Mai Khao is one of the least developed beaches in Phuket. This is a beautiful, long white sand beach lined with vegetation and alleviate the feeling of "here you can really far from everyone."
Mai Khao cooking are still limited, but that is available is powerful enough for the guests, if you like Thai cuisine, fresh seafood and European dishes. If you're in the area near Anantara Resort, stop at Turtle Village located just off the delicious meal at the Club Café and Bill Bentley Pub. Or if you have never made a real attempt to put a bamboo and straw, the restaurants on the waterfront north of Mai Khao Beach, just before the bridge Sarasin.
The Coffee Club
Opened in February 2009, the Coffee Club is becoming well known for its delicious food at very reasonable prices (there's no service charge). The menu offers a big breakfast, noodles, pastas, salads, soups and Thai dishes such as phad Thai. Try their desserts that include caramel cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake and carrot cake. The wine list features Stonehaven Shiraz, Monkey Bay Sauvigon Blanc and Nottage Hill Carbernet. Service is excellent.
Style: International and Thai
Open: Daily from 07:00 – 22:00
Location: On the ground floor of Turtle Village, a few steps from Anantara Resort.
Tel: +66 (0) 76 314 805
Bill Bentley Pub
Wooden-paneled bar and interiors, booth seating with leather finishing, and wall-to-wall pub fixtures make Bill Bentley a cozy place to dine and hang out. The pub has a wide selection of draft & bottled beers and fantastic sports coverage with some good old classic tunes on the sound system. The menu caters for all pub goers, with snacks, soups & stews, burgers, sandwiches, traditional pub meals along with Thai classics. Entertainment includes an imported pool table, the islands only six-metre shuffleboard and large screens showing live sports. Breakfast is served from 08:00 to 11:00 with a full pub menu running until 23:00. Happy Hour runs daily from 16:00 – 19:00.
Style: Pub food and Thai
Open: Daily from 08:00 –23:00
Location: On the 2nd floor of Turtle Village
Tel: +66 (0) 76 314 818
Swensens
Good old Swensens is on the ground floor of Turtle Village and operates daily from 10:00 until 22:00. Somehow just its familiar sign alone can bring a smile to people’s face, especially on a bright sunny day in Phuket.
Style: Ice creams, shakes and sundaes
Open: Daily from 10:00 – 22:00
Location: Ground floor, Turtle Village
Sala Phuket
A perfect place to dine with superb food, great views and charming service, Sala Phuket Restaurant is located inside the award-winning Sala Phuket Resort and Spa. The menu features fresh seafood, international cuisine and Thai favourites. Located beachfront adjacent to the swimming pools, diners have the option to eat in an air-conditioned room as well as enjoying a pre-booked rooftop arrangement. Conveniently, the bar also adjoins the restaurant. Prices are on the expensive side with it being a resort but the location is superb.
Style: Thai, seafood and international
Open: Daily from 07:00 – 24:00
Location: Beachfront at Sala Phuket Resort and Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 888
Siam Deli
Siam Deli is a relaxed café-style dining location with an extensive menu of made-to-order gourmet sandwiches, salads, cakes, pastries, ice cream, desserts and delicious specialty coffees and beverages. A range of aromatic breads are freshly baked each day and there's a blackboard announcing the time for the next batch to be out of the oven. Located on the ground floor of JW Marriott and open daily from 06:00 – 22:00, customers can enjoy their meals both indoors and outdoors. There is also a take-away service.
Style: International & bakery
Open: Daily from 06:00 – 22:00
Location: Inside JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 000
La Cucina
This is an award-winning Italian restaurant with a definite slant on down-home, genuine countryside cuisine. Both the menu and the wine list are extensive and service is five-star standard. Mostly indoor, air-conditioned dining, it has a small al fresco dining section. Don't expect bargain-basement prices.
Style: Italian
Open: Daily from 18:00 – 22:30
Location: Inside JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 000
Beachfront Restaurants
Aside from high-end dining at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and other venues mentioned above, the only other place to eat along Mai Khao Beach is at the bamboo-and-thatch seafood outlets located where Route 402 runs 700 metres next to the beach near Sarasin Bridge. It's home to about 10 restaurants including Jakajan Seafood (the biggest of all), Fang Keaw, Pla Pao, and Rim Haad Seafood. Though it is a Thai-style laid back place, prices are not that cheap so make sure to check before ordering as certain seafood items are sold by weight, especially the barbecue dishes, and can be expensive.
Style: Thai and seafood
Open: Daily from 10:00 until the last guest leaves
Location: Northern end of Mai Khao Beach, close to the Sarasin Bridge
Seaside Cottages & Restaurant
Open only from the month of November until May, Seaside Cottages & Restaurant is run by a local family and located in a remote area on the beachfront of Mai Khao far away from nightlife and girlie bars. The restaurant is very basic but offers fresh and tasty Thai food as well as seafood, all prepared by the owners. There is nothing fancy about this restaurant but it keeps getting many repeat customers year after year probably because of the charming hosts and its unbeatable location. Prices are reasonable.
Style: Thai and seafood
Open: Daily from 08:00 – 21:00 from November till May.
Location: On Mai Khao Beach about 30 minutes walk north from JW Marriott Phuket Resort.
