The Seafood Bar Display (image©2010 restaurantdiningcritiques.com)
The Seafood Bar
41 Somerset Lake Place
Sukhumvit Soi 16
Tel. 02-663-8863
www.theseafoodbar.info
Opening Hours: Tue-Fri 6-11pm, Sat-Sun noon-3pm, 6-11pm
Dress code: Dressy casual
Credit Cards: Yes
Prices: Moderate-Expensive
The Seafood Bar is Billy Marinelli’s second restaurant venture in Bangkok, conveniently situated adjacent to the lobby in the Somerset Lake Place on Sukhumvit, Soi 16. His first restaurant The Oyster Bar has an obscure location on Soi 24 off Narathiwa and he is continuing the same theme at the new restaurant, and why not, as it has been very well accepted by the population at large. These days, it seems that Bangkok’s “glitterati” are as willing to down oysters and crustaceans from the Northwest coast of North America, as they were in the past to consume fat-streaked steaks accompanied by high-alcohol red wines from Australia or Italy.
This space, possibly due to its larger size, loses some elements of the original, which is not necessarily a bad thing, as it will in time develop its own rhythm, and this location is more central, the situation more desirable, and grander in most aspects than the previous one. A quick fix may be, more of Billy being around (he has been traveling for business) and a few more bodies crowded around the seafood bar to dress the room, although granted, I have not seen the turnout on the weekend, where that may very well be the case.
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Exhibition at Le Beaulieu Restaurant April 1st to May 4th, 2010
(Emi Kagawa’s images © 2010 restaurantdiningcritiques.com)
(Emi Kagawa’s images © 2010 restaurantdiningcritiques.com)
Napalese vegetable curry and pictured behind, fresh organic watermelon juice (Emi Kagawa’s images © 2010 restaurantdiningcritiques.com)
(Emi Kagawa’s images © 2010 restaurantdiningcritiques.com)
Above: Moma – Umberto Cesari, Momo Rosso (80% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot)
Above: Villa Girardi – Amarone
Above: Fattoria Mantellassi – Le Sentinelle, Morrellino di Scansano, Riserva (85% Sangiovese, 15% Alicante)
Above: Rovereto – Gavi, Michele Chiarlo
Above: Cipressi Della Court – Barbera d’Asti, Michele Chiarlo
Above: Garofoli – Farnio – Rosso, Piceno Doc
Above: deli cases with the kitchen just behind
One of the busy dining rooms
Dining room in the rear of the building
Charcuterie platter, you can make your own or choose the standard platter.
This pizza was labeled Neapolitan although it tasted more similar to a Niçoise version
Available to Thai Residents only from 15 May until 31 May 2010, between 10 am to 3 pm – For reservations & information please contact +66 (2) 659 9000 ext. 7440 or email: mobk-spa@mohg.com
On Convent Road, Silom, Tel. 02 266 7161, www.mollymalonesthailand.com
