HOTEL DINING
Prices do not include service charge and applicable government tax unless stated “net’’.
SUKHUMVIT
Ambassador Bangkok (02-254-0444) July: Am Café recommends a special boiled rice set with two choices of side dishes at 230 baht per set. Dishes include stir-fried Chinese kale with oyster sauce, Thai-style sour and spicy salted egg salad and deep-fried garlic chicken. Bangkok Marriott Sukhumvit
(02-797-0000)
July: District Grill Room & Bar offers Hakata wagyu and Saga-gyu beefs from Japan’s Kyushu island: A4 tenderloin carpaccio; tomobara half-seared cured A3 steak; poached A4 Saga-gyu chuck roll; and A3 rib-eye “tonkatsu”. Meanwhile, Octave Rooftop Lounge & Bar introduces gourmet renditions of beer-battered corn dogs in three variations: Norwegian salmon corn dog with tartare sauce and caviar; chicken sausage and black truffle Parmesan cheese with truffle mayonnaise; and pork sausage corn dog with Thai whiskey barbecue sauce, pickled gherkin onions and crispy bacon. Prices are 188 baht per piece.
Continent (02-686-7000)
July-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 tomyum 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 ice cream dessert; and a free-flow of Thai herbal drinks, fruit juice or flower juice.
Four Points by Sheraton Bangkok (02-309-3000)
July: The Eatery offers a selection of fourcourse Thai-styled lunch sets served in a multi-tier tiffin box at 350 baht net per set. Dishes include sour and spicy crispy pork salad; chicken satay; grilled pork in red curry; wok-fried fish with herbs; stirfried asparagus with mushroom; and taro pearls in warm coconut cream for dessert.
Landmark Bangkok (02-254-0404)
July: Fresh crab from Khlong Khone, Samut Songkhram, along with other seafood such as king crab, mud crab, blue crab, oysters, tiger prawns and imported mussels are featured at the Atrium international buffet restaurant. Dinner buffet costs 2,200 baht net per person (Sunday-Thursday) and 2,500 baht net per person (Friday and Saturday). Sunday brunch costs 2,700 baht per person. “Come four pay two” promotions are also on offer. Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit
(02-119-3100)
July: Lelawadee restaurant recommended dishes include Mediterranean mixed grill, beef kebab and hummus. Meanwhile Chocolate Bar features creative cocktails and mocktails, both hot and cold, prepared with Swiss chocolate. Pullman Grande Sukhumvit
(02-204-4161)
July: 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, namely blue crab, snow crab and king crab, among various other seafood and meat choices.
Radisson Blu Plaza (02-302-3333)
July: Attico Italian restaurant features two new dishes: filetto di manzo alla Rossini; and grilled beef fillet with sour dough, foie gras, asparagus and seared porcini mushrooms in a red wine and truffle sauce. Brewski bar offers a platter of snacks with
two pints of beer at 499 baht during the World Cup season.
Rembrandt (02-261-7100)
July: 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 drinks and wine. Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit
(02-649-8358)
July: Rossini’s Italian restaurant’s recommended dishes of the month are Mediterranean summer seafood such as Sicilian red prawns with lemon curd and mullet roe; monkfish liver with roasted onion juice and lime; tuna fillet Milanese style; homemade Sardinian gnocchetti pasta with crudo tuna; and Manila clams and arugula pesto. Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit
(02-126-9999)
July: Le Macaron recommends a gourmet selection of sandwiches such as croque-monsieur with toasted ham and béchamel cheese; Boston lobster roll with lightly-spiced cocktail sauce; open steak sandwich on Champagne bread; and beef pastrami Reuben sandwich with pickles and sauerkraut. Prices start at 320 baht.
Westin Grande Sukhumvit (02-207-8000) July: Seasonal Tastes recommends family-friendly international Sunday lunch buffet at 1,999 baht net per person. The buffet includes unlimited Maine Lobster, cooked to your preferences or according to classic recipes, such as grilled in butter sauce, baked Thermidor style or stir-fried with dry red curry and coconut cream. Other items include rib-eye beef steak with Béarnaise sauce; lamb osso buco; braised beef cheeks; pan-fried duck breast with rum and raisin sauce; pork piccata Milanese; pan-seared French foie gras and freshly-shucked oysters. Youngsters meanwhile can enjoy a range of kids club activities.
