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Let me take you to one of the finest and the most premium buffet restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand. This place was so far the best buffet I have ever had in my entire life. They serve mini version of fine dining dishes. They are very thoughtful that everything comes in a small portion, like literally fits in one mouthful. So, you can basically try more varieties. Moreover, the used of top-notch quality of produces and outstanding selection of food menus made them earn a lot of positive and top-hole reviews. This place is none other than Copper Beyond Buffet which located on the second floor of The Sense Pinklao.
Customer won't be able to just walk-in into this restaurant. Only advance reservation is accepted. Sometimes it might take a month to make a booking. So, if you only have a few days in Bangkok and want to dine in here, do book the place about 2 or 3 months before to avoid disappointment. There are a few buffet packages and all come with a great deal. The one we chose was package B for 2,559 Bath (around A$110) where you can get to choose 2 items from the listed menus on top of the general buffet menus. They give a limit of 2 hours for each sitting session.
Once we arrived, we have to queue and pay at the reception before heading to the actual dining area. Although the lines were quite long, but it was moving quick.
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| Reception and cashier |
How this buffet works is a little different from other buffet restaurants. So, with the package that we bought, each person can choose 2 items on extra item lists filled with premium dishes (above picture) on top of the standard buffet items available for everyone in the house. They have something like lobster tail, foie gras, scallop and few more excellent dishes that aren't available in different packages.
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| Seared foie gras with port wine sauce |
This foie gras was splendid. Nicely seared on the outside and paired with a good sauce as well.
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| Australian striploin steak topped with foie gras with red wine sauce |
Then this dish came around. The already delicious foie gras accompanied with perfectly cooked meat. They were just simply double delish. Though, if I need to choose, I prefer the foie gras dish on its own. As I can taste that unique foie gras smell when they stand alone.
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| Bake and torch lobster tail with trio cheese |
This dish wasn't mine, but I tried a tiny piece of them. And it was a fine lobster tail and that burnt cheese on top complimented the lobster meat very well.
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| Hokkaido scallop with white wine creme fraiche |
Beside getting those two items from the special lists, you can also grab more items from all the sections in the dining hall, like what normally buffet works. A-must try item would be this Wagyu noodle boat, I picked the one without noodle to minimise carbs intake so I can have more food. Another dish to get is definitely the truffle soup served with croissant. It was very creamy and the truffle itself was strongly pronounced. This soup is accompanied with flaky buttery croissant as well. I wished my tummy could handle the second bowl of this great soup but still more other delicious food I needed to try.
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| Fresh sashimi |
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| Wagyu noodle section |
What I got here is precisely meat and soup. About two or three huge thinly sliced wagyu. They were totally amazing. I would say the best noodle boat, I had ever ever eaten. I really wish there is a store out there that selling this and I will definitely go there every week. The meat was melted in my mouth. Just once or twice chews and it was all gone and dusted. The soup itself was very rich, dense and pack with flavours. No need to add any sauce or any sugar or any chili. It was perfect as it is.
Beside taking dishes that are ready to grab, you can also order dishes from so many stands scatter around the dining hall. See picture below for sample menus. There are nearly hundred to choose from. And again, they come in a tiny individual serve, so no need to share with anyone yet you still can try many of them. You only need to tell them your table number and they will serve it to your table when the food is ready.
Look at this crazy nigiri. The amount of meat compared to the amount of rice. It was insane. I can have ten of this easily. Wagyu was cooked to perfection with, I believe, is an eel sauce added on top.
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| Varieties of ice cream |
Level 2, The Sense Pinklao
71/50 Barommaratchachonnan Arun Amarin, Bangkok
Ph: +66 92 281 1818
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