Wow; What a choice! Well with a weekly girls evening and a new resturant every time; Best and Worst comes up with a ton of suggestions. Price wise and taste wise!
If you looking for good
pub tucker....especially a "Home cooked meal" environment, Jamesons Pub Pattaya wins hands down. With their Roast Chicken Special on a Tuesday for a minimal 199 bht.
http://www.jamesons-pattaya.com/
If you looking for something
lovely and super fancy.....The Amari Mantra is the place to go. The food is "gastronomic" and just...LOVELY!
http://www.mantra-pattaya.com/webbuzz.html
For a great selection of places, I personally suggest the
Central festival center; Zen and Fuji; have lovely meal sets and the sushi is great....usually around 100-300 bht for a meal.
Also in Central is the Secret Reciepe which makes the most AMAZING cheese cakes (I suggest the apple crumble and the NY cheese cake)
http://www.secretrecipe.co.th/pattaya.html
For a nice relaxing "French" environment and something really to detract from the crappy Pattaya atmosphere; I suggest the lovely
La Bagette http://www.soidb.com/en/pattaya/dine/restaurant/la_baguette.html for a great coffee and some lovely cakes and pastries. Also they whip up a mean sandwich!
A lovely place to visit if you are in the Leam Chabang Area seems to be the best Thai food resturant we can find. Its this random shack/shed on the main Laem Chabang port rd behind harbour mall. It has no name. But the food is amazing! Anything from the soups/broths to the "Khao pad moo" is fantastic. Really worth a visit especially if you work in the area. Meals are between 30-50 Bht.
For some great fish (mainly thai) head down to Jomtien and at the end of the road is this random resturant which over looks the water. Its a lovely view and the fish is great. Meals are between 80-150bht.
Worst?
Well anything sold on walking street :)