BALI – The Apurva Kempinski Bali, which opened in February in the upscale Nusa Dua area, has launched a unique aquarium dining experience at Koral.
This is the first underwater dining concept on the Island of the Gods.
At the restaurant, guests can look forward to dishes inspired by Indonesia’s coastal flavours and crafted from local ingredients, in a casual-refined space that features teak wood and traditional red clay bricks – synonmous with buildings from the Majapahit empire.
Creating a mesmerising backdrop to the cuisine is the aquarium, which houses tropical firsh that swirl in a kaleidoscope of colours.
“As Bali’s first underwater restaurant, Koral promises something completely unique. Our bistronomic concept combines all aspects of the dining experience, with elegant dishes inspired by local flavours, a warm and welcoming ambiance and the one-of-a-kind opportunity to dine inside a tropical aquarium,” said Vincent Guironnet, general manager, The Apurva Kempinski Bali.
Executive sous chef Imam Fayumi, who has garnered experience in some of the world’s best hotel kitchens, aims to transform humble ingredients and fresh produce from the archipelago into elegant fine-dining style dishes, including Tomatoes Bedgul, a brightly coloured medley of ripe tomatoes and red tomato consomme, fresh greens, mozzarella cheese and tomato oil sorbet, and Prawn & Lime, which combines stuffed jumbo prawns with a spicy dabu-dabu salsa, potato gnocci and spicy tomato and chilli sauce.
In addition to the a la carte menu, Koral offers a four-course degustation menu as well a kids’ menu featuring popular movie characters and a selection of mocktails with exotic Indonesian ingredients such as Balinese wild berry and lavender puree.
Koral Restaurant is open for dinner, 18:30–23:00.