FIVE-STAR DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
Anantara Siam (02-126-8866)
January and February: Madison highlights award-winning dishes by its Chef Rick Dingen including chicken liver panna cotta; glazed chicken liver in balsamic with black truffle; crispy wonton with citrus, vanilla and tarragon. The dishes are featured in a fivecourse set menu priced at 1,850 baht per set.
Athenee (02-650-8800)
Until Feb 9: The Silk Road presents auspicious Chinese set menus and a la carte dishes to celebrate the Chinese New Year. The menu sets are priced at 2,288 baht per person; or 19,888 baht for a party of 10. A traditional yee sang dish costs 988 bath per dish, while special Chinese New Year dim sum is priced at 200 baht per item.
Bangkok Marriott Sukhumvit (02-797-0000)
January and February: The District Grill’s alltime recommended dishes are kurobuta pork back ribs with braised vegetables and grilled puff sour bread; Iberian pork tenderloin with chorizo and saffron riso; oak-smoked, 120-day grain fed Australian Black Angus short ribs with baked potato fondant; and US wagyu tenderloin silver grade with bone marrow herbal crust. Prices start from 990 baht per order.
Cape House (02-658-7444)
Until April: No.43 Italian Bistro’s recommended dishes of the season are Parma ham and rocket pizza; black-ink pasta with seafood and white wine in tomato sauce; risotto Milanese-style with saffron; and grilled fresh Italian sausage with Taleggio cheese fondue; snow fish with truffles and porcini mushroom sauce; and lamb chops; rib-eye steak. Prices start from 310 baht per dish.
Centara Grand at Central Plaza Lardprao
(02-541-1234)
February and March: Chatuchak Café introduces “Lobster & Beyond” Sunday brunch buffet at 1,488 bath per person including one lobster per guest.
Centara Grand at CentralWorld
(02-100-6255)
February: Dynasty Chinese restaurant’s allyou-can-eat lunch with highlighted items such deep-fried duck spring rolls, steamed snow fish with black bean sauce, steamed shrimp dumplings with Japanese pumpkin or Beijing sauce and steamed zucchini with prawn, is on offer at 600 baht per person. Meanwhile, a monthly-held, all-inclusive “Fabuloso” Sunday brunch buffet is featured at Uno Mas on Feb 2. Priced at 3,555 baht per person, it includes unlimited access to stations offering premium imported charcuteries; cooked-to-order Spanish tapas and gourmet dishes; fresh oysters, jumbo prawns and lobster; and free-flowing Magnum G.H. Mumm Cordon Rouge and soft drinks.
Chatrium Residence Sathon
(02-672-0200)
January and February: Albricias restaurant highlights new menus including dishes such as Spanish paella; tapas selection of torched shimesaba mackerel with aji verde, avocado, yuzu gel and chives oil; wagyu beef steak tartare with green apple sorbet; black-inked Atlantic snow fish chipotle with spicy adobo sauce and mashed potato; cochinillo lechal with crispy suckling pig, apple, fennel salad and smoked tomato-chipotle sauce; baked apple tart with Calvados flambé; and Basque Country cheesecake with quince paste, apple gel and yuzu.
Chatrium Riverside (02-307-8888)
February: Nightly-themed dinner buffet is featured at River Barge international restaurant. Priced at 1,290 baht net per person on Sunday-Thursday; and 1,490 baht net per person on Friday and Sunday.
Eastin Grand Sathorn (02-210-8100)
January and February: On Friday and Saturday for dinner and Sunday at lunchtime, the
Glass House’s grand weekend buffet features “Viet Delights” promotion. Expect to find classic Vietnamese dishes such as grilled marinated pork wrapped in betel leaf served with vermicelli and sweet chilli sauce; Vietnamese fresh spring roll with vegetables, pork sausage, vermicelli and prawn filling; grilled
nam nueung pork sausage with assorted fresh herbs and vegetables; and Vietnamese rice noodle soup. Price is 1,800 baht net per person. Children under 12 years of age receive a 50% discount.