Tel: +66 805 228 392
Mai Khao cooking are still limited, but that is available is powerful enough for the guests, if you like Thai cuisine, fresh seafood and European dishes. If you're in the area near Anantara Resort, stop at Turtle Village located just off the delicious meal at the Club Café and Bill Bentley Pub. Or if you have never made a real attempt to put a bamboo and straw, the restaurants on the waterfront north of Mai Khao Beach, just before the bridge Sarasin.
The Coffee Club
Opened in February 2009, the Coffee Club is becoming well known for its delicious food at very reasonable prices (there's no service charge). The menu offers a big breakfast, noodles, pastas, salads, soups and Thai dishes such as phad Thai. Try their desserts that include caramel cheesecake, chocolate cheesecake and carrot cake. The wine list features Stonehaven Shiraz, Monkey Bay Sauvigon Blanc and Nottage Hill Carbernet. Service is excellent.
Style: International and Thai
Open: Daily from 07:00 – 22:00
Location: On the ground floor of Turtle Village, a few steps from Anantara Resort.
Tel: +66 (0) 76 314 805
Bill Bentley Pub
Wooden-paneled bar and interiors, booth seating with leather finishing, and wall-to-wall pub fixtures make Bill Bentley a cozy place to dine and hang out. The pub has a wide selection of draft & bottled beers and fantastic sports coverage with some good old classic tunes on the sound system. The menu caters for all pub goers, with snacks, soups & stews, burgers, sandwiches, traditional pub meals along with Thai classics. Entertainment includes an imported pool table, the islands only six-metre shuffleboard and large screens showing live sports. Breakfast is served from 08:00 to 11:00 with a full pub menu running until 23:00. Happy Hour runs daily from 16:00 – 19:00.
Style: Pub food and Thai
Open: Daily from 08:00 –23:00
Location: On the 2nd floor of Turtle Village
Tel: +66 (0) 76 314 818
Swensens
Good old Swensens is on the ground floor of Turtle Village and operates daily from 10:00 until 22:00. Somehow just its familiar sign alone can bring a smile to people’s face, especially on a bright sunny day in Phuket.
Style: Ice creams, shakes and sundaes
Open: Daily from 10:00 – 22:00
Location: Ground floor, Turtle Village
Sala Phuket
A perfect place to dine with superb food, great views and charming service, Sala Phuket Restaurant is located inside the award-winning Sala Phuket Resort and Spa. The menu features fresh seafood, international cuisine and Thai favourites. Located beachfront adjacent to the swimming pools, diners have the option to eat in an air-conditioned room as well as enjoying a pre-booked rooftop arrangement. Conveniently, the bar also adjoins the restaurant. Prices are on the expensive side with it being a resort but the location is superb.
Style: Thai, seafood and international
Open: Daily from 07:00 – 24:00
Location: Beachfront at Sala Phuket Resort and Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 888
Siam Deli
Siam Deli is a relaxed café-style dining location with an extensive menu of made-to-order gourmet sandwiches, salads, cakes, pastries, ice cream, desserts and delicious specialty coffees and beverages. A range of aromatic breads are freshly baked each day and there's a blackboard announcing the time for the next batch to be out of the oven. Located on the ground floor of JW Marriott and open daily from 06:00 – 22:00, customers can enjoy their meals both indoors and outdoors. There is also a take-away service.
Style: International & bakery
Open: Daily from 06:00 – 22:00
Location: Inside JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 000
La Cucina
This is an award-winning Italian restaurant with a definite slant on down-home, genuine countryside cuisine. Both the menu and the wine list are extensive and service is five-star standard. Mostly indoor, air-conditioned dining, it has a small al fresco dining section. Don't expect bargain-basement prices.
Style: Italian
Open: Daily from 18:00 – 22:30
Location: Inside JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
Tel: +66 (0) 76 338 000
Beachfront Restaurants
Aside from high-end dining at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and other venues mentioned above, the only other place to eat along Mai Khao Beach is at the bamboo-and-thatch seafood outlets located where Route 402 runs 700 metres next to the beach near Sarasin Bridge. It's home to about 10 restaurants including Jakajan Seafood (the biggest of all), Fang Keaw, Pla Pao, and Rim Haad Seafood. Though it is a Thai-style laid back place, prices are not that cheap so make sure to check before ordering as certain seafood items are sold by weight, especially the barbecue dishes, and can be expensive.
Style: Thai and seafood
Open: Daily from 10:00 until the last guest leaves
Location: Northern end of Mai Khao Beach, close to the Sarasin Bridge
Seaside Cottages & Restaurant
Open only from the month of November until May, Seaside Cottages & Restaurant is run by a local family and located in a remote area on the beachfront of Mai Khao far away from nightlife and girlie bars. The restaurant is very basic but offers fresh and tasty Thai food as well as seafood, all prepared by the owners. There is nothing fancy about this restaurant but it keeps getting many repeat customers year after year probably because of the charming hosts and its unbeatable location. Prices are reasonable.
Style: Thai and seafood
Open: Daily from 08:00 – 21:00 from November till May.
Location: On Mai Khao Beach about 30 minutes walk north from JW Marriott Phuket Resort.
Tel: +66 805 228 392
