Chef recommends for two guests to share. Available from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm

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2 What makes Vietnamese food so special? It's the fresh herbs and a fish sauce that has no fragrance. The combination play an important role in just about every dish in the Vietnamese cuisine. Some would call Vietnamese food simple, and it typically is, but never boring. Despite the varied landscape of Vietnam, the variety of food focuses on that balance of herbs, heat, sweetness, sourness, and bitterness - the secret being the fish sauce. As with other Southeast Asian cuisines, it's all about the yin and yang; the sweet and salty, the cooling and heating, the fresh and fermented. The food of the north is heavily influenced by China with its stir-fries and noodle-based soups. As you move south, there's more flavor-blending with nearby Thailand and Cambodia. The tropical climate down south also sustains more rice paddies, coconut groves, jackfruit trees, and herb gardens. The food in southern Vietnam is typically sweeter: sweeter broths for pho, more palm sugar used in savory dishes and those popular toffee-like coconut candies made with coconut cream. Unripe fruits are considered more like vegetables. Crispy and crunchy, a green papaya and mango or banana flower becomes the base for salads instead of leafy greens. The unripe fruit-meat is usually a little sour, pairing nicely with the fish sauce, chili, garlic, dried shrimp and finely chopped peanuts. Chef recommends for two guests to share Available from 12:00 noon to 2:30 pm Patrick Hoffmann Food & Beverage Director Chris Long Executive Chef de Cuisine

3 Traditional rice paper roll, with vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, fresh herbs VND x 1000 Gỏi cuốn and your choice of filling served with Asian slaw and dipping sauce Gỏi cuốn vịt Gỏi cuốn tôm thịt Roasted duck, cucumber, hoisin, spring onion Pork, shrimp, lettuce, cucumber, mixed herb Chinese sausage, hoisin and dried shrimp Gỏi cuốn chay Gỏi cuốn các loại Vegetable, fried tofu and capsicum Mixed hand roll platter with two of each flavor Served with Asian slaw and dipping sauce Chả giò Chả giò cua Chả giò chay Chả giò hải sản Chả giò thịt heo Chả giò các loại Crab meat, spring onion, mashed potato Tofu, mushroom, carrot, sweet potato Shrimp, calamari, ear mushroom Minced pork, carrot, vermicelli, spring onion Mixed spring roll platter with two of each flavor

4 All salads are made with fish sauce Gỏi VND x 1000 Gỏi hoa chuối Gỏi gà Gỏi ngó sen Gỏi xoài Gỏi đu đủ Gỏi vịt Gỏi bưởi Carrot, capsicum, cabbage, shallots, garlic crispy onions, peanuts, lime and chilli dressing Kindly let us know if vegetarian is preferred. Poached chicken, white cabbage onion, crispy shallots fresh local herbs, peanuts Pork, shrimp, cucumber, celery, mint coriander and roasted peanuts Dried beef with Thai basil, garlic, chilli and fish sauce Prawn, calamari with spring onion, Thai basil chilli, lime and fish sauce Roasted duck with Asian slaw salad: white cabbage, carrot fresh herbs, chilli, onion, crispy shallots With coriander, mint, crispy fried shallots, lime and garlic dressing Your choice of 2 small salads Your choice of 4 small salads

5 VND x 1000 Súp Súp gà Canh chua cá Mì hải sản Chicken broth with shredded chicken and succulent sweet corn With sourness from the tamarind, salt from the fish sauce and sweetness from the pineapple and tomato textures and flavors from the fish, bean sprouts and fresh herbs Local crab, shrimp, shallots, chilli, garlic, celery, herbs, lime, ginger and coriander Traditional fragrant rice noodle soup Phở gà Phở bò Slow cooked chicken thigh and thin slice chicken breast Braised beef blade and thin sliced beef tenderloin Traditional Vietnamese crispy rice flour pancake with bean sprouts Bánh xèo spring onion and fresh herbs with dipping sauce Bánh xèo tôm thịt Bánh xèo chay Pork, shrimp, spring onion and bean sprout Tofu, mushroom, bean sprout and spring onion

6 Currently being hailed as the world s best sandwich VND x 1000 Bánh mì this sweet, sour, rich, spicy, soft and crunchy portable snack can be found in some form or other on most streets in Vietnam. With some obvious French influences, a Banh Mi generally consists of crunchy baguette, pate, house made mayonnaