FIVE-STAR DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
SUKHUMVIT Bangkok Marriott Sukhumvit (02-797 - 0000) Until April 15: The District Grill Room & Bar features a special series of traditional French dishes including dry-aged beef steak from Charolais and Normandy, beef bourguignon, and wild turbot with stewed green peas in white wine sauce.
Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park
(02-059-5999) April: Siam Tea Room Thai restaurant presents
khao chae, a classic summer delicacy prepared from a secret recipe passed down from a renowned chef’s family whose expertise lies in royal Thai cuisine. Price is 390 baht per set, which includes a serving of jasmine rice soaked in chilled flower-scented water accompanied by a selection of bite-sized savoury condiments such as shrimp paste balls, stuffed capsicum with pork filling and stir-fried salted turnip.
JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700) April: Marriott Cafe international buffet restaurant features dishes by visiting Italian chef Daniele Treravo, a native of Piedmont, Italy. Menu options are Sicilian lamb shank, porchetta (stuffed suckling pig), southern Italian style seafood salad, honey-peroni beer pork ribs and Sicilian ricotta cake. The Italian promotion dinner buffet is priced at 1,690 baht per person for Sunday-Thursday and 1,990 baht per person on Friday and Saturday.
Landmark Bangkok (02-254-0404) April: Greenhouse restaurant presents traditional Thai summer delicacy, khao chae, a platter of rice in chilled flower-scented water accompanied by a recommendedvariety of side to entrees finish at off 280 the baht meal per with set. sweetIt is sticky rice and coconut milk at 180 baht.
Rembrandt (02-261-7100) April: Rang Mahal Indian restaurant highlights Sunday brunch buffet. Priced at 850 baht per person, guests can enjoy unlimited servings of authentic Indian fare including kebabs, curries and traditional Indian desserts. RAMA IV — SILOM — SURAWONG — CHAROEN KRUNG Chatrium (02-307-8888) April: Silver Waves Chinese restaurant features dishes prepared with pigeon. Try crispy roasted pigeon; Pigeon in Cantonese-style soy sauce; and stewed pigeon with Chinese herbs in clay pot. Price is 890 baht net per plate.
Dusit Thani Bangkok (02-200-9000) April: Benjarong contemporary Thai restaurant offers a platter of fragrant khao chae with savoury condiments at 348 baht per set.
Pullman Bangkok Hotel G (02-352-4000) April: 25 Degrees Burgers, Wine & Liquor Bar features a 28-day dry-aged US striploin beef burger with bacon, cheddar cheese and green pepper mayonnaise on soft homemade rye bread bun. The burger is served with potato wedges and is priced at 450 baht.
Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-9214) April: Rossini’s contemporary Italian restaurant introduces a new series of dishes that celebrate Sicilian culinary authenticity, chef creativity as well as freshness of produce. Highlights include heirloom baby beetroots with fig and cylinder of goat cheese and truffle honey; burrata with wild arugula, pistachios and Sicilian datterini tomatoes; carnaroli rice risotto with green peas and braised beef cheek; roasted turbot with zucchini, culatello ham and taleggio cheese; lamb loin with cannellini beans and pancetta; Australian Angus beef tongue with Sicilian red prawns scented with Spanish mandarin; and guinea fowl breast with Belgium endive, orange flavour and parsnips.
Shangri-La Bangkok (02-236-7777) April: Next2 Cafe introduces newly-revamped, family-orientated Sunday brunch buffet with a vast selection of cuisines. Culinary offerings include imported fresh seafood (for example, Maine lobster, Alaskan king crab and Pacific Oyster); Japanese sushi and sashimi; Cantonese Peking duck; a la minute Italian dishes; western-styled BBQ and grilled items; wagyu beef burger and hot dog station; Middle Eastern and Greek fare; Indian favourites and Thai classics. Price is 2,888 baht per person, including live jazz music and various activities for children. SATHON — WITTHAYU Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok (02-210-8100) April: Luce Italian restaurant features dishes prepared with premium-quality Australian red meat. Highlights include lamb loin with herb crust and ravioli filled with slow-cooked, 150-day grain-fed beef cheek.
Okura Prestige Bangkok (02-687-9000) April 3-30: Yamazato restaurant celebrates Japan’s spring season with a special gozen lunch menu and a la carte dishes. Featured menu items are a platter of ark shell, sweet shrimp, sakura sea bream, tuna, kurose yellowtail, Japanese egg cockle and red snapper sashimi; Spanish mackerel with sakura shrimp sauce; asari clams and firefly squid with vinegar and miso; shrimp dumpling with rapeseed, shimeji mushrooms and sakura blossoms; grilled salmon with saikyo miso wrapped with sakura leaves; and pork simmered in sweetened soy sauce with bamboo shoots, carrot, taro, snow peas, and wasabi. The Spring Gozen lunch set is priced at 1,300 baht. A la carte dishes start from 400 baht per dish.