RAMA IV — SILOM — SURAWONG — CHAROEN KRUNG
Chatrium Riverside (02-307-8888)
July: Silver Waves Chinese restaurant recommends a selection of Cantonese classic dishes prepared with prime seasonal ingredient. Dishes include panfried scallops with XO sauce and ginkgo nuts; wok-fried snow fish with salt and chilli; deep-fried prawns with wasabi and watermelon; deep-fried Australian veal spare ribs with black pepper sauce; and chilled mango pudding and banana fritter in honey sauce.
Dusit Thani (02-200-9000)
Today: Hamilton’s Steak House presents a five-course dinner paired with Grayson Cellars wines from the US. Dishes include lightly smoked hamachi carpaccio with salmon roe and fava beans; homemade pappardelle with duck and thyme ragout; roasted lamb medallions with cauliflower mousseline, crispy eggplant caviar and rosemary jus; and USDA beef tenderloin and braised short ribs with celeriac mash and red wine sauce. The meal is priced at 3,500 baht per person. Ramada Plaza Bangkok Menam
(02-688-1000)
July-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.
Pullman Hotel G (02-352-4000)
July: Scarlett Wine Bar & Restaurant highlights a regional diversity of gourmet French charcuterie. Choices include Figatelli Corse, or roasted dry pork sausage with garlic and spices, from Corsica; charcoal-grilled Saucisse Lyonnaise pork and pistachio sausage; Perigord truffle pork sausage; Toulouse-styled roasted pork sausage; and spicy Xistora Basque
pork sausage. Prices start from 550 baht per dish.
Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-9214) July-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, corn, mango salsa and signature barbecue sauce; pork chop with garlic, rosemary and thyme on a 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 wrapped with pancetta bacon accompanied by panfried foie gras, butternut squash, 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 young kale and steamed rice; and grilled pork in green curry with longan and roti bread.
Shangri La Bangkok (02-236-7777)
July: Next2 international restaurant features surf and turf-themed Friday buffet dinner at 2,200 net per person. Dishes include Canadian lobster and bacon slider on squid-ink brioche bun; and à la minute seared wagyu steak with river prawn in bamboo basket with herb butter.
SATHON — WITTHAYU
Banyan Tree (02-679-1200)
July: Bai Yun Chinese restaurant introduces new a la carte dishes such as lotus root in sweet osmanthus; crispy chicken with spiced salt; and sautéed crispy prawn with salted egg yolk. Vertigo launches a three-course summer set at 3,000 baht per person. Eastin Grand Sathorn Bangkok
(02-210-8100)
July-August: “World street food spectacular” is a seasonal concept 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.
Okura Prestige Bangkok (02-687-9000) July-August: Michelin-starred Elements restaurant presents a selection of new dishes highlighting Japanese seasonal ingredients. Dishes include 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.
Conrad Bangkok (02-690-9999)
July: The City Terrace pool restaurant recommends a weekend barbecue seafood platter with prawns, mussels and oysters cooked to the guests’ liking. Prices start at 440 baht per person.
Sukhothai Bangkok (02-344-8888)
July: La Scala restaurant presents from Monday to Friday a new three-course Italian set lunch at 950 baht per person. Options of dishes include DOP Campania buffalo mozzarella and Italian tomatoes; beef tongue with pickled giardiniera salad; asparagus cream soup with smoked ricotta cheese crostino; tagliatelline butter and Parmigiano, green peas and cooked ham; Argentinian beef tenderloin with potato salad in mushroom jus; and griddle tuna with tomato juice, capers and olives.
W Bangkok (02-344-4210)
July: The Kitchen Table presents, on Monday to Friday, a “Lunch Break” buffet with a line-up of DIY food stations as well as corners offering salad bar, sushi and sashimi, tacos, carvery, pizza and noodles. Stations include a donburi spot where Japanese rice bowls are offered with toppings such as unagi and sea bream teriyaki; and a shellfish pot station that cooks up dishes such as Manila clams in white wine and chilli; black mussels in tomato sauce; and shellfish paella. From the flame-cooked station, recommended items include grilled beef tenderloin with peppercorn sauce; seared sea bass with lemon butter sauce; wok-fried chicken with cashew and chilli paste; and stir-fried vegetables with oyster sauce. Price is 899 baht per person.
