Babette's The Steakhouse Bangkok — Restaurant in Lumphini Subdistrict

Concise review: Change of menu, no more steak and meat options, horrible food, bland and tasteless. The only good dishes were the tenderloin and bread basket. Service is good. The atmosphere gives some kind of a haunting house.

Whoever is responsible for the idea of changing the menu, the chef, or whatever you've changed from the past needs to rethink their decision before it’s too late. Been there a few times in the past years. The steaks were good back then. So I decided to give this restaurant a chance for my family night.

I was there with an expectation of a tomahawk. There were still lots of advertising boards about the steaks all around the hotel. However, when they handed the menu, there was no option for meat or steak. All of them were changed to French cuisine dishes.

So I decided to give it a try (well what can I say after I was already seated) unknowingly that this would completely ruin the night. Duck leg confit: burnt, salty, paired with orange slices!? Seriously? Scallops: have you ever wondered what a “rubber” scallops taste like? Come and try it. Salmon: bland af, horrible sauces, horrible plating, horrible sear. Braised short ribs: there were some chewy parts and some hard and burnt parts. The sauce is ok. Plating is a big no-no. Tenderloin: this might be one of the good things left from the past. Good medium rare. Good seasoning. Good combination of sauces. This is the only good dish that only made me wonder who thought changing the menu would be a good idea.

We were literally speechless when the chef asked how the food was as we didn't know what to say to not hurt his feelings about the job he had done.

Despite the horrible experiences about the food, The overall service was great.

I wrote this review because I don’t want to let this restaurant turn anybody else’s supposed-to-be-wonderful night into a regretful evening. I went there with a really good deal and discount from Eatigo and still, I regret every penny I...

From the 19th floor, the huge expanse of glass offers a panoramic view of Bangkok that is superb, so reserve a table on the window if you can. We were there for lunch, so it was pretty slow. I get the impression evenings are their focus, but they had an ad up for a Sunday brunch that might also draw a crowd. Nice room with a hip, dark wood and leather steakhouse vibe.

The food was all very good; lamb, ribs, steak, vegetables were all nicely seasoned and expertly cooked, plus presentation was nice. That all said, the service was below what I would expect from a restaurant billing itself as premium. In better establishments, the staff remain aware of the guests with frequent scans of the whole room and they even cover one another in a "mesh" tactic that allows for full service even when the assigned server is out of range/otherwise engaged. Here, it felt like the staff wanted to avoid catching eye contact except for during their infrequent, pre-determined visits to the table. Maybe it was the B team, but this group needs professional coaching. Ideally, the wait staff are blending into the room until the patron's head starts scanning for assistance. The 5-star establishments do this masterfully.

Not going into additional detail and your mileage may vary, but I liked my first experience at Babette's well enough for a repeat and would like to go back with more frequency. There are too many excellent dining experiences available in Bangkok to rest on a good view and properly cooked food, however, so I'm hoping my next meal there feels...

I was in the mood for a steak. NY Steakhouse was full, so we went to Babette's. It might be one of my favorites now. They offer a lot of different cuts, but I didn't see many options like Wagyu. But, what they have, they cook them well.

They gave different kinds of bread rolls with three different type of butter. It was pretty good. The roll was soft on the inside, good flavor. They go well with the mint butter.

Then we got amuse bouche of, I think, it was crabs. Not sure. Could've been lobster too. Very nice and refreshing.

We ordered steak tartare, it was served on top of bone marrow. It was gooood. The carpacio was really good too. The scallops were good but the parmesan cup was a bit too salty. Oh I forgot, the duck leg was pretty good too.

We shared the Tomahawk with wine sauce and peppercorn sauce on the side. We got all the side dishes too; Green Vegetables, Roasted Corn, Potato Wedges, Baked Vegetables, and Mash Potatoes. The steak was well seasoned, even though they provided extra salt and pepper. If anything, the steak was more of a medium temperature, and not medium rare as we requested. But I had no complaints.

So, I definitely recommend this...