Floodwaters flooded the house, but the shop owner still made a lot of money thanks to his unique service.

(Dan Tri) - A nearby river burst its banks, causing floodwaters to flood into a restaurant in Thailand. The restaurant owner thought it would have to close, but came up with the idea of ​​letting customers soak their feet in water with fish swimming around them while eating.

A restaurant in central Thailand has been receiving a large number of customers over the past few days to experience its unique service. While enjoying their meal, customers can soak their feet in the floodwaters. Surrounding them are schools of river fish swimming around as they follow the floodwaters into the restaurant.

River burst its banks and flooded the restaurant, customers flocked to the restaurant because fish were swimming under their feet ( Video source: ABC News).

It is Pa Jit restaurant in Nakhon Pathom province, about 30km from Bangkok. The restaurant owner said that 11 days ago, the nearby river broke its banks, causing floodwaters to flood into this restaurant. She thought she would have to close like the previous times, but this time, the restaurant owner, Pornkamol Prangprempree, thought differently.

"Four years ago, the restaurant was hit by floods like this. At that time, I felt extremely desperate. I had to close the shop and wait for the floodwaters to recede. Then the staff started cleaning up. The business had to be suspended for many days, causing a sharp drop in revenue," Ms. Pornkamol recalled.

Diners sit and eat as the restaurant is flooded (Photo: AP).

The restaurant has been in existence for over 30 years. This year, the store was again flooded. However, the owner decided to turn the hardship into an advantage to create a new source of income.

Instead of closing, she mobilized her staff to put the items up high and continued business as usual. The number of customers coming to the shop suddenly increased dramatically.

They want to experience what it’s like to eat while walking in the floodwaters. Children love to see the river fish swimming right under their feet. The restaurant also sells small portions of food for those who want to feed the fish directly.

To serve customers conveniently, restaurant staff wear boots and carefully carry bowls of fish soup or chicken noodles from table to table through floodwaters.

"At first I thought no one would come. Unexpectedly, people liked the idea and came in large numbers to support it," the owner happily revealed.

Thanks to the moments of sharing the scene of eating in flood water on social networks, more curious customers came to experience it.

Schools of fish from the river flooded into the house (Photo: AP).

Chomphunuth Khantaniti, 29, came to the restaurant to enjoy lunch with her husband and children. Living locally, she saw the pictures on social media and wanted to try it out.

"Children love water and fish. Just seeing fish swimming under their feet makes them very excited," said the guest.

Meanwhile, 63-year-old Bella Windy came to the restaurant just to experience the feeling of "having a school of fish lightly bite her foot."

"Because the flood water was so high, the river fish also followed the water into the house. This natural experience is a special feature that makes the restaurant more crowded," Ms. Bella commented.

Restaurant owner cooks amid flooding (Photo: AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit).

The owner said the business is likely to be flooded for several more weeks as water levels remain high due to high tides and the end of the rainy season.

She revealed that this flood has helped the restaurant's revenue increase sharply, with profits doubling. Previously, the restaurant had a profit of about 10,000 baht/day (8.1 million VND), but these days the revenue has increased to 20,000 baht/day (16.2 million VND).

However, the restaurant owner admitted that this was only a temporary solution, because no one wanted to live in a flooded area.

As of November 16, Thailand's Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said more than 480,000 people in 13 provinces in the country, especially in the northern and central regions, were affected by flooding.

Since the end of July, the agency said 12 people have died and two people are missing due to floods.

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