Far EA(s)Ts .... The Golden Triangle!

[amaroo]

Clear soup of roast duck



Panang curry of wagyu beef



Steamed coral trout



Dessert ... not one of four us like this



Two of us loved this



Meal was excellent - next time we'll book for dinner.

 

[amaroo]

After a few hours sleeping by the pool - it was time for dinner!

Coming from regional Australia the food options aren't the best - I like Indian therefore, the options are bugger all.

Tonight we're eating Tandoor Grill

http://charcoalbkk.com





Half a chook



Paneer

 

[amaroo]

NZ Lamb Chops



John Dory



Fabulously presented Tandoori Parantha



The Feast!



Delicious meal - worth looking up when in BKK

The perfect ending to a perfect day!

 

[amaroo]

Ok, time to show you a little of The Peninsula, Bangkok

The Spa - the adults indulged and left the kids at the pool

The Spa is housed in a two story building behind the pool, it's an ESPA Spa.

SWMBO went for a 2 hour overhaul I decided on an 80 minute hot rocks massage. Beautiful!





The Rocks! Yes, they were hot!



View from the relaxation lounge



This is my kind of relaxation lounge after a punishing 80minute session

 

[amaroo]

If you come to Bangkok and want to stay on the Chao Phraya River, make sure you select a hotel with wide River frontage.

The photos below highlight how different River Frontage can be.... no use paying for the view and only end up getting a sore neck trying to see a glimpse.

The Pen



The Hilton

 

[amaroo]

The Pen pool is one of major draw cards for the hotel - it's unbeatable!

The pool is 88 metres long and cascades from the hot tub



down to the Chao Phraya River.





Looks even better at night!





The F&B quality and service is outstanding!

 

[Daver6]

I need to stop reading this TR prior to meal time. I'm starving now!

 

[amaroo]

Did you enjoy Nahm? We went back in 2012 and whilst the food was good for the most part, the service wasn't great. I am keen to go to Gaggan if we go back to BKK.

Very much. The food was superb and we'll happily return for another meal... only next time I book dinner rather than lunch.

The only dish we didn't like was dessert - pfft. Have read a truckload about the food being salty and OTT spicy - it was neither.

The service was stiff with the touch of the usual attitude that you get from most "named" restaurants.

Thought long and hard about Gaggan - toss of the coin and we ended up at the Charcoal Tandoori. We'll get to Gaggan next time!

 

[LadyC]

Very much. The food was superb and we'll happily return for another meal... only next time I book dinner rather than lunch.

The only dish we didn't like was dessert - pfft. Have read a truckload about the food being salty and OTT spicy - it was neither.

The service was stiff with the touch of the usual attitude that you get from most "named" restaurants.

Thought long and hard about Gaggan - toss of the coin and we ended up at the Charcoal Tandoori. We'll get to Gaggan next time!

Good to hear you enjoyed it. We went for dinner and the problem we had was that we ordered the banquet and they served all the food within about 1 hour. Six dishes at a time and no real break to digest any of it. Way too rushed to enjoy it at all. We also ordered the spicy version which was well beyond anything we could eat for some dishes :O

Looking forward to reading your food reviews from Tokyo!

 

[amaroo]

For our last night in Bangkok (for this trip) we decided that Issaya Siamese Club would be a fitting way to see ourselves out.

http://www.issaya.com/home-1



The Menu

 

[amaroo]

Coriander Mojito



Spiced rubbed pork baby back ribs



Mieng Tuna



Geang Kraree Gai Krob



Mussamun Gae

 

[amaroo]

Hoy Shell Moo Wan



Lady Bird (cheesecake)



Stunning meal! Definitely worth eating here!

 

[GarrettM]

Coriander??? In a coughtail???

Dear God.

Such a fine TR until that point amaroo.

 

[amaroo]

Coriander??? In a coughtail???

Dear God.

Such a fine TR until that point amaroo.

Living on the edge! It was that good - I ordered another

 

[amaroo]

Just the best day! Big day given we left the hotel at 6:30am and I've just plonked myself in the Club Lounge... but worth every minute of those 13 hours!

A teaser

 

[Pushka]

Did you take those photos?
I don't think I can eat that much food...

 

[amaroo]

Did you take those photos?

Sure did, between the four of us I think we took a couple of thousand

I don't think I can eat that much food...

Don't forget we're travelling with a couple of constantly starving teenagers. We love our food

 

[Steady]

Don't forget we're travelling with a couple of constantly starving teenagers. We love our food

I have 3, isn't it amazing how much they can eat :shock:

 

[love_the_life]

After some information here (I like an AFFer who goes places I am planning for )
How did you travel to see the monkeys? As a day trip or did you overnight? We are looking at going to Japan again over Christmas and I'm trying to sort out a draft itinerary. I take it these are at Jigokudani not the ones out of Hakodate.

 

[amaroo]

Unfortunately it was time to leave Bangkok...



It's all good - we'll be back soon.

The drive to BKK was pleasant enough and took an hour... the traffic from the hotel to the freeway was typically awful - true definition of grid lock traffic. Once we hit the freeway, it was all clear. The driver said the return trip to the Pen would take him 2 hours... Avoid morning arrivals!

BKK-HND JL Business Class

Checking in at the JL first counter was a breeze and all bags tagged with F priority tags... interested to see if JL are any better with priority tagged luggage.

Had invitation to the CIP lounge, but knew better and headed to the CX lounge.