[Travel] In the Heart of Bangkok - Lunch at Guilty @ Anantara Siam Bangkok

Was staying at Anantara Siam Bangkok and made a reservation for set lunch at Guilty for the next day. Originally priced at ฿900++ for a 4-course Set Lunch, and there was a reduced priced when reserved via Anantara Siam Bangkok upgrades.

interior

decor

open kitchen

I was the first table at 1pm that day. Already knew what to order and that surprised the staff a little.

Also got myself a glass of cocktail to enjoy with the set lunch.

staring at my table decor while waiting

Cantarito @฿420++

Tasted predominantly of orange and soda, with mezcal. Good alcohol strength.

GUILTY Lunch Set Menu

corn bread

to eat with corn bread - spice, herb and salt

I liked it with all the condiments

Home-Made Guacamole with Tortillas Crisps

The guacomole tasted rather healthy, hence added a pinch of salt to enhance the taste. 

Snack

Croquetas De Cangrejo

Crab Croquettes, Spicy Uni Mayonnaise, Coriander

The crab croquette was ok, and couldn't really taste the uni in the mayo. Still a nice bite.

Starter

BBQ Pork Belly Salad

I was impressed by the salad. The BBQ pork belly was tender and practically melted in my mouth. Not only that, the flavours in this dish came on strong! Tasted of soy in the dressing. The inclusion of pomelo flesh was lovely for that refreshing flavour.

Main Course

Brazilian Style Wagyu Picanha

The picanha was served with tempura baby corn and aji limo (the red pepper sauce). The meat was done medium rare and it was delicious. Loved the chimichurri sauce as well. Portion was just nice.

sip and eat

Dessert

Banana Latina

The dessert was done well visually. So lifelike. Hahaha! Oooh, discovered that its 'skin' was made of white chocolate. The inside was supposed to be banana cheesecake but it tasted pretty much like banana puree. The cake portion was a tad too little, maybe? Served with coconut ice-cream (my favourite!). The best bite is when all components; ice-cream, chocolate and banana cheesecake are eaten together.

chocolate, banana cheesecake

Loved the food here, and it made me curious of their other dessert. And... ordered some more dessert!

Signature Guilty Ice Cream “Popsicles” @฿425

Wow, the popsicles looked pretty and I think it is to be shared amongst 3 pax. Oops! Interesting to see that it was served on cold stones to maybe prevent the popsicles from melting too fast?

Mango passion fruit has chocolate shell too, and this was my second favourite flavour of the 3 popsicles.

Sweet Mango-Passion Fruit

Maybe am having popsicle fatigue but my tongue was not able to taste the lychee/mint flavours in the lychee-mint popsicle. But the pink sphere and the purple chocolate on it was nice.

Refreshing Lychee-Mint

My favourite popsicle was the chocolate brownie. Tasted of slight bitterness, some sweetness and whole lot of cocoa. Am guessing that was some salted caramel sauce on it.

Intense Chocolate-Brownie

In the end, the additional cocktail and extra dessert were on-par with the price paid for Set Lunch. But hey, what's life if there isn't a bit of indulgence every now and then!

Thank you to the Chefs and staff for pacing the lunch set adequately and I am satisfied.

Guilty Bangkok

Address: 155 Ratchadamri Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Website: https://www.guiltythailand.com/guilty-bangkok/

Business Hours:

Closed on Sun.

Mon - Sat: 12–2:30 PM, 6 PM–12 AM

[Travel] In the Heart of Bangkok - Dinner at KubKao' KubPla @ Central Embassy

One of Hence and Tracy's favourite restaurant in Bangkok, located at Central Embassy. Have learnt that during recent experience in Bangkok, if the Grab ride to the destination is 15 minutes, call for Grab at least 15 minutes + (normal duration to reach destination x 2).

Managed to reach Central Embassy around 5.45pm so I was on-time for our 6pm dinner with friends from Australia.

shopfront

menu

interior

According to Google Maps, this restaurant has a few outlets in Bangkok. This one at Central Embassy has a cafe'ish vibe.

will leave the ordering to the experts

coconut smoothie while waiting for our friends

This round, my go-to drink seemed to be coconut smoothie. Maybe it was the heat, so needed some cooling down. Hehe.

Crab Meat Omelette @฿1200

stir fried Chinese broccoli with crispy pork @฿265

Deep fried seabass with fish sauce @฿620

The crab meat omelette was good, with good chunks of crab meat on the outer side (decorative purpose) as well as lovingly enveloped inside the omelette. Turns out Chinese broccoli is kai-lan. The deep fried seabass was superb on its own. The meat was flavourful and cooked just right. There was a dipping sauce but none of us needed it.

