Review

Sophisticated yet welcoming, Front Room matches the luxurious and hospitable interiors of its hotel residence. The menu offers elevated renditions of familiar Thai dishes, providing a welcome balance between comfort food and creative gastronomy. A surprisingly broad range of options may feel overwhelming at first glance, but recommendations can be expertly provided. In fact, service is overall impressively accommodating. Front Room aims to provide authentic home-style Thai cuisine whilst highlighting the core Thai flavours of spicy, sour, sweet, salty, bitter, nutty, astringent and mild. The dishes capture and balance these beautifully, particularly the gaeng massaman gai - an old classic given new life with vibrant sweet potatoes and a rich, tangy sauce. Unmissable is the signature moo sam shan pad grathiam dong; tender within and crispy outside, this grilled kurobuta pork belly is dressed in an umami-rich sweet and salty marinade and topped with fermented garlic and spring onions. Beef lovers, order the suea rang hai wagyu with a roasted rice and chilli powder coating. As with everything else, desserts are equal parts traditional and innovative. The maphrao cheesecake and millefeuille tako look chid are perfect examples of Front Room's excellent execution of this balance. A wine list is available, offering throughtful pairings to the dishes.