Download - Vilu Restaurant October 2011
“One cannot think well,
love well and sleep well
if one has not dined well.”
All prices are in US$, subject to 10% service charge and 3.5% T-GST. Please advise one of our team members if you have any dietary restriction or allergies.
Starters
FRESH OYSTERS (COFFIN BAY SA CLAY PIPE VARIETY)natural or fried with garlic, parsley and anchovy butter, kirkpatrick$3.95 each
SEAFOOD SOUP served with sweet corn purée, sautéed seafood, slightly flavoured with chilli oil$28
WAGYU RIB EYE SALADmixed by the waiter at your table and served warm with vegetables and fruits, coconut milk, white balsamic vinegar, tamarind and kumquat$31
PATA NEGRAfresh asparagus, quail eggs, raspberry condiments, cream cheese, vanilla bean oil$29
ROASTED DUCK SPRING ROLLSspring rolls of roasted duck and pistachio, pear and green apple soup with lavender essential oil, small greens with caramelized apple and exotic fruits$27
FRESH SALMON OR REEF FISH SALADcherry tomatoes, tiny capers, slivered fresh fennel, grilled salmon cubes, small leaves, lemon in coarse salt$29
CRISPY LANGOUSTINE IN FEUILLE DE BRICK with fine sea salt and 12 spices, vanilla/chilli sauce with pineapple, green mango salad$25
POACHED LOBSTER SALADavocado, tomato, mango, green apple and goat’s cheese, served with passionfruit dressing $29
MANDHOO ISLAND PUMPKIN SOUPserved with parmesan cream, pesto, truffle oil$28
Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc,
Chablis
Sauvignon Blanc,Pinot Grigio,
Dry Riesling, Semillon
Pinot Noir,Sangiovese
Tempranillo,Verdejo, Cava
Dry Riesling,Sauvignon Blanc,
Grüner Veltliner
Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Riesling,
Grüner Veltliner,Pinot Blanc
Champagne, Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc,Grüner Veltliner,
Pinot Blanc
“One cannot think well,
love well and sleep well
if one has not dined well.”
All prices are in US$, subject to 10% service charge and 3.5% T-GST. Please advise one of our team members if you have any dietary restriction or allergies.
Sides
SEA SALTED ROASTED CHAT POTATOES basil and pine nut pesto$14
MALDIVIAN COCONUT RICE $16
TRUFFLE POMMES PURÉE$14
GRATIN OF CAULIFLOWER$14
From the tank
FRESH LIVE LOCAL LOBSTER, CRAB, AVALONE(upon availability)
choose from:char grilled with garlic buttersoy, ginger, chili and lime $18 per 100gr
Champagne, Sauvignon Blanc,
Chardonnay
“One cannot think well,
love well and sleep well
if one has not dined well.”
All prices are in US$, subject to 10% service charge and 3.5% T-GST. Please advise one of our team members if you have any dietary restriction or allergies.
Main courses
LEGINE FISH AND CLAMSseared on the plancha with black kilauea fine sea salt, aubergine salsa, moong dal, clams, espelette chilli, cream with toasted pink peppercorn $49
SEARED LOCAL YELLOW FIN TUNA AND SOFT SHELL CRABserved rare, comfit aubergines, basil, Pedro Ximenes marinated soft shell crab, tomato mozzarella salad$38
SEARED BLACK ANGUS TENDERLOIN AND FOIE GRASwith penja peppers, seared foie gras, morels and shimeji fricasse, port wine, shallot jus$53
WHITE ROCK VEAL TENDERLOINmarinated with three types of mustard and pink peppercorn, truffle mashed potatoes, marinated asparagus, gorgon-zola cream sauce $51
SUCKLING PIG SLOW-COOKED 10 HOURS IN SOUS VIDE and roasted on the plancha, served with sour cabbage, glazed carrots, macadamia mashed potatoes, terriyaki and eucalyptus flower honey jus$44
BISON TENDERLOIN FROM ALBERTAtaro root purée, braised mushrooms, roasted provencal tomatoes, maxim potato, bordelaise sauce$59
PENNE AL DENTEpasta with mussels, spices, smoked sea salt, piquillo peppers, tomato, lemon thyme, white wine, tiny capers, cream$33
ASPARAGUS RISOTTOwith truffle, rocket leaves and aged parmesan shavings$44
Chenin Blanc,Chardonnay,
Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir,
Gamay
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah/Shiraz,
Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Amarone
Sangiovese, Merlot, Dolcetto,
Tempranillo
Pinot Noir, Tempranillo,
Grenache, Chardonnay
Syrah/Shiraz, Nebbiolo, Malbec,
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc
Grüner Veltliner, Semillon,
Sauvignon Blanc
“One cannot think well,
love well and sleep well
if one has not dined well.”
