Lord Jim's

Sunday brunch buffet at Lord’Jim, Mandarin Oriental was absolutely amazing.! 🍤🥦 Fresh seafood, sushi. Foiegra, lamb racks.Thanks to K.Ploy for securing our table at the last minute. Huge thanks to the chef for the delicious authentic green curry, K. Piyamas for notifying the chef and K. Pithaya and K. Dow for assisting in the dining room, the staff were attentive and helpful just as rumored. The historic and elegant dining room with a stunning Chao Phraya river views and the lovely cake made our anniversary truly unforgettable💛🌦️

One of the best hotel buffet in Bangkok, good vibe, great service, high quality food and drinks, would visit here again for sure 👍

The MO service standards never fade out with time. Always extraordinary, attention to details, facilitating seating chair whenever staff is there. It's the highest quality of buffet with variety of selections I could say.

The best restaurant on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Good atmosphere, good food, fresh, clean, everything is delicious. Lovely staff, very attentive.

Lord Jim's offers sumptuous international buffet at lunch and dinner, just only on Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. My favorite dish is foie gras with mango, cranberry and apple sauce. However, chefs used to prepare foie gras with only mango sauce years ago. Its taste was far better than now. Sweet lovers would be in paradise because the desserts are included both local and western selections. Sticky rice with mango is one of all-time favorite items. A-la-minute Crêpes Suzette with icecream is also provided. Drinking water is included in the buffet. Services are flowless. Staffs are absolutely well-trained and professional.

First time in Oriental Mandarin and our plan was to have a quick dinner before enjoying jazz at the Bamboo bar. (See review on Bamboo bar) Luckily we chose this restaurant. Everyone greeted us when we stepped into the restaurant, making us feel like royalty. We were seated near the window with a nice expansive view of the river and the colourful boats sailing by. Three of us had the white asparagus (seasonal), lamb loin, grilled leek, lobster bisque, organic corn fed chicken, grilled cod fish and potato millefeuille. Everything was delicious, only complaint was one of my asparagus was stringy and parts were inedible. The lobster bisque was one of the best I’ve ever tasted. Dipping the complimentary sourdough bread with special butter in the bisque was sinfully delicious. We ended up too full for dessert. Two other tables were celebrating birthdays showing how popular Lord Jim’s is. Price is not cheap but you definitely get great food and service.

I went to the restaurant in Mandarin Oriental hotel with high expectations and left impressed. I booked a Sunday Brunch to see what it was all about. Although it's on a smaller scale, all the essential food stations, including sushi, seafood, and grilling, were present. The quality of the food was exceptional. For example, the sushi and maki were even better than those at high-quality Japanese restaurants. The brunch also featured some prime dishes from the menu, such as foie gras and prime rib. I added a house beverage package that included beer and wine, which was well worth the price. The decor is a bit dated, but I suppose it adds to the charm of the restaurant. The dessert section featured local favorites, including mango sticky rice in various colors. The service was excellent.

I have made it a small tradition, that when I am in Thailand, to make sure to spend at least one weekend in Bangkok, and have a Sunday buffet at Lord Jim's. To get there you need to get to the BTS SkyTrain station , Saphan Taksin. Once there, call the hotel and they will send a river boat to pick you up at the pier, which in at one end of the station. The food at Lord Jim's is superb. From the first bite to your last mouthful, excellence extraordinaire. This is well known and why Lord Jim's reputation is worldwide. However, what many do not talk about is the service at Lord Jim's. The first time I came here, as a lone traveller, I was treated like a queen and this has continued to be true over the many years that I have come here. Unfortunately, covid interrupted many travellers plans, mine included, coming back, after not having had a holiday in many months, is such a pleasure. Once again I was greeted like an old friend, and most especially, like I deserved to be in this glorious restaurant, and not like the poor student that I actually am. The price reflects the food variety, taste, quality and quantity plus the service and atmosphere. The one thing I save my shekels for!