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THE ANAM Cam Ranh’s fine dining restaurant, The Colonial, has introduced an indulgent tasting menu that celebrates an eccentric array of Vietnamese ingredients, but with French finesse.
Featuring an open kitchen, grand piano and courtyard with a canopy of established gardens, The Colonial serves a new six-course menu created by Anam Cam Ranh’s Executive Chef Duy Anh Nguyen with optional wine pairings.
The feast begins with an amuse-bouche of giant clams with sausage and daikon jam, caramelized miso glaze, herbs and salmon roe, and Vietnamese beef tartare with caramelized cashews, fish sauce, crispy garlic and betel leaf.
After an appetizer of salted mackerel with fermented starfruit, sour broth, chrysanthemum and coriander oil, the first main course is a 14-day dry-aged duck breast with pumpkin flowers, black apple amazake, brown butter fermented tofu sauce.
After a mango and passion fruit sorbet with oolong tea cordial and yellow raisin to cleanse the palate, the second main course is 150-day Black Angus grain tenderloin with eggplant puree, beef jus infused with homemade chili and basil, accompanied by Vietnamese ST25 fragrant rice with corn and green beans.
Rounding out the tasting are tahini ice cream with sesame chips, caramelized hajikami and coconut milk sauce, and Nha Trang tofu pudding. Wines from Australia, France and Italy complement each course as part of an optional wine pairing.
“Vietnamese cuisine is known around the world for its distinctive flavor combinations thanks to vibrant ingredients such as aromatic herbs, spices and sauces,” said Duy Anh. “Our new menu celebrates Vietnam’s combinations of ingredients and contrasting textures with an undeniable French influence.”
With a design that harkens back to Vietnam’s bygone Indochinese era, The Anam Cam Ranh’s The Colonial specializes in modern European and French cuisine with a Vietnamese twist.
Located near The Anam Cam Ranh’s open-air lobby and to the left of the quaint Saigon Bar, The Colonial serves an upscale European buffet and a la carte menu for breakfast, and is the resort’s club lounge by day for guests in premium suites and villas.
Guests staying in Ocean View Pool Villas, Ocean Front Pool Villas, Honeymoon Villas, Terrace Sea View Suites and The Anam Terrace Suites can enjoy the club lounge from 7 am to 5 pm daily before it becomes the resort’s fine dining restaurant at night.
Anam Cam Ranh was recently recognized as one of the top 100 hotels in the world and has been named to the prestigious Fodor’s Finest Hotels list for 2025. [sources/photo special]
