paborn Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 Good to hear. When Fork and Cork was The Sphinx it was my go-to place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 That's interesting....The Sphinx was my first part-of-call on arrival in Bangkok a decade or so back. How does F & C compare? Is it worth a visit, in your view? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkguy Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 That's interesting....The Sphinx was my first part-of-call on arrival in Bangkok a decade or so back. How does F & C compare? Is it worth a visit, in your view? it depends on what you liked about Sphinx originally - I seriously lost interest after the first few management (and subsequent customer) changes and once the social media boffins and their followers who considered F & C a "better" Internet meme took over I just gave up altogether - your mileage may vary bkkguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paborn Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 once the social media boffins and their followers who considered F & C a "better" Internet meme took over I just gave up altogether - your mileage may vary BKKGuy, it may be my age but this is unintelligible to me. What are you talking about? vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkguy Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 BKKGuy, it may be my age but this is unintelligible to me. What are you talking about? I freely admit I am an old curmudgeon and I don't use social media, and I like to go to places because I like the food, the service, the ambiance and feel comfortable in the typical crowd when I consider Sphinx was at its best none of the customers went there mainly to take pictures of their food or themselves and post them on Instagram and facebook - they went there because they liked Ray or even Jerry, or because they knew a lot of people that went there regularly or got on well with the staff while the Sphinx name and original decor may have been a little twee the Fuck & Cock or whatever they are called now, and the "iconic" motorcycle on the wall and the Instagram/facebook crowd there to be seen consuming the new menu items and fancy cocktails try my patience - and my enjoyment of a meal there I think there are - for me - many better options in Bangkok but I haven't been there for quite a while and perhaps the place and the typical customer have changed again, or as I said "your mileage may vary" bkkguy vinapu 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paborn Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I like to go to places because I like the food, the service, the ambiance and feel comfortable in the typical crowd Well, BKKguy: This sentence I totally agree with but Facebook is only about 14 years old and did not exist when I first went to the Sphinx ( my memory might be at fault ) as I was going there in the mid to late '90s. I went for the food, the quiet good service. It was a great place to take a Thai boyfriend without encountering hiso Thais but had everything, you could want from cigars to fine port. So, maybe we agree as I have not been to the new place but have planning on it for pure nostalgia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londoner Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 I too loved Sphinx in the late 90s....the service, the ambiance and the food . There seemed to be a decline in many ways after this and, in my view, it was over-priced by the time I stopped going in about 2003. What was on offer seemed no better than other places with much lower prices . But I shall certainly try F & C drung my short (very short) stay in BKK next month. paborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