InterContinental (02-656-0444)
Until March: Boston lobster is the highlighted ingredient at Summer Palace Chinese restaurant. Expect to find dishes such as deep-fried lobster with garlic; baked lobster with Hong Kong sausage and sticky rice; wok-fried lobster with XO sauce; Thai style baked lobster with glass noodles; and Hong Kong style steamed lobster with egg white. Prices start from 1,200 baht per dish.
JW Marriott (02-656-7700)
February: An all-you-can-order Japanese a la carte weekend lunch buffet is featured at Tsu Japanese restaurant on Saturday and Sunday. Highlights include teriyaki eel sushi, Kyoto uji cold green tea noodles, tempura tiger prawns, spicy tuna roll and grilled Australian Angus tenderloin. Price is 1,950 baht per person. Children age between six to 12 years pay half price.
Landmark (02-254-0404)
January and February: Dishes prepared with Myanmar river prawns from the Irrawaddy River are highlights at Atrium International buffet restaurant. Featured menu includes charcoal grilled prawn with homemade seafood sauce; traditional tom yum goong; and river prawn with salted egg. Rib Room & Bar steakhouse’s recommended dish is a Surf & Turf platter of Black Oynx tenderloin and grilled fresh river prawn with beef jus and crustacean oil.
Le Meridien Suvarnabhumi (02-118-7777)
February: Every Sunday, Latest Recipes features family-friendly Sunday brunch buffet with highlights such as charcoal grilled meat and imported seafood; foie gras; cheese and cold cuts; sushi and sashimi; as well as cooked-to-order dishes from the interactive
kitchen and dessert selection. Price is 1,790 baht net per person including free-flow soft drinks, coffee or tea.
Nikko Bangkok (02-080-2111)
Feb 2: Monthly-held premium Sunday brunch buffet is on offer at 1,590 baht per person. Highlights include cooked-to-order grilled lobster with curry scrambled egg; hokkigai surf clam sashimi; Hong Kong-style roasted duck; grilled Australian beef sirloin with merlot sauce; marinated chicken with gochujang chilli paste; pork loin with aioli mustard sauce; lamb short-loin with black truffle soya sauce; cod fish and squid with honey miso; salmon with maple teriyaki; and mussels with lemon garlic butter.
Novotel Bangkok Impact (02-833-4888)
February: On Saturday and Sunday at brunch and dinner, the Square international buffet restaurant highlights fresh Ayutthaya river prawns and rock lobster. Price is 1,499 baht net per person.
Novotel Siam Square (02-209-8888)
February: A selection of grilled skewered meat with condiments is highlighted at Gourmet Bar.
Okura Prestige (02-687-9000)
Until Feb 23: Yamazato Japanese restaurant features setsubun gozen lunch set and setsubun kaiseki dinner. Highlights include a special rice dish of seasonal ehomaki roll garnished with pickled turnip and ume plum; monkfish liver with oyster, shrimp, maitake mushroom, vinegar, chilli pepper and grated radish; a soup of cod roe dumpling with mushrooms and a hint of yuzu; sashimi of tuna, yellowtail, torched sea snails and sweet shrimp; grilled Spanish mackerel and beef with seaweed and white wine sauce; simmered abalone with royal fern rolled with soy milk skin; a tempura course of snow crab, pond smelt fish, shiitake mushroom and sweet potato; and hot vermicelli noodles with asari clam, honewort, shimeji mushroom and ehomaki rice roll. Prices are 1,500 baht for the lunch set and 4,700 baht for eight-course dinner. The restaurant also recommends a crab hotpot, priced at 2,500 baht per pot.
Pathumwan Princess (02-216-3700)
January and February: Kongju Korean restaurant introduces lunch set menu priced at 390 baht net. The set includes kimchi stew in hotpot, spicy fried chicken, barbecue pork ribs, garlic fried rice and a variety of side dishes and pickles. Meanwhile “du bu steak”, or a vegetarian dish featuring bean curd in a chilli paste sauce, priced at 350 baht net per dish, is a newly recommended a la carte dish.
