MANTRA BRUNCH DELIVERS THE GOODS
If one thinks Sunday brunch in Pattaya, Mantra Restaurant’s is likely to be on anyone’s short list. Its location certainly helps: it is located where Pattaya North Road meets Beach Road and is associated with the well known Amari Hotel.
But location is only part of the story because Mantra has some unique elements that make it very special for Sunday brunch. The RELAX team was recently invited to visit Mantra Restaurant and Bar and sample the Sunday brunch. Khun Ampawan Kuhasak, the Social Director of the restaurant showed us the fabulous Mantra hospitality. Khun Ampawan informed us about the new General Manger Mr. David Cummings, who is also taking care of Mantra. Although we had visited the restaurant before, the sheer size of Mantra still impresses us- it is certainly a grand scale for Pattaya.
The restaurant is attractively decorated, with cathedral ceilings and the room has nice red and orange shades. In short, the place lends itself to a nice meal with a large family or a group of friends. The dress code is more relaxed for the brunch and can accommodate both family and groups of friends.
Of course, the room is just the venue; food consumption is the goal. The Mantra brunch uses its size to advantage, with its varied offerings spread out along the perimeter of the room. The concept of a brunch fits well with the multiple kitchen concept of Mantra. Mantra is not a small restaurant trying to extend itself for a big event one day a week. Rather, the brunch format allows the restaurant to show off its multiple kitchens and cuisines. This seems a great way to get diners to sample the offered variety and quality.
Although normally we might have started with the Cereal Corner or the Egg Station, we instead plunged directly into the Ice carving area, where an assortment of fresh oysters on the half shell, prawns, rock lobster, and mussels awaited. We followed the fresh seafood
starter with more seafood at the sushi bar, where a assortment of Nigiri sushi and maki rolls were on offer. Following this, we made successive trips to the anti pasti station and enjoyed very nice marinated lamb chops and beef tenderloin from the Lava Stone Grill.
To close out the feast, we found the dessert buffet. In addition to seasonal fruit, we found the chocolate fountain, which made for a tasty chocolate- dipped fruit trip, in addition to some favorites like tiramisu and passion fruit mousse. Although quality food was in abundance, we found the staff at Mantra particularly attentive to us, offering to help us with ordering entrees and clearing our dishes promptly.
We left Mantra with one regret.
We simply could not try everything in one buffet outing; our stomachs simply would not allow it. Readers
should be aware that are also great Indian Tandoori, Chinese dumplings, pizza from a wood-fired oven, and many more selections from Mantra’s menu. But the quality of the offerings suggests we will be making a return trip to Mantra soon. Open for Sunday Brunch from 11am-3pm- For reservation call 038 429 591
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