I stopped here for breakfast one morning. I was happily surprised by what I came upon. This restaurant has beautiful grounds with outdoor seating throughout. There is also indoor seating when things get too hot. Fortunately I was the first one here for breakfast and it was still bearable to eat outside.  The restaurant is on the grounds of the historic Dinsor Palace. The full name of the restaurant is “The Gardens at Dinsor Palace” but locals know it as The Gardens.

I chose a table along a man made pond/pool that was home to two Swans. The Swans swam back and forth through my meal. It was nice to see. I ordered a homemade English-style muffin with egg, cheese and a special maple sausage. This was very good. I also had a pot of Jasmin Tea.

The staff are very friendly and they seemed surprised that I found them and were curious to know how I came to be here. All I told them was searching the internet. From what I can tell this is a fairly new place or at least under new ownership. They’ve done a great job with the grounds and the breakfast was very good. I would definitely return here for lunch and/or dinner.

Address: 1217/2 between Sukhumvit soi 59 and 61

Located in the Fraser Hotel, the restaurant is on the roof, 32 floors above Sukhumvit Soi 11, hence the name.  There is good signage to find the entrance. The access elevator is not from the lobby of the hotel, rather it is behind the hotel which seems to be more of a service elevator.
The restaurant is two levels. The first level has an exposed deck with an interior bar and dance floor. The second level is the actual roof top that also has a small bar and seating for dinner along a glass partition rail. This is where I ate. The table is right on the edge so you are looking out over Bangkok and down 32 floors. Very nice!

They have an extensive drink menu. Something caught my eye that I had never heard of before. It was a Peruvian style beer which is beer with lime juice, salt and pepper. So I tried it with regret. There was too much lime juice and too much salt. The pepper gave a nice interesting kick. Never again for me.

I decided to order several appetizers and eat tapas style. I ordered the Tuna Tartar which is diced tuna seasoned with sesame sauce, cilantro and chili pepper with crispy wonton.  Next was Gyosa, 6 fried pork dumplings and last was a spicy tuna roll. The pork dumplings were very good but a bit salty. The tuna roll was fresh and tasty but nothing really outstanding. The Tuna Tartar can only be described with one word. Salt! It was seasoned so much with salt it was inedible. Unfortunate because it really looked great.

Bottom line, nice place to go after dinner for the view. I may try a main course but there’s a lot of options in Bangkok.

Address: Fraser Suites Sukhumvit, 38/8 Soi Sukhumvit 11, Khlong Tan Nuea, Khet Vadhana, Bangkok, 10110, 10110, Thailand

Hours:  Monday through Sunday, 6:00pm to 2:00am

Crepe’s and Co has several locations in Bangkok. I visited the Langsuan location. It is in a wood house that is set back off the road. It is an old style house and nicely decorated inside as well as outside with their own parking lot.

They offer some set breakfast options and also made to order crepes. I chose the made to order style. They provide a check list form so you can select what filings you want in your crepe. I wanted to go the sweet direction and ordered mine with Nutella, banana and a chocolate syrup topping. I also saw they had fruit juices which included Papaya, so I ordered that as well being sure to ask if it included ice or was all papaya. I was told all papaya.

First for the crepe. I may not be an expert on crepes but the crepes I have had were always soft and delicious. However this crepe had a hard crust and had no flavor. Also there was only half of one banana inside and some Nutella. There was too much void space compared to other crepes I’ve had with the same contents. For 245 Baht, I would expect at least a whole banana considering the cost to make this was probably 30 Baht.

As for the Papaya juice, when it came out it was all crushed ice and some juice. Before I wrote off the juice, I asked the waiter if the ice was made with filtered water. He said no. I told him I could not drink it but he would not take it off my bill.

So my experience was not that great at all. With the lack of ingredients and poor customer service for not taking the juice off my bill it is unlikely I would give it another chance with so many options in Bangkok. I’m guessing they had an off day considering this place is highly rated. Anyway, clearly not consistent.

I wanted to check out Khao San Rd by day because I’ve heard it gets pretty crazy at night and that is not for me. By day it’s relatively quiet. I came across Buddy Beer and it was well shaded so I stopped in for lunch to take a break from the heat. There is an indoor bar and plenty of outdoor seating. I sat outside and ordered. I started with the Chicken Satay. This was a big portion. The chicken is perfectly seasoned and juicy and not dry at all. It is accompanied by a peanut dipping sauce which made it a complete package.

For the main course I had the green curried chicken rice. Again prepared perfectly and the portion was just right. I eat this dish a lot back home and it was exactly as the place I eat at home, which is apparently very authentic. It’s a shame I am not staying closer. It’s a bit difficult to get to, especially at night unless you take a taxi or tuk tuk. For lunch it’s a ltitle easier taking the Chao Phraya river boat.
Good news they are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Address: Khao San Re, Bangkok