It was my last day at Anantara Siam Bangkok and as am only going over to the next hotel to meet up with Hence and Tracy at 5pm, I do have time for lunch at Biscotti, an Italian restaurant within the hotel.
Decided to go for their ala-carte menu as I have eyed a dish that I wanted to try; Gnocchi Ai Funghi Selvatici. I like a good gnocchi. The best thus far, was at Club Street, a taste that I had aeons ago (translated as more than 20 years ago). Next was at Garibaldi but the gnocchi there was more of an accompaniment rather than a main.
There were two staff at the entrance of the restaurant and one of them led me to a table. The place was not too busy and I noticed that the table next to mine, was almost done with their lunch.
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| sparkling water |
Also got myself a glass of red wine, as I couldn't resist when the wine list has Amarone by the glass.
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| 2020 Amarone della Valpolicella, Villa Loren @฿680++ (per glass) |
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| smooth, low tannin, berries |
From what I've read, Amarone is not usually paired with pasta but the staff says, "Go for it. Up to individual preference!" And, so I did.
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| housemade crispy bread, served with eggplant and pepper dip, olive oil with balsamic, sea salt |
Was served the crispy bread (complimentary) right after wine was served. Initially surprised to see such a generous amount even for a solo diner, but I did enjoy this dish by quite abit and voila, none left by the end of lunch. Except some loose crumbs. It was that good.
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| Gnocchi Ai Funghi Selvatici @฿450++ (small) |
Two sizes of pasta is available; small or large, and I opted for small. Just for a taste.
Those cute little balls of pillowy dough were good. Overall, strong flavours, earthy tones from the wild mushrooms and perfumed by a little bit of thyme made a strong impression. I also loved it as the dish was served hot.
Spoonfuls after spoonfuls of deliciousness went in, and suddenly, there was only a few left. Then I had the idea to break some pieces of those crispy bread into the gnocchi dish, and yass to the contrast in texture with two equally flavourful counterparts. Is this what we called, carbs on carbs? Haha!
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| crispy and soft combined |
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| looking at the open kitchen where the delicious foods came from |
Next, it was time for dessert. Staff says the most ordered dessert is the amalfi lemon and so, that was what I had.
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| Amalfi Lemon @฿420++ |
Visually stunning and looked pretty much life-like, like an actual lemon.
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| Ivory white chocolate mousse, confit Amalfi lemons |
Enjoyable dessert, served with a small scoop of icy limoncello sorbet. The green leaves on the lemon is for decorative purpose. Just saying.
Hmm, I think I still have room for another dessert and hence, asked Mameaw (one of the staff) for her recommendation. She said I must try the tiramisu. Alright, let's go for it!
By now (around 2pm), the restaurant was fairly relaxed but I was wondering why the tiramisu is taking its time to arrive... Then, a small table was setup next to mine. Eh, table-side service for tiramisu? Keke.
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| what's this? |
Staff said he will serve a bigger piece for me. Oh, thank you~
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| Biscotti Tiramisu @฿450++ |
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| yummy |
Tiramisu was lovely and by now, am feeling full. But then, Chef Giuseppe Bonura (Biscotti’s Chef de Cuisine) came by to the table again and we talked a bit on the food and he mentioned about his childhood summer food which happened to be on the dessert menu; Brioscia & Sorbetto Al Limone. He asked me if I wanted to try.
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| Orange Brioche with lemon sorbet @฿300 |
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| soft and fluffy |
Chef shared that one breaks apart the soft brioche, and scoop some of the sorbet inside to eat together. Orange brioche was served slightly warm, with sugar dust and combined with the icy tangy sorbet, I can understand why it's the perfect summer breakfast. Thank you Chef Giuseppe for the treat!
Overall, it was an enjoyable solo dining experience at Biscotti Bangkok. The service was good, food was delicious and appreciate Chef Giuseppe who took time to talk to guests when the kitchen is not too busy.
Spent around SGD94 and yes, even I couldn't believe that I had 3 desserts in one sitting. Wow.
Biscotti บิสก็อตติ
Address: 155 Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Website: https://www.biscottibangkok.com/
Business Hours:
Daily: 12–2:30 pm, 6–10:30 pm
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