Govindam - Pattaya

When they look for pure and tasty vegetarian food, while in pattaya no more than gavindam restaurant on pattaya sounded road. house specialities such as parathas, dal bati churma, dal dhokli and various valleys and rotis including chais and chaas are world class, lip tasty and cheap as well as generous in portion sizes to alleviate their hungerpangs. the food will remind them of the home kitchen of their mother, which is led by the high-quality, conscious, young and energetic entrepreneur mr. sunny arora. dice and cooked directly without being excessively hot or too mild, they will always want to come back. only fresh foods that are made for ordering are served with the best hand-picked organic ingredients that they are reread. So, the next time they're in pattaya, they don't miss dining at govindam on pattaya. it is a unique experience that their taste buds will thank them as much as you like! Happy burps at govindam! - mohan k cavale

A small Indian pure vegetarian restaurant. very clean and good service. they know which dishes are vegan friendly and are recommended accordingly. we sat fast and ordered. arranged a regular thali and a thali with a paneer for mrs. the vegan version came with aloo gobi and a daal with redi and rice with roasted papad and some yogurt that took care of the woman. the same with the other thali except that it came with an additional serving of paneer court. eat well and delicious. perfectly seasoned and seasoned. eating fresh and red is good. the vegan thali was not enough for me, so had to order chole and instead of a batura had roti that came with only one. again the amount seemed to be less.

I've been in this place several times and will keep going there in future. Staff there is friendly and helpful, food is tasty, price is affordable, vegan options available. First time I was at Govindam with my friend, we were offered two menus (pictured one and full one), there were no special signs/marks for vegan food. Waiter didn't understand (or maybe didn't hear clearly) when we asked about vegan options in menu, but he understood us well when we said no ghee no milk no paneer Most of the times I ordered dosa (115 baht) and some soft drink (30 baht) and that was enough for one quick meal for me. Usually dosa is served with coconut and coriander chutney and daal. Actually I'd prefer another daal, but that was also fine (but too flavored and spicy). Also I tried daal tadka (150 baht), veg pulao (130 baht), some curries (150 baht), green salad (50 baht). All was good, portions were pretty big. One minus: daal tadka was not as I used to eating, not from yellow/red lentils, may be from mung beans or peas. All prices are exclusive of VAT. Updated from previous review on Monday October 12, 2015

The big offer of milk and cheese products are not really likely for vegans. They don´t really understand what vegan is. The smell for garlic and onions was too strong for me. I left the place without ordering. Not recommendable if you aren´t a fan of indian food.

Being located right in the center (Klang and 2nd intersection), it's very easy to reach from everywhere. It doesn't look too luxurious (although it is nice and clean) but food is good, portions are generous, staff is friendly, and prices are a little bit cheaper than everywhere around (plus there are discounts for regulars ). My wife and I go there every time we're in the neighborhood, and usually order rice, some curry (different every time), daal, sometimes salad, and always some flatbreads. Or sometimes just masala dosa if we're not too hungry because curry and daal and rice could be a little bit too much for two (especially with breads and salad). So better bring some company with you. Delivery is also a good option as you can easily save some leftovers for later (and it's free). It caused some confusion at first but now everyone seems to understand what vegan is and it's not a problem to get some butter/cheese-free version of something if it's possible. (Unfortunately, just like almost everywhere else, they offer neither vegan thali sets nor soy stuff, like chai with soymilk or tofu-mushroom pulao, but, still, good enough As another reviewer mentioned, some kind of vegan labeling in the menu won't hurt. If you're looking for an Indian restaurant in Central Pattaya, look no more. This is the place to go. (Really, I tried them all, and no one else offers anything better while everything else around costs more. Well, also no one else is closer to my place )