authentic flavours from the east - by: lee trewhela

songkran festival

thailand comes to a stand still once a year to celebrate songkran, families come together to share gifts of food and the streets are full of revellers who shower each other with water and flour!

come and join in the fun!

you won’t get covered in flour, but you will enjoy a memorable night of thai hospitality with traditional thai dancers, music, and a unique 3-course menu featuring special dishes created just for this night!

chantek march newsletter 2010

after many happy tasting sessions and innovation from the chef’s, we are excited to be introducing our new menu this month. old favourites and popular classics still form the bulk of the menu, and these are supplemented by selected dishes from new regions and cooking styles.

inspired by the sea, highlights include a ‘fishermen’s’ seafood platter, straight off the boat, steamed and flavoured with fresh herbs, as enjoyed up and down the Thai coast! lemon sole is best served simple and fresh. we cook it chinese style, steamed with shredded ginger. in contrast, the stunning 3 spiced sea bass offers a peppery kick.

crispy fish with mango salad is a mouth-watering starter and a market style platter for 2, packed with fresh herbs, salads and grilled meats takes you to the countryside. issan province, on the lao border provides a tasty hot and sour soup and stir fried beef with lemon grass, previously seen on the specials board, now join the main menu.

perhaps the most popular tastings have been for new cocktails, try our new signature martini, a ‘chantini‘! and our own label wines specially chosen from argentina. it was hard work to choose the favourites! come in and decide for yourself.

desserts see the addition of a new platter for two to share with a selection of tasty desserts. restaurant manager jeaw brings out his mother’s recipe for gulay chuam. marinated banana in grand marnier, orange and malibu, served hot with cashew nuts and vanilla ice cream. new ice cream combinations are the fruit of working with the ice cream wizard angela at callestick farm: ginger sorbet, coconut ice cream and you can even try ice cream with your favourite liqueur.

mothers day

14th march - treat your mother to a special meal at chantek! 

All mothers will receive:

• welcome drink of champagne
• an exotic flower to take away

please book early to reserve your table.

chantek wines: order a box today! 

we are pleased to introduce a new range of high quality wines, freshly selected to complement chantek’s cuisine. co-owner antonio carvallo has used his argentinian roots to choose a vineyard in northern argentina, which has a unique blend of altitude, soil type and climate to produce award winning wines’

these can now be ordered by the box 6 or 12 to enjoy at home.

if ordering a full case (12), receive a 5% discount on the full order price 

• chantek torrentes 2009             £7.00  
• chantek rose 2009                    £7.70
• chantek syrah-malbec 2007       £7.00
• chantek reserva malbec 2006    £8.50

chantek february newsletter 2010

st. valentine's day

celebrate valentine’s day at chantek with a unique chinese inspired menu, to mark the chinese year of the tiger which begins on valentines day.have you ever seen a pink tiger? start off the evening with one. our tiger cocktail with lychee. for starters try our delicate steamed dim sum or share a beijing style aromatic crispy duck with pancakes to share. for mains, new dishes this month include locally caught steamed lemon sole or tender stir fried duck with ginger. for dessert a family favourite from jeaw, our restaurant manager, marinated banana in grand marnier with toasted cashew nuts or callestick farm ice cream, and to round off the meal, a fortune cookie. after all who knows what the future may bring.

dionysus joined chantek!

after many popular wine tastings events, we are pleased to announce a new range of wines from an award winning vinyard in argentina.

• chantek torrentes 2009
• chantek rose 2009
• chantek syrah-malbec 2007
• chantek Rreserva malbec 2006

wines have won silver and gold trophies at wine style asia awards 2008.

win a meal for 2! 

please fill a form here and be part of the upcoming seasonal & special promotions! including WIN A MEAL FOR 2! winners will be announced on the april's newsletter from chantek. all registered users will be participating for a free "meal for 2" every two months.