There are quite a few restaurants directly on the beach. Usually they show some fresh fish and seafood on ice, where you can choose exactly what to eat.
One of them offers a weekly BBQ - all you can eat. You should make a reservation in time to get a table, but actually, its not worth it.
In the village you also find an abundance of restaurants, also with the seafood in the front on ice. Those which offer fewer Western dishes often have the best Thai dishes.
For breakfast, try the "Rockfish". This restaurant is located south of the beach, on the hillside. It is rather splendid, and not too cheap, but the breakfast special is only 99 baht for juice, coffee and some breakfast several choices.
Another breakfast place is the Kamala Bakery, just a next door to the Siam Commercial Bank on the main road between Patong and Surin on the Patong side of Kamala. The bakery has good breakfast options and tasty breads. Clean and with aircon. Not that cheap and will charge THB5 extra for a little jam. Not as pleasant surroundings as Rockfish but the food is more substantial.
If you look for other beach-side restaurant, we would like to recommend "Salt & Pepper Restaurant" is better known for its steaks and pizzas than Swedish food. T: 076 385 371, [ (http://www.salt-and-pepper.se)]
Insider tip: there is one Thai place on the beach that seems to get repeat visits from the locals that run the hotels. It is called "PP&P" -- hard to find, but absolutely worth it if you want quality, clean and authentic Thai food at excellent prices sometimes hard to find in Phuket. The chef "Wichet", a friendly English-fluent former cook at the Four Seasons is incredibly approachable and gregarious. His Thai dishes are packed with local herbs and spices, and all made fresh. Get the pomelo salad, the coconut chicken soup, and anything you want in his special red curry/tamarind sauce. Right on the water, he can organize a romantic dinner in advance. About 650THB for a 5-course meal for two. Look for them in the middle of the beach, adjacent to "Smile Bar" and across from the big pink shop-houses.
