RESTAURANT WATCH
Written By : Source OF information: Restaurants named. Nadi is like nowhere else in Fiji, bustling with tourism day and night.
Because of this the country’s tourism gateway also has a diverse range of good restaurants unmatched anywhere else in Fiji.
They range from fine dining at international-name resorts to popular locally owned and patronised eateries.
Here are some of the restaurants featured in advertising in this issue of Travel and Lifestyle:
Rokete Restaurant
Mercure Hotel, Queens Road, Martintar.
This restaurant specialises in set piece menus with international taste and locally styled upon request.
The restaurant offers a wide variety of traditional Indian food like samosas, curries and more.
They also have pizzas of thin and thick bases with popular toppings Club break, Meat Lovers, Mamoth, Cajan Salsa and more.Opening Hours: 6am – 10pm
Bonefish Restaurant
Location: Port Denarau
Opening hours: 6pm – 10pm
Bonefish offers patrons fine seafood dining alternatives where one can enjoy freshest, seafood, choice of creative dishes. It also offers serene seafront scenery.
Their menu comprises 95% of fresh local ingredients and seafood selection, a combination with signature sauces.
Everyone is sure to find a new favourite on the menu and wide selection of beverage to quench the thirst.
Hamacho Resaurant
Westin, Denarau Island,
Cuisine:Traditional Japanese cuisine.Opening hours: 6pm – 10pm.
Specialty:Teppanyaki (grill), Sukiyaki and Shabushabu (cooking in boiling broth) food in front of you with your choice of meat (lamb, beef fillet, ribeye), seafood (scallops, salmon, snapper, lobster, tuna), or chicken with your choice of vegetables with the signature dipping sauce.
Appetisers sashimi, sushi, tempura, dumplings .Recommended choices: Teppanyaki and sushi. Free parking at the Westin Hotel or Sheraton Villas and you can request at reception for a cart to take you to the restaurant. BYO – corkage $6.00.
Event catering also available. Functions: seat 16 guests in sukiyaki and Shabushabu room; 13 guests in small Teppanyaki room and 24 guests in larger Teppanyaki room.
Saffron
Saffron Tandoori Restaurant, Jack’s Mall, Nadi town.
Provides an excellent choice for fine dining for authentic Indian cuisines.
Saffron serves a wide variety of ancient flavours of authentic Indian cuisines, the taste of which will linger forever.
You ought to try the signature Crab Curry or Shane Murgh that will have you literally “scraping your plate clean”.
The meals are prepared with pride by chefs from India and served with smile by friendly staffs.
The menu items are very attractive and are very reasonably priced and you have an option of dining in a stylish comfortable environment or takeaways
Saffron also offers special restaurant buy outs for special functions and also have provision for private dining which can host up to 30 people together with fully equipped hall for hosting conferences and business meetings.
Buffet menu and set menu is also available for minimum of 40 people. Special requests for outdoor catering, parties and any other occasions which comprises minimum of 25 people is also accepted