FOOD:

Dishes are rich and imaginative, with an emphasis on top-quality, often expensive ingredients. Baby artichoke, pomegranate and rocket salad makes a good starter, but even better is creamy mushroom soup with truffle oil, possibly the best example of the dish served in Bangkok. Pan-fried foie gras is a good attempt at a classic-and the sweetness of honey-roasted potatoes is a smart match-but French lobster tail is rather tough going, a problem that extends to visually enchanting squid ink ravioli with Andaman tiger prawns. From the dessert menu, tiramisu is deconstructed and reinvented with Thai flair.

SETTINGS:

A large, wood-accented dining area on the 23rd floor of the Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park (formerly Pan Pacific Bangkok), the view from which attracts hotel guests and hi-so Thais alike.

ADDRESS :

Pan Pac ific Bangkok, 952 Rama IV Rd, Bangkok 10500