Plaza Athenee Bangkok (02-650-8800) April: Smooth Curry Thai restaurant recommends palace-styled khao chae, a platter of rice soaked in chilled flower-scented water accompanied by a variety of side entrees. Featured items include shrimp paste balls, stuffed sweet peppers and fried minced pork with salted fish. Price is 680 baht per person.
U Sathorn Bangkok (02-119-4804) April: Throughout the month, J’aime contemporary French restaurant offers 20% discount off its seven-course degustation menu created by Michelin two-starred chef Jean-Michel Lorain. The price now comes down to to 2,719 baht net per person. LANG SUAN — PLOENCHIT InterContinental Bangkok (02-656-0444) April: Summer Palace Cantonese restaurant recommends its all-time best-selling Peking duck. After the skin is neatly sliced beside the guest
table, the duck meat is cooked in Thai or Hong Kong style. Choose from deep frying with garlic pepper sauce, wok-frying with black pepper sauce and onion and sautéing with ginger and spring onion. Each Peking duck is priced at 1,390 baht.
Muse Bangkok (02-630-4000) April-May: Babette’s the Steakhouse recommends European melted cheese side dishes to go with your prime steak choice. Highlighted items are raclette fumee au feu de bois, or wood-fire smoked cheese with Italian charcuterie; Camembert bocage cru cheese in a wooden box with salad; Roquefort blue cheese with fried pancetta and walnuts; and burrata cheese with beef tartare and quail egg. Wrap up the meal with goat cheese lemon cheesecake with blueberry sauce. RATCHADAMRI — RATCHAPRASONG Anantara Siam (02-126-8866) March 31: Biscotti Italian restaurant is welcoming Luca Martini, the world’s best sommelier of 2013, who will offer his intimate knowledge of food and wine on an intimate evening of fine flavours. The six-course wine paring dinner is priced at 4,900
baht per person. Featured menu items include confit langoustines complemented by Ronco della Mele Sauvignon Blanc; yellowtail tuna carpaccio accompanied by a Ferrari Perle’ Brut 2008; and braised veal shank raviolo and charcoal grilled Australian lamb loin, paired with I Sodi di San Niccolo.
Centara Grand at CentralWorld (02-100-6255) April: The World international buffet restaurant presents “curry and doughnuts” dinner buffet, introducing a new collection of curries (from Thai, Indian, Japanese and Middle Eastern cuisines) complemented by fresh and warm homemade doughnuts. Featured dishes include green curry with salmon, Japanese pork katsu curry, fried soft shell crab with yellow curry, panfried sea bass tower with sweet paprika sauce, and lamb and chickpea tagine with red harissa. The buffet is available every Wednesday at 1,390 baht per person. Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong
(02-125-5010)
April: Flavors international buffet restaurant highlights slow-roasted prime rib with a wide selection of sauce — from Béarnaise, pan jus glace to black truffle sauce. Available at dinner, from Sunday to Thursday, at 1,590 baht per person. SIAM SQUARE — RAMA I — PHAYA THAI Hua Chang Heritage (02-217-0777) April: Miss Siam restaurant presents an all-youcan-eat khao chae promotion. Available for lunch and priced at 450 baht net per person, the classic summer delicacy consists of chilled rice in jasmine-scented water accompanied by an array
of traditional side dishes. The price also includes a variety of homemade Thai desserts.
Novotel Bangkok Siam Square (02-209-8888) April: Lok Wah Hin Chinese restaurant recommends dishes prepared with a choice of crab. Menu options include stir-fried blue crab with yellow curry, stir-fried sea crab with glass noodles in clay pot and salt-baked crab. Price is 290 baht per dish. Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok (02- 162-9000) April: Brasserie Europa features an “Earth And Sea” dinner buffet at 1,800 baht per person. Other than a wide variety of classic buffet items, there’s also a different option of all-you-can-order à la carte dishes available each evening. Among the featured menu items are Argentinian beef tenderloin; Australian lamb cutlets; wagyu beef medallion; and North Atlantic lobster thermidor and Alaskan king crab cakes, to name a few.
The Sukosol (02-247-0123) Until April 2: To celebrate the long-established relationship between Morocco and Thailand, Patummat international restaurant presents a wide variety of authentic Moroccan dishes prepared by visiting Moroccan chef from the city of Casablanca. The promotional dishes are available for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. VIBHAVADI Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Lardprao (02-541-1234)
April: Dynasty Chinese restaurant introduces a new selection of set menus for a group of 10 guests for both lunch and dinner. Each set menu features a large hors d’oeuvre platter; followed by the likes of roasted duck Peking-style; braised Mexican abalone with Hong Kong mushrooms; steamed red grouper in soy sauce; whole barbecued Hong Kong suckling pig; sautéed fresh conch shell with celery; braised Hong Kong mushrooms with sea cucumber in brown sauce; E-fu noodles with crabmeat and enoki mushrooms and dessert. Prices start from 7,300 baht per set.