HOTEL DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
SUKHUMVIT
Landmark Bangkok (02-254-0404)
June: Rib Room and Bar steakhouse introduces new three-course set dinner, priced at 2,000 baht per person. Featured dishes include Australian Angus beef tenderloin; Maine lobster tagliolini; slow-cooked chicken breast; lobster bisque; porcini mushroom cream soup; and profiteroles au chocolate.
Pullman Grande Sukhumvit
(02-204-4161)
June: From Sunday to Thursday, Atelier international buffet restaurant presents a crab carnival-themed dinner at 1,399 baht per person. Dishes are created to celebrate three varieties of crab —blue crab, snow crab and king crab — among various other seafood and meat choices. Pasta in a Parmesan wheel is a recommended dish of the month at Tapas Vino restaurant.
Radisson Blu Plaza (02-302-3444)
June: China Table restaurant launches weekday express business lunch set consisting of soup, fried rice and three classic Cantonese dishes. Prices are 788 baht per two persons; 1,199 baht for three to five guests; and 1,999 baht for a group of six to 10 persons.
Rembrandt (02-261-7100)
June: Every Saturday, Da Vinci Italian restaurant presents a seafood brunch buffet at 1,500 baht net per person; or 1,750 baht net per person including soft drinks and fresh juices; and 2,000 baht net per person including soft drink and wine. Rang Mahal Indian restaurant every evening features a traditional thali platter at 760 baht net per set.
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit
(02-649-8358)
June 7: Rossini’s presents Benvenuto Brunello wine dinner, combining modern Italian cuisine with fine wines. The meal celebrates Tuscany’s newly released red wines complemented by dishes such as Sicilian red prawn carpaccio with lemon curd and mullet roe; Hokkaido scallop and spigaroli lard with fava beans; Carnaroli rice with green spinach, pear and pecorino fossa cheese; slow-cooked suckling pig shoulder with green asparagus, rhubarb and onion; slow-cooked wagyu beef short rib with smoked potato purée and mulberry caviar. Price is 4,500 baht per person.
Westin Grande Sukhumvit (02-207-8000) June: Every Wednesday and Thursday evening, Seasonal Tastes restaurant introduces bucketed seafood concept of which a variety of seafood including blue crab, New Zealand mussels, shrimp, scallops, clams and squid is enjoyed with seven choices of sauces. Prices range from 399-799 baht per bucket inclusive of side entrées such as garlic bread and onion rings.
RAMA IV — SILOM — SURAWONG — CHAROEN KRUNG
Amara Bangkok (02-021-8888)
June: Element restaurant presents an all-day breakfast menu. Dishes include eggs Benedict, croque madame sandwich, huevos rancheros, fish and chips, fresh quinoa fruit salad, crispy toasted waffles and a pancake tower. Prices start from 220 baht per dish.
Dusit Thani (02-200-9000)
June-July: Mayflower Chinese restaurant presents from Monday to Friday an allyou-can-eat Peking duck promotion at 1,200 baht per person. The feast includes unlimited duck, plus a choice of dim sum or barbecued meat platter, a soup, a vegetable dish, a rice or noodles, a dessert and free flow Chinese tea. Price is 1,200 baht per person.
Le Meridian Bangkok (02-232-8888) June: Latest Recipe buffet restaurant highlights French Provencal, Mediterranean and Asian live cooking cuisines. Prices are 900 baht net per person for lunch on Monday to Friday; 1,100 baht net per person for dinner on Thursday to Saturday; and 1,700 baht net per person for Sunday brunch, inclusive of free-flow soft drinks.
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
(02-659-9000)
June: Ciao Terrazza Italian restaurant’s new dishes include rosemary-crusted rack of lamb with eggplant custard, crispy polenta and green asparagus tips; crunchy egg with Pecorino foam, spinach and truffle pesto; tuna tartar with zucchini, bell pepper and eggplant Caponata; and spaghetti Gragnano with Piennolo cherry tomatoes from Mount Vesuvius and fresh basil leaves.
Pullman Hotel G (02-352-4000)
June 5-9: Burger maestro Kristin Frederick from Paris’s Le Camion qui Fume, or “The Smoking Truck” is to showcase her world-class sandwiches at 25 Degrees Burger, Wine & Liquor Bar. Kristin, American from LA, graduated from one of the world’s top culinary schools, Ferrandi, in France, and worked at two Michelin-starred Apicius. She brings to Bangkok creations such as spinach salad with bacon vinaigrette; sticky, sweet and smoky barbecue burger; New York-inspired pastrami burger; and the classic apple cobbler with ice cream à la mode.
