Overall Score 7/10
Taste 3/5
Ambiance 4/5
Service 4/5
Value 3/5
Gianni Ristorante @ Soi Tonson is an aged Italian restaurant
that has been around for at least a decade along with the Zanotti @
Saladaeng. Just like any other Italian
restaurant, this fine Italian joint has the special lunch sets to offer. Among the Bangkok restaurateurs, the Gianni
is renowned to be an impressive choice for an upscale Italian restaurant in
town. So, it should be okay for me to
have a high expectation on this lunch.
Within the luxurious interior design of the Gianni, there
are abstract paintings nearly all over the wall. Every table was set up with the complete
choice of utensils and tableware. This
place was composed with stylish elements to make it a fine spot for executive
lunching experience.
My intention was mainly on the lunch menu. Selections were minimal just like any typical
fine Italian restaurants. To be honest,
I thought that the price would be more expensive for a restaurant of this
class. The lunch set at Gianni
Ristorante has two different choices; 2 course set for 390 baht and 3 course set
for 470 baht. There were quite a bit of
choices; six choices for appetizer, eight choices for main course, four choices
for dessert. Many more than many upscale
Italian restaurants I have been to. I
got to take a look in the dinner menu and there were about 20 – 30 items. Please view in the tab menu for more
details.
In the party of three, we ordered so much food for such a
lunch, three three-course sets, one two-course set, and one main course from
the a la carte menu. First of the four
appetizers was the Caprese salad. My
friend ordered it because it is his favorite menu at all Italian restaurants. The look was different that most Caprese
salad. I tried a little bit and I
thought it was nothing special. My
friend also didn’t have any good impression about it. My choice of appetizer was the Lobster Bisque,
which was so ordinary. Third appetizer
was the thin sliced roast suckling pig with capsicum& crispy bread. Presentation of this dish was amazing but the
suckling pig wasn’t anything like the suckling pig I know. Basically it was just thin slices of ham with
little to no flavor. Lucky we had the
chopped veggies with light sweet and sour sauce complimented the meat well. Last of the appetizer, Shrimps & Avocado
Timbale, which was the best one of all.
Served chill, the shrimp and avocado blended together in the slightly
tangy dressing to a nice harmony.
For three people we have five main course dishes, a lot of
food! First to serve was the homemade egg fettuccine with authentic Bolognese sauce. The look was just like any typical pasta; the
taste was not bad at all. Portion was
satisfying. Meat sauce was succulent
over the fettuccine pasta. Next up was
the grilled filet of local sea bass with tomato olive sauce. I must say that the arrangement was
attractive but altogether looked dry.
Only sauce was the thick tomato sauce where the fish was sitting on; it
tasted quite simple. The fish was nicely
grilled but without the sauce, it would be pretty boring. Third dish was the Roast chicken roll stuffed
with ham and mushrooms. My friend liked
this one; it was chicken rolled with ham and mushroom, which was very tasty and
tender. The gravy was definitely a great
touch to this dish. Fourth one was the
Deep fried seafood & vegetables. To
be honest, this assortment of seafood was like scraps of seafood, battered and
deep fried. Tempuras at Japanese
restaurants are much better. Last one
of all was from the a la carte menu, Lamb shank braised in red wine and
vegetables matched with grilled polenta.
In another word, this dish can be called the Ossobuco, which has always
been my favorite menu at every Italian restaurant. Its appearance wasn’t anything
breathtaking. Small chunks were nice and
tender. But I thought that the stew
sauce was a bit too salty. So much for
the lunch at Gianni @ Soi Tonson but only a couple of dishes that actually
impressed me and my friends.
We were pretty full by this time and we still had three
dessert choices coming. There were
Tiramisu, Ice-cream cake with raspberry sauce, and light apple cake &
vanilla ice-cream. All of them were
lovely presented and all had delightful taste.
Personally I like the Ice-cream cake with raspberry sauce the most. My friends liked the Tiramisu. The apple cake was just so so.
Gianni Ristorante @ Soi Tonson is a long time existed
Italian restaurant. Their menu must be a
homemade style or more traditional one, which in my opinion it wasn’t as unique
as many other new Italian restaurants like the Primavera @ thonglor or La Bottega@
Sukhumvit 49. Well, it is hard to
compare I guess since my experiences at these two restaurants mentioned were at
dinner time. However my lunch experience
at Gianni Ristorante @ Soi Tonson wasn’t all that bad. For the three course set for 470 baht, it was
a worth it to meet someone for business and enjoy a simple executive lunch in
the upscale atmosphere with the top notch table service.
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