The perfect place to be a perfect pig
by Miss Terry Diner
The Dusit Resort in North Pattaya is certainly offering
much for those who like dining out in Pattaya. From the ‘Italianesque’ The
Bay, and the Chinese-style The Peak, they already have two first class
outlets. But we had not tried the ‘new’ Dusit Resort Saturday BBQ, and
Resident Manager Stefan Heintze insisted we correct this state of affairs.
On offer, according to Stefan, was a Saturday BBQ, the like of which we had
not seen before.
The venue for the Saturday BBQ is around the pool on the
Dusit Point, a site with superb ambience that I have mentioned before when
we reviewed The Bay restaurant previously. The BBQ is held between 7 p.m.
and 10 p.m. and we had booked for 8 p.m. As we turned the corner around The
Bay we were met by the sight of a sea of tables running from the BBQ area,
right the way to the tip of the Dusit Point. And every table was full!
Literally no spare places and around 300 people happily eating.
We settled in to our reserved table, enjoying the warm sea breezes and took
in the surroundings. A live two man group was supplying easy listening
music, while Stefan supplied us with an ‘easy-drinking’ Dusit Resort wine!
It was time to see just what was on offer, and let me assure you, it will
take you many minutes to walk around the various stations, and even longer
to take in the enormous variety. The Dusit’s Executive Chef Hans-Peter Held
has produced the largest choice I have ever seen, even greater than the
famed BBQ’s in Bangkok.
As well as the expected BBQ items, there are special sections with Japanese,
Thai, Indian, Italian and Chinese. There are live cooking stations where
delights such as tempura prawns, Indian vegetable pakoras, suckling pig and
flamed beef tenderloin are prepared to your order.
And
that was just outside. Inside The Bay there are many cold stations with
another amazing range of choices. The mind boggles at what you should try
first! Taking a small plate and trying not to be greedy, I began with some
cold antipasti items such as Parma ham, Coppa, air dried beef, south Tyrol
bacon, Paris ham and assorted pickles, but as soon as I had filled my plate
I uttered the most unladylike words, “Oh bugger!” I had just spied the
Japanese salmon and wasabe. I made a quick note to return as I wanted some
of that too.
The service personnel were doing a marvelous job looking after 300 guests
(and the Dining Out reviewers), and after a few digestive moments I
returned, worrying that my salmon might no longer be available. My fears
were groundless, as there seemed to be a never-exhausting supply of fresh
food coming from the Dusit kitchens. Once again, I had no sooner loaded my
plate with salmon when I saw the fresh oysters, complete with western and
Thai condiments. I shall spare you the epithet, but will admit to returning
yet again to snare some oysters for the evening. And I had not yet got into
the hot food!
From then on, I made a right proper pig of myself with BBQ items, even
unashamedly finishing with pralines, cheeses and ice cream.
The Dusit Resort’s Saturday BBQ costs B. 960++ per person and half price for
children 5-12 years old. It is a bargain at those prices. The range of food
is just incredible, with well over 100 items, and the food is fresh. There
were five different hams, 11 different BBQ grill items, five different
Japanese prepared fish items – the list seemed endless. It would be
impossible to sample a little of everything in one evening.
For us, it was a spectacular evening, and fully justified Stefan Heintze’s
enthusiasm for their Saturday evening gourmet BBQ. That enthusiasm is now
echoed by the Dining Out team as well. Highly recommended – not to be
missed.
Dusit Resort Pattaya, 240/2 Pattaya Beach Road, tel: For reservations, 03842
5611-7 ext. 2270, fax: 03842 8239, every Saturday night from 7 p.m. until 10
p.m. Secure parking in the hotel car parks.
