Just when you thought things couldn’t get more sophisticated at Phuket’s Cape Sienna Gourmet Hotel, along comes Vanilla Sky Bar & Gastro Pub.
This laid-back enclave high above sunset-renowned Kamala Bay is a refined retreat that takes elegant relaxation to a whole new level.
It’s the last piece of a chic jigsaw that’s seen this classy hotel up its game to meet the needs of a clientele demanding the finest in hospitality, food and drink.
Taking its cue from European trends in gastronomy, Vanilla Sky Bar & Gastro Pub offers a discerning mix of cocktails, unusual craft beers and memorable snacks.
As a sunset venue, it’s second to none; and as an articulation of Cape Sienna’s philosophy of providing upmarket levels of hospitality, it hits the spot with a resounding flourish.
Take, for example, the unrivalled range of craft beers and gins. There are more than 30 original international beers, from Belgium, the USA and Japan and other far-flung countries, all hand-picked for high standards of brewing and taste.
And with the soaring popularity of gin among trendy European drinkers – it’s now officially Britain’s favourite tipple – Vanilla Sky Bar & Gastro Pub offers 20 different types of exotic gins, as well as three different types of tonics, and a variety of garnishes, to go with them.
Amazing gins jump out on the drinks list: Belgian gin XOLATO, to be sipped with a cocoa and strawberry garnish; Spanish Gin Mare, with rosemary; and The Botanist with lemon and thyme.
All that refreshment needs food to go with it, and here’s where Vanilla Sky Bar & Gastro Pub comes into its own with a variety of fare eager to excite the most jaded of palates.
Still on a European theme, there’s Moules & Mules every Tuesday evening – a pot of steaming Belgian mussels served with a glass of the country’s craft beer King Mule IPA .
And Cape Sienna’s famed Tapas & Wine evenings that filled Fridays for the past eight years have now been upgraded with Pub, Grub & Vino evenings – featuring a delectable selection of appetisers, up to six main courses and desserts – all served direct to diners at their tables in an All You Can Eat spectacular that lasts from 7.00-10.00pm.
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