WHAT'S ON

HOTEL DINING

Sukhumvit

Amari Boulevard (02-255-2930)

- Feb: La Gritta features food and wine from Tuscany. The menu features dishes such as liver bruschetta, vegetable and black cabbage soup, pappardelle pasta with hare sauce, cod fish stew and more.

Ambassador (02-254-0444)

- Feb: Hong Teh introduces Chinese New Year prosperity fare with dim sum lunch or dinner as well as festive set menus with many auspicious dishes at 19,999/12,999/7,999 baht for a table of 10 persons.

Grand Mercure Park Avenue (02-262-0000)

- Feb: VivaVino features an Italian Sunday brunch with meat carving station, BBQ items, Italian cold and hot dishes and selection of desserts at 700 baht net. Kids can try their hands at pizza cooking. A group of 4 gets 1 free.

Grand Sukhumvit (02-207-9999)

- Feb: Cafe de Nimes features an international buffet at 450 baht for lunch and 650 baht for dinner. The a la carte menu offers everything from Thai favourites to tandoori, salads, sandwiches and steaks.

Imperial Queen's Park (02-261-9000)

- Feb: Parkview presents a wine buffet featuring wines from Chile and Italy at 300 baht/person during dinner only.

JW Marriott Bangkok (02-656-7700)

- Feb: Tsu introduces a new bento (lunchbox) menu. Nami features six sets of teppanyaki bento boxes. Price starts from 350 baht.

Landmark (02-254-0404)

- Feb: The Greenhouse coffee shop features all kinds of Thai and Chinese noodles such as crispy egg noodles with roasted duck, rice noodles and wontons with black beans in brown sauce and more.

Novotel Lotus (02-261-0111)

- Feb: Coco Cafe presents a dosa festival with vegetarian and non-vegetarian dosa available as part of the international buffet dinner with live Indian music at 610 baht.

Rembrandt (02-261-7100)

- Feb: The Cafe restaurant features "Catch of the Month" dishes such as deep-fried cotton fish topped with spicy mango salad, steamed seabass with spicy lime sauce and fried red snapper with garlic and pepper.

Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit (02-649-8888)

- Feb 2-10: Orchid Cafe features a Vietnamese food promotion presented by two guest chefs from the Sheraton Saigon - Song Young Nam and Nguyen Thi Nhi Thom - at 690 baht (410 baht for children) for lunch, and 990 baht (570 baht for children) for dinner.

Westin Grande Sukhumvit (02-207-8000)

- Feb: The Med presents a special pizza menu with Four Seasons pizza, seafood pizza, pepperoni and mozzarella pizza, buffalo margarita pizza, Parma ham pizza and more.

Windsor Suites Bangkok (02-262-1234)

- Feb: Youzen's special dish is Matsusaka sashimi served with sauce and condiments, available in addition to daily buffet lunch and dinner.

Silom-Surawong-Rama IV

Dusit Thani (02-236-0450)

- Feb 5-18: il cielo presents wild forest berry dishes. Enjoy creative risotto, fish and meat dishes with fresh wild berries such as swordfish carpaccio with raspberry, risotto with fresh strawberries, lamb loin with blueberry sauce and more.

Holiday Inn Silom (02-238-4300)

- Feb: The Brasserie features a grand international and Thai seafood buffet at 550 baht for lunch and 600 baht for dinner.

lebua at State Tower (02-624-9999)

- Feb 6-10: The "Epicurean Masters of the World II" features superb cooking by a team of three Michelin-star chefs, paired with world famous fine wines. Lunch and dinner over the course of 5 days will be served in The Dome's Sirocco, Distil and Mezzaluna, and at lebua's Breeze and Cafe Mozu. Part of the proceeds will go to the Chaipattana Foundation.

Montien (02-233-7060)

- Feb: Ruenton coffee shop's special dishes include noodle soup with shrimp balls, bean curd and minced pork; noodle soup with fish balls, dried squid and red sauce; stir-fried seafood with curry powder; and fried pork with Thai herbs.

The Oriental (02-659-9000)

- Feb: A dinner cruise on Maeyanang boat available nightly, except Mondays. Enjoy a romantic cruise along the River of Kings, with Thai dinner buffet served on board at 1,850 baht net, 1,000 baht net for children.

Royal Orchid Sheraton (02-266-9214)

- Feb: Thara Thong presents a special "Seafood by the River" promotion featuring an array of dishes using fresh ingredients from the sea for lunch and dinner (with live Thai classical music performances).

Shangri-La (02-236-7777)

- Until Feb 4: Angelini features Italian recipes with an Australian twist such as veal calf liver Venetian style with sauteed onion and sage, spaghetti with fresh black mussels, cherry tomatoes and parsley.

