Thara Thong’s heavenly ‘pinto’ meals

They’re available every day at dinnertime right through June.
The “Aroi Mak Pinto Set” contains a selection of Central-region cuisine, including a sea scallop and galangal shoots in coconut-milk soup, deep-fried crabmeat and minced pork, spicy crisp chicken with aromatic herbs, fish ball in green curry, and steamed jasmine rice.
For Isaan spiciness there’s the “Sab Lai Pinto Set”, with grilled chicken in spicy-and-sour chilli sauce, papaya salad, fried pork or chicken with herbed meatballs, spicy-and-sour snapper soup with herbs, and steamed sticky rice.
For healthy-conscious diners, the “Healthy Pinto Set” features vegetables and crab-stick spring rolls with an herb dip, spicy mango and apple with shrimp salad, chicken broth soup with herbs, stir-fried tofu with chilli and basil leaves, and steamed brown rice.
Every order comes with seasonal fruit and coconut jelly. Each set costs Bt850-plus.
Members of Starwood Preferred Guests enjoy a 15-per-cent discount on food.
You can catch a shuttle boat from the Saphan Taksin BTS station to the hotel every 30 minutes.
For reservations, call (02) 266 9214 or e-mail [email protected].