Sails a tantalizing taste sensation
If you are looking for a dining experience with a difference, a casual ambiance but with an edge of sophistication and a menu which will delight your taste buds then look no further than the latest restaurant concept from the Four Seasons.
Sails Asian Food Lounge is the brainchild of the previous Executive Chef Martin Frost, who after its successful opening moved on to become the Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Shanghai. It is the sixth restaurant at the resort and definitely a welcome addition, offering yet another facet to an already sophisticated array of cuisines.
It is situated just below the Reef Grill right on the water front. There is a small pathway with a decorative gate leading down to the restaurant which immediately creates the ambiance that you are going to a private exclusive area. As you arrive there are a couple of steps up to a large dark wood deck, which extends over the shoreline, giving the appearance that you are suspended over the reef plate. At night time it is lit up to display the coral and fish.
As the location of the restaurant is so stunning; offering 360 degree views of the Red Sea, the restaurant offers not only an exquisite menu but also a full cocktail bar. There are high bar seats, comfy sofa seating areas, and well placed tables. The serving area and bar is a sweeping arc of blue glass and there is soft chill out music akin to Café del Mar. Sails Asian Food Lounge is a trendy cool concept, a place to chill out and chat.
The menu is perfectly paired with the chill out and chat concept. It is an al a carte menu consisting of appetizers, salads, main dishes and desserts all with an Asian fusion inspired theme. As always it has been designed to captivate all of your taste buds from savoury to sweet. The luxury of Sails Asian Food Lounge is that it is an elegant casual dining experience which means you don’t feel you have to stick to the concept of a three course meal; a nice way to dine is to choose a selection of the appetizers and salads to share with a friend.
We went for a leisurely lunch and chose from the appetizer menu the ‘Salmon and Tuna Tartare in a Wonton Cone, served with Ginger Fresh Chili’, ‘Beef Sashimi, served with Green Onion and Taro Chips’ and ‘Lobster and Salmon Summer Roll, served with Ponzu Sauce’. This was a very good start to a journey of taste sensations. It is not often that you have the chance to sample a menu with courses of different but complementing intense flavours and the presentation of each dish was equally mesmerizing.
Our next course was the Wagyu Beef – Green Papaya, Bonito Flakes, Fried Garlic salad. Thin slices of medium rare fillet served with a tangy green papaya salad. The beef was so tender there was almost no need for a knife, and the dressing complemented the dish perfectly. As expected from the Four Seasons the service is exceptional and each course is delivered with a satisfactory gap in between, so you never feel rushed or wanting.
The dishes are very light and refreshing which make them perfect for a summer evening dinner or light lunch. With the delightfully soft sea breeze and setting, we decided to relax a little longer and sample one dish from the main menu to share. We choose the “Shrimp Pad Thai with Rice Noodles, Chili, Coriander, Green Onion, Lime”. Once again it was delicious, in fact all of the courses are served in such an imaginative and impeccable way with so much attention to detail – it is almost a shame to dig in and eat them.
To finish the delightful tasting menu we had the “Lava Chocolate Ginger with Strawberry Szechuan Sorbet”. The sorbet was served in a shot glass with a spicy tea to pour over it, this refreshed our taste buds so we were ready for the finale; delicious Banana Nutella Lumpia with Banana Spring Rolls served with a miniature tea-cup of Dolce de Leche Ice Cream.
Sails Asian Food Lounge is open for breakfast and from 12.30 – 4.00pm for lunch (seasonal) and from 6.30pm – 10.30pm for dinner. I would recommend this for a really nice chill out evening á deux or with a couple of friends. Men who love to tuck into a huge steak might not find this totally satisfying but for people who enjoy the luxury of tasting so many different dishes will love the concept.
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