FIVE-STAR DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
Al Meroz (02-136-8700) August: From Friday to Sunday, Barakat restaurant presents à la carte buffet with a variety of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern and Japanese cuisines plus premium steak and seafood at 1,650 baht net per person. A group of three pays for two. Diwan international buffet restaurant offers on Friday and Sunday an all-you-can-eat crab and seafood dinner. Dishes include fried crab with black pepper sauce; crab green curry; crab risotto; and crab curry with rice vermicelli. Price is 1,450 baht net per person Amari Watergate (02-653-9000) August: Every Friday, Amaya Food Gallery offers a special seafood-themed dinner buffet at 1,750 baht per person inclusive of water, soft drinks and juices. Dishes include Maine lobster, oysters, river prawns, rock lobsters, blue crabs and New Zealand mussels, all prepared to the guests’ liking. Anantara Siam (02-126-8866) August: Spice Market restaurant recommends dishes prepared with seasonal Thai fruit. Dishes include lychee with pork and shrimp filling stirfried with vegetables in sweet and sour sauce; savoury chilli paste dip made with salak fruit served with grilled river prawn and vegetables; and spicy beef cheeks soup with bilimbi, roasted rice, and shallot. Prices start from 320 baht per dish. Bangkok Marriott Sukhumvit (02-797-0000) August: A variety of prime-cut steak smoked with hardwood is highlighted at the District Grill Room & Bar. Banyan Tree (02-679-1200) August: Taihei Japanese restaurant features teppanyaki set meal for both lunch and dinner. Options are such as kurobuta pork, seafood, Australian wagyu and Kobe beef. Prices start from 890 baht per person. Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Lardprao
(02-541-1234) August: Dynasty Chinese restaurant presents business lunch and dinner sets with prices between 499 baht and 699 baht net per person. Dishes include a dim sum selection; sautéed pork with XO sauce; traditional roasted duck and barbecued pork, fish maw or conpoy soup; sautéed beef tenderloin slices with seasonal vegetable; wok-fried duck with black bean sauce; sautéed grouper with chilli sauce Sichuan style; deep-fried prawns with mayonnaise, braised sea asparagus in brown sauce; and fried Chinese noodles with crabmeat. Centara Grand at CentralWorld (02-100-6255) August: Red Sky restaurant presents a seasonal multi-course tasting menu at 2,955 baht per person. Dishes include Hokkaido scallops and beef tomato carpaccio; golden chanterelle fricassee and Brittany langoustine; and dover sole goujonette with grenobloise sauce and baux olive mash potato. Premium wine pairing package costs an extra 1,899 baht per person. Chatrium Riverside (02-307-8888) August: Silver Waves introduces a new set for lunch and dinner. Dishes include deep-fried aromatic duck spring rolls; deep-fried whitebait fish with chilli and garlic; sweet and sour Pork with lychee sauce; wok-fried tiger prawns Sichuan style; roasted duck Hong Kong style; deep-fried softshell crab; double-steamed wonton soup with seafood; stir-fried beef tenderloin with black pepper sauce; and wok-fried scallop with XO sauce. Prices start from 1,690 baht net per two persons. Conrad Bangkok (02-690-9999 ) August: Diplomat Bar introduces fried Lapsang Souchon tea chicken wings with lemon aioli, priced at 280 baht; and pomegranate and jasmine tea glazed salmon and braised leek, priced at 450 baht. Continent (02-686-7000) August: Bangkok Heightz modern Thai restaurant presents a new series of tasting dishes at 1,176 baht net per person, or 823 baht net per person for vegetarian. The set consists of an assortment of appetisers; a soup course of tom
yum goong or tom kha gai soup; main entrée of beef massaman, sea bass fillet with sweet chilli sauce, green curry with your choice of meat or softshell crab with black pepper sauce; steamed jasmine rice; mango sticky rice or coconut icecream dessert; and a free-flow of Thai herbal drinks, fruit juice or flower juice. Dusit Thani (02-200-9000) August-September: The Pavilion recommends fried egg noodle with river prawns and black pepper; Mayflower Chinese restaurant highlights stir-fried lotus root; Thien Duong Vietnamese restaurant offers fried rice with red curry paste and fermented ground pork sausage; while Hamilton’s steakhouse presents the President salad with panfried scallop, duck liver and smoked duck. Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok (02-210-8100) August: “World Street Food Spectacular” is a seasonal theme at the Glass House’s grand weekend buffet. Expect to find the likes of chicken shawarma wraps with pita bread; Mexican tacos with beef or chicken; Malaysian chicken satay; steamed Chinese chive dumplings; and Thai grilled pork on skewers, along side a wide variety of international buffet classics. Available on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner and Sundays for lunch at 1,800 baht net per person. Children pay half price. InterContinental Bangkok (02-656-0444) August-September: Summer Palace Chinese restaurant recommends dishes prepared with foie gras with highlights such as stir-fried E-Mee Hong Kong noodles with foie gras and Yunnan ham; pan-fried foie gras with abalone peppercorns; foie gras xiao long bao dumplings with bamboo pith and cabbage soup; and stewed melon with foie gras and bacon. Prices start from 380 baht per dish. JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700) August: New York Steakhouse presents a daily lunch buffet including New York burgers; 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. Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi (02-118-7777) August-September: Latest Recipe international buffet restaurant offers French cuisine classics such as boeuf Bourguignon; gratinated onion soup; steak au poivre; duck confit; and crêpes Suzette. Prices are 1,800 baht person for Friday and Saturday dinners and 1,990 baht per person for Sunday brunch. Mandarin Oriental Bangkok (02-659-9000) August: Ciao Terrazza Italian restaurant highlights the following dishes: slow-cooked pork belly with red wine sauce, steamed Swiss chard and apple puree; 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. Novotel Siam Square (02-209-8888) August: The Square presents a Sunday brunch buffet at 1,390 baht per person. Book online to get a 50% discount. Dishes include unlimited fresh seafood and foie gras as well as smoked salmon, egg dishes, tapas, and Japanese sushi & sashimi.
