Robin Hood Tavern

About

The Robin Hood Tavern is one of Pattaya’s best-known British-style pubs — a family-run gastropub at the front of The Avenue shopping mall on Second Road, right in the heart of the city. It bills itself as one of the top-rated restaurants in Pattaya on Tripadvisor, and it has built that reputation the traditional way: hearty European and British food, a proper drinks list, sport on the screens and a welcoming, all-ages atmosphere. For homesick Brits and other Western visitors after a taste of home, it’s one of the first names locals mention.

Despite the “tavern” name it’s more comfortable gastropub and restaurant than spit-and-sawdust boozer. It’s air-conditioned, spacious, wheelchair-accessible and openly family-friendly, with a kids’ menu and gluten-free options — a place you can bring the children for lunch as easily as you can settle in for an evening pint and the football.

The food

The kitchen covers a lot of ground. Full breakfasts, stacked sandwiches, burgers, homemade pies and international favourites run through the day, alongside a page of Thai dishes for the table that wants both. Two things stand out. First, the steakhouse side of the menu, which is a genuine draw in its own right. Second, the traditional Sunday roast — the sort of proper roast dinner with all the trimmings that expats travel across town for, and one of the pub’s signature events. There’s also a well-known fish and chips offering for the full British-seaside effect.

The cooking is overseen by an in-house chef, and the pub leans into food as its main event rather than treating it as an afterthought to the bar. Portions are generous and prices are pitched as affordable and family-friendly rather than fine-dining, though a steak or a full roast with drinks is naturally a bigger outlay than a pub snack.

The bar

On the drinks side it does what a British pub should. Alongside the usual spirits, wines and cocktails, the pull for many is the range of imported ales and ciders on offer — names like Guinness, Greene King IPA, Old Speckled Hen and Hoegaarden, plus ciders such as Magners, Thatchers and Stowford Press. There are softer options too — smoothies, milkshakes, fresh juices and a café menu of coffees and teas — which fits the all-day, all-ages positioning.

Sport is part of the draw: major fixtures are shown on screens, making it a reliable spot to catch football and other live events with a pint and a plate of something familiar. Delivery is available through GrabFood if you’d rather have the roast at home.

Location and access

The Avenue is a central Pattaya landmark on Second Road (Pattaya Sai Song), a short walk from Beach Road and within easy reach of Soi Buakhao and the main hotel clusters, so most visitors can walk or take a five-minute Grab or baht-bus ride. The mall setting brings a couple of genuine conveniences that beachside pubs can’t match: it’s fully air-conditioned, and there’s free parking — a real plus if you’re driving in from the suburbs. The trade-off is atmosphere: you’re in a modern shopping-mall frontage rather than a characterful old corner pub, so you come for the food, drink and welcome rather than the setting.

Details

• Address: The Avenue shopping mall, Second Road (Pattaya Sai Song), Central Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Chonburi
• Hours: Open daily, roughly 07:00–24:00 (midnight) — confirm before a special trip
• Phone: +66 (0)38 410 511
• Website: robinhoodtavern.com
• Entry: No cover charge; free parking; kids’ menu and gluten-free options available
• Find it on Google Maps

Good to know

The Robin Hood Tavern is a dependable, easy choice rather than an edgy night out — and that’s precisely its appeal. You get reliable British and European food, a good beer and cider list, live sport, air-conditioning, free parking and a genuinely family-friendly welcome, all in a central location you can walk to. The flip side is that it’s a mall-front gastropub rather than a traditional back-street pub, so if you’re chasing old-world pub character or late-night bar-hopping you’ll want somewhere else. For a Sunday roast, a steak, a big breakfast, a match on the screen or simply a comfortable meal the whole family can enjoy, it’s one of the safest bets in town. Book ahead for the Sunday roast and during the November–March high season, when the best-known expat spots fill up early.