HOTEL DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
SUKHUMVIT
Four Points by Sheraton (02-309-3288)
March 17: The Irish Pub Bangkok presents St Patrick’s Day celebration with classic Irish food such as beef and Guinness pie; farmer’s sausage roll; Irish lamb stew; and banger and mash.
Landmark (02-254-0404)
March and April: Dishes prepared with top-graded Galician vintage beef sirloin and tenderloin are highlighted at Rib Room & Bar Steakhouse.
Pullman Grande Sukhumvit (02-204-4000)
Until May: Truffle is a highlighted ingredient at Tapas Vino. Featured dishes include handcrafted ravioli with spinach, ricotta, truffle and browned butter sauce; Wagyu carpaccio topped with truffles; seared scallops topped with truffles; and Wagyu rib-eye with truffle périgourdine sauce.
Radisson Blu Plaza (02-302-3333) March: Every Friday, Twenty-Seven Bites Brasserie presents exclusive seafood buffet at 1,800 baht net per person including soft drink, tea, coffee, cocktail and beer. China Table highlights Sichuan cuisine dishes such as wok-fried sea bass fillet with chilli; and crispy prawns with Sichuan five special ingredients.
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit (02-649-8364)
March: Orchid Café recommends its weekend grand buffet dinner priced at 1,950 baht per adult and 975 baht per child. The buffet highlights a selection of the prime local and imported seafood such as French oysters, mussels, rock lobster, prawns and crab legs, along side Thai cuisine dishes, Japanese sushi and sashimi as well as desserts, pastries and homemade ice cream.
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Bangkok Marriott The Surawongse (02-088-5666)
March: Every Thursday, a Yaowaratthemed dinner buffet is featured at Praya Kitchen international restaurant. Highlights include seafood cooked live from the open kitchen; Peking duck, suckling pig, braised fish maw in brown gravy, steamed sea bass with Chinese plum and a variety of fresh seafood and meat to be cooked to the guests preference. Price is 1,388 baht per person. Children age four to 12 years pay half price.
Chatrium Riverside (02-307-8888) March: River Barge restaurant recommends its signature dinner buffet, priced at 1,290 baht net per adult and 645 baht net per child from Sunday to Thursday; and 1,490 baht net per adult and 745 baht net per child for Friday and Saturday.
Pullman Hotel G (02-352-4192) March: A farm-to-burger menu, presented in collaboration with Chiang Mai’s Blackitch Artisan Kitchen, is featured at 25 Degrees Burger restaurant. The menu, which includes a snack, one burger, and one milkshake, highlights housemade brioche buns prepared with Vietnamese basil and roasted rice; a classic American beef burger with Thai-styled fermented fish sauce, crispy chicken skin and pickled papaya and Chiang Mai halloumi cheese; and milkshake crafted with wild honey ice-cream and organic Earl Grey tea.
Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-0123) March: Giorgio’s Italian restaurant recommends homemade ravioli filled with ricotta cheese and spinach; risotto with seared sea scallops, ratatouille basil and red pepper; Tuscan rib-eye steak served with grilled potato and onion; Tuscan chicken in a creamy sun-dried tomato sauce with spinach and celeriac puree. Thara Thong Thai restaurant’s highlighted dishes are crispy softshell crab in yellow curry served with rice noodle; deep-fried whole snapper with choo chee curry; grilled Wagyu rib-eye in sweet thick red curry; and salmon and coconut shoot in Southern-style yellow curry.
Shangri-La (02-236-7777)
March: Next2 international buffet restaurant presents the Circus Carnival Sunday Brunch, featuring caviar lobster rolls, foie gras and broken eggs, and Wagyu prime rib, as well as activities for kids such as cupcake decorating, a photo booth and a show by a juggler on unicycle. Prices are 2,888 baht net per adult and 800 baht net per child aged six to 11. There’s also a discount of 20% for a group of two diners; 30% for three diners; 40% for four diners; and 50% for five or more diners when dine at Next2, Horizon Cruise, Volti, Shang Palace and Salathip restaurants from Sunday to Thursday.
