We almost didn’t run this review for the simple reason that the food plays such a secondary role at this restaurant, it’s almost an afterthought. This is a place where you come for the show, not the wide choice of standard Thai dishes. The said show involves a flying chicken, a spiked helmet and a man on a unicycle, making for a pretty surreal dining experience, and for that reason alone it might just be worth the visit. Even the venue is bizarre. Located on the edge of the Bang Na Trat Highway, it looks like a series of pink wooden railway carriages. Past the entrance, flanked by a giant shiny chicken, you are ushered into a fairy lights-covered courtyard garden that leads through to a stageside shed where maudlin young ladies do karaoke. There is also an option of private booths for your own sing-along. You may also notice a metal construction with rubber chickens hanging from it. This is the show, but first to the food. To be fair the plastic folder that is the menu is extensive and has a good range of somtam and rice options, but these are clearly dishes meant to be enjoyed with lots of beer. We do like the fact that they don’t hold back on the spice in dishes like the morning glory in oyster sauce and somtam plah rah. The kao pad with vegetables is less exciting, especially compared to the star attraction, the aforementioned flying chicken with its unique preparation: the chicken is roasted before being plonked into a mini catapult. To much fanfare it is then fired across the stage, where it is caught by the guy with the spiked helmet. It’s a little less thrilling than it sounds, though customers can have a go as well. The end result when it finally comes to your table is also rather sad: a small, shriveled bird that looks like it’s seen better days, even if it’s surprisingly tender. Obviously, this place is not about fine dining, but if you come with a group looking for some drunken fun then the chance of catching a chicken on your head is pretty hard to beat.
