Posted 2012-05-04 09:13:45
 vagabond48, on 2012-05-04 08:22:27, said:
What time does the buffet start on Thursday? How many dishes are they currently serving? Curious minds want to know. 
7.00 P.M.
Didn't count the dishes but, at a guess , about 16 of them. I found all of them (except the salads for which I didn't have room) were very appetising.
I think they are trying to establish the viability of their buffet dinners and for the time they are running with Thursday evenings.
It would be worth your while to call them first to establish this permanence or otherwise.
I think next Thursday will almost certainly be on.
Hope you enjoy yourselves as much as we did.
Cheers
Edited by SwaziBird, 2012-05-04 09:15:25.
Posted 2012-05-04 09:24:31
ElenaStanciu, on 2012-04-29 20:26:57, said:
The restaurant is open all day long now. You can show up for lunch or dinner and order from the menu. The Turkish food is real Turkish food, I tried almost all dishes and let me tell you they are delicious. The coffee is the best one I've had in Thailand, not to mention it is the only place I really enjoyed a well done frappe. It's been one month now that I buy coffee from them since everything else I found in town at decent prices is over roasted - seems the Thais like it like this, but not me (price is 120thb for 250g pack). The restaurant will have the buffet on Thursdays starting this week (30th of April) - 200thb all you can eat, great food. On Friday night there's always a cheerful Couchsurfers & friends gathering - anyone can stop by, have a drink and a good time.
And a place to sleep i presume  ...have the vision of the famous overstay place in Bangkok now in my head.
Posted 2012-05-11 10:54:14
SwaziBird, on 2012-05-04 09:13:45, said:
7.00 P.M.
Didn't count the dishes but, at a guess , about 16 of them. I found all of them (except the salads for which I didn't have room) were very appetising.
I think they are trying to establish the viability of their buffet dinners and for the time they are running with Thursday evenings.
It would be worth your while to call them first to establish this permanence or otherwise.
I think next Thursday will almost certainly be on.
Hope you enjoy yourselves as much as we did.
Cheers
would like to echo this - went and tried the kafe otto buffet last night and it was really, really nice. party of six of us thoroughly enjoyed it, good selection of food, excellent rice pudding for dessert, friendly and efficient service, nice feel to the place too. will be back.
Posted 2012-05-11 15:15:08
I was there last night too. There was a really noisy table of 6 westerners, but other than that it was a very enjoyable experience!
Just kidding!!! (Not kidding about the enjoyable experience. Kidding about the noisy westerners!).
Yes - very nice spread. There were a lot of dips. The eggplant dip could have done with a bit more seasoning (and maybe a shot of lime), but was ok. There were about 5 or 6 dairy based dips - one like a tsitsiki (garlicky), and one a shocking pink (really shocking!). There was a red tomato-based dip that was almost salsa like, and a few other dips that had vegies and things mixed in.
The buffet didn't need so many dips ((especially as a few were quite similar), but there was enough other food as well - so no problem!.
Nice fresh salads - lettuce, carrot, and cabbage. I would like to see some raw onions as well...
Three hot dishes - one was minced meat baked with spices and tomato slices on top. Sort of 'mousakka-like', without the "mou" (no layers, no potatoes...). Rich - I had three servings.
The chicken dish was leg and thigh pieces in a light clear soup-like sauce. Chicken was a little overdone (over-boiled), but satisfactory.
The third hot dish was like a North-African Tajine - a delicious light stew with vegies and small cubes of lamb.
The home-made bread was great - I think their pizzas might be the shit. Gonna try them next time.
I know that Turks don't use much rice, but it still would have been nice to have a simple rice dish too (I don't eat a lot of bread, as much as I like it).
Fantastic rice pudding - in a light custard.
Friendly service. Good English. Free water. Nice location. Fair price. Overall very good food. Oh yes - good pickles too!!!
200bt.
Posted 2012-05-15 07:16:30
Been there for a pizza and salad in the day time, both very good and would like to try the buffet. Does anyone know if it will be on this Thursday?
Cheers
Posted 2012-05-15 08:00:18
think it's every thursday far as i know. they have a facebook page which does updates and through which you can contact them: https://www.facebook...124570377662510
Posted 2012-05-18 07:33:25
Went last night and have to say it was amazing! The food was great with a wide selection all freshly prepared. The food included plenty of interesting dishes like red bean humous, which was a dark reddy-purple colour and beet-root yogurt.
The owner and staff were also very nice and very attentive, without being pushy at all. The owner was on hand when we went up to the buffet and guided us through to various dishes. This was a big help I hadn't seen half of the dishes before.
I was told that the buffet changes every Thursday so will definitely go again some time soon to try more. I thought Chiang Mai was fooded out but this place has found the perfect niche and in my opinion gives other Mediterranean restaurants in town a run for their money.
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Posted 2012-05-19 10:26:40
I've eaten at Kafe Otto a number of times now and have always been very satisfied with the food, the service and the atmosphere of the restaurant. As others have mentioned, the buffet spread offers a wonderful choice of fine dishes, but what I really love are the various lamb options on the menu. The Kofte is particularly delicious.
They also roast and brew the BEST coffee I have found in Chiang Mai. They use a quality local bean and roast frequently so it's always fresh.
Posted 2012-05-19 12:59:06
Looks fantastic from the facebook photos! Will definitely give it a try since I really like Turkish food.
Posted 2012-05-21 13:24:00
The fair guy (and honest reviewer w/an inclination for giving constructive criticism) that I am I went to give it another try now that they are serving. Had the lamb shish kabob and it was really good, nice accompaniments of salad and bread (I think it's called lavas) and presentation too. Generous portion of meat but needed salt. A complaint of mine often eating falang food here but with non-Thai’s cooking it shouldn’t be. Yes one can add it for oneself (one can season lightly for those who don’t like their food salty) but adding before cooking and during if nec. makes a difference. Would you be served TomYum w/o nam pla because it can be put in at the table? Could have used a steak knife but that's a small point and I didn't ask for one either. The pizza IMFHO (In My Family's Honest Opinion - the kids and GF know their pies!) was not really pizza. Had a Magherita Pizza, and it was a white pizza with a few slices of roma tomato on top. We had it for take out and they put it in a small container cut into 8 pieces folded to make 4 sandwiches and stacked, sure takes away from opening a box expecting to see a pie. As I find here often most of the pieces are in place, perhaps the important ones more so here, but it's the end result, the sum of the parts are greater than the whole or as they say in some circles when referring to food that presentation is everything, but it’s not, everything is everything! This place has the all the makings of somewhere we'd frequent, hopefully it's just growing pains. Having to step over a sign to get in and walking by, among other things, a motorcycle in pieces doesn't give a good first impression (esp. in the restaurant biz where looking cleanliness is important). The waitress was nice enough but total uninformed. She was able to take an order if I pointed to what I wanted on the menu but with a menu like this where some may not know what some of the things are (incl. myself who has been on two food centric trips to Turkey, the last with my good friend who is a Chef who filmed a cooking tv show there so I got to tour some of the great kitchens in Istanbul incl. Feriye Restaurant ) The other girl who was behind the counter was exceptional, friendly, well informed and had a great attitude. I really look forward to trying the buffet and the lamb roast in the video on FB. Oh yeah the coffee is good enough to order beans for home, which is possible. Over all a good addition to the dining scene here that needs more love.
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