tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14536462.post1508365520883318205..comments2024-01-11T05:33:30.125-08:00Comments on Hungry in Bangkok: Opus Italian Ristorante & Wine BarHungry in Bangkokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640128851198972402noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14536462.post-20292150701241785522011-03-11T12:52:33.310-08:002011-03-11T12:52:33.310-08:00I was there earlier tonight. Overall, a fine dinne...I was there earlier tonight. Overall, a fine dinner and my friends, Zanotti regulars, were all very happy.<br /><br />I thought the service was terrible. Slow and out of control, but not unpleasant in any way. The owner and chef were around and talking to customers. They seemed to care. It was pretty full so, I should cut them a bit of slack. <br /><br />I think salads were around 2-250 Baht. Pastas 3-400. The steaks were 7-800 and the second of the two beef dishes was the better by far. We paid around 1,400 per head all in for five people, but had drinks. This doesn't include corkage for a few bottles of wine.<br /><br />This seemed to me to be a nice new entry into the Bangkok high end Italian segment. Like a refreshed Zanotti. Food pretty much the same level and style - much menu overlap.<br /><br />Fix the service and this could take a lot of Zanotti's customers. Again, it was completely full - maybe 2/3 expat types and 1/3 Thai. A lot of customers looked Italian, for what that's worth.<br /><br />I should also note that I an expat spoiled by the high quality of Bangkok Italian, so my expectations may be a bit high. I never loved Zanotti as much as those around me.<br /><br />About the quality of food, I tried several of the dishes and all were solid. <br /><br />I couldn't tell on one visit how to rank it versus Zanotti's. Would say about the same. <br /><br />I prefer the ambiance here to Zanotti, which is a bit more stuffy. But I do like Zanotti's wine bar Vino, and would still pick that for less formal meal. <br /><br />I would give Opus a 4 out of 5, but think they could get to 4.5 with some work, particularly on the service. Zanotti, for me, 4.25.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361811722630332742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14536462.post-13428995451812989222010-07-25T08:38:42.756-07:002010-07-25T08:38:42.756-07:00after reading your write-up, i would like to visit...after reading your write-up, i would like to visit it when i m in bangkok next week. may i know how it costs per person for the food you ordered?<br /><br />thanks for the great and concise write-up! :-)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380811963294020715noreply@blogger.com