Ramada Plaza Menam (02-688-1000) Until June 2: Terrace@72 international buffet restaurant presents Dutch cuisine promotion by guest chef from the Netherlands. Dishes include pea-soup with smoked sausage and pork knuckle; steamed North Sea mussels; Hacheebraised beef chuck roll and onions; Grandma’s apple tart; and Bossche bol choux pastry. Prices are 790 baht per person for lunch and 1,400 baht per person for dinner.
Shangri La Bangkok (02-236-7777)
June 6-12: Shang Palace Chinese restaurant welcomes two Michelin-starred guest chef Mok Kit Keung from Shangri La Singapore to showcase his modern presentation of Cantonese cuisine. Dishes include oven-baked cod fillet with egg white and conpoy; braised whole fresh Australian abalone in Abalone sauce; barbecued pork loin with honey glaze. Prices range from 380 baht per dish.
SATHON — WITTHAYU
Athenee Bangkok (02-650-8800) June 2-4: Reflexions French restaurant presents world-acclaimed cuisine by guest chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre of Belgium’s two Michelin-starred L’air du Temps restaurant. Multi-course set menus, available for lunch and dinner, are priced from 2,288 baht per person. Featured dishes include green asparagus with bacon croutons and sweet wine sauce; cod fish with apple, fennel, anchovies and bulgar; blue lobster with tomato jangagii and geranium flowers; eel with foie gras and black sesame; and Cuberdon potatoes and white chocolate.
Banyan Tree (02-679-1200)
June: Bai Yun Chinese restaurant presents traditional noodle dishes such as e-fu egg noodles with tiger prawns and Sichuan sauce; stir-fried green tea noodles with scallops and XO sauce; and Hong Kong-style egg noodles with roast duck. Apsara dining cruise offers a Royal Thai set menu that centres on authentic Thai favourites dishes of the old days. Featured dishes include steamed Thai chicken dumpling; crabmeat and corn in crispy pastry cup; spicy minced duck spring roll; southern Thai-styled braised beef curry with roti bread; and salad of prawn banana blossom. The set menu is priced at 2,500 baht net per person. Izakaya-style light-bite fare is the monthly highlight at Tai Hei Japanese restaurant.
Conrad Bangkok (02-690-9999 )
June: Deli presents special new dishes prepared with free-range chicken. Dishes include northern Thai-style noodle curry with chicken; Cajun chicken wrap; house-smoked chicken sandwiches; and buttermilk fried chicken on burger bun. Prices start from 230 baht per dish.
Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok
(02-210-8100)
June: On Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday at lunchtime, the Glass House international buffet restaurant presents the cuisine of Northeastern Thailand. Dishes include green papaya salad, grilled chicken, and grilled pork neck, spicy soup with herbs.
Okura Prestige Bangkok
(02-687-9000)
June 7-24: Yamazato restaurant features Japan’s early summer recipes such as simmered conger eel and shrimp with mushroom and sesame cream sauce; grilled sea bass garnished with sweet potato and pickled turnips; grilled eggplant and sake-steamed scallops with shrimp, mushrooms, and consommé jelly; a sashimi selection of tuna, yellowtail, sweet shrimp and sardines; a tempura assortment of snow crab, shrimp, pike eel and vegetables. Set lunch is priced at 1,300 baht, while multi-course kaiseki dinner costs 4,500 baht per person.
So Sofitel (02-624-0000)
June: Every first Friday of the month, Mixo Bar presents two hours of all-you-can-eat cheese and wine night that centres on pungent cheese from Switzerland and England amid live DJ music. The 30 types of cheese on offer are Comté, Brie de Meaux, Valençay, Camembert, Manchego, Brillat-Savarin, Morbier, mimolette, Roquefort, Coulommiers, tête de Moine, Gruyére, provolone, Camembert Calvados, and longkhot ashed. Prices are 1,399 baht and 1,999 baht per person.
U Sathorn Bangkok (02-119-4899)
June: J’aime French restaurant presents new five-course set lunch menu. Priced at 1,100 baht net per person, the set includes chilled spring onion soup and herring caviar; crunchy pumpkin napoleon, with parsley, garlic and paprika powder; mushroom salad, coffee crumble, and pink radish foam; a choice of pan-seared grouper “à la Grenobloise” with brown butter emulsion or strip loin and beef tongue duo with Mediterranean vegetable purée, escalivada and basil jus; and wild almond mousse and plum sorbet.
