🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
The prices listed are rough ranges based on what the restaurants and recent reviews quote. BBQ buffets around here change prices often depending on ingredients, especially the ones that include grilled seafood, so it's worth calling ahead or checking the restaurant's page before you go. Most open from evening until late, some running until 2–3am, and the popular ones get long queues on weekends, so leave a bit of time to wait.
Mookata & BBQ Buffet — 10 Best Value Spots
Tem Toh Mookata Buffet
All-you-can-eat mookata with no time limit, a generous spread of marinated pork, beef and vegetables. Pay per head and sit grilling for as long as you like. There's an upgrade set if you want premium cuts. A solid first pick for anyone on a budget who wants to eat their fill without watching the clock.
Ninja BBQ Buffet, Sai 3 North Pattaya
An old-timer that pioneered the mookata buffet in Pattaya over a decade ago. Comes in both pork-only and pork-plus-seafood formats. Sits in the Naklua–North Pattaya area, big enough for groups, and well known to Pattaya locals.
Chao Samut Buffet Grilled Seafood, Bang Saen
A grilled-seafood buffet in the Bang Saen area with no time limit, heavy on seafood — prawns, shellfish, squid to grill at your leisure. Good for seafood lovers who want to eat their fill for one flat price.
Tua Taek Buffet
A BBQ buffet in the low-hundreds range with drinks already included in the price, no time limit on your table. A good-value spot for coming with a group of friends or family who want to eat relaxed without worrying about the drinks bill.
Triple Pig Buffet Grilled Seafood & Mookata
Two price tiers to choose from. The starting tier is mookata, while the higher tier adds seafood and premium items. Good if you want to set your own budget — go basic or go big — all in one place.
Chef Mookata (Amata Nakorn branch)
A large mookata branch in the Amata Nakorn area, open late until 3am, with small, medium and large sets to suit your party size. Punchy dipping sauces, and pork belly is the star. Good for late-finishing workers around the industrial estate.
Tid Mun Hot-Pan BBQ Buffet
A no-time-limit buffet that bundles both meat and seafood into one price, in the Bang Saen area. A varied spread at an approachable price, and another spot Bang Saen locals recommend for group meals.
Long Long Bang Saen
A mid-priced grilled-seafood buffet in the Bang Saen area, no time limit, focused on fresh seafood and a varied spread of grilled items. A middle ground between the budget low-hundreds places and the pricier grilled-seafood spots.
Sut Khet Grilled Seafood, Jomtien
A seafood buffet right on Jomtien beach, where you grill and eat while taking in the sea breeze and the view. Prices run a bit higher, but you get a beachfront setting the in-town places can't match. Drinks, desserts and fruit are included in the price.
Jomtien Grilled Seafood, Ang Sila Sea View
A grilled-seafood buffet in the Ang Sila area, with fresh seafood as the draw thanks to sitting right next to Ang Sila's fishing community and seafood market. No time limit. Good for a special meal where you're happy to pay a bit more for freshness and a sea view.
How to pick a spot that's good value
If you're keeping it cheap, go for an in-town mookata buffet (low hundreds) — better value overall. The beachfront grilled-seafood places run higher because you're paying for the view and fresh seafood. Check first whether the price includes drinks, since some places charge for them separately at around 30–40 baht a head.
Want to taste deeper? Try a Chonburi food tour or cooking class
Half a day with a local who knows the lanes — or cooking a dish yourself — teaches you more than just eating. Book ahead on Klook or GetYourGuide.
Mookata vs grilled-seafood buffet — which to choose
- On a budget, coming in a big group — an in-town mookata buffet in the low hundreds with no time limit is the best value for a group of friends.
- Seafood lover, here for the prawns, shellfish and squid — the grilled-seafood buffets in Bang Saen and Ang Sila have fresher catch thanks to being near the fishing harbours.
- Want the atmosphere, a special meal — grilled seafood beachfront in Jomtien or with a sea view in Ang Sila costs more, but you get to sit and eat with the breeze and the view.
- Finishing work late — plenty of places around the Amata Nakorn industrial estate stay open until 2–3am, so finding a late-night meal isn't hard.
Straight talk
BBQ buffet prices around here change a lot, especially the grilled-seafood places — some spots that used to be cheap have already crept up. The figures on this page are rough ranges for comparison. Before you actually go, check the restaurant's page again, and on weekends the popular spots get long queues, so leave time to wait.
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