So Sofitel (02-624-0000)
March: A fashion-forward high tea set, priced at 650 baht per person or 1,200 baht per couple, is served on Ferris wheel-shaped stand at Mixo Bar. It features the likes of mini sandwiches, French lemon tarts, crème brûlée with a golden-crisp crunch, jewel-like chocolate and raspberry caviar, macaroons and warm scones with jam and clotted cream. The set comes with a free-flow of coffee, tea and juices. A package with free-flow Piper-Heidsieck Champagne costs 2,500 baht per person.
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Anantara Sathorn (02-210-9000) March and April: Every Friday and Saturday in the first week and last week of each month, 100° East features an international buffet dinner with highlights such as beef strip loin, lamb short loin and chicken yakitori from the barbecue station; variety of prime seafood including butter fish, river prawns, scallops and mud crab; dishes include seared foie gras with cherry reduction, beef prime rib with red wine sauce, Chinese roasted duck and barbecued pork, and Japanese sushi and sashimi; a selection of pasta dishes; and array of desserts. Price is 1,400 baht per person for food only. A beverage package that includes freeflow house wine, beers and cocktails costs 1,000 baht per person. A special discount of come four pay three is also available.
Athenee (02-650-8800)
March: The Allium contemporary European restaurant introduces a selection of modern French set lunch menu, priced at 650 baht for two courses, and 750 baht for three courses. Dishes include Korat beef short ribs and truffle; Australian lamb rack and green asparagus; Acquerello risotto and tomato; and Petuna ocean trout.
Banyan Tree (02-679-1200)
March 13-14: A special nine-course Nomadic cuisine with Southern Indian flavours by Nadodi restaurant from Kuala Lumpur is offered at Vertigo Too. Dishes include dosa with sambhar, chutney and fish rava; Hokkaido scallops with pennywort, pomelo and ginger; king crab curry with lemon flat rice; cat fish with black garlic and noodles; lobster with vadouvan sauce and Thai chilli and venison biryani. Price is 4,900 baht per person.
Cape House (02-658-7444)
March and April: No. 43 Italian Bistro’s 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, grilled fresh Italian sausage with Taleggio cheese fondue, snow fish with truffles and porcini mushroom sauce, lamb chops, and rib-eye steak. Prices start from 310 baht per dish.
Conrad (02-690-9211)
March and April: Chocolate is the hotel’s highlighted ingredient. At Kisara Japanese restaurant featured dishes are sushi-style Tori kunsei chocolate fuumi no balsamic sauce and grilled yakiniku chocolate fuumi. At Café@2, there are homemade chocolate pappardelle with prawns, fava beans and fresh mint; Ora King salmon with a crispy chocolate crust, baby salad leaves and aiol; and pan-seared Wagyu beef with red cabbage, shiso leaves and chocolate and red wine sauce. At Liu Chinese restaurant, expect to find deep-fried dumpling with chocolate filling; and steamed Chinese bun with chocolate filling. While at Diplomat Bar, enjoy chocolate-braised short ribs with truffle wedge potatoes; and deep-fried dumplings with chocolate filling.
Eastin Grand Sathorn (02-210-8100) March and April: Traditional Thai summer dishes and desserts including khao chae (a platter of rice soaked in ice-cold scented water and assorted side dishes); sweet sticky rice with fragrant mango; and Thai pandan cakes with various toppings are highlighted at The Glass House international buffet restaurant.
Okura Prestige (02-687-9000)
Until March 22: Yamazato Japanese restaurant presents a new series of set lunch and multicourse kaiseki dinner, priced at 1,500 baht and 4,700 baht per person. Dishes of the season include three-coloured sesame tofu, crabmeat and broad beans with yuzu miso; Hina sushi with conger eel, shrimp, shrimp oboro and salmon roe; grilled Spanish mackerel and beef garnished with yuzu miso dressing; and sakura mochi rice cakes with sweet bean paste filling.
U Sathorn (02-119-4899)
March 14-16: J’aime presents a special Japanese food festival set menu for both lunch and dinner. Dishes include hamadai fish with yuzu marmalade, Thai basil and smoked paprika emulsion; Kumamoto Wagyu beef with root vegetables, hajikami, sweet and sour split jus; and seaweed with chocolate and kabosu lemon. Price is 3,300 baht per person for food only.