Sofitel Silom Bangkok (02-238-1991)

- Feb: Mistral's chef Eric introduces Spanish dishes such as paella, tapas, zarsuella, Valencia bacalao and more in the buffet, with live cooking stations, at 598 baht for lunch and 698 baht for dinner (899 baht with a glass of Sangria and red rose for ladies on Feb 14).

Sathon-Wireless

Banyan Tree Bangkok (02-679-1200)

- Feb: Taihei features a special Alaskan king crab menu prepared by chef Shiraishi for lunch and dinner. Pier59 offers Atlantic salmon dishes.

Conrad Bangkok (02-690-9999)

- Feb: Liu restaurant's chef Wong Kam Yao presents healthy dishes prepared from assorted Chinese herbs such as double-boiled seahorse, snake, goat or sauteed deer meat and more.

Evergreen Laurel (02-266-9988)

- Feb 5-16: Cafe Laurel features Vietnamese cuisine in an international buffet lunch at 450 baht, half price for children. 3 for the price of 2 on Mon, Wed and Fri.

Nai Lert Park Bangkok (02-253-0123)

- Feb: Iso presents a Mediterranean cuisine dinner buffet with entertainment on Thursdays; traditional Thai night buffet with Thai dance and music on Fridays; and seafood and BBQ night buffet on Saturdays. The buffet is priced at 1,050 baht.

Plaza Athenee Bangkok (02-650-8800)

- Feb: The Lobby Lounge presents an afternoon high tea promotion from 2-5pm at 390 baht/person or 580 baht/couple.

Ratchadamri-Ratchaprasong

- our Seasons Bangkok (02-251-6127)

- Feb: Aqua offers snacks and a variety of international tapas together with juices and a variety of wine and hard liquor.

Grand Hyatt Erawan (02-254-1234)

- Feb: Chef Frederik Farina has created a new a la carte dinner menu at Spasso with dishes such as crispy soft-shell crab Venetian style, sauteed veal escallops in white wine sauce and more

Rama I-Siam Square

Novotel Siam Square (02-209-8888)

- Feb: The Square features interactive dining with international dishes. Enjoy a la minute or cooked-to-order dishes in the open kitchen for lunch and dinner.

Pathumwan Princess (02-216-3700)

- Feb: Kayageum restaurant features Korean hot pot buffet available for dinner at 450 baht net per person; or choose both the hot pot buffet and steamboat buffet, from Mon-Fri, at 690 baht net.

Pratunam-Phetchaburi

Amari Atrium (02-718-2000)

- Feb: Vivaldi highlights Australian yabbies for lunch and dinner with dishes such as boiled fresh yabbies with cocktail sauce, red claw crayfish salad and more.

Amari Watergate (02-653-9000)

- Feb 9-18: Grappino presents an Italian pizza promotion with porcini mushroom pizza, white pizza with pan-fried goose liver and fresh spinach and more.

Indra Regent (02-208-0022)

- Feb: Ming Court's signature dishes include Peking duck, drunken chicken, and shark's fin soup. The 5-course set menu is available for lunch and dinner. Hong Kong-style dim sum is also available at lunchtime.

Chinatown-Lan Luang

Grand China Princess (02-224-9977)

- Feb: Siang Ping Loh restaurant's special dishes include snow fish with Chinese plum, seafood and seabass in special soup and more, available for lunch and dinner.

Royal Princess Larn Luang (02-281-3088)

- Feb: Princess Cafe features a selection of Italian set menus for lunch and dinner. Recommended dishes include pan-fried spring chicken with roast potato, shallots, vegetables and prune sauce.

Ratchadaphisek-Rama IX

Chaophya Park (02-290-0125)

- Feb: The Park Cafe features a curry promotion at lunchtime. Mori Grill presents barbequed suckling pig with Japanese green tea. Garden Court offers a New Year dim sum buffet lunch at 498 baht.

The Emerald (02-276-4567)

- Feb: Daiichi's signature dish is salmon kamani - boiled salmon cheeks in soya sauce, available in a la carte style for 200 baht. The grand Japanese buffet is also available for both lunch and dinner.

Grand Mercure Fortune (02-641-1500)

- Feb: Agehan features a special Japanese cuisine buffet with sushi counter and teppanyaki corner and more for lunch and dinner at 385 baht, 225 baht for children.

The Grand (02-274-1515)

- Feb: Buatong restaurant presents a grand international buffet at 320 baht for lunch and 390 baht for dinner. The buffet offers Thai, Chinese, Japanese and European food plus a live shabu-shabu cooking station and desserts.

Radisson (02-641-4777)

- Feb: Nishiki restaurant features fresh lobsters prepared Japanese style, such as lobster salad, lobster tempura, lobster steak and lobster hot pot.

