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Paii

Modern Thai Seafood

The House on Sathorn W Bangkok 106 North Sathorn Road Bangkok 10500

• 12pm-11pm

02-344-4025

• A La Carte

Choo chee river prawn, Yum hua plee nuea pu

No/No/Yes

5,000 - 9,999 Baht

2,000 Baht

up to 20 people

Yes

Review

Paii was introduced as the fine-dining flagship at the W Bangkok hotel in 2019. An upscale take on a traditional Thai seafood restaurant, perhaps a slightly risky venture, in a city where droves of young creative Thai chefs are continually shifting the parameters of the country's cuisine. A few years down the line, this venture continues to convert the doubters with the premium fare served up by head chef Joe Weeraket and his team. Indeed, anyone in thrall to the siren song of the sea will find plenty to love. The chef deserves credit for applying uncompromisingly punchy Thai spices and flavours to his outstanding raw ingredients. His approach is exemplified by hoy nang rom sod where plump Normandy oysters are served alongside house made chili jam and nam jim seafood sauce. Fried rice may sound prosaic, but it's a more impressive proposition when it swallows 500 grams of local mud crab. Epic too is charcoal-grilled giant river prawns served with a sweet­ savoury choo chee curry sauce and hoy shell pad phong kari where juicy Hokkaido scallops are stir-fried with yellow curry powder. Excellent cocktails and a judicious selection of Thai and international wines round out a wholly satisfying experience.

Need to know

Weekday set lunch is well priced for such quality produce and a visit for afternoon tea a definite treat.

80

Ratings out of 100

39/50

Food

7/10

Drinks

17/20

Setting

17/20

Service

Paii

Celebrate Easter and Songkran at Paii, The House On Sathorn

Paii has April cracked with ‘Easter Afternoon Tea and Thai Hidden Delicacies’ by chef Joe

Songkran and Easter are right around the corner. Light up your spirits this year with an Easter Afternoon Tea and special seasonal dishes prepared by the culinary team of chef Joe at Paii, inside The House On Sathorn at W Bangkok.

Easter Afternoon Tea

Experience a sparkling afternoon tradition this Easter with handcrafted Fentimans cocktails from The Bar. Savor alluring tastes prepared by Chef Joe and team, including avocado with crab meat and egg salad topped with ikura, bacon and asparagus; ricotta tart, grilled pork, quail eggs with Panang sauce on toast, or a hearty deep-fried chicken sandwich with cheese.

As an interlude, enjoy the carrot sorbet before delighting in the sweets: Madagascar vanilla and raisin scones, cheesecake, mango curry tart, ox-eye cookies, and the starry night Mont Blanc cake. Available between 9–17 April 2022 from 2:30–5:30pm, the Easter Afternoon Tea is priced at 1,999++ baht per set, inclusive of two pots of tea by TWG and two Fentimans welcome cocktails. For Jazz lovers, make sure to come on 17 April to enjoy an acoustic jazz performance from ‘The Pleasure Delayer’ between 2:30 and 5:30pm.

Easter Afternoon Tea at Home

For those who love celebrating in the comfort of your own home, the take-home afternoon delights served on an Easter-themed stand is available throughout the same period. Cocktails excluded, the set is priced at 1,999 baht net per set with four selections of tea by TWG. Delivery fee is additional.

Paii Indigenous Dishes by Chef Joe

Chef Joe’s endless creativity is on display this Songkran with four new seasonal dishes, each finished with his aesthetically-pleasing presentation and fused with a sense of Thai flavors from local recipes. These specially-prepared dishes derive from Chef Joe’s childhood memories, demonstrating recipes from four different regions of Thailand: Sube Makeua Nuea Pu (northeastern-style spicy eggplant dip with Phuket pineapple and sago cracker), Pon Pla Kub Hoy Shell (roasted salmon and hokkaido scallop dipped in spicy sauce, sticky rice, seaweed and orange), Kaeng Khai Pham (northeastern-style soup with red grouper, squid, black mussels, dill, lemongrass and watermeal), and Goong Kub Hoy Golek (southern-style Tiger prawns and black mussels cooked with pickled cucumber and mango, served with coconut rice).

These seasonal surprises are available throughout the whole month of April, served both as a la carte and as a set menu at 1,490++ baht per person. Paii is open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 11:00pm.

For more information, please visit paiibangkok.com.

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