All prices are in US$, subject to 10% service charge and 3.5% T-GST. Please advise one of our team members if you have any dietary restriction or allergies.
Port, cheese and Ice-cream
PORT WINES
SELECTION OF FARMED CHEESESchoice of 1 $19choice of 2 $29choice of 4 $39
ASSORTED GELATOhoused churned, meringue clouds, macadamia praline, sugar coneone scoop $8two scoops $12three scoops $19
Desserts
PINEAPPLE, SPICE AND PASSIONroasted pineapple in five spices, passionfruit and coconut cheese ravioli, thai basil and vanilla ice-cream, papaya and lime salsa$19
DESSERT NUMBER TWOpurple taro and adzuki bean truffle cube, mango and pomelo marmalade, lychee and sichuan pepper sorbet, peanut chocolate stick$19
BANANA MEETS CHOCOLATEspicy chocolate balls, caramelized banana, vanilla rum, malibu and orange ice-cream, crispy almond filo$19
VILU’S SIGNATURE FONDANTwarm chocolate fondant, chocolate and praline brick, milk chocolate chipotle shot, bitter chocolate sorbet$19
2003 Tokaj, Hetszolo “Aszu 3 Puttonyos”
Tokaj, Hungary$16 per glass
2005, Torrentes “Late Harvest” Don David,
Michel Torino Cafayete Valley, Argentina
$8 per glass
NV Sweet Sherry, Lustau “San Emilio” Jerez, Spain$9 per glass
Port, “Fine Tawny” Dow’s Oporto, Portugal
$9 per glass
“One cannot think well,
love well and sleep well
if one has not dined well.”
$195 per person including winesAll prices are in US$, subject to 10% service charge and 3.5% T-GST. Please advise one of our team members if you have any dietary restriction or allergies.
Degustation menu
PATA NEGRAfresh asparagus, quail eggs, raspberry condiments, cream cheese, vanilla bean oil
CRISPY LANGOUSTINE IN FEUILLE DE BRICK with fine sea salt and 12 spices, vanilla/chilli sauce with pineapple, green mango salad
SEARED LOCAL YELLOW FIN TUNA AND SOFT SHELL CRABserved rare, comfit aubergines, basil, Pedro Ximenes marinated soft shell crab, tomato mozzarella salad
SEARED BLACK ANGUS TENDERLOIN AND FOIE GRASwith penja peppers, seared foie gras, morels and shimeji fricasse, port wine, shallot jus
CHOCOLATE FOUR WAYSwarm chocolate fondant, chocolate and praline brick, milk chocolate chipotle shot, bitter chocolate sorbet
Cava, Segura Viudas, ‘Reserva Heredad’, NV,
Penedes, Spain
Grüner Veltliner, Hiedler ‘Spiegel’ 2010,
Kamptal, Austria
Chablis Laroche ‘St. Martin’, 2006, Burgundy, France
or Pinot Noir Ata Rangi, 2008,
Martinborough, New Zealand
Château Potensac, Cru Bourgeois, 2005,
Bordeaux, France
Port, “Fine Tawny” Dow’s, Oporto, Portugal