Friday, July 4, 2008   July evening mood and sunset dinner on Patong Beach

Patong Beach sunset as seen from a table at Chez Bernard
(incidentally the 'romantic table for two' on the right of the restaurant when standing in front of it from Patong Beach: and yes, I did enjoy more than 'just' the tropical sunset...)

Chez Bernard is worth visiting as much for the setting as the food. It's basically one big piece of driftwood, leaning around a large tree trunk. The tables and chairs spill out onto the sand, under umbrellas.
Bernard can sometimes be seen here, eating an extremely late breakfast, all long blond hair and a classic brown eagle profile.
Breakfast will be followed by a smoke and a coffee. Expats who have clearly seen better days and wish there were more of them ahead come here to fill the air with French.
While Patong is fast becoming international franchises for a generation of travellers who can't tell the difference between the taste of one country and the other, at least at Chez Bernard there's still a chance you will find some sand in your sandwich.

• Some pictures of Chez Bernard on Patong Beach
• PhuketWan about Chez Bernard in Patong Beach