Dim Sum
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According to my Chinese friends, the best in town is the Hall of the Golden Chimes in Naga 2. The original Naga dim sum (Fortune Palace) in the old building, isn’t bad either.
Both do a decent all you can eat buffet lunch. Well priced with excellent service.
Both do a decent all you can eat buffet lunch. Well priced with excellent service.
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Thanks. Hall of Chimes is temporarily closed. Fortune Palace seems to be more of a weekend thing. Keep em coming.
Is the one right by the Sofitel gym open?
That's good.
Edit: Could also be a weekend thing.
That's good.
Edit: Could also be a weekend thing.
They used to have two more branches, one on 63 in BKK1 and another at Almond Hotel on the corner near the second bridge to Koh Pich. Very sad to see that they have closed them down.
Enjoy it while you can...
Enjoy it while you can...
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Yes - Yi Sang is also very good. They have a newish restaurant in Toul Kork called The Garden. Very good menu, and again well priced for lunch.
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One final question please. Why in your opinion was the Sofitel so bad?
Is Yi Sang the place with the open air bit by the river? That does look nice.
I know fuck all about dim sum. Just assumed the one in the Sofi was good because everybody there ate loads of them.
Yes just by the river before the palace.
I have admittedly only been to the Sofitel dim sum place once but I don’t feel like I want to give them a second chance.
The dim sum was overcooked and thick like American pancakes. I felt as if I was paying for the ambiance and luxury furniture more than their food.
It was recommended to me and highly spoken of but I thought it was a very big disappointment. I think people go there only because they want to go to Sofitel and not because the food is great.
I have admittedly only been to the Sofitel dim sum place once but I don’t feel like I want to give them a second chance.
The dim sum was overcooked and thick like American pancakes. I felt as if I was paying for the ambiance and luxury furniture more than their food.
It was recommended to me and highly spoken of but I thought it was a very big disappointment. I think people go there only because they want to go to Sofitel and not because the food is great.
Dim Sum is not easy for Chinese restaurants to pull off on a daily basis...that is why it is typically a weekend event.
There is an incredible amount of prep and timing involved and a crowd is a must for it to work.
Obviously, the dough must be right...it is just flour salt and water but it must be handled properly...rolled out and the various ingredients and shapes created...steamed..
A place that goes around with carts fresh out of the kitchen giving you what is perfect is best...dim sum does not hold up...
One of my oldest friends was from Hong Kong and they had the best fried or steamed dumplings I have ever had ...I ate them for over 30 years in his family's restaurant...great little dumplings in their soup as well...But, Dim Sum would of been a money loser and they did not bother.
I went to some incredible Dim Sum restaurants in China towns in other cities on weekends when that was all the restaurant served. it was packed you had a menu paper and a pencil and put in your order and as the meal progressed the cart lady would add to it.
If they don't have a regular crowd ..don't bother.
Fancy Hotels often times have food that does not meet the expectations of the high end room cost.
I was an Executive Chef for Hilton and Sheraton and worked for Hyatt.
It is better to seek out a Chinese Restaurant that has a Dim Sum service and loyal following...
My opinion...
There is an incredible amount of prep and timing involved and a crowd is a must for it to work.
Obviously, the dough must be right...it is just flour salt and water but it must be handled properly...rolled out and the various ingredients and shapes created...steamed..
A place that goes around with carts fresh out of the kitchen giving you what is perfect is best...dim sum does not hold up...
One of my oldest friends was from Hong Kong and they had the best fried or steamed dumplings I have ever had ...I ate them for over 30 years in his family's restaurant...great little dumplings in their soup as well...But, Dim Sum would of been a money loser and they did not bother.
I went to some incredible Dim Sum restaurants in China towns in other cities on weekends when that was all the restaurant served. it was packed you had a menu paper and a pencil and put in your order and as the meal progressed the cart lady would add to it.
If they don't have a regular crowd ..don't bother.
Fancy Hotels often times have food that does not meet the expectations of the high end room cost.
I was an Executive Chef for Hilton and Sheraton and worked for Hyatt.
It is better to seek out a Chinese Restaurant that has a Dim Sum service and loyal following...
My opinion...
Great advice. Thanks.Bob's friend bob wrote: ↑Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:08 pmDim Sum is not easy for Chinese restaurants to pull off on a daily basis...that is why it is typically a weekend event.
There is an incredible amount of prep and timing involved and a crowd is a must for it to work.
Obviously, the dough must be right...it is just flour salt and water but it must be handled properly...rolled out and the various ingredients and shapes created...steamed..
A place that goes around with carts fresh out of the kitchen giving you what is perfect is best...dim sum does not hold up...
One of my oldest friends was from Hong Kong and they had the best fried or steamed dumplings I have ever had ...I ate them for over 30 years in his family's restaurant...great little dumplings in their soup as well...But, Dim Sum would of been a money loser and they did not bother.
I went to some incredible Dim Sum restaurants in China towns in other cities on weekends when that was all the restaurant served. it was packed you had a menu paper and a pencil and put in your order and as the meal progressed the cart lady would add to it.
If they don't have a regular crowd ..don't bother.
Fancy Hotels often times have food that does not meet the expectations of the high end room cost.
I was an Executive Chef for Hilton and Sheraton and worked for Hyatt.
It is better to seek out a Chinese Restaurant that has a Dim Sum service and loyal following...
My opinion...
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Sofitel: Terrible service. They can go fuck themselves.
Yi Sang: Pretty good, and a great location on riverfront. I did get salmonella there once, but I still go back.
Naga: weekend brunch can’t be beat.
Emperors: The location at Olympic is solid, but be weary on which Dim Sum Emperors you go to. I order delivery from here - good rice noodle rolls and spicy wontons.
The new Chinese at Rosewood: great all around.
Yi Sang: Pretty good, and a great location on riverfront. I did get salmonella there once, but I still go back.
Naga: weekend brunch can’t be beat.
Emperors: The location at Olympic is solid, but be weary on which Dim Sum Emperors you go to. I order delivery from here - good rice noodle rolls and spicy wontons.
The new Chinese at Rosewood: great all around.