Overall Score 8/10
Taste 4/5
Ambiance 4/5
Service 2/5
Value 2/5
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In the city of Bangkok,
there are not many restaurants on the skyscraper’s rooftops. I know three places of the top of my head,
which are Vertigo @ Banyan Tree Hotel, Sirocco @ Lebua Hotel, and Red Sky @
Centara Grand. The last one of which, I
am about to review. Actually there are
more than three places, but most of them are not on top of a skyscraper (some
are less than ten stories up and others are just over twenty stories). The three mentioned are above 50 stories
up. For the Red Sky, the place is split
into 3 major zones. Level 55 is a fine
dining restaurant, separated into interior and exterior dining areas. For the 56th, which is the very
top of the building, is a great open-aired bar.
At night time, I believe it is the hang out spot for people from the
high society. Then the 54th
is where a restaurant named Fifty Five is located. This one is similar to 55th but
their focus is mainly on the Steak. This
one I have already reviewed, so you can search for my review in this website.
The Red Sky @ Centara Grand
offers the picturesque view of the sunset and being one of the places in town
with the greatest atmosphere for any special occasion, which surely reflect on
the high prices. Concentration of food
here is European Fusion served with the fanciest plating presentation and a
limited portion. For the descriptive
list of the menu (on the particular day), please find the tab menu.
On the day that I went, the
customer service was frustrating. I
happened to go on Friday evening and the place was quite busy. The service staffs seemed to be a bit
overload due to an inadequate amount of labor; so difficult to call for
service, to get the drinks, to clear up the table, or to even order the food in
the beginning. In case we consider each
staff of their skills and knowledge, they were no doubt deserved to be in any
five star hotels. The Wind Cellar was a
communal one with the restaurant below us, the Fifty Five. This beautiful cellar was huge and located to
high up. I was wondering how they would
retrieve the wines. Then I saw what they
called, the “Wine Angel” hanging to a cable and rose to the cellar. Too bad it was too dark to capture the moment
of the show for you all to see. Cool
idea on the tactical wine fetching.
Seeing many couples enjoying
their romantic moments up here at the Red Sky @ the Centara Grand, CTW, I was a
bit jealous since I went with my brother.
For the two of us, we didn’t order too much; two appetizers and two main
dishes, that’s all. The appetizers were
the Thinly sliced King Fish (595 Baht) and the Seafood Risotto &
Mediterranean Vegetables (595 Baht). The
first one, King Fish reminded me of the Sashimi since we had raw fish, pickled
beetroot, and wasabi. Only the soy sauce
was missing, otherwise it would be a Japanese dish. About the Seafood Risotto was so delicious
and perfect in every way. It was the
right Risotta, not too saucy and not too dry.
The taste was well balanced, tasty and savory. So great, best one I have had.
The main courses were the
Halibut with Crisp Potato skin (1355 Baht) and the New Zealand Lamb Shank
(1,055). Halibut, I wasn’t so familiar
with this fish at all. I thought that it
was similar to the Flounder. For the
high price, the portion was so little but it tasted so amazing. Considered how delicious the fish was, I
forgot about how much it cost and only delicately enjoyed the dish by slowly
nibbling my way through. It was so good,
I wanted to enjoy as long as possible. Then the other main dish, the Lamb Shank
was traditional in terms of the taste, the appearance, and the price. I thought it was delicious but not as
impressive since I have had this menu elsewhere. The character was no different.
After the delightful and
tasty appetizers and main dishes, our stomachs were just about filled but we
couldn’t pass on the desserts. We had to
order the Apple B&B, which consisted of Vanilla Ice-cream and apple tart. A tiny serving of the cold and warm pair were
satisfying and truly ended the extravaganza with ease. Their limit on the sweetness suited me well;
apple tart was great (many apple tarts I have had were too sweet for me). Our (romantic) dinner among brothers was
rather impressive; the exquisite atmosphere, the tasty food, and the attractive
drinks selection. The service would have
been fine (I thought), if there were less customers. I would recommend the Red Sky @ Centara
Grand, CTW for all sweet couples who are looking to spend some romantic time
over the night lights of Bangkok.
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