Venue information

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Type of Cuisine/Specialties

Each restaurant has specified the type of cuisine it serves and we have mentioned a few house specialties. These dishes are normally served, although their availability may be subject to periodic menu changes and seasonal variations. If there is a particular dish, or something specific about how you would like your meal prepared, tell your request to your server, as kitchen staff are usually very accommodating.

Map Reference

Many of the Bangkok restaurants or hotels have supplied a map for easy directions.

Dress Code

An indication of suitable attire at each restaurant is listed. In most cases, dining out for dinner is a “Smart Casual” affair which means: No shorts or flip-flops.

Set Meals/Buffets

Many restaurants serve set meals at either breakfast, lunch, and, or dinner, as well as, buffets. This is noted in each case and is listed in our “set-meal” and/or “buffet” category.

Vegetarian Dishes

Most restaurants offer a selection of non-meat dishes. We have noted in each case how extensive the vegetarian listing is, however, those who avoid eating animal products that includes any fats and fish extracts that may have been used in cooking, should request “aharn jai” when visiting a restaurant, to be sure of ordering food with no animal content. Thai Buddhist vegetarians use this term which is generally understood by wait staff and chefs.

Use of MSG

Monosodium glutamate, more usually known in Thailand by the brand name Ajinomoto, is used in many Asian cuisines. The information on MSG in our listing is provided by the restaurants themselves and we cannot guarantee its accuracy, therefore, if there are concerns regarding the use of MSG, we suggest you address them prior to ordering your meal when dining.

No Smoking

It is illegal to smoke in an air-conditioned restaurant. Smoking, however, is allowed in open-air areas and some restaurants do provide tables outside for smokers.

Credit Cards

The credit cards accepted by each restaurant are either stated that “Major Cards” are accepted, which includes, AE, MC, and V, or they are specifically listed. Abbreviations used are:

Ratings

The best restaurants have been rated in at least four key areas: food, drink (usually wine), service, and price. Final ratings are decided upon from the reviewer’s report plus the standard criteria we use from our rating index to rate each restaurant fairly. Ratings are displayed at the bottom of each review through the use of bars. Food, wine and service are rated on a scale of one to 10, while price is rated with the average cost for dining for two persons specified. We do not return to rate each business every year, however, we do return if we have received some comments of concern from patrons, as well as, returning periodically to update information.

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Price

Price is based on a selection of average-priced dishes without including alcohol.

To provide our visitors with the finest e-guide of the best restaurants offered, we seek out the assistance of many consultants as reviewers for the website. These people are everyday patrons that enjoy the dining experience and usually have past experience in the restaurant field, such as, chefs, wine enthusiast, prior restauranteurs, or even persons whose hobby is cooking fine cuisine. We have no fancy book authors, 5 star restaurant owners, or TV show hosts on our staff as experts to review the restaurants. They are people who know food but are everyday diners like you and I.

These reviewers contribute their incisive opinions on which are their favorite restaurants and why. This encompasses many different cuisines. Even-though we enjoy  previewing restaurants that are 4 or 5 star quality, a restaurant can also be considered for inclusion for a combination of other factors, such as, it’s convenient location, reasonable price, or the variety of cuisine, even if the quality of food is very good to excellent, but maybe not the most exceptional.

Our contributors have a passion for food and/or wine, and like our website, they have no professional connection to any of the establishments reviewed, however, some restaurants have paid for a service to give them a premium webpage rather than the standard page they would normally receive. At this time, we accept no establishment advertising on our site on locations other than a businesses own web-pages. Our reviewers dine in a restaurant, assessing quality of the food, wine, service and price. As is our usual policy, reviewers do not identify themselves at any time during their visit. This is an anonymous dining experience