No Beer, But Big Holiday Food Deals at The Old English Bangkok

The Old English Food Deals

It may be a dry weekend in Thailand, but the eating will be good (and cheap) at The Old English Bangkok, which is running two days of specials for Buddhist Lent holiday.

Bars close at midnight Friday July 19 and (technically) unable to serve alcohol until midnight Sunday. Smart people will be using the Asanha Bucha-Khao Phansa double holiday to get out of Bangkok. But those staying in town can console themselves with great deals at The Old English in Thonglor.

Start Saturday (and Sunday) with The Old Englishโ€™s breakfasts, which come in every size from small to gluttonous. Buy one and youโ€™ll get a second one free. Good for your partner. (Or your fat self.)

Not up early for breakkie? Enjoy any of The Old Englishโ€™s pizzas for 25% off. Or get the regular or spicy fish & chips dinner also for 25% off. And, if that wasnโ€™t enough, all desserts are half-priced!

On Monday it will be Thailand bars closed midnight, so itโ€™s anyoneโ€™s guess what those few hours before the cops shut things down will be like.

Buddhist Holidays Bummer for Tourists

Of course, all the tourists in town are about to get a letdown, with Buddhist Lent beginning, alcohol sales prohibited and Thailand bars closed on the weekend. Soi 4 beer bars again will push the limits and reopen around 10 p.m. Sunday, hiding beer in paper cups.

There was also talk down Pattaya way that bars in Sin City might open normally on Sunday. Thatโ€™s likely wishful thinking, however.

Khao Phansa marks the start of Buddhist Lent or the traditional โ€œrains retreatโ€ of monks in Thailand who, in the old days, would retreat into their temples during rainy season to avoid trampling rice crops while seeking alms.

Auk Phansa will mark the end of Buddhist Lent in October and will be the next dry day in Thailand.