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Anantara Siam (02-126-8866)
Until March 20: Spice Market presents regional Thai set meals. Featured dishes include Northern-styled spicy pork soup; herbal pork sausage with young jackfruit dip; green curry with crabmeat; red curry marinated scallops Southern-style; and stir-fried melinjo leaves with egg. Prices start from 1,250 baht per set.
Centara Grand at CentralWorld (02-100-6255)
March: Red Sky restaurant offers weekday lunch set. Dishes include Périgourdine salad with foie gras terrine and smoked duck breast; mushroom soup with truffle cream; pan-seared snow fish with ratatouille and lemon butter sauce; pan-seared lamb chops with thyme sauce; chicken-mushroom “vol au vent”; and carrot sponge cake with yoghurt and blackberry ice cream. Prices are 855 baht for a two-course; 1,055 baht for three-course; and 1,255 baht for four-course. Meanwhile Dynasty Chinese restaurant’s all-you-can-eat lunch with 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 prawns, is 850 baht per person.
Grand Hyatt Erawan
(02-254-1234)
March: Erawan Tea Room’s new afternoon tea set includes papaya salad roll, beef massaman in puff pastry, steamed crabmeat dumpling, deepfried chicken wing, mango with sticky rice, raspberry choux with lychee Chantilly, and caramel peanut and chocolate mousse. Price is 599 baht net per person.
Holiday Inn (02-656-1555)
March: Ginger international buffet restaurant’s recommended dishes include Thai rice noodles with crabmeat curry; massaman curry with beef; fried rice with spicy shrimp paste sauce; roasted duck with tamarind sauce; simmered melinjo leaves in coconut soup; and northern-style pork rib curry. The weekday buffet is priced at 499 baht per person for both lunch and dinner.
InterContinental (02-656-0444) March: Wagyu beef is highlighted at Espresso international buffet restaurant. Expect to find specialities such as wok-fried Wagyu beef in Chinese style with black pepper sauce; grilled Wagyu beef with Thai basil, coriander and chillies; Wagyu beef fillet panfried with a wild mushroom cream sauce reduction; and Wagyu beef pizza. The buffet is priced at 1,400 baht per person.
Renaissance Ratchaprasong (02-125-5020)
March: Flavors international buffet restaurant features a special line up of Thai cuisine dishes prepared to royal Thai recipes with an innovative twist. Highlights 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 marinated beef with coconut and tamarind gel.
Available Monday to Thursday for dinner at 1,290 baht per person.
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Baiyoke Sky (02-656-3939)
March: Prawn tempura is highlighted at the Crystal Grill international buffet restaurant. The buffet is priced at 860 baht net per person inclusive of soft drinks and free admission to the Observation Deck and the Revolving View Point.
Pathumwan Princess (02-216-3700) March: Pollo alla cacciatore, or braised chicken with anchovy sauce, priced 390 baht net, is this month’s special at Terrazza Italian restaurant and Pizzeria. Meanwhile Kongju Korean restaurant introduces a lunch set menu priced at 390 baht net. The set features kimchi stew in hotpot, spicy fried chicken, barbecue pork ribs, garlic fried rice and a variety of side dishes and pickles.
Royal Princess Larn Luang (02-281-3088)
March: Softshell crab dishes such as softshell crab tempura maki; softshell crab salad; sautéed softshell crab with miso sauce; and softshell crab steak, priced at 471 baht net per dish, are highlighted at Mikado Japanese restaurant.
Siam Kempinski (02-162-9000) March: The hotel launches Alati Mediterranean restaurant with signature dishes such as muhammara with flatbread; Lebanese-style shish barak ravioli with stewed lamb filling; Iberico lamb rack with gremolata Italian dressing; North African cauliflower tajine; and Turkish-charred organic chicken.
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Emerald (02-276-4567)
March: From Monday to Friday, Yok Chinese restaurant offers dim sum quick lunch set, comprising three dim sum items, a soup, a main dish, a platter of seasonal fruit and free-flow of Chinese tea at 380 baht per person.
