Madison

I am a meat lover, and steak is one of my most favourite choices for beefy meal. Many gourmet friends of mine speak highly of Madison, Four Seasons Hotel, Saying they serve finely grilled beef steak. So my friend and I went to the hotel to try out their lunch set.

Madison offers 2 options for lunch set. 740B for 2 Courses (Salad Buffet Table and Main Course)  or  780B for 3 Courses (Salad Buffet Table + Main Course + Dessert). We both picked 3 Courses.

Anyhow, apparently it wasn’t our lucky day, as the main dishes in lunch set change daily and there was no grilled meaty dish included in the list on the day of our visit. So we unavoildably selected Lamb Stew and Braised  Ox tail for main courses. Also we ordered additional soup of the day, Lobster Bisque.

There were about 10 kinds of appetizers on the Salad buffet Table. Including Soft Shell Crab, Smoked Salmon/Duck beast and many mores. Appetizers in sald buffet table were in nice quality overall. Also the soup of the day, Lobster Bisque was full flavor and delightful.

The biggest problem would be the main dishes which were disappointing. Lamb meat in Lamb Stew was too dry and hard that I couldn’t chew. And the stew soup was too light. There wasn’t particular fatal problem about Braised Ox tail, the meat was nice and tender, yet it was not an impressive dish as the seasoning was too plain. The desserts were nice to look at, yet I won’t say dry and flaky macaron shell is exactly my cup of tea. 

That could have been the end of story, but it wasn’t as the PR of the hotel happened to find a blog my friend wrote, describing how we feel about the lunch we had. The hotel was friendly and generous much enough to invite us to try out their dinner at Madison.

We accepted the invitation, so there began our another trying out at Madison. We were there with a party of 4. Once we took a look at the menu, we know instantly that dinner menu and lunch menu are created with completely different level and standard. Prime US beef Beef steak starts from 2,400B (6oz Tenderloin).

We had ourselves nice starters. Complimentary Beetroot&Yogurt mousse was smooth and nicely made.  Scallop Cucumber Ceviche was refreshing. The scallops were perfectly fresh and plump. Pan-grilled Foie Gras was crispy outside, juicy inside.   Foie Gras was accompanied by onion compote which was new and very creative. Also Blue fin tuna tartare was fresh and seasoned just right to bring out the sweetness from the flesh of diced Tuna. 

For the main, 4 of us are all beef lovers, we had Prime US Rib eye and Tenderloin. Also Black Angus Prime Australian Striploin and T-Bone. All steak are cooked to the right doneness we selected, medium-rare. I think the meats were cooked Sous-Vide, before being lightly grilled only outside for the browning. As the result, our steaks were evenly pink through out the whole pieces. 

T-Bone and Striplion came with 1 inch thickness allowing the juice to be packed inside. Prime US beef came in smaller cut and portion, yet Prime US beef Ribeye would be my most favourite among 4 dishes we had. The meat is very tender, juicy and full flavor. Empty plates left us a big smiles.

PR manager was generous enough to share her Grilled North Sea Scallop with us. Scallop was fresh and packed with juice. Unfortunately I had to left the place earlier than the rest of my friends, So I missed the desserts. (My friends confirmed they serve on of the best Baked Alaskaa in town.) Anyway, after the dinner dining experience at Madison, I must say their dinner has far higher quality than lunch.

The biggest impression I found about the Madison is that, there is no specific nationality for this grill dining room. So the food is not limited to American, Italian or French. They serve grilled dish with flexible choice of side dish. You can design your meal in American way by selecting Onion Rings or going Europian with Sauteed Mushroom/Spinach. The choice is all yours.

Madison

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok

155 Rajadamri Road, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand

Breakfast 6:00 am – 10:30 am

Lunch (Monday to Saturday) 12:00 – 2:30 pm

Dinner 6:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Sunday brunch 11:30 am – 3:00 pm

02-126-8866 ext. 123

www.fourseasons.com/bangkok/dining/restaurants/madison/