Restaurant of the Month – Let's Sea

It's more than just another beach restaurant, Let's Sea is purpose built in a contemporary style. The design allows customers to enjoy all the positive elements of air, sea and sunshine. The two dinning salas have roves shaped as interlocking crashing waves, in the same style as their logo. The first sala is open sided with an unrestricted view of the ocean. The second has been cleverly partly screened with curtains of floor to ceiling bamboo poles to create a more intimate and sexy mood. While he third building, the bar looking out onto the sea has a conventional roof with tiles that are reproductions of the style used during the reign of King Rama V.

In between the building a neatly trimmed tropical garden has been intertwined, very carefully designed to look spontaneous.

Add to the physical the influence of carefully selected music and you instantly discover that you really are in the coolest dinning spot in Hua Hin. There is something unique and calming about the natural therapy one feels being there. Its almost as if time has stood still or perhaps its importance becoming somewhat diminished. A chance to be at peace with nature and with oneself.

This is a restaurant that has bothered to ask the question what is it that their customer wants and what kind of service are they really looking for.

For lunch there is an interesting collection of one-dish meals including a variety of four different flavoured fried rices. The taste that I found most interesting was their Tom Yum Kung Fried Rice. The combination of the infusion of the soup with the fried rice is the perfect example of their philosophy of making something simple tasty. It's very much a sound base of family style cooking enriched by fresh interpretations brings change without revolution.

As nightfalls and the change of lighting causes a change of mood, its getting time for dinner. The menu has a large selection of Thai fish and seafood dishes, the main ingredients having been bought fresh locally at the Hua Hin market. Their mussels stuffed with garlic served with garlic French bread should not be missed, another example of a simple dish having been given a subtle Thai twist.

Another nice touch is that on the reverse side of both the lunch and dinner menu's is the wine list with a concise explanation of what dishes pair best with the wines. The selection is from France, Australia and Chile.

The dessert menu is constantly having new dishes added to it. I particularly enjoyed the blueberry cheesecake with a hint of pineapple woven into the biscuit base. Their latest creation is a banana cake made with the small local bananas. The taste is light and goes so well with vanilla ice cream.

The waiting staff is appropriately dressed in black polo shirts with three quarter length khaki cargo pants. Causal yet in keeping with the environment. Their service is politely efficient without overcrowding the guest's space. A five star service comfortably served.

In the late afternoon a gentle storm blows up from the sea, its power almost giving me a magical sense of energy. That feel of the sea breeze in my hair on my face reconnects me with nature. The falling leaves that land on me do so without causing offense.

Then I hear the strain of Alma Cogan's Every time we say goodbye a beautiful song the awoke my emotions with memories of the warm, loving smile of my late aunt. Luckily there was no one else with me, but a didn't feel alone a few tears swelled in my eye.

The longer you stay at Let's Sea the more you feel you are falling in love with the place. The day is over, one know one should leave, but may be is the magnetism of the sea, but there is a strong desire to stay.

Let's Sea,
83/155 Soi Talay 12 (Soi after Hyatt Regency),
Khoathakieb-Hua Hin Road,
Hua Hin Prachuap Khirikhan 77110