Mango Tango @ Siam Square

Name: Mango Tango @ Siam Square
Cuisine: Dessert (Mango)
Address: Siam Square Soi 4, Rama 1, Bangkok 10330
Tel: (02) 658 4660
Open: Daily 11am to 10pm
Payment: Cash
Web: http://www.mymangotango.com/
Remarks:
Originally posted: December'2008
Last updated: May'2009

The pictures are dated. Newer pictures of Mango Tango can be found HERE.

Undoubtedly, Thailand has the best selections of fresh mangoes in the world, coupled with creatively crafted menu, young and trendy front. All these add up to the success story of Mango Tango.

While teerak likes the Mango smoothie, I am smitten by the sweet & creamy Mango Aloha. The ubiquitous Thai dessert mangoes with sticky rice was relatively good too.

A signage in the restaurant proudly declares that photo-taking is prohibited. Quietly, I snapped a few shots. Some of the crews saw what I was doing but returned with polite smiles. Lovely.

Table for two: Less than THB300.

Recommended dishes: Mango Aloha.

In a nutshell
Likes:
> Friendly crews
> Creative menu

Dislikes:
> You deserve a website [1]

The restaurant ...
Shop front of Mango Tango Siam SquareMango Tango logoMango Tango Siam Square


Our order ...
Fresh mangoes with sticky riceMango AlohaMango SmoothieEnsemble

1. Apparently Mango Tango has finally caught up the internet bandwagon. Although only the frontpage is currently available, the entire site should be ready quite soon. (Added: 22/12/08)

Links

Originally posted: December'2008
Last updated: January'2011
Remarks: All links open in new tabs/windows.

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Mayompuri

Cuisine: International
Address: 22 Chakraphong, Taladyod, Phranakorn, Bangkok, Thailand 10200
Tel: (02) 629 3883
Open: Daily
Payment: VI, MC & cash
Web: http://www.mayompuri.com/
Remarks:
Originally posted: December'2008
Last updated: February'2011

UPDATED: We visited Khao San Road yesterday night (5-Feb-11) and saw the place locked despite being a busy Saturday. If you intend to dine there, do give them a call before going. We are unsure if they are wind up or perhaps, observing CNY holidays.

Table for two: No details.

Recommended dishes: Tom Kha Gai (ต้มข่าไก่).

In a nutshell
Likes:
> Great ambiance
> Indoor or alfresco dining

Dislikes:
> A few tables are too small for even 2 persons
> Prawn cocktail with ketchup? Yuck!

The restaurant ...
MayompuriMayompuriMayompuriMayompuriMayompuriWe picked the table on the bottom right of this picture.MayompuriMayompuri


Our order ...
Starter: Prawn cocktail (left), fried shrimp cake (right)Starter: Fried shrimp cake (front), chicken salad (background)Stir fried veg, pork and tom kha gai

Homework

Cuisine: International
Address: 29/2-3 Soi 31, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10110
Tel: (02) 259 4845
Open: Daily. Closes at 9pm.
Payment: VI, MC & cash
Web: Nil
Remarks: The restaurant used to close on Mondays. It has changed.
Originally posted: November'2008

A forum friend, Isan, has this to say about the restaurant after looking at the set of photos, "Looks like dine-in at Harajuku JUST reminding me few years ago. Nice atmosphere with tastily."

I do agree that the place looks über chic and with a hint of zen inspirations. But we had a mixed feelings for their foods. The rocket salad and my partner's squid ink pasta with salmon were above average. Despite of the uninviting color, the squid ink pasta was eye-pleasingly neat and glistering! (I've seen the same dish that's dull and dirty-looking elsewhere) I couldn't say the same for the ham pasta that I had. The ham was terribly done, so much so that it looked and tasted raw. The pungent smell from the raw meat totally put me off.

Table for two: No details.

Recommended dishes: Rocket salad and squid ink spaghetti with salmon.

In a nutshell
Likes:
> Austere and yet chic interior
> Rocket/roquet salad

Dislikes:
> Speak little English

The restaurant ...
homeworkhomeworkhomeworkhomeworkhomeworkhomework

Our order ...
Rocket salad and squid-inked pasta with salmonHam pasta. Regretted!Ensemble


PS: Incidentally, there is a column, 'Cheap & Good', in today's (23/11/08) The Strait's Times features a Pizza Bar along Singapore's Ghim Moh Road. The writer picked a SGD17 (about THB390) squid ink spaghetti. Yes, for that cheap price in Singapore, you get the pasta with nothing else.