Pullman Grande Sukhumvit (02-204-4000)
February: Atelier international buffet restaurant features Sunday brunch with highlighted items such as large assortment cheeses; seafood on ice, grilled river prawns, beef sirloin and lamb chops; pan-seared foie gras; Chinese dim sum, Peking duck and roasted pork; Indian curries; Spanish paella; and dessert corner. Price is 2,199 baht per person inclusive of soft drinks.
Pullman Hotel G (02-352-4192)
January and February: Various salad options are highlighted at 25 Degrees Burgers. Dishes include organic garden salad bowl with virgin olive oil vinaigrette dressing; Cobb salad bowl with bacon, blue cheese, hardboiled eggs, chicken, avocado and ranch dressing; Greek salad bowl with artichoke, feta cheese and lime vinaigrette dressing; grilled veggie salad bowl with balsamic vinaigrette dressing; seafood salad bowl with mixed greens, shrimp, grilled salmon, lemon and lime vinaigrette; and garlic buttered chicken salad bowl with mixed greens, deepfried chicken, jalapeños peppers, Parmesan cheese, and balsamic dressing. Price is 240 baht per bowl.
Radisson Blu Plaza (02-302-3333)
February: A khao tom dinner buffet featuring boiled rice soup with extensive spread of side dishes such as stir-fried fish maw; stirfried roasted duck with pepper sauce; Asian styled salad and stewed meat is on offer at 350 baht net and 750 baht net per person.
Renaissance Ratchaprasong (02-125-5020)
Until March: Flavors international buffet restaurant features a special line up of Thai cuisine dishes prepared to royal Thai recipes yet with an innovative twist. Highlighted are jasmine rice cracker with marinated pork belly, Thai artichoke and lychee jam; mussel with coconut sauce, chopped lemon grass and chayote leaves; crispy climbing wattle salad with tomato jam, shrimp and spicy sauce; marinated prawn with lemon grass, mint, garlic, lime gel and tamarind sauce; roasted coconut cream soup with pickled raw banana and duck; and grilled marinate beef with coconut and tamarind gel. Available Monday to Thursday for dinner at 1,290 baht per person.
Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-0123)
January and February: Riverside Grill highlights dishes prepared with duck. Dishes includes crispy confit duck leg with arugula, pear, blue cheese, pomegranates and walnut vinaigrette dressing; duck foie gras with peppers-Champagne terrine, strawberry chutney and toasted walnut bread; pan-seared duck breast with foie gras, parsnip puree, baby carrot, caramelised beetroot and berry sauce; and slow-cooked marinated duck in spiced bumbu Bali with nasi goreng. Thara Thong Thai restaurant’s recommended dishes are pad Thai with grilled chicken; pad Thai with softshell crab; pad Thai with grilled pork collar; and pad Thai with seafood. Prices start from 390 baht per dish.
Royal Princess Larn Luang (02-281-3088)
January and February: Softshell crab is a highlighted ingredient at Mikado Japanese restaurant. Featured dishes include softshell crab tempura, crispy softshell crab maki, sautéed softshell crab with miso sauce, softshell crab steak and softshell crab salad. The Empress Chinese restaurant recommends dishes prepared with large crab claws including shark’s fin brown soup with crab claw, steamed crab claw with garlic sauce, stir-fried crab claw with Hong Kong chilli sauce and braised crab claw with bamboo pith. Price is 295 baht net per claw.
Vie Hotel Bangkok (02-309-3939)
February: La Vie Bistronomy-Casual Gourmet features a new variety of Asian and western dishes prepared with organic dairy and cheese from France’s Beillevaire Farm.
Westin Grande Sukhumvit (02-207-8000)
February: Seasonal Tastes international restaurant’s Sunday roast buffet highlights free range spring chicken from local organic farm. Expect to find menus such as sousvide chicken with sweet potato gnocchi, courgette ribbons salad, tomato and olive sauce; charcoal grilled spring chicken marinated in Thai herbs, served with spicy tamarind sauce; and eight-hour slow-roasted chicken with rösti potato, green peas puree, semi-dried tomato and red wine sauce.