In normal circumstances, you don't see me opting for hotel breakfast when I book accommodations for overseas trips, unless they come free without topping up. It was the same stand adopted for my stay at Grande Centre Point Hotel Ratchadamri in my recent trip to Bangkok.
Here we were; outside Horizon Room on the mezzanine floor of the hotel. As our plane was scheduled for departure at 12.15pm, we figured it might be too rushed for us to grab breakfast, especially if we didn't manage to wake up earlier. Hence, breakfast in the hotel made better sense.
Interior of the premises; we followed the advice of the "traffic" situation and reached at about 7.00 am, said to be the "low" traffic for the restaurant, with ample tables for us to choose from. As it isn't located on high floors, there wasn't much of an outside view although I still prefer window seating.
Beverages to start the day; from drinking water, infused water, juices, green tea latte to americano, espresso, hot chocolate and tea. A varied selection.
I don't mind porridge so long they have appetizing condiments for me to mix in! The choices here did appeal to me but it would be even better should there be fried onions, fried garlic etc.
OMG; moo ping too?! As some of you are aware, Alex and I love the grilled pork skewers from Thailand and in this trip, we had it almost daily! So glad to see it being available for our last day in Bangkok!
Japanese food too; with Japanese pork cutlet, Japanese rice, miso soup!
There were also tamagoyaki, seaweed, wakame, kimchi, soft tofu etc, if you need to spruce up your Japanese meal. I am surprised there was no natto as it is a basic Japanese breakfast fare although foreigners usually can't accept its taste and texture.
A typical Northern Chinese breakfast; the only thing I could consider would be the Chinese doughnut, known as youtiao. I can't imagine soy milk with sago, boiled millet, red beans etc even though I shouldn't say too much if I don't even attempt. Maybe it would blow my minuscule brain away.
Southern Chinese breakfast - dimsum which comprised of ginkgo and yam bun, char siew bun, siew mai (pork dumplings) and har gow (prawn dumplings)! Had to try despite the preconceptions that they would not likely impress.
Looking for something more substantial? Go for the stir fried noodle with sweet and sour fish and bak choy! Again, not something I would try unless I faced the same kind of dishes everyday and needed something new to refresh my palates.
Westernized breakfast with baked beans, oatmeal, bacons (normal and crispy), chicken sausages, grilled mixed vegetables (squash, capsicums, mushrooms), potatoes and frittata (like quiche).
The very important egg station!
You can indicate your preferences here before passing it over to the staff in charge. It's so nice to have the pictures; given our different accents, this would definitely help reduce any misunderstanding. p.s. to me, over medium is generally known as fried egg in my country.
When we talk about western breakfast, how could we do without bread!? Aside from sweet bread like banana cake loaf and chocolate marble cake loaf, you have others like your usual white bread, whole wheat bread, Fresh bread and English bread.
Mayble syrup? I figured this would be maple syrup as Singapore pronunciation did sound more like mayble too! It's funny to see such literal translation but Thailand is not an English speaking country and hence, such mistakes are forgivable.
Pastry corner! There were egg tarts, cinnamon rolls, muffins, pizzas, danish rolls, waffles, croissants. I am happy to see the variety as it can be quite boring when it's filled with muffins with just different type of toppings / fillings.
Mediterranean breakfast - with cheese, ham, salami, yogurt, pickled onion, black olives etc. Don't play play, the ingredients were said to have played an important part for longevity and good quality of life even when you are old!
The four types of cheese; brie, mozarella, cheddar and edam.
Salad options were limited though; well, I wouldn't eat salad in a buffet unless there are slightly unhealthier versions like egg mayo etc. I do like my fruits though and it's always nice to see fruits other than your typical watermelon and pineapple!
There were two sections for fruits and you can find dragon fruits, guava, papaya, bananas and even rambutans! For me, loading the tummy with fruits is a necessity to conclude the meal.
p.s. they were all sweet and nice.
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