Honest reviews?

Who's your columnist Tara trying to kid? She reckons Bangkok needs honest food reviewers, not people who write only nice things about restaurants. Get real, kid.

Try saying something negative / honest / bad about someone's food business here, and see what happens to you. You'll end up being sued and given a helfty fine for libel. Frankly, I think most restaurants here do their best to please and as long as I know I'm not going to be overcharged, or poisoned, I can put up with a reasonably sweet review.

Remember Tara, this is Thailand - not the UK or US, where reviewers like the ghastly Michael Winner can get away with saying the most horrible things about a restaurant and in doing so jeopardizes that business and the livelihood of its owner.

G. Davies, food reviewer