Gushing sound
of waves, an open star lit sky and a gentle breeze overlooking the sea, makes for a perfect ambience
to spend some time chilling out with your family and friends over great food
and drinks. The place we are talking about is none other than Simply Grills,
the outdoor restaurant at Marriott Resort & Spa, Miramar.
The season opened with an evening of specially curated kitchen
side experience by executive chef Chef Dibyendu Roy. It was a gastronomic tale
of flavours with his bountiful selection of signature appetising food,
cocktails and desserts.
Each and every item on the plate looked like a work of art and
was equally flavourful in taste. This sit down meal began with an interesting
amuse-bouche of beetroot tartar, with smoked beetroot, feta toffee and mustard
cress.
Amuse-bouche is usually treated as a palate cleanser so that one
can enjoy the varied flavours of the appetiser that follows.
The appetiser for vegetarians was a compressed watermelon that
had tamarind glazed fruits, smoked olive oil dressing and golden pine nuts,
extremely juicy and the tamarind glazed fruits gave the dish another dimension
altogether.
For non-vegetarians, chef laid out a pulled pork paniyarm, which
was as amazing as it looked.
A green pea cappuccino soup followed up the appetisers. With
garlic chips, white truffle foam and mint dust, this warm cuppa soup made for a
perfect companion for the breezy evening.
After the soup, it
was time for yet another palate cleanser, and we got to indulge in a sparkling
wild berry and elderflower sorbet, the chilling effect of this sorbet after the
warm soup was just perfect.
For the main course,
we settled for Chili Fennel Crusted Snapper and Involtini of Free Range
Chicken.
The
snapper was served with organic wild rice, river clams, chive lemon sauce,
mustard cress and truffle black olive dust. With subtle flavours, this fishy
main course was extremely gentle on the palate with only the mustard flavours
standing out to give the required kick. The free range chicken served with
spring vegetables and peri-peri reduction was another great dish. Simple,
flavourful and gorgeous to look at. The chef’s efforts in curating each dish
were evident both in its presentation and taste. An orange basil cremaeux
brought a very indulgent meal to a perfect end and all we can say is that since
the doors of this outdoor restaurant are now open, make sure you make most of
the season time and indulge in great meals with a great ambience only at Simply
Grills.
