The Mustang Blu

About The Mustang Blu

The Mustang Blu is a café and restaurant on the ground floor of a small boutique hotel at 721 Maitri Chit Road, in the Pom Prap area on the Chinatown side of Hua Lamphong. It sits in a building more than 100 years old, a former bank, done in a blue colonial style with vintage furniture, old tiles, taxidermy and a giraffe statue. Reviewers call the room dim, quiet and a little gothic.

The menu mixes cakes, pasta, steak and signature coffee drinks. Wongnai members recommend the Basque burnt cheesecake and pavlova (฿380 each), key lime pie, bruschetta and a ribeye called Hannibal (฿1,530). Pasta such as carbonara runs about ฿400 and drinks ฿200 to ฿300. Wongnai puts it at ฿501 to ฿1,000 per person, and one reviewer mentions a two-item minimum per person.

It suits a slow afternoon date built around cake, coffee and photos, before or after a walk through Yaowarat. Reviewers say it gets busy with tourists and there can be a queue, so book ahead or go on a weekday. The quiet, moody room also works for an early dinner.

Why it works for a date

• Striking century-old colonial building
• Photogenic vintage decor everywhere
• Beautifully plated cakes, especially the Basque cheesecake
• Attentive service

Good to be aware of

• Busy with tourists, queues possible
• Pricey for a café, with a two-item minimum reported
• Some find the music gloomy

What to order

Basque Burnt Cheesecake ฿380A creamy burnt cheesecake that Wongnai reviewers single out among the desserts.

Carbonara Classica ฿400Pasta with crispy bacon and egg yolk, one of the savoury dishes reviewers order with dessert.