Chef's Special Menu — Bangkok
This is the shortlist — the dishes our chef puts his name against and the ones regulars ask for by habit. Some are tandoor classics, some are slow gravies, all are cooked exactly the way he learned them. If it is your first visit and you want a safe bet, start from these 10 plates.
Chef's Special dishes
Butter Chicken
India's most beloved embrace
Paneer Butter Masala
Rich, creamy, and feels like home
Dal Makhani
Overnight patience, lifelong memory
Chicken Tikka
Smoky, golden perfection
Malai Kofta
Royalty in golden cream
Kadai Chicken
Bold flavours, rustic soul
Mutton Rogan Josh
Kashmir's timeless crown
Paneer Tikka
The classic that never fades
Chicken Biryani
Worth every minute of the wait
Chilli Chicken
A fiery Indo-Chinese icon
Notes from the kitchen — Chef's Special
How a dish earns its place here: the chef tracks what gets reordered, what gets photographed, and what tables ask about by name — and this list is the result. It cuts across the menu, from tandoor work to slow gravies. Portions and spice levels are the same as on the main menu, and everything can be made milder or hotter on request. If you are ordering for a mixed table of first-timers, two or three plates from this page plus bread and rice rarely goes wrong.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Chef's Special
How many Chef's Special dishes do you serve?
There are 10 Chef's Special items on the menu, listed below. Each is cooked to order, with masala ground fresh in our kitchen every morning. Halal across the board.
How does a dish get onto the Chef's Special list?
It earns it. The chef tracks what gets reordered, photographed and asked for by name, and promotes those dishes here. The list cuts across the menu — tandoor work, slow gravies, biryani — and changes only when something genuinely displaces a favourite.
Are the Chef's Special dishes halal?
Yes — the specials follow the same sourcing as the whole kitchen: halal-marked chicken and mutton (CP Foods, Betagro lines, bought fresh from Makro), no pork anywhere, and no alcohol in any cooking. BHARAT is halal-friendly rather than formally CICOT-certified, and we are open about that.
What should a first-time visitor pick from this list?
Two or three plates plus bread and rice feeds a couple well: one tandoor item, one gravy (butter chicken or dal makhani territory), and a biryani if you are hungry. Every special can be made milder or hotter on request.