Tenderloins
Bar and Grill
8 Sukhumvit Soi 33
Bangkok 10110
Tel: 02 258 4529

This is a large modern operation with a bar at the front and a restaurant and grill at the back, in the same space. The bar has a pool table and a telly and the restaurant area has very much a canteen look about it. The owner is an Aussie called Brad who already has the nearby Lookie Lookie bars as well as the Bar-B-Q shop in the soi opposite. So I suppose this makes Tenderloins an Aussie pub, albeit an upmarket one.
The first thing that really impressed me is the wine list. There are several wines at under 1,000 Baht per bottle and the house wine, an Aussie Chardonnay and a Shiraz Cabernet are both 575 Baht a bottle (125 baht a glass). In this town, that is extremely well priced, and furthermore, the wine is very drinkable. (Take note please those establishments who are unable to serve wine under a 1,000 Baht per bottle!)
As to the menu, it is a remarkably modern starter menu with mainly salads in that section. Options include prawn and rocket salad with BBQ prawns, a rocket salad with avocado and a rice salad. For mains there is an Aussie section which is primarily burgers but includes an excellent mixed grill and then the main section which is a big range of grills, including kebabs. The nice touch here is you can cook your own as the grill in the middle of the kitchen service area is accessible from both sides. I have eaten here a few times and found the main problem to be the service. It is a very new operation and I think Brad could have found a few girls who speak English, or even Strain, a tad better. Also last time I had the old problem of getting my main coming at me halfway through the starter, despite trying to tell the serving wench that is exactly what I did not want! But having made those points, this is a pub more than a restaurant and I am sure those problems will be sorted. Otherwise this is an excellent place to eat and as they say the price is more than right!