Dinner @Tony Roma's, Siam Paragon, Bangkok

We ordered neither of their signature steak combos

Instead, we ordered this

and this... scroll down for the real pictures

Bread roll with butter and french butter.

The bread was warm, slightly hard on the outside but soft inside, what a lovely way to kick start our meal.

Iced water for 3 pax - 35 Baht

Half Onion Loaf  served with BBQ mayo dipping sauce - 195 Baht

Eventhough it was their smallest portion but the serving was still rather big!  We had a hard time trying to finish it. The rings are all tangled up somehow in what actually looks like a loaf of bread, size-wise anyway, and the onions are thin-cut and sweet which, mixed with the grease flavor from the deep-fried batter and salt produces just the right flavor.  It’s the ultimate junk food – fat and salt – with the sweetness of dipping sauce, something that tastes like thousand island sauce to balance it and there’s probably thousands of calories in one loaf but who cares?? :)

Our cheeky boy with his newly acquired lighted doggy key chain or some sort

The boy's Bacon cheeseburger - 395 Baht

It was huge and the unfinished portion went to our official Bandaraya's tummy. Burp!

Family Feast - 995 Baht (St. Louis style ribs served with BBQ chicken, fried shrimps, corns on the cob and coleslaw.  The portion was HUGE!)

The menu says it's ideal to be shared by 2 but we couldn't finish it, had to pack and take away the corn cobs and one chicken thigh.  .

The pork ribs were simply out of this world!  Tender and flavorful, with the sauce that complement the meat so brilliantly. We literally sucked the bones dry. Tony Roma's, famous for its ribs around the world certainly lives up to its name.  Why can't we have this in Malaysia?  :(

We planned to go back again for the pork ribs only this time but somehow didn't get around doing it.. I will surely come again on my next visit there hopefully soon!

By the way, any suggestions on where to go for the best pork ribs around town?


 

 

We Caught Puss In Boots In Bangkok!

We could only made it to the cinema to catch Puss In Boots when we were in Bangkok, our first movie since the school holidays started!  Funny as it might sound, but we had been down with flu and fever even before the school holidays started. :(  

We went to SF Cinema City on the 6th Floor of MBK Mall.  It was just a 5 minutes' walk from our hotel using the connecting skybridge.  There were only 2 types of tickets available on that night for 'Puss In Boots' show: VIP and Digital (3D).  The boy opted for VIP that cost Thai Baht 250 (approx. RM25) per ticket.  He doesn't like watching movies in 3D as he claims it causes headache and eyes strain.  I must agree with him on that.  We went to watch 'Arthur Christmas' in 3D last week and I really disliked the experience.    

Welcome Drink that comes with the ticket

Mommy, Let's Toast!

We were seated at their nicely furnished VIP Lounge while waiting for the show to start

Inside Cinema 6 where there were only 7 patrons including us threesome!  For the premium price that we paid, we were provided with a blanket and comfortable settee chair to  laze on while enjoying our show.  

One thing worth mentioning here.  Before a film is screened the Thai national anthem will be played. Everyone, both Thais and foreigners stand throughout the anthem  in a show of respect to the beloved King of Thailand.  A pleasant experience, especially to our boy, I must say. :)  I did that 2 years ago while watching an IMAX movie with hubby at Krungsi IMAX, Siam Paragon where he had to kick me in the butt to get me off that comfortable settee when the anthem was played.  Kiahahaha... 

Bangkok Trip - Day 1

My plate of mixed rice RM6

The boy & daddy had KFC for lunch

After checking-in our luggage, we took a brief stroll to Food Garden at LCCT for lunch.  We had more than 2 hours to kill there before catching our flight to Bangkok.  Compared to the eateries within LCCT premise which are always packed with people, Food Garden which adopts food court style, is spacious with plenty of seats for patrons. 

Pre-booked 3-pc pancakes for the boy.  One went into the boy's tummy when this pic was taken.

The meal comes with a cup of 100ml water when pre-book online

My loyal companion

About to land at Suvarnabumi Airport..

Were those paddy fields submerged in flood water or mere fishing pond?

A shuttle bus waiting to transport us to the airport arrival hall

My boy so happy to get a seat

Too bad.. all of you gotta wait for the next bus

Students from Alice Smith Int. School KL, occupied almost half of the plane were there for a holiday..

Who says tourists shun Bangkok? Look at the sardine packed shuttle bus!

We walked down to 1st Floor of the airport to buy taxi coupon from the public taxi booth.  We never had any unpleasant experience with any airport taxi drivers in Bangkok after our many visits to Bangkok.  Not this time though!  Should have gotten on the train located on the basement floor.  We managed to do just that on our trip back home and I will blog about it soon.  It's so so so CONVENIENT, PUNCTUAL, HASSLE FREE & ECONOMICAL!

Walking to the public taxi stand

By the time we checked-into our hotel room, it was already 6.30pm Bangkok local time (Malaysian time 7.30pm).  I wrote a review here about this hotel during my trip there with my dad and sister last year.  We rested and refreshed ourselves in the room before going out for dinner.  Since I stayed in this hotel before, I was quite familiar with the hotel surrounding. 

We took a 5 minutes stroll to Tesco Lotus, Rama 1 Road and decided to have dinner at this Chinese Restaurant called Mr Chow.  I am game for Thai Food, Tom Yum Goong in particular anytime, but with the boy tagged along, we played safe and had our usual Chinese meal for our first meal in Bangkok.

Crysanthemum Tea with lotsa crushed ice. free refillable with jasmine tea.  Guess this's the norm there as everywhere we go, we have more ice than the beverage itself.