Swissotel Le Concorde (02-694-2222)

- Feb: Fountain Cafe presents a grand buffet dinner with international cuisine, fresh seafood, salad bar, dessert corner and more at 550 baht, available nightly except Saturdays.

Vibhavadi Rangsit-Lat Phrao

Amari Don Muang Airport (02-566-1020)

- Feb: Zeppelin highlights pineapple dishes such as pineapple gratin, champagne-flavoured pineapple terrine, iced pineapple cassta and more.

Miracle Grand Convention (02-575-5599)

- Feb: China Moon features a special ostrich meat menu including stir-fried ostrich meat with Hong Kong sauce or with sea salt and chilli, and sauteed ostrich meat with fresh herbs.

Rama Gardens (02-561-0022)

- Feb: Suiren Japanese restaurant features an extensive Japanese buffet of traditional and contemporary dishes at 390 baht for lunch and dinner. Special promotion: 4 for the price of 3 buffet dinner.

Sofitel Central Plaza Bangkok (02-541-1234)

- Le Danang presents Vietnamese food from the historic city of Hue until Feb 10. Hagi offers great tastes from Tokyo from Feb 6-16.

Thon Buri-Rama III

Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa (02-476-0022)

- Feb: Benihana's chefs have created a delectable a la carte menu from turtle squid with Japanese shochu.

Montien Riverside (02-292-2999)

- Feb: Sai-Chol restaurant's special dishes include grilled rack of lamb with chilli powder and ground roasted rice sauce, and roasted lamb shoulder with green curry.

Peninsula Bangkok (02-861-28880)

- Feb: Thiptara presents home-style Thai cuisine. Recommended dishes are som tum-shredded pork and deep-fried snow fish with spicy sweet and sour sauce.

Royal City (02-435-8888)

- Feb: The beer Terrace offers a special duck menu with BBQ duck, spicy minced duck salad, fried duck with black pepper and more. The Beer Lover set costs 420 baht net.

Royal River (02-422-9222)

- Feb: Fangnam coffee house features an international buffet lunch plus tonkatsu corner at 330 baht with a special 5 for the price of 4 promotion.

Beyond Bangkok

Anantara Resort Samui (077-428-300)

- Feb 6: Roberto Bava winemaker dinner at Full Moon restaurant. Enjoy fine Italian wines from Italy's Piedmont paired with a gourmet set menu prepared by executive chef Don Lawson at 2,900 baht.

Amari Orchid Resort & Tower, Pattaya (038-428-323)

FFeb 14: Celebrate Valentine's Day at Mantra with Red Hot Lovers menus at 3,888 and 6,888 baht per couple.

Dusit Resort Pattaya (038-425-611)

- Feb: The Bay Il Ristorante Italiano's chef Giuseppe Zanotti prepares fabulous truffle dishes every Sun-Fri to complement the restaurant's a la carte menu.

Hilton Hua Hin (032-538-999)

- Feb: il Mercato Italian restaurant offers pizza, pasta and antipasti or chef's signature Italian dishes from the a la carte menu, or enjoy a 3-course set dinner at 600 baht/person

Hua Hin Marriott (032-511-881)

- Feb 3: It's Nikki Beach Full Moon Party featuring a grand BBQ dinner on the beach with bartender show, acrobatic fire shows and more at 1,990 baht/person including free flowing beer and wine.

Jomtien Palm Beach Pattaya (038-231-350)

- Feb: Seapoint features a strawberry promotion with dishes such as grilled beef tenderloin with strawberry compote and green peppercorn sauce, fresh strawberry salad with shrimps and sweet cream dressing and more.

Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai (053-888-888)

- Until Feb 20: Celebrate Chinese New Year at Fujian with a special yee sand menu as well as 5 set menus for Prosperity, Fortune, Wealth, Longevity and Health created by chef Jovi Chan. A fortune-teller will be on hand to offer you a glimpse of your fortune from Feb 16-18.

Pattaya Marriott (038-412-120)

- Feb: Rice Mill introduces a new menu created by Hong Kong chef J Koh and Australian chef Barton. Dim sum buffet lunch is available at 350 baht inclusive of a Cantonese soup, fried rice and a fruit salad.

Sheraton Pattaya (038-259-888)

- Feb: Executive chef Matthew Woolford has introduced a new menu with signature dishes based on his extensive experience in Asia and beyond at Infiniti restaurant. Signature dishes include Wood-fired and Flame - Grilled from the Heart (grilled whole white snapper with spicy Thai herb salad).

Sofitel Central Hua Hin (032-512-021)

- Feb 2: The hotel presents a romantic evening at the beach with special menu served along with a glass of champagne cocktail at 1,800 baht net.

Bangkok Post
Friday February 02, 2007