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The highlight of my Bangkok trip has got to be our 5 course lunch at Le Normandie<\/b>. Le Normandie is a fine dining French restaurant located in Mandarin Oriental. Berms and t-shirts aren’t allowed at all times and during dinner, guys are required to wear jackets. The “James Bond type” as the ma\u00eetre d’ told the little boy when his mom brought out his windbreaker. They lend you if you don’t have one, by the way. Some might say that the restaurant feels too formal or too strict, but I loved<\/u><\/i> it! What’s wrong with me!?! Hahaha! The “properness” isn’t just limited to this french restaurant, as the hotel lobby has a dress code after a certain time! LOVES IT!!! I mean, yessss, I may live in shorts (hehe) but I’m a sucker for all things fancy schmancy. Thanks Tripadvisor for pointing me to the direction of delicious, gorgeously plated food in a beautiful restaurant with excellent service. \ud83d\ude09
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\nthe lobby of Mandarin Oriental Bangkok<\/div>\n
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\npassed by MO Bangkok’s Author’s Lounge and it is too pretty for words<\/div>\n
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\nAs much as I would love to stay at the Author’s Lounge, we had to proceed to Le Normandie<\/div>\n
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\nit’s on the 5th floor of the hotel and it offers both sides of city views<\/div>\n
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\nFirst impression of Le Normandie: WOW!<\/div>\n
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\nour table<\/div>\n
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\nour river view. I think it would look really nice in the evening \ud83d\ude42 <\/div>\n
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\nmy picks from the bread basket <\/div>\n
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\nbread pa lang, ang sarap na<\/i>!<\/div>\n
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\nto prepare the palette<\/div>\n
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\nme and my lunch date \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n
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\nmy entree: tuna, foie gras, vichyssoise<\/div>\n
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\nLuke’s entree: beef, beetroot, goat cheese caraway<\/div>\n
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\nfresh flowers in every table<\/div>\n
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\nspeaking of every table, isn’t the setting just gorge???<\/div>\n
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\nvelvet pumpkin cream soup and coconut for me <\/div>\n
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\nchicken consomm\u00e9 with celery and sichuan pepper for him<\/div>\n
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\ntotally in love with the color scheme, the fuchsia perfectly complements this gold room<\/div>\n
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\nmy meat: duck breast, endive, quince-verbena<\/div>\n
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\nfor him: pork tenderloin, rosemary-cassis, polenta<\/div>\n
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\na closer look at the cook of the pork<\/div>\n
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\nfire from a distance. don’t worry, by the time we left, it had already subsided.<\/div>\n
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\nfor dessert, my boyfriend and I each got our own Grand Marnier souffl\u00e9. It was something we both didn’t budge on because normally one would order something else so that we could try more dishes, \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n
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\nI’m so glad I didn’t need to share, hahaha! The souffl\u00e9 was so heavenly!<\/div>\n
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\nthey serve your choice of coffee after the meal<\/div>\n
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\nso sweet of Le Normandie to present us with yummy anniversary chocolate cake that we got to take home<\/div>\n
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\nending our meal with more sweets, can this lunch set be any more sulit?!<\/i><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n
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\nNot only was the restaurant and our food pretty, their service was excellent too! They really paid attention to their guests and instead of saying “no” when they ask you if you want them to explain the menu, let them! They actually enjoy talking about the food and giving recommendations. <\/div>\n
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\nSpeaking of the menu, it is by Arnaud Dunand Sauthier – Chef du cuisine – and his team. They offer lunch and dinner degustation sets and you can also order ala carte. As with all fine dining restaurants, opting for lunch will easily save you tens of dollars. <\/div>\n
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\na satisfied me after our meal. \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n
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\nLe Normandie <\/b>is located at Mandarin Oriental, 48 Oriental Ave, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand<\/div>\n
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\nMake sure to check their website<\/a> for the current menu and to place a reservation. <\/div>\n
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\nBon appetit!<\/div>\n
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