RATCHADAMRI — RATCHAPRASONG — PHLOEN CHIT — LANG SUAN
Centara Grand at CentralWorld (02-100-6255)
July: Brand new selection of delicacies is added to Dynasty restaurant’s all-youcan-eat dim sum menu. Dishes include deep-fried Alaskan bean curd; deep-fried duck spring roll; fried shrimp with lemon sauce; steamed snow fish with black bean sauce; steamed shrimp dumpling with Japanese pumpkin; steamed shrimp dumpling with Beijing sauce; and steamed Zucchini with prawn. Price is 850 baht per person.
Hotel Muse (02-630-4000)
July: Medici Kitchen & Bar recommends homestyle Mediterranean lunch including dishes such as smoked haddock risotto with poached organic duck egg and spinach puree; homemade lamb tortellini; and foie gras, Parmesan truffle pappardelle with porcini mushroom sauce. InterContinental Bangkok (02 656 0444)
July: During dinner from Monday to Thursday, Espresso international buffet restaurant highlights a variety of flamegrilled meat and seafood as well as teppanyaki fare such as marinated sea bass yakitori; sliced sirloin steak; and grilled chicken with mustard and assorted vegetables. The buffet is priced at 1,400 baht per person.
JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700) July-August: New York Steakhouse presents a daily lunch buffet including a New York 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.
St. Regis Bangkok (02-207-7777)
July: Jojo restaurant introduce 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. Meanwhile, on July 22 a variety of dishes prepared with sturgeon is highlighted at Viu’s international Sunday brunch buffet. Featured menu include smoked sturgeon on eggs benedict with caviar and hollandaise sauce; grilled herb and chilli marinated sturgeon on skewer with lemon sour cream; crispy potato galette with smoked salmon and sturgeon, dill cream and caviar; poached fillet of sturgeon with baby spinach and piccata sauce. Price is 2,850 baht per person including a continuous flow of non-alcoholic beverage. Alcoholic package costs an extra of 990 baht per person.
SIAM SQUARE — RAMA I — PHAYA THAI
Novotel Siam Square (02-209-8888 )
July: From Sunday to Thursday, the Square international buffet restaurant presents a special dinner promotion highlighting grilled meat and cheese. Recommended items include barbecue ribs, wagyu beef, lamb chop, prawn, salmon, kurobuta pork and a variety of cheese and raclette. Price is 1,300 baht per person. Get 50% off when booking online.
Pathumwan Princess (02-216-3700)
July: Every Friday and Saturday, Citi Bistro presents a French and Creole cuisine buffet dinner, enlivened by jazz tunes, including lobster Thermidor; flambé tiger prawn; oyster Rockefeller; seafood jambalaya; poached frog legs. Price is 1,690 baht net per person.
Siam Kempinski (02-162-9000)
July: 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, slowcooked beef rib with homemade oyster sauce; and mango with sticky rice as well as pre-dinner amuse bouche and petite fours. Meanwhile, a new selection of seasonal a la carte dishes are a spicy salad of pomelo, cucumber, lemongrass, spring onion and raw Hokkaido scallops; butter-poached king crab with celery, apple and ginger; and pistachio soufflé served with pandan ice-cream and pandan noodles.
Sukosol Bangkok (02-247-0123)
July: Flavours of the sea with a barbecue twist is a highlighted dinner theme at Patummat international buffet restaurant. Expect to find charcoal-grilled oysters, premium fresh seafood on ice, wood-smoked barbecue ribs, Tasmanian salmon gravlax and Japanese sushi and sashimi. Price is 1,400 baht net per person.
PHETCHABURI — PRATUNAM — LAN LUANG — MAKKASAN
Amari Watergate (02-653-9000)
July: Every Saturday Amaya Food Gallery presents Mediterranean seafood night, featuring an all-you-can-eat spread of premium seafood and specialities from Morocco, Spain, Italy, Greece, Lebanon and Turkey. Dishes include Moroccan spice-rubbed lamb leg; 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.
Baiyoke Sky (02-656-3939)
July: A selection of premium seafood such as rock lobster, blue crab, New Zealand mussels, spotted Babylon and Pacific white shrimp, served with lime and chilli seafood sauce is included in a 10-course set dinner at the Bangkok Balcony restaurant on the hotel’s 81st floor.
