Special occasion restaurant in Bangkok

Old Dec 14th, 2011, 05:24 PM
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Special occasion restaurant in Bangkok

We will be in Bangkok on my daughter's 10th birthday. We have promised her that we'll go to a nice special place to celebrate as a family. My son is 14. We would like a place that is fancy and where children would have fun. Does not have to be a particularly family-oriented restaurant. I have been thinking about one of the restaurants at Mandarin Oriental but don't know which one. Any other recommendations?

How else can we surprise her? Is there a nice show or something like that where we could take her?

Also, she likes to collect ethnic dolls from every country that she has visited. What is the best place to find one?

Thanks in advance.
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 05:45 PM
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Siam Niramit is "The Show". Unfortunately, the buffet dinner is severely lacking. You could have dinner eslewhere, then head over for the show.

http://siamniramit.com/

Tawandang Rama III might be fun. It has an eclectic mix of entertainment, from traditional Thai music and dance, to Thai pop and western covers.

The food is both Thai and European, and pretty good stuff. And, they brew their own beer.

The Rama III location is a bit more Westerner oriented and easy to get to.

http://www.tawandang.com/eng/home.html

For dolls, I would send you to Bangkok Dolls: http://g.co/maps/5z223
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 05:54 PM
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Tawandang is not recommended for children and is more of an adult beer bar(micro brewery) kind of place.

Re the Oriental: I don't know your travel date but if you will be here in the next month or two then Ciao will be nice for an el fresco Italian dining by the river. If you want fancy then Le Normandie at the Oriental but they do not allow children to dine there. Lord Jim can be fun for Sunday brunch and the dinner there is nice. Sala Rim Nam has traditional or classical Thai dances which might entertain your kids while dining or they could get bored if they don't like classical dances.
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 06:26 PM
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I would agree... no children at Tawandang. It is a very fun place, indeed! But for ADULTS. And that doesn't mean there is anything involving nudity or profanity on stage. It just isn't the kind of place I would take children. You really do not see kids here.
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 06:31 PM
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Forgot about the barge at the Oriental. You can have a dinner cruise on their barge, small teak barge, and enjoy the night view of Bangkok from the river. Could be fun and you can book the whole barge and have prearranged entertainment for your kids.

Some info here: http://www.mandarinoriental.com/cond...k/default.aspx
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 07:14 PM
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As the evening wears on, Tawangdang does focus more towards adults. And, as the even wears on, said adults seem to focus on themselves. But, before lets say 9PM, it is hardly an adult venue. The couple of times I have visited, we visited with family and saw many other families.

As far as dinner cruises go, you might also look into Loy Nava. Loy Nava even offers hotel pick up, no need to get yourself to the venue, it will come to get you.

http://loynava.com/
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Old Dec 14th, 2011, 07:39 PM
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either the indian or the thai restaurant at Face on soi 38, sukhumvit... look up under face bar...

either the roof top restaurant at the sky bar on silom or the roof top at banyon tree...

biscotti in the four seasons hotel is always good for all ages...

not sure there would be any good "show" for that age...
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Old Dec 15th, 2011, 12:39 AM
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if you are there on a sunday, i recommend the madison at the four seasons, one of my favorite places. fabulous brunch.
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Old Dec 15th, 2011, 02:35 AM
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Walking into our restaurant, housed in a century old building is like going back in time. Welcome to Thailand and share with ...

www.blueelephant.com/bangkok/index.html

Good personal experience... Happy Planning!
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Old Dec 15th, 2011, 01:19 PM
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Thank you so much for the wonderful suggestions.
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Old Dec 17th, 2011, 03:59 PM
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Hi Gina,

You may find this article useful. Not much about restaraunts, but heaps of great ideas of things to do with the kids.

http://www.cnngo.com/bangkok/play/35...73448?page=0,0


Even though it is not fancy, consider taking the kids to The Loft Food Court at Central Chidlom Shopping Centre. Get them their own prepaid card and set them loose. My kids LOVE it there and the seats by the window are really pleasant. At night, there is often live music too.

It is much more upscale and a bit more expensive than a standard food court, but still fabulous value for high standard food.
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Old Dec 17th, 2011, 05:50 PM
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I agree that the Food Loft at Central Chidlom department store is a treat. I love sitting by the windows. But I'm not sure this qualifies as a 'special occasion' place in Bangkok?? If the OP is in the neighborhood at lunch time, the Food Loft would certainly be suitable. The food is excellent, and there are lots of choices. I love the way they do that payment card when you enter the food court.
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My kids think it is very "special", but it is probably not what you are looking for. Keep it on the list for another night.
Mind you, I think that most 10 year olds would prefer to have a birthday dinner there than one of the restaraunts at the Oriental.
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Old Dec 18th, 2011, 06:46 AM
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i like the loft also as it offers such variety...
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Old Dec 19th, 2011, 03:51 PM
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Salathip at the Shangri-La is set within beautiful traditional Thai buildings by the river. Thai dancers perform throughout the evening and come to each table. Excellent food too.
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Thanks to all of you for the great suggestions. We ended up going to Sala Rim Nam and it was very nice. My daughter got her picture taken with several of the dancers in fancy costumes. She felt very special. We went to the Food Loft, too, and the kids loved roaming around with their cards so much. We liked Siam Niramit, too, w/o dinner. Thanks for the link. I recommend it myself, especially if you have children.

A mistake that we made was to assume that we could go to Biscotti or another nice place on 12/30, our last evening in BKK, without advance reservation. We thought that people would prefer to have that special night out on 12/31 and 12/30 would be an easy day to find a place. Alas, every place we tried in the morning was fully booked already. We ended up dining in Siam Paragon, which was ok, but not exactly how we'd like to conlcude the trip. I will never make that mistake again.
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