any ideas ,{not la normandie}.We will be in bkk for a few days and would like to take our in-laws out to dinner for new year ,please help

What kind of food are you interested in?

Oh, and do check and see whether your hotel includes their gala dinner in your room price - some charge you a very high price whether or not you attend. I've nevr had this happen in Bangkok, but it is common in resort areas (such as Phuket).

We like good food ,had a good dinner at Thanying,one time.Thanks for the heads up on the hotel Gala not Our normal thing.Again thanks for any suggestions.

For Thai food, I like Lana Thai at Face. The Blue Elephant is also excellent.

There is a Thai restaurant at the Pen that has gotten some rave reviews and some lukewarm reviews. There is also a very good Thai restaurant, Tara Tong, at the Royal Orchid Sheraton. Both of these places have nice views of the river and lovely settings.

Thanks those sound perfect,will let You know how they work for Us.

Angelin's, the Italian restaurant at the Shangri-la is very nice. We had a great meal there.

I'm kind of leaning towards something more spectacular that would be memorable. Sirocco at the top of State Tower comes to mind. You should get a good view of any fireworks from there.

Of course, you'll have to make reservations well in advance, which is probably true of any nice place on New Years Eve in Bangkok.

I've been in Bangkok many NYEs. The fireworks are along the river, at midnight. I don't know if there are other fireworks shows, but to see the fireworks, I'd recommend staying at one of the river hotels and watching from your hotel room. For me, anyway, dinner is separate from the fireworks.

We are staying at the marriott royal garden .or resort as it is now called.
I lean toward spectacular,so dinner and then fireworks sounds good .My Husband is a foodie ,as are the inlaws so good food first is the order of the day for them,You are all great ,thanks for taking the time to help Me

When you get to Bangkok check out the Bangkok Post, there are tons of both Christmas and New Year's places listed for dining. They usually have color photos of the places,too. It won't be cheap though. They really hike up the prices then. Happy Travels!

biscotti in the four seasons remains our over all bkk favorite for non thai food...

Thanks for all of your ideas,we will try to hit all of them,lunch or dinner,and then walk off those extra pounds.i will check in when we get back.Crewe

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We used to love Angelinis. Big, beautifully decorated, good food, lively and not overly formal.

Last time was very disappointing. As we don't like eating late we asked for an reservation about 7. We were told the earliest they could do was 8.30.

We decided to go early for drinks in the bar - arriving about 7.45 only to find a VERY quiet restaurant with wait staff standing about and about 15 people eating. This is a restaurant that has a capacity of over 100

We were seated at about 8.15 at a poor table and had a very average meal. Mrs Walltotti's main course was poor with a very weird and bitter taste. When it was left virtually untouched the waiter remarked that a lot of people didn't take to that particular dish because of the its bitterness- which left me to remark either some warning would have been useful or just take it off the menu altogether.

Certainly made us think about trying another Italian restaurant next time we're in town.

i would have preferred the bitter meal to the one we had....the couple next to us had a fight during the whole meal....the food was good, except for the mini bottle of evian that cost $7.50

for a memorable and stunning evening there is Sirocco at New State Tower which is something very special or Vertigo at the Banyan Tree on Sathorn. Both are rooftop outdoor dining and in December the weather is great, fantastic views and an amazing experience. I prefer Sirocco to Vertigo but both are great places.

I would encourage you to book and would think both will have special new years eve dinners, i recall last years running at around 10,000 baht although i could be mistaken.

BigT

the dinner this year at sirrocco is 25000 B,,,,,no way!!!!!

personally i would choose one of the better restaurants, espcially stand alone ones......the food will be better and tons of money will not be spent on the surroundings, special this and that that you really do not need and then i would be down at the river at mid-night for the fireworks...