RATCHADAMRI — RATCHAPRASONG — PHLOEN CHIT
Cape House Bangkok (02-658-7444) June: Smoked pork chop in pepper sauce is a recommended dish of the month at No. 43 Italian Bistro and priced at 500 baht per plate. JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700) June-August: New York Steakhouse presents a daily lunch buffet which boasts the likes of NY burger, grilled minute steak with chimichurri, grilled lamb cutlet with mint sauce, fish and chips, chicken piccata and penne arrabiata with shrimp and more. Steaks will be available alongside seafood, cold cuts, soups, salads, appetisers and desserts. Price is 799 baht per person.
Centara Grand at CentralWorld
(02-100-6255)
June: Uno Mas Spanish restaurant’s special highlight on Friday is Gillardeau’s oyster; on Saturday Atlantic turbot fish cooked in Andalusia style; and on Sunday seafood paella with Maine lobster, carabinero red prawns and Hokkaido scallops. Red Sky restaurant presents a new tasting menu at 2,955 baht per person. Dishes include fresh lobster salad “à la Parisienne”; white German asparagus three ways; pan-seared snow fish with mini ratatouille salad crunchy fennel and lemon butter sauce; beef tenderloin and beef cheek with a tomato confit; and white peach crème brûlée. An optional wine pairing costs 1,999 baht per person.
SIAM SQUARE — RAMA I — PHAYA THAI
Siam Kempinski (02-162-9000)
June: Brasserie Europa revamps its daily international buffet dinner to include unlimited á la carte main courses. Highlights are Australian slow-cooked flat iron steak with gratin onions; roasted Berkshire pork belly with smoked corn and barbecue sauce; smoked salmon with braised lentils and Chardonnay tarragon; Australian beef medallion with potato wedges in Café de Paris sauce; seared tuna steak with grilled baby eggplants and tomato basil coulis; hazelnut fried lamb cutlets with red wine braised shallots and Parmesan sauce; basil risotto with prawns and spicy peanuts crumbs; lobster linguini with roasted cherry tomatoes and fresh basil; and squid-ink angel hair pasta with fresh clams and ikura. Price is 1,800 baht per person. On Sunday, the restaurant offers a rosé brunch buffet at 2,400 baht per person including free-flow soft drinks. A Champagne package with other alcoholic beverages costs 4,500 baht per person.
Siam@Siam (087-989-2525)
June: The Roof Gastro introduces new barbecue dishes served sizzling hot on its signature volcano stone plate. Price is 1,350 baht net per set.
PHETCHABURI — PRATUNAM — LAN LUANG — MAKKASAN
Amari Watergate (02-653-9000)
June: Every Saturday Amaya Food Gallery presents Mediterranean seafood night. It boasts an all-you-can-eat spread of premium seafood and specialities from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey. Highlights include Moroccan spice-rubbed leg of lamb, spanakopita, squid ink paella, shrimp scampi, steamed sea bass with puttanesca sauce, souvlaki, and a selection of home-made tortellini and ravioli with a choice of beurre noisette creamed velouté or roasted Pomodoro sauce. Price is 1,200 baht per person for food only. Come four pay two promotion until the end of the month.
Avani Atrium (02-718-2000 )
June: Benihana teppanyaki restaurant offers organically raised Diamantina wagyu from northern Australia. The 400day grain-fed wagyu flank comes glazed with house teriyaki sauce and sizzled to perfection at 1,900 baht per set.
Berkeley Pratunam (02-309-9999) June-August: Chicken rice Berkeley style is a recommended menu at the Berkeley Dining Room and priced at 220 baht net per portion
Royal Princess Larn Luang
(02-281-3088)
June: Dishes prepared with salmon are highlighted at Piccolo Italian restaurant. Choices include salmon en papillote, or baked salmon fillets in paper pouch; panfried salmon with beurre blanc sauce; and pan-fried salmon with riceberry spicy pesto sauce. Price is 250 baht per dish.
RAMA IX — RAMKHAMHAENG — RATCHADAPHISEK — VIBHAVADI
Al Meroz (02-136-8700)
Until June 17: Ramadan Iftar buffet is offered at Diwan restaurant at 699 baht net per person. Dishes include honey glazed lamb leg, roasted duck, stir-fried seafood with curry powder, smoked salmon and condiments, Vietnamese spring rolls and roasted beef tenderloin and chicken piccata. Meanwhile, from Friday to Sunday Barakat restaurant offers a premium Iftar buffet dinner with a wide range of Arabian specialities at 859 baht net per person.
Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Lardprao (02-541-1234)
Until June 14: To mark Ramadan, the Chatuchak Café international buffet restaurant presents a special Iftar buffet. It boasts a selection of halal-certified favourites such as harira (chick pea soup), tabbouleh, shorba (Arabic lentil soup), beef kebab, lamb kofta, ouzi (whole roasted young lamb), sautéed duck with chilli sauce, fresh baked Indian and Arabic bread, seafood on ice and more. Prices are 1,100 baht per person on Sunday-Thursday and 1,400 baht per person on Friday and Saturday.
Emerald (02-276-4567)
June: On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Yok Chinese restaurant offers dim sum quick lunch set, comprising five dim sum items, an entrée, fresh fruit and free-flow of Chinese tea at 350 baht per person.
Golden Tulip Sovereign (02-641-4777) June: Fook Yuan Chinese restaurant features its wide variety of dim sum such as steamed dumplings with shrimp, crabmeat or foie gras filling; Chinese bun with barbecued pork, deep-fried tofu sheet stuffed with shrimp; deep fried spring roll with truffle; pan-fried turnip cake; and crispy pork. Prices start from 75 baht per item.
Swissôtel Le Concorde (02-694-2222) June: Takumi Japanese restaurant features new items of foie gras maki rolls, engawa sushi, wagyu and glazed eel sushi, and oysters at 790 baht per person for lunch and 990 baht per person for dinner.
RAMA III — THON BURI
Avani Riverside (02-431-9100)
June: Every Friday and Saturday night, Skyline restaurant presents family-style buffet dinner with prime items such as blue crab, Normandy oysters, Atlantic sea bass and lobster. Price is 1,350 baht per adult, or 675 baht net per child children between four-12 years old.
Peninsula Bangkok (02-020-2888)
June: Premium French oysters from David Hervé farm are the hotel’s seasonal highlights. Recommended dishes include Rockefeller Ronce oyster; speciale oyster Champagne sabayon; Boudeuse oyster with white asparagus veloute and Parmesan shavings; Fine de Claire oyster with classic mignonette; and wok-fried oyster with salted egg Chinese style — the latter available at Mei Jiang Cantonese restaurant.
BANGNA
Dusit Princess Srinakarin (02-721-8400) June: The Chinese restaurant features Peking duck and roast duck. Prices are 199 baht for a plate of roast duck meat; and 888 baht for a whole Peking duck.
Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi (02-118-7777) June: Favola Italian restaurant features strawberry-inspired dishes such as strawberry summer salad with asparagus; risotto with strawberries and basil; pizza with strawberries and mascarpone cheese; and fresh strawberries with 12-year-old Modena balsamic. Prices start at 290 baht per dish. On Friday and Saturday evening and Sunday at brunch time, Australian tomahawk steak takes centre stage at the Latest Recipe’s international buffet line. Prices are 1,800 baht per person for dinner and 1,990 baht per person for brunch.
BEYOND BANGKOK
Centara Grand Beach Hua Hin (032-512-021)
June-July: Suan Bua Thai restaurant presents a modern interpretation of yum, or Thai-styled sour and spicy salad. Featured now are tropical rock lobster salad; spicy salmon salad; and green papaya salad with roast duck. From Wednesday to Sunday, Railway restaurant recommends “surf and turf” dishes such as seared scallops paired with herb crusted lamb chop on a bed of green pea risotto and Madeira sauce; Boston Lobster with chargrilled tenderloin served classic style with full condiments; and Alaskan king crab paired with spicy chicken rolls wrapped in prosciutto and topped with freshly made port wine sauce. Prices start from 850 baht.
Centara Grand Mirage Beach Pattaya (038-714-981)
June: Every Wednesday, Coast restaurant presents a special dinner buffet that centres on Korean and Japanese cuisine at 999 baht net per person.
Hilton Pattaya (038-253-000)
June: Free-ranged chicken is the hotel’s celebrated ingredient. Expect to find slow-cooked chicken with Thai herb on crispy khao soi noodle curry at Flare restaurant; massaman chicken kebab with French fries, Thai cucumber relish and tomato sauce at Drift Lobby Lounge; and roasted chicken with truffle, riceberry and quinoa pilaf at Horizon rooftop restaurant.