thai!! What else?! I cannot remember the price for this one but it was around 80 baht ~ $3.50 max. I just couldn’t get enough of Phad Thai. In fact, I miss eating it very much! It is kinda like our Singapore version of Char Kway Teow except that it is not as oily and sinful. Ok maybe I’m just trying to comfort myself. Hehe.. 😛

DSC03228com

This is also my last Coconut drink (40 baht ~ $1.70) which is twice the price of what you can get at the roadside drink stalls. The service is really good too. The uncle will offer to chop open the coconut once you are done so that you can eat the cool coconut flesh 🙂

8 thoughts on “Krabi: Ao Nang

  1. how come the tomyam soup there isnt clear soup based? I tot authentic ones shld be clear soup based rather than the orange one.

  2. Hi! I went to Wanna’s place after reading your recommendation here (which isn’t your fault, obvs)… but had a really negative experience and thought I’d share it.

    The Short Version:

    I ate at Wanna’s on my first night in Krabi and immediately got food poisoning; when I returned to tell the management this upon my departure (demanding nothing) I was called a liar and treated incredibly rudely….

    The Long Version

    So I had two days in Krabi to spend with my girlfriend and mother-in-law and on our first night we decided to go eat at Wanna’s, seeing that the reviews seemed positive… big mistake. We ordered the sirloin steak (300g), the tuna salad, some rice, some beer and a bottle of wine. Supper seemed average, although the tuna salad is oddly plated (with tuna and the veg and dressing al presented separately).
    It cost us about 2300 bahts, which is a bit pricey for Thailand but to be expected in a Touristey area.
    Later that night I woke up awful with food poisoning (coming out both ends all night) and was basically sick for the following 24-30 hours…. I stayed in bed the entire following day and night, effectively ruining my holiday.
    This being said, I’m positive that this meal is what made me sick (I hadn’t eaten anything since lunch, so in 9 hours, and food poisoning acts quite fast) and more specifically that it was the steak that did it (I don’t see how the vegetables or the canned tuna would have done it).
    On the morning of my departure, I decided to at least go and see the management of Wanna’s and tell them what had happened and at least tell them that some of their meat was possibly tainted.
    I stepped in and asking to speak to management and end up speaking to a middle aged Thai woman (who didn’t identify herself) and explain what happened.
    I’d like to very specifically point out that I didn’t ask for ANY money back or ANY compensation from them.
    She was EXTREMELY rude to me instantly, basically interrupting me and telling me it was absolutely impossible that their food was responsible for my illness, that no one EVER got sick from their food and that it was something else I had eaten that day (and given that I hadn’t eaten anything else that afternoon and evening is quite impossible).
    She then followed by telling me that I’m not the first person to have come in using this excuse to demand their money back (which is odd… because she had just said that no one had ever gotten sick from their food).
    I tried to keep cool and speak calmly to her but she got aggressive quite quickly and basically told me to get out and “write whatever review I wanted” and that she wouldn’t be giving me my money back (which I hadn’t asked for).
    I kind of lost it at this point and told her that they should be ashamed of themselves and stormed out…

    So that’s it… I really hope no one supports this place. What a trainwreck…
    Oh and if anyone’s curious I have a photo of our bill as evidence.
    UGH

    • I only bothered to read your short version.
      Question: How can you be so sure that the food at Wanna’s caused food poisoning?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.