Bussaracum

Name: Bussaracum Royal Thai Cuisine
Cuisine: Royal Thai
Address: 139 Sethiwan Tower, Pan Road, Silom, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand 10500
Tel: (02) 266 6312
Open: Daily
Payment: VI, MC, DC & cash
Web: http://www.bussaracum.com/
Remarks:
Originally posted: November 2008
Last updated: March 2009

UPDATED: The restaurant has been relocated to 912/6 Sukhumvit 55 Road (Soi Thonglor).

All pictures were taken in 2006. The restaurant has since gone through a renovation shortly after our visit.

Table for two: TH1398 (Inclusive of 2 non-alcoholic drinks)

Recommended dishes: choo chee groong nang

In a nutshell
Likes:
> Impeccable service
> Exquisite food presentation

Dislikes:
> Nil

The restaurant ...
BussaracumBussaracumBussaracumBussaracumBussaracumBussaracum

Our order ...
AppetizerBussaracumchoo chee groong nangBussaracumBussaracumKanom Luk Chub (ลูกชุบ)Bua Loy Benjarong

Kuppa Cafe & Restaurant

Cuisine: International
Address: 39 Sukhumvit Soi 16, Bangkok
Tel: (02) 663 0495
Open: Tue - Fri, 10am - 1030pm. Close on Mondays.
Payment: VI, MC & cash
Web: Nil
Remarks: Check out the life-size coffee roaster at the cafeteria.
Originally posted: October'2008
Last updated: November'2008

Our first visit to Kuppa was some 3 years ago. We arrived at the industrial-like restaurant on a hot sunny afternoon. Perhaps it was on a weekday and well past the typical lunching hours. We almost had the entire place to ourselves.

The entrance leads to the front lobby which also serves to segregate the classy white-table cloth dining area (on the left) from the laid back cafe (to the right). We picked a welcoming table by the full height window. Menu was promptly presented to us and the server was not pushy while we were carefully browsing the menu. The ordering part was done entirely in Thai by my partner which, I believed, made her more comfortable than if she would have from me.

For obvious reasons, both of us hardly dine in restaurants that serve Western food. He is a Buddhist which restricts him (and therefore, me) from taking beef. I prefer Thai food to anything else (with the exception of coffee and cakes). Hence, in all occasions, we always ended up having some fish as our main course. The problems with having fish as a main course in a Western dining setting are, the serving portion is mostly pathetically small and yet obscenely expensive. Then I also find slicing steamed or baked fish fillet such a dreadful chore, as they disintegrated in to pieces so easily!

I was sure that our main course were pretty well done, but that was only this much I could write about them. With a slab of mashed potato on each of our main course, the half-hearted presentation was less than zealous. Saving grace, the veg salad served in an over-sized wooden bowl was very impressive. The greens were so crispy as if they were fresh from the veg farm. *thumbs-up*

After the meal, we made ourselves comfy on the homely 3 seaters not far from the coffee roaster machine. We completed our brunching experience with creamy slices of cheesecakes topped with blueberry spread.

Table for two: No details.

Recommended dishes: fresh salad, fragrant coffee and luscious cheesecakes

In a nutshell
Likes:
> Good coffee and cheesecakes
> Conducive ambiance

Dislikes:
> Poor garnishing & food presentation
> Where's da website!?

The restaurant ...
KuppaKuppa lobbyKuppa CafeKuppaKuppa lobbyKuppa CafeKuppa Cafe

Our order ...
Fresh saladVietnamese spring rollsMain courseMain courseCheese cakes and blueberry topping

About THAIoholic

THAIoholic, the blog, is setup with the initial intention of keepsake. As time goes by, I find it harder and harder for my gray cells (of what left) to remember traces of great places we have been to, good foods we savored but missed, details that I should remember but they slipped away unknowingly.

Then, we have also friends and folks asking little details I thought I should blog them here, because my pea brain is simply no good at recollections.

My partner is a devoted Buddhist, his religion forbids him, and therefore me, from taking beef. As such, it's unlikely that there will be any info about beef dish found in this blog.

About BODYholic

moo and kratai BODYholic, also known affectionately as moo ooan (a.k.a fat pig) by his little kratai noi (a.k.a little rabbit), has intense interests in Thai foods, traditional Thai architecture, coffee and cheesecakes. I've to add that I'm not a prolific blogger.

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