Shrimps in fish sauce topped with spicy sauce @฿295

The raw shrimps dish was better than I thought. The shrimps were firm and plump. The marinade was refreshingly tangy, and not too spicy.

Spicy tom yum soup with shrimps and young coconut @฿360

fried chicken wings served with sticky rice @฿185

Dinner was an enjoyable affair. Lovely to meet up with old and new friends, and interesting to hear them share their perspective on various topics.

mango sticky rice @฿189

The mango sticky rice was good. Fresh mangoes sweet and juicy, paired with slightly warm sticky rice. 

Thank you Hence and Tracy for the treat!

KubKao' KubPla กับข้าว' กับปลา

Address: Phloen Chit Rd, Khwaeng Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Website: https://www.facebook.com/kubkaokubplabyiberry

Business Hours:

Daily: 10 am–10 pm

[Travel] In the Heart of Bangkok - Relaxing Stay at Anantara Siam Bangkok, Evening Cocktails and Breakfast at Kasara Lounge

Flew via Thai Airways from CNX to BKK. Landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport and took a taxi from airport to Anantara Siam Bangkok. Fare was a fixed rate of ฿500, inclusive of highway toll which was about ฿120 or so.

There was quite a bit of jam, once we entered city center and especially along the Rajadamri road where traffic came to a slow crawl at around 330pm. Had a dinner appointment with Hence and Tracy (they be staying at a different hotel) at 6pm, so I was a tad anxious.

Reached hotel at about 350pm, and was immediately greeted by the doorman. Friendly chap and I didn't have a chance to get my luggage from the taxi as it was taken care of by him and he informed that he will bring the luggage to my room.

I smiled but there was quite a bit of question marks floating in my mind. How would he know which room I'll be assigned to since he doesn't even know my name. Hmm... the mysterious of a 5-star hotel.

hotel compound

Everything moved in a flurry as another staff at the door asked if I'm checking in today and then she brought me to the lift to the 7th floor to check-in at the lounge. Ok, at this moment I don't even know where the luggage went to.

Grand Mural

Kasara Lounge

Lounge staff was dressed in beautiful traditional wear which looked elegant. Soft-spoken and polite handling of check-in and welcome drink was served while staff was processing the room keycard.

lounge view

decor

welcome drink

mini snack

The tea was chilled and sweet. Just the thing that I needed after the 45 minutes taxi ride. Staff also asked if I'd like to have my afternoon tea but I couldn't due to the dinner appointment. 

Next, I followed the staff to my room (because first time in this hotel, so haven't gotten my bearings yet and I was in some sort of a hurry) and one needed to remember which glass door to exit to the nearest lift to the rooms.

Was upgraded to Siam Suite, thanks to GHA Discovery Titanium membership perks.

Siam Suite

bedroom

closet

bathroom

soap

separated toilet

bathtub and shower

view from bedroom

welcome note, fruits and chocolate

minibar (chargeable)

And yes, the luggage was already delivered to the room when I first entered. Thanks to the efficient team!

super big TV in the room

if you need liquor...

press this if you do not want to be disturbed

Took a quick bath, changed clothes and it was time to head out to Central World for dinner. Central World is actually pretty near to the hotel like about 15 minutes car ride without the traffic jam, but since this was my first time re-experiencing Bangkok traffic, decided to be on the road by 5pm (just in case). Grab took about 12 minutes to reach the hotel, and another 30 minutes to reach Central World.

Kasara Lounge

Breakfast

There is a live station for eggs with one Chef available at the lounge. The rest of the food such as cereals, fruits, pastries, cakes, breads, fried rice, cheeses are available buffet/self-serve style.

There is also a menu where one could order from the staff. Once the guest had settled into the lounge for breakfast and staff enquired if you would like them to bring you a cup of coffee/tea, after that you are pretty much left on your own.

started with pastries, cake and coffee

omelette

profile view

Pad See Ew (Stir fry noodles from the menu)

The pad see ew took about 15 to 20 minutes to arrive and tasted pretty healthy, so the accompanying condiments helped to enhance the taste by quite a bit. I liked the white vinegar and the green chilies in it, few drips of fish sauce and some chili flakes. The greens were unfortunately too tough. 

The danish pastries were pretty good.

Evening Cocktail

beverage menu

wine

Monsoon Valley Wine (Hua Hin)

The white wine from Monsoon Valley was pretty good. Refreshing and easy to drink. The wine fared better than the mojito.

Mojito

small plates

cold cuts, cheeses for the wine

cheesecake

Anantara Siam Bangkok โรงแรมอนันตรา สยาม กรุงเทพ

Address: 155 Rajadamri Road, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Website: https://www.anantara.com/siam-bangkok