Okura Prestige Bangkok (02-687-9000) August: Michelin-starred Elements restaurant presents a selection of new dishes highlighting Japanese seasonal ingredients, including taraba crab open sandwich with konbu wafer, avocado and pickled vegetables; hirame flounder with freshly grated yuzu, celeriac, red sorrel and toasted matcha jus; and Satsuma beef and garlic cromesquis served with daikon-filled bone marrow and olive liquorice. Specials available for dinner from Tuesday to Saturday. Prices start from 690 baht.
Pullman Hotel G (02-352-4000)
August: Scarlett restaurant presents new dishes prepared with edible flowers. Dishes include slow-cooked chicken breast with organic honey and lavender; lamb fillet with olive tapenade and courgettes; Alaskan king crab salad with confit melon and rocket sauce; cucumber and mint ravioli with sweet and sour lobster coulis de Cavaillon; burrata cheese panna cotta with a bouquet of seasonal garden vegetables; matcha tea chocolate; and velouté crécy with jasmine flower emulsion.
Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam (02-688-1000) August: Terrace @72 restaurant features a series of interactive international buffets. Lunch is priced at 790 baht per person, while dinner costs 1,400 baht per person inclusive of free flow soft drinks.
Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-9214)
August: Japanese kurobuta pork is the hotel’s highlighted seasonal ingredient. Riverside Grill offers pork belly with poached peach and grain mustard sauce; honey-glazed pork ribs with salsa and signature barbecue sauce; and pork chop on grilled portobello mushroom. Giorgio’s Italian restaurant features kurobuta Milanese with rocket salad, blue cheese and Kalamata olives; braised pork ribs with thyme gnocchi, baby carrot and asparagus tips; and pork escalope with pancetta bacon accompanied by pan-fried foie gras, creamed spinach, truffle and grain mustard sauce. Thara Thong Thai restaurant serves spicy grilled pork neck salad with steamed vermicelli; braised pork belly and egg with kale and steamed rice; and grilled pork in green curry with longan and roti bread.
Shangri La Bangkok (02-236-7777)
Until Aug 4: Next2 Cafe international buffet restaurant presents a Singaporean food festival by guest chef Andy Yew. Enjoy Singapore’s classic dishes from live buffet stations including laksa noodles, rojak, bak kut teh pork ribs soup, prawn sambal, traditional nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, ikan panggang and the traditional Singaporean dessert bo bo cha cha. Available only for dinner at 2,200 baht net per person.
Siam Kempinski (02-162-9000)
August: Michelin-starred Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin introduces a summer set dubbed “Mini-Summer Journey” for lunch. The four-course meal, priced at 1,850 baht per person, includes roasted foie gras with mushroom ravioli, five spices pork ravioli and mushroom bouillon; Maine lobster salad and frozen red curry, slow-cooked beef rib with homemade oyster sauce; and mango with sticky rice as well as pre-dinner amuse bouche and petite fours.
Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit (02-126-9999) August-September: Voila revamps its international Sunday brunch buffet, now featuring a sensational selection of imported seafood. The family-friendly buffet is priced at 2,400 baht net per person with optional drinks and Champagne packages available.
St. Regis Bangkok (02-207-7777)
August: Jojo restaurant introduces a selection of new dishes, including mushroom and truffle soup; risotto with fresh herbs, Grana Padano cheese and aged Modena balsamic; and tortellini alla Norcina with ricotta and pecorino cheeses and Italian sausage.
Sukhothai Bangkok (02-344-8888)
Aug 6: For one night only, Celadon Thai restaurant invites Michelin-starred street food master Jay Fai to an exclusive culinary collaboration, in which the chef will showcase her famous crab omelette in a seven-course dinner. Other dishes to be featured include wok-fried tiger prawn with yellow curry; wok-fried flat rice noodles with squid, prawn, chillies and hot basil leaves; and grilled prawn with sea-blite, homemade chilli paste and coconut dressing. Price is 3,900 baht per person.
Westin Grande Sukhumvit (02-207-8000) August: Uni (sea urchin roe), Pacific saury and Ayu sweet fish are highlighted seasonal ingredients at Kisso Japanese restaurant. Featured dishes include fresh uni in shell; uni roll with wagyu beef; uni tempura; pressed sushi with cured Pacific saury fish; simmered Pacific Saury with sweetened soy sauce; charcoal-grilled Japanese Ayu sweet fish with salt or Japanese pepper-miso paste. An ultimate kaiseki dinner in a private room is also on offer at 25,000 baht net per a group of up to 10 diners.