Dr. George McFarland was the son of Presbyterian missionaries who left the United States for the tropics to join the Church of Christ in 1860. His distinguished and prolific career began at the tender age of 25 when he returned to Bangkok following studies in the United States. He was immediately appointed Superintendent of the Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok, and was commissioned to open The Royal Medical College, the government's first medical school and was then appointed Dean of the College. In addition, he continued his brother Edwin's legacy by manufacturing Thailand's first typewriter, which his brother had invented. He also opened Thailand's first dental clinic, a private enterprise, and spent 16 years working on the acclaimed McFarland Thai-English dictionary, which he published in 1939. After years of dedicated work in Thailand, Dr. McFarland was granted a pension and the title of Phra Ajvidyakom by His Majesty King Rama VI, as well as a 4.5 acre piece of land in Hua Hin, on which he built his holiday home. While the McFarland House which stands today is newly built, the floorboards used are from the original house built by Dr. McFarland.
Healthy Cuisine at Our healthy, wholesome and delicious menu has been created with the finest locally sourced produce. These signature recipes support a well-balanced diet and have been designed to enhance nutrition, health and overall wellbeing. All dishes are suitable for anyone wishing optimise their health as well as our guests partaking in one of THE BARAI Lifestyle Collection programs. We recommend that our Vital Body Cleanse guests exclude our protein options; however Healthy Weight guests are advised to include a source of protein from our selection.
Breakfast Available from 6:30 AM until 11:00 AM Breakfast smoothie 200 granola, banana, almond milk, blueberries and cinnamon Bircher muesli, coconut milk, aloe vera 260 Homemade healthy granola, almond milk, choice of seasonal fruits 260 Breakfast BLT burrito 250 beetroot, lettuce, tomato, scrambled egg Egg white omelette, asparagus, chives 250 Tropical fruit salad, mint, orange dressing 230 Buckwheat pancake, honey, choice of seasonal fruits 220 Bread quinoa and chia seed
Healthy cuisine a la carte menu Available from 11:00 AM until 10:30 PM Appetisers and salads Raw vegetable quinoa sushi rolls 220 Crudities platter 220 asparagus, carrot, celery, cucumber, artichoke, olives, apple with guacamole & sweet potato dip Wakame salad with a sesame dressing 220 Roasted pumpkin and beetroot salad with sunflower seeds 220 Raw Vietnamese vegetable rice paper rolls, tamarind sauce 200 Banana blossom salad with roasted almonds & a light chilli, 200 soya dressing Green fatoush salad with cucumber and spinach 200 Mixed green salad 200 Combine your salad with a dressing of your choice: Wasabi dressing Avocado dressing Balsamic & olive oil Lime & olive oil Soups Mung bean vegetable dahl 220 Miso, mung bean noodle 220 Pumpkin soup with coconut milk 220 Cucumber & honeydew gazpacho 220
Main courses Open, bread-free vegetarian burger with beetroot, 320 guacamole & roast sweet potato wedges Roast vegetable quinoa bowl 300 Thai vegetable curry 300 Stir fried soba noodle Phad Thai Style 280 Protein selection A protein option can be added to any dish, select from the below choices - grilled, steamed or fried: (Not recommended for guests on our Vital Body Cleanse program) Prawn 240g 800 Salmon 160g 650 Sea bass 150g 650 Tuna 180g 650 Chicken breast 220g 600 Sides Asparagus & zucchini Vichy carrots, honey glazed Baby lettuce, vinaigrette Sautéed wild mushrooms Sautéed spinach, garlic, pine nuts Steamed wholegrain red rice Quinoa Select one side dish Dessert Seasonal sliced fruit platter 220 Sorbet selection 95 per scoop banana, pineapple, lime, mixed berry
Healthy drinks Healthy juices each 160 Freshly squeezed juices (choose one fruit or a blend) apple, carrot, mango, orange, pineapple, papaya, watermelon, honeydew melon, beetroot, fresh young coconut (with or without coconut meat), aloe vera Healthy juice blends and coolers each 160 Sweet beet beetroot, carrot, celery, lime, ginger, apple Super cleanser celery, cucumber, spinach, mint leaves, pineapple, lime Ginger zinger celery, cucumber, ginger, parsley, lime, apple, spinach Carrot cleanse carrot, ginger, apple Alkaline boost cucumber, celery, cos lettuce, broccoli, apple, lime Summer juice pineapple, lime, carrot, celery, ginger Cucumber cooler cucumber, mint, honeydew Mango cooler mango, orange, basil Melon cooler watermelon, mint leaves Hibiscus cooler with one of the following: lime, jasmine, pineapple, mint, ginger, stevia
Smoothies (choose single or a blend) 160 mango, banana, coconut, pineapple, papaya, honeydew, lime, aloe vera, watermelon, kiwi, apple, berry, greek yoghurt, almonds Mineral water and soft drink Minéré 65 Evian 130 Sparkling water each 130 Perrier, san pellegrino Tea or coffee Coffee each 110 Espresso, cappuccino, caffe latte, regular or decaffeinated Tea each 110 Classic English breakfast, earl grey, darjeeling summer, green tea pure chamomile, peppermint, red roses or mango dream Chinese Jasmine, oolong or tikuan yin Iced tea or iced coffee each 140 Thai iced tea, lychee iced tea, iced coffee iced cappuccino or Thai iced coffee Herbal infusions each 110 THE BARAI blend - hot lemongrass, ginger and mint THE BARAI blend - cold rosella, pineapple