Thailand

The Kites Eatery Bangkok buffet news: INNSiDE by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit’s (Thailand’s first hotel from this Meliá brand) is hauling in locally sourced seafood and breaking out the tables every Friday and Saturday evening for a buffet dubbed the ‘Weekend Seafood Catch’.

Highlights of the feast at its all-day dining restaurant The Kites Eatery include grilled Ayutthaya river prawns, fresh seafood on ice such as oysters, rock lobsters, crabs, clams and mussels, and the steamed catch of the day.

Other buffet options include spicy salmon sashimi, grilled scallops, hot dishes such as crab curry and Thai beef noodles, colourful salads, roast vegetables, a selection of cold cuts and cheeses, and desserts such as playful cakes with customised ‘INNSiDE’ chocolate pieces. The seafood is accompanied by an array of condiments including the recommended chilli sauce.

Fashioned by executive chef Katisak ‘Note’ Pinkaew and his team, the Weekend Seafood Catch is served every Friday and Saturday from 6-10pm. It is priced at THB 999++ per person and THB 499++ per child aged six to 11 years inclusive of food and selected soft drinks.

Situated on the hotel’s 31st floor, The Kites Eatery is dominated by soaring windows giving way to spectacular views of Bangkok. It is adorned with abstract artwork of kites – a reference to the popular pastime of kite flying in state park Sanum Luang. Open from 6.30am-11pm, the restaurant serves up central, northern, north-eastern and southern Thai cuisine a la minute using quality ingredients sourced from local farms. The hotel’s chefs serve a healthy buffet breakfast and a la carte menu from noon, as well as customised lunches and banquets for meetings and events.

The hotel’s dining landscape also pays homage to Meliá’s Spanish origins and celebrates Spain’s gastronomy. LUZ Bangkok Tapas Bar offers authentic tapas, Spanish wines, beer on tap, cocktails and signature sangrias. By night the hotel’s 34th floor, featuring a pool bar, transparent infinity pool, and rooftop terrace dotted with outdoor lounges, sunbeds and a compelling contemporary interpretation of Bangkok’s Brahman structure The Giant Swing, all become an upper-floor extension of 33rd floor LUZ Bangkok Tapas Bar.

Innside by Meliá Bangkok Sukhumvit, which debuted in July 2023 in Bangkok’s On Nut neighbourhood, is the newest member of an eclectic collection of urban and beach Innside hotels. The hotels are located in 14 different countries across Asia, Europe, and the Americas and are designed for those with curious minds who have a fluid lifestyle when it comes to work and leisure. Situated at 1472 Sukhumvit Road, the hotel is a 30-minute ride from Suvarnabhumi Airport and close to an array of services and attractions suited to business and leisure travellers including the On Nut BTS Skytrain station and Bangkok’s largest convention centre, BITEC.

To make a booking at The Kites Eatery call +66 2 340 5499 or email reservation.innside.sukhumvit@melia.com

About INNSiDE by Meliá 

Innside is a collection of unique urban and beach hotels designed for those with curious minds and fluid lives. Always true to their destination, they give guests the freedom to connect or disconnect among an independent community of like-minded travellers. 

Innside provides guests with all the everyday essentials and extra-special details to make their stay all the more unique. From in-room comforts to the inspiring Big Idea Space, Open Living Lounges, and fitness studios, we allow guests to feel more-than-at-home. 

Sustainability is also packed into all the little details: every room is equipped with paper and plastic-free collateral and complimentary organic cosmetics. Innside celebrates the culture of each of its locations with an events calendar, handy city guides for guests, and by spotlighting a local artist’s work across the hotel walls and onto merchandise and staff uniforms. 

There are currently 38 Innside by Meliá properties worldwide, with the brand continuing to expand its global footprint. All properties are located in the best lifestyle neighbourhood travel destinations. Some of them are Spain (Madrid, Mallorca, Ibiza, Fuerteventura, Zaragoza), United Kingdom (Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester), United States (New York, Lima), Germany (Berlin, Bremen, Frankfurt, Munich, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Aachen, Leipzig, Hamburg) Czech Republic (Prague), France (Paris), Italy (Milano), China (Zhengzhou), Indonesia (Yogyakarta), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Netherlands (Amsterdam).