Miracle Grand Convention (02-159-5888)
March: Dragon Luxury Chinese Cuisine offers 50% discount on a la carte and 20% on premium set menus. The set include hot and cold hors d’oeuvres; superior soup; barbecue suckling pig; wok-fried broccoli with crabmeat in crab roe sauce; bamboo fungus and Chinese black mushroom clear soup; steamed black grouper with spicy lime sauce; stir-fried Hong Kong noodles with barbecue pork, squid and XO sauce and mashed gingko nuts and red beans as a dessert platter. Prices start from 8,500 baht to 12,000 baht.
Swissotel Ratchada (02-694-2222) Until March 18: Salmon and oyster are the ingredients of the season at its buffet dinner. Dishes include Hawaiian salmon poke, whole baked salmon, salmon spicy pasta, Thaistyle salmon with sweet basil, tom yum soup with salmon head, grilled salmon teriyaki and salmon sushi rolls. French and Korean oysters are served baked or chilled and freshly shucked. Price is 900 baht net per person from Sunday to Thursday.
Angsana Laguna Phuket (076-358-500)
March: The hotel highlights cuisine prepared by its western Indian native chef. Featured on the menu are classic Indian dishes such as aloo gobhi masala with potato and cauliflower; fried okra with onion and tomato; and chicken tikka biryani. Meanwhile there are traditional Indian set menu. A Thali set includes dishes such as palak patta chat with tamarind chutney and sweet curd; fried papad, onions, tomatoes and Indian spices; vegetable samosa; a choice of tandoori tiger prawns, tawa fish, marinated lamb kebab, chicken tikka or vegetarian tandoori grill and dessert such as gulab jamun.
Cape Panwa, Phuket (076-391-123-5)
March and April: Panwa House Thai restaurant’s recommended dishes include rock lobster with sweet and sour chilli sauce; crab cake with minced chicken in its shell; rice vermicelli in fish curry crab sauce; smoked shrimps with spicy shrimp paste served with vegetables; sea bass fillet with straw mushroom and chilli sauce; fried tiger prawns with tamarind sauce; and mango sticky rice with coconut cream.
Centara Grand Beach Hua Hin (032-512-021)
March: Suan Bua Thai restaurant’s recommended dishes include fried shrimps wrapped in Phuket noodles with mango sauce dressing; and old-fashioned roasted duck salad with traditional herbs. Prices start from 220 baht per dish.
Hilton Pattaya (038-253-000)
March: Phuket lobster, tiger prawns and black sea crab cooked Chinese style are featured at Flare restaurant. Recommended dishes include Phuket lobster in spicy XO sauce, deep fried tiger prawn with panang curry, wok fried sea crab with Singapore chilli sauce, and Cantonese chow mein noodles with tiger prawns. Prices start from 450 baht net per dish.
Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa (032-904-666)
March: Scallops are the highlighted ingredient at Big Fish & Bar. Recommended are American scallops prepared ceviche style with coconut, pomelo, fennel and miso; stir-fried scallops with green peppercorn, chilli and basil pad-cha style; pan-seared Hokkaido scallops served with saffron risotto, pancetta and green asparagus; and scallop gratin with garlic, parsley, baby spinach and mashed potatoes.
InterContinental Hua Hin (032-616-999)
March 21: Azure restaurant presents a special six-course dinner hosted by guest chef Henk Savelberg from Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Savelberg restaurant. Dishes include lobster rouleau; oyster gin and tonic; pan-seared scallop; and turbot in coconut sauce. Price is 3,900 baht net per person. Additional wine pairing option costs 999 baht net per person.
Kantary Bay Hotel, Sriracha (038-771-365)
March: Every Saturday, the Orchard international buffet restaurant features sushi buffet dinner priced at 480 baht per person.
Sheraton Hua Hin (032-708-000) March and April: Every first Sunday of each month, “Fabulous Sunday Brunch” buffet is held at The Deck and in Azia restaurants. Specialities include prime Australian grain-fed rib-eye, foie gras risotto, lobster ravioli, and premium cut of meats and fresh seafood. Price is 1,490 baht net per adult for food only. Additional package of free-flow draught beer, wine, cocktails and bubbles costs 800 baht per person.