The all-sensory pampering is completed by the food—Asian-fusion creations, a fine example of which were the superb grilled scallops, plump specimens grilled to a warm blush, sitting on mats of bok choy, under caps of a sweet tamarind-chilli sauce. The braised duck with tamarind sauce too was outstanding, with a fine balance between crackling skin and tender flesh. The fusion veered briefly into confusion in the Balinese-style sushi, disappointingly stuffed with chicken. The "avocado" that they urged us to try for dessert turned out to be, mercifully, a soul-warming Affogato—vanilla ice cream and brownie-chunks swimming in hot espresso—exactly what was needed to be roused from blissful post-dinner torpor, to drive all the way home.
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