That beachside restaurants have a special nature is a well- known fact amongst local residents and visitors to Phuket. Lunch or a cold drink after a swim in the sea, or, better yet, a sunset cocktail where one can admire the changing colours of the setting sun and sky and enjoy a candlelight dinner, are ideal moments to enjoy and just what these casual dining spots have to offer.

Concaved Beach Restaurant is such an intriguing place to go. With a name that is derived from the fact that it is located right in the middle of Patong Beach, this restaurant boasts sweeping views of the beach and bay and serves special cocktails of which the Patong New Wave and the Phuket Blue Sky come highly recommended as well as a French, Thai and international food. Seafood can be ordered from the Savoey, a popular Patong restaurant that is also part of the Safari Beach Hotel.

A Seafood Salad was an appropriate start to our meal. A mixture of clams, mussels, scallops and prawns came to our table as an elegant display that was nestled on a bed of lettuce, carrots, red cabbage and diced peppers. A light and refreshing appetizer ideal also as a lunch. With cold beers in hand, this was the perfect way to enjoy the ambiance and settle into a relaxing evening.

A specialty of the restaurant’s French chef – Pork Medallions in a mushroom sauce – was the entrée of the evening. Tender yet thick slices of pork were accompanied by potato gratin dauphinois and a medley of fried vegetables. Other dishes appeared as equally tempting: a Grilled White Snapper with a zuccini top and red pepper sauce and a Duck Breast served with potato cheese cream and cepes.
Dessert was a sweet delight with a creamy topping, a Mocca Cake with Cioccolato, which is baked in Beachway, a bakery that is also part of the Safari Beach Hotel group. A decadent treat to finish the meal!
For casual beachside dining and a special flavour of French, Thai and international foods, the middle of the beach, Concaved Beach Restaurant, is an enjoyable and relaxing place to go.