A tray with sauce, chilli, pepper etc and not forgetting tissue box too.. a norm there too..

very service oriented.

Chinese Fried Rice

Pork Noodles

Fishball Noodles

Fried Wanton

On our way back after dinner.  Can you spot the plant trimmed into the shape of an elephant in the background?

On our way back to the hotel, we saw this pad thai roadside stall located next to Siam@Siam Hotel.  We ordered 2 plates of pad thai before we wrapped up our first day in Bangkok and retiring to bed.  40 baht each.  Taste wise, nothing to shout about, a bit too sweet to our liking... not a single piece of meat or prawns detected, only some taugeh, eggs and dried bean curd.  We'll give this stall a miss the next time we pass by.. 

More updates on our Bangkok trip coming up soon.. :)

Long Live The King & Happy Father's Day!

The above King's portrait was a typical one of many seen around the city throughout our 6 days' stay in Bangkok.  This one was placed on the overhead bridge connecting to MBK, Siam Discovery Centre, Siam Centre, Siam Paragon and Siam Square.  Our hotel was just across the overhead bridge so basically the bridge and our legs took us to all the shopping malls around Pathumwan area. :D

The King of Thailand celebrated his 84th birthday on 5 December 2011, our last day in Bangkok.  It's Father's Day in Thailand as well.  We didn't know that until a waitress approached us and went on to promote their menu on offer in conjunction with Father's Day when we walked past an eating joint.  

The King's birthday is celebrated nationwide in Thailand.  We could see buildings and shopping malls elaborately adorned with flags, portraits of His Majesty and buntings, predominantly in the colour yellow.  

Writing a birthday wish to the King

We had the honour of signing the autograph filled with birthday wishes for the King.  The autograph was placed on the overhead bridge adjacent to entrance of Tokyu Shopping Centre (located within MBK).   Throughout our stay in Bangkok, we never failed to spot portraits of the King everywhere we went, not even in our hotel room when we turned on the TV. 

Being first time 'overseas', my boy had very good impression of Bangkok, especially the public toilets.  He tells me not a single toilet he visited had stinky smells like what he experienced in Malaysia and they actually smelled good! Public toilets that smell good!  LOL.. What a statement made by an 8 yo if you know what I mean. :D

When it was the boy's turn to write a birthday wish to the King, a small group of students lining behind us waiting to do the same, cheered him on and even spelt out the word 'Thailand' for him when they sensed he hesitated at the word.  They thanked us profusely after we were done with the autograph.  We can feel how much Thai People love their King from the sweet gestures shown by this group of students.

Long Live The King Of Thailand!

Central Bangkok Is All Dry!

We just came back from a 6 days 5 nights trip to Bangkok, arriving home around 1 am this morning. 

Central Bangkok remained dry and sunny throughout our stay there, not even a drop of rain water encountered.  It was my 4th time there, hubby's 3rd and the boy's first time there and we still look forward to going there again!  

I will update more on our trip once I get all photos sorted out.

Krit Thai Mansion, Rama I Road, Bangkok

Krit Thai Mansion, facing one of the main roads, Rama I Road

It has been 3 months since I came back from my Bangkok trip with my dad and sister and I have yet to document my trip in my blog! To get the engine started, I will start with the hotel we stayed whilst there from 21 Jan to 25 Jan.;p

Krit Thai Mansion... the name of the hotel does sound eerie, don't you think so? Mansion... sounds like some haunted mansions. Lol...

Escalator to National Stadium Skytrain station

just a stone throw from our hotel

Nothing beats the hotel location which is nearby National Stadium Skytrain station, to be exact, the stairway to the station is just in front of the hotel. You can take sky trip wherever you want without walking too far. MBK shopping mall is just further down across the road and a 7-11 store is located nearby

The bathroom

A King size bed and a super single bed

It's a no frill budget hotel and dated deco can be seen at the hotel lobby, the facilities are somewhat basic but that's good enough for us as we only want a clean and safe place and that just fits our bill.

Our room are spacious and comes with wood flooring. The bathroom is clean and the beds are comfortable.

24 Hours Room Service!

Two bottles of "Singha" mineral water are provided daily.

Yes, the hotel offers 24 hours room service. We used the service once when dad decided to stay in the hotel room and not to follow us to another round of shopping spree after coming back from Chatuchak.

View of Skytrain station from our hotel room

Another view : On-going construction

Our room is neighbour to a construction site and National Stadium skytrain station (End of Silom line). By viewing the above photo, can you imagine how near the site is from our room? That did not bother us a bit though as we were always out during the daytime and the site had already stopped work by the time we were back to our room.

Dad has always been a light sleeper and from some of the negative reviews I read online, I was a bit concerned about the noise generated by passing trains as the hotel and skytrain run parallel. Fortunately, during our four nights' stay there, neither of us encountered sleepless nights but instead we fell asleep before our head hit the pillow throughout our stay there.;p

Breakfast Coupon

Our room number: 404

The coffehouse where we had our breakfast

We paid THB1280 per night for a triple room. You have to pay additional THB100 (if not mistaken) per person for breakfast to be included. We had our breakfast at the hotel for the first two mornings but decided to hunt for food elsewhere thereafter as choice of breakfast at the hotel was somewhat limited.

Room reservation has to be made by email, fax or telephone directly to the hotel and no deposits are required until the day you arrive. I made my reservation via email and the hotel response had been prompt and efficient.

I will stay in this hotel again the next time I visit Bangkok.

Complimentary mineral water