Halton Liu
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A chef-recommended set meal priced at 5,600 baht (without service charge or taxes) resulted in nothing but an expensive waste of intelligence, and an extraordinary experience of vomiting and diarrhea.
After the appetizer bread (this might be the most delicious thing on the entire menu), came a series of beautifully crafted dishes served from the kitchen. The ingredients were cut extremely thinly, like paper, accompanied by strange sauces of various colors that were neither sweet nor sour. They were placed on empty plates as fresh cold dishes that resembled contemporary paintings:
Three small pastries, each composed of layers of mini ingredients and sauces, measuring only the size of a coin, contain raw fish.
2. Cut the raw fish into small pieces, arrange them in a thin layer to form a cute fish shape, and decorate the top with various sauces.
3. Special homemade Italian steamed dumplings. The dough is slightly undercooked, and one thin mushroom, as thin as a bamboo shoot, is placed on top.
4. The dried mushrooms are flattened and placed on a plate. Some sauce is added on top. Only about a quarter of a salmon fillet is placed on the plate, with five shrimp grains on top and a layer of sauce (this is the only cooked food on the entire menu).
5. Making your own ice cream sorbet is not much better in taste than the double-scoop ice cream sold in the mall.
6. Cream dessert, with colorful sauce applied on the top; surrounding it are several scoops of ice cream and cream granules.
These dishes not only have an extremely small portion size, but also have a taste that can be described as unpleasant. This kind of thing that doesn't fit into any specific category and can't be classified into different schools, we call "creative cuisine" in China. And these mere six small plates of "masterpieces" took a full hour to be served.
Looking at this scene, I felt like I was a fool in the movie "The Menu".
I don't understand why the chef chose to use raw fish as the main ingredient and serve it to the guests in a country located in the tropics with frequent reports of water pollution? When the uncooked smell entered my mouth, my body actually had a physiological reaction, sending a warning to me. And I believe that a five-star hotel wouldn't make such a basic mistake as "inadequate freshness of ingredients", and would insist on stuffing uncooked food into my mouth.
Before the meal was finished, I felt unwell and went to the bathroom to vomit for over 10 minutes. After returning, I weakly explained my condition to the waiter and refused to take the remaining dishes. The lobby manager immediately came over to apologize, offered a 15% discount on my order, and provided free ginger water to warm my stomach. He also explained that it takes at least 4 hours for the food to start being digested. I was too tired to continue arguing and just pretended to be acting to avoid the bill. I merely expressed my disappointment with the meal here and then paid the bill and left.
That night, I began to have a fever and break out in a sweat. The next day, with severe vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal cramps, I directly boarded the plane back home. Eventually, it was diagnosed as acute gastroenteritis.
Thank you, Four Seasons Hotel, for giving me such an unforgettable night in Bangkok. I will never forget it.
