Laura & Ben came to visit the other weekend and we fancied going out for an alternative Sunday lunch to the traditional roast. I had been given a recommendation that Chaophraya did a good buffet at Sunday lunch time. Also, having had a great dinner there on a previous occasion we put aside our buffet concerns of MSG laden, congealed food and gave it a go. We were pleasantly surprised!
We had booked so that we got a table big enough to bring the baby in in her car seat, and was glad we had. It was packed! Basically it’s £10 per head, plus drinks and you can ‘eat as much as you like’. There was a good choice of starters, including the usual satay chicken and prawn toast, and an aromatic soup. I think there were 8 main courses, all being refreshed and replenished regularly. These included chicken, beef, pork, mussels, tofu and vegetable – so even for the veggie amongst us there were 3 to choose from. The dishes were light and tasty, not full of the dreaded MSG as can often be the case with oriental buffets. There were even Thai pancakes (filled with jam!) and pineapple cut into heart shapes for dessert. Washed down with an appropriate ginger beer, it was very satisfyingly filling and firey (mmm chilli!)
The only thing to note is that you have to vacate your table by 2.30pm as they start taking bookings for their normal menu. We didn’t realise this and missed out on being able to dawdle over a cup of tea, but we’ll know for next time!
