@Eric *****
not at all, if you are staying in Patong and going to tourist restaurants you are paying super premium prices.
Went to a nice little noodle shopnin Phuket town for late lunch.
2 thai tea
Split appetizer
2 beef noodle soups.
209b
Ice creams at a artisan ice cream shop 1 scoop on waffle cone 89b
And that's expensive fancy.
Didn't have dinner because we were both full from that.
There are great values all-over the island, even in Patong.
Heck I know Thai buffets that are AYCE 99b
AYCE BBQ buffets 195-350b