SETTING
Elegant and blissful, this white-onwhite restaurant is a sanctuary similar to the fine cafes attached to European museums. Classical
music and sofas with pillows provide a modern living room comfort beneath artistic posters, including photographs by Mapplethorpe.
FOOD
An exact deliciousness, refined to extremely pleasing specifications, defines each choice — emphasised by not including any distracting accessory items. Caesar salad is mostly just lettuce and grated cheese, but the flavour is precise. Grilled eggplant salad with roasted garlic is dazzling and brightened by mint leaves, tomatoes and string beans. Duck cassis is also fabulous, with dark meat accompanied by a
peach slice alongside some carrots and peas. Delicate, boneless sole comes with small, pale mushroom slices and a creamy champagne sauce, creating a lighter-than-light essence. Soups, gourmet pizza, baked clams, sandwiches, pasta and salads round out the array of offers. The cakes here are divine and New York cheesecake is a must for a superb dessert.
WINES
A dozen or so whites compete with a similar number of reds. Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile and France dominate. Tyrrell’s pinot noir 2003 is great.
SERVICE
Hovering, anxious staff appears whenever they sense a need, so be prepared to be pampered.
PRICE
About 1,600 baht provides two people with a magnificent meal without wine.
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| Tel: 0-2260-0603 |
| Reservations: Recommended |
| Dress code: Smart/casual |
| Open: Information not given |
| Set meals: No |
| Buffets: No |
| Vegetarian dishes: Yes |
| Free drinking water: Yes |
| Use of MSG: Yes |
| Mobile phone allowed: Yes |
| Corkage: 350 baht |
| Amenities: No |
| Private parking: Yes |
| Car valet: No |
| Credit card: AE,V,MC,D |
| Established: 1985 |
| Website: www.gourmetgallery.co.th |
| Email: Click Here |
| Previously listed: 2001-2005 |
| Specialities |
Baked onion soup in puff pastry shell
Grilled eggplant salad with roasted garlic
Grilled salmon in tomato-caper salsa
Port balsamic slow-roasted lamb
New York cheesecake |
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