Big John Seafood Restaurant Koh Samui

BIG JOHN SEAFOOD RESTAURANT KOH SAMUI THAILAND

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Big John Seafood Restaurant
The best place on Koh Samui to have an open-air dinner
with the background of a crimson sunset and the Islands of National Marine Park.

In our resort you will find the 3 Times Award Winning Big John Seafood Restaurant

Daily brought in fresh fish and seafood, as well as the traditional Thai Cuisine from all the various parts of the country
make our restaurant a chosen destination not only for tourists but for Samui resident foreigners as well.
Also many Thai locals come here for a delicate meal and unique entertainment.

There are two areas in our restaurant
Outdoor terrace on the beautiful beach and indoor cocktail bar
where our live musician will soothe you with original Thai and international songs from the 60" s to the 90' s

On Stage everyone can join our musician and singer.
You can be singer, dancer, musician - - - everything you want to be.

Enjoy our shows
(classical Thai - as well as dances and songs from Tahiti and Polynesia),
the theme nights and beach BBQ's.

This is what one of our guest said about BIG JOHN
(we admit, he is a writer)

Mix in superb service by smart, uniformed staff.
Add some of the tastiest food to be found on the island.
And finally stir together with incredibly reasonable prices.

"...there's lush tropical vegetation with orchids everywhere,
plus a panoramic view of a perfect beach."

They’re the ingredients needed for that elusive ‘perfect recipe’ of a restaurant here on Samui.
And finding them individually isn’t a problem.
But is there anywhere that has them all together? Serving up that sought-after dish of a great meal out?
Well apparently one such place is over the other side of the island from the major resort areas,
on the road towards the car ferry (it’s sign-posted and impossible to miss).
The restaurant also offers a free pick-up and delivery service within a 10-kilometre radius,
and very reasonable taxi rates to places further away, like Chaweng, Lamai and Maenam.

Big John Seafood is as much a part of Samui as Big Buddha and the Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks.
It’s reputation remains unblemished – so far!
But would I find any faults when I made my visit? We shall see…

BIG JOHN SEAFOOD is easy to find.
Even at night. But in order to be there in time for witnessing a ‘Samui Sunset’,
my wife and I arrived about 6:00 pm (it’s open from 7:00 am – 11:00 pm). And we weren’t disappointed.
As soon as we pulled into the car park, a smiling waitress greeted us
before leading the way towards the large restaurant building.
There’s seating for 100 here, but we passed through it, and on to the beachside terrace
where there’s more than enough room for a further 100.

Cool sea breezes, lush tropical vegetation with orchids everywhere, and a panoramic view of a perfect beach.
It seemed just the right location for enjoying a pre-dinner cocktail – so that’s exactly what we did!
And then the sky began its evening light-show.
Well-rehearsed but never the same 2 days in a row.
Reds, oranges and yellows, painted in stripes and swirls.
But what makes it so special here is that it’s all reflected into the bay,
glowing onto anything and everything around. Wonderful!

Our waitress for the evening was a charming girl – Khun Tik – who swiftly arrived with our menus
(there’s a German version too), and it immediately became apparent that there’s no shortage of choice!

There are whole sections for seafood, Thai and international food,
and a quick glance told me that it wasn’t just the well-known favorite dishes either.
There were many local specials too.
My mouth began watering, just reading through the menu, so we quickly ordered our starters:
Thod Man Kung – deep-fried shrimp balls, and Bla muk Chub Pang Thod –
deep-fried squid, both served with spice and plum sauces.
Tik was back with our food in what seemed like seconds. Mmm, so fresh, so crispy, and so, so tasty!

At 7:00 pm, the entertainment started (it goes on till 11:00 pm).
The music was extremely professional.
They played all the favorite international songs from the 60’s to the 90’s,
and were joined at times by Khun Meaw (owner/manager of the restaurant) – herself an excellent vocalist.
Also we enjoyed the
Thai traditional dance- as well as the magnificent Polynesian show with all their bright and colorful costumes.
And it’s not unusual for fellow guests to also get up on stage giving their own rendition of popular songs.

But let’s get back to the food! For the main course, I was tempted to try the Steak Big John for only 180 Baht.
But my wife wanted to have the Seafood Basket – with lobster, crabs, king prawns, mussels, fish and squid –
and that meant sharing. And when it arrived, it looked like we could – with a few other tables too!
Each item was cooked to perfection – without exception. And the presentation? 10 out of 10.
With absolutely no room left for desserts, we ordered a Tiramisu and a Chocolate Mousse.
And ate them with equal pleasure.

They’ve got the right ingredients at Big John Seafood.
And the right recipe. But most importantly – they’ve cooked the whole thing to perfection!