Novotel Bangkok Platinum (02-209-1700) July-August: The Lounge presents a tapas platter that comes with a bottle of sparkling wine at 999 baht per set. The platter features a selection of charcuterie such as dried salami, smoked duck, pork Bologna, pepperoni and Parma Ham; cheese including emmentaler, Parmesan, cheddar and blue cheese; and garlic bread. Pop-opera music by Fivera is performed on Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
Royal Princess Larn Luang (02-281-3088) July-August: Salmon is the highlighted ingredient at Piccolo Italian restaurant. Dishes 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. VIBHAVADI
Miracle Grand Convention (02-575-5599) July: Edo Japanese restaurant features a premium buffet priced 650 baht net per person for lunch and 790 baht net per person for dinner. Dishes include salmon sashimi, sushi, seafood tempura, teppanyaki steak, grilled unagi eel and wagyu beef.
Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Ladprao (02-541-1234)
Until July 29: Don Giovanni Italian restaurant presents its seasonal menu. Dishes include sautéed black mussels with olive oil, garlic, chilli and wine; black-ink risotto with grilled seafood; pan-roasted Sicilian red prawns with garlic, chilli and white wine; and pan-fried sea bass fillet with porcini mushrooms. RAMA IX — RAMKHAMHAENG — RATCHADAPHISEK
Al Meroz (02-136-8700)
July-August: 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. Emerald (02-276-4567)
July-August: From Monday to Friday Yok Chinese restaurant offers a 25% discount for its dim sum lunch buffet as well as all dishes on the menu to guests with an employee ID card.
Golden Tulip Sovereign (02-641-4777) July: Fook Yuan Chinese restaurant’s recommended choices of lunchtime dim sum are steamed wonton with shrimp, crabmeat or foie gras fillings; lava cream bun; steamed shrimp dumpling; barbecued pork bun; deep-fried tofu sheet with shrimp; deep-fried spring roll with truffle; pan-fried turnip cake; seaweed salad; spicy jelly fish salad. Prices start from 75 baht. A 20% discount for food only is offered on weekdays.
BANG NA
Le Méridien Suvarnabhumi (02-118-7777) July-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 dinner and 1,990 baht per person for Sunday brunch.
BEYOND BANGKOK
Ace Hua Hin (032 421-777) July-August: Every Friday and Saturday night, the Ivy restaurant presents a special barbecue seafood platter at 1,299 baht net per set including two beers.
Cape Dara Pattaya (038-933-888) July-August: Expect to find a variety of oysters at Radius restaurant, such as freshly shucked French oysters with Thai herbs and roasted chilli; tom yum oyster cream soup; and crispy oyster with XO sauce.
Centara Grand Beach Hua Hin (032-512-021)
July: Hagi Japanese restaurant presents the “Teppanyaki Temptation” promotion. Dishes include griddle-grilled duck breast with sake sauce; salmon steak with soya glaze; and a teppanyaki seafood platter of New Zealand mussels, Atlantic salmon and calamari. Suan Bua Thai restaurant presents a modern interpretation of yum, or Thai-style sour and spicy salad. Featured now are tropical rock lobster salad; spicy salmon salad; and green papaya salad with roast duck.
Hilton Pattaya (038-253-000)
July: Tea is the hotel’s key culinary ingredient of the month. At Flare restaurant, you’ll find unagi ochazuke, or Japanese rice in hot sencha tea with glazed grilled eel topping and homemade Thai tea ice cream with classic home-style condiments. At Drift Lobby Lounge, recommendations include a salad of crispy tea leafs with minced pork, chicken, shrimp, cashew nut and Thai spicy sauce as well as green tea mousse cake with white chocolate. On offer at Horizon Rooftop Restaurant & Bar are green tea crusted gindara fish with buckwheat noodles in miso cream sauce as well as homemade Earl Grey Ice-cream with almond praline, poached cherries and mandarin.
Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin (032-809-999)
July-August: Plamong restaurant recommends dishes prepared with mango and pomegranate, including mango salad with grilled salmon and Boursin garlic cheese; pomegranate salad with smoked duck and raspberry dressing; crispy snapper with ripe mango and cilantro sauce; and wok-fried king prawns with pomegranate. Available in both a la carte and set meal.
InterContinental Pattaya (038-259-888 ) July-August: Infiniti restaurant recommends seasonal dishes prepared with white asparagus including smoked Norwegian salmon with white asparagus; white asparagus with pan-seared US scallop; white asparagus and poached egg; and white asparagus with pesto-crusted snow fish.