Le Beaulieu Restaurant Bangkok

Style : French

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Food

Herve frerard's menu pits staid favourites against conceptual lights of fancy, all expertly made with top-quality ingredients. Appetisers range from simple elegance (oysters) to concoctions that feel like arch parodies of French cuisine: frog leg and baby leek parmentier, snail lasagna, garlic soup. Risotto with beetroot and ginger tastes far better than it might sound; the fat prawn plonked in the middle is delicious in itself, but seems to have waddled in from another dish. Mains tend more to the classics and are superb: grilled beef fillet, rack of lamb, and a meltingly tender sole meuniere. Desserts suggest another lurch from the familiar and reliable, such as French and Italian cheeses with all the trimmings, to the skittishly teenage like mango tart with pina colada sorbet, or chocolate soup and mousse, drizzled with a banana and limoncello compote. to be honest, the latter is a bit too creative, but deserves full marks for sheer bravado.

Setting

The location, on the ground floor of a serviced apartment block, does not quite live up to the name (beau lieu means 'beautiful place') but the restaurant itself is intimate and elegant.

Address:

Sofitel Residence, 50 Sukhumvit Soi 19, Bangkok

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