Kam's Roast — Restaurant in Pathum Wan Subdistrict

We just got back from Hong Kong and are seriously missing the food. Decided to try Kam's Roast here, hoping it would bring back the flavors we enjoyed in Hong Kong, but boy, were we wrong!

The flavors and aromas at Kam's Roast here don't resemble what we experienced in Hong Kong. It seems they've adjusted the recipe for the Thai palate, substituting ingredients, resulting in a questionable outcome.

Even comparing it to Maxim's MX, a basic Hong Kong fast-food spot, Kam's Roast here fell short. The roasted duck lacked the expected crispy skin, , with tough and dried meat. The sesame or peanut(?) sauce, I'm unsure if they serve this at the HK branch, but here it gives more of a Singaporean BBQ vibe.

The worst dish is the soya chicken. It's like they hit up Pratunam, grabbed a random Thai Hainanese chicken rice, drizzled soy sauce, and called it a day. Lean, thin-skinned – not even close to the real deal. The meat's soft, but authenticity? Nonexistent. Kam would be rolling in his grave at this mockery of Soy Chicken Rice and Kao Man Gai.

The crispy pork was also a confusing mix of Thai and Hong Kong styles, missing the mark on authenticity. It was a bit tough, juicy, very porky, and a tad too salty like Thai crispy pork, with a (not so) thin layer of Hong Kong style. It wasn't bad but far from authentic. Soft HK meat with crispy Thai skin would have been a preferable combination 😂.

The saving grace was the Toro Char Siu pork,. It wasn't a miracle, but it offered a more genuine taste, and you won't find a similar Thai counterpart around. Admittedly, it's on the sweet and fatty side, not everyone's cup of tea, but at least it's unique enough to stand out.

Moreover, the HK milk tea was another inauthenticity letdown, drowning in condensed milk, resulting in excessive sweetness and overshadowing the tea flavor.

In summary, Kam's Roast here seems to have strayed too far from its Hong Kong roots. The food isn't terrible, but when you consider the cost and authenticity, it falls short. Ironically, the only good inauthenticity is the service. There is no need to deal with rude workers or share a table, like in Hong Kong. You may relax at a wide table, take your time, and have a leisurely meal. However, you'd have a better time exploring local Thai options with cheaper prices or checking out other Cantonese restaurants committed to...

I am a visitor from Hawaii. Normal, we do have the very best when it comes to duck and I measure tastefulness to some of the places in Hawaii where I am. While visiting Bangkok, I discovered a very wonderful restaurant Kam's Roast in Central World. When you've been walking all day and hungry, you look for something that pulls your appetite towards. In the corner of my eye, after walking for what it seemed like a mile through the massive mall, I saw a small window of hanging duck. Hmmm I thought, I wonder if they are as good as the places in Hawaii? Yes, I'm bias. I go and sit down, order the duck and pork dish with noodles, char su and some wonton to go and wait. It wasn't too long until a young waitress slides the plates on the table with several compliment sauces next to the dish. I dip the duck into #1 a mild hot chili and wow. I dip the duck into #2 a sweet flavor and again wow. #3 was more creamy like gravy wow. #4 is a mustard, not my thing and skip. If you want to get brain freeze about which one to dip your duck in...well go to this place. The food is absolutely delicious. I do remember some wording on the menu saying Michelin so I don't know know if it has a rating. I would give it a star for taste and flavor. If you want delicious duck, go here. Forget all the other fast food mall food, this is the real deal and very good. Highly...

My first visit to the newly opened, 1 Michelin star, Kam's Roast. I ordered BBQ pork belly (honey marinated I think), a 1/4 duck (upper cut), wonton soup, cucumber in vinegar and Chinese mushrooms.

Everything was delicious, especially the BBQ pork belly was heavenly, duck was tender and juicy, the gravy perfectly balanced - a perfect match with the plum sauce.

Wontons with fresh shrimps with a bite were also good. And not often I feel the need to point something as simple as tea, but their Jasmin tea is really good as well, nice flavour without the strong bitterness that you can sometimes experience, if they leave the tea in the pot to continue brewing for too long.

A good overall experience, but the can improve one point : They have the same bad habit as most Thai restaurants: to bring the bill in the middle of the meal. Who wants to get interrupted to sit and fumble with money in the middle of the meal?? I don't, I absolutely hate it, it's rude!! (The same goes for when the waiter starts to remove plates before everyone at the table are done eating) This is something very elementary, and highly annoying, that I would even expect from a streetfood eatery, but not a Michelin star restaurant.

Please correct and improve on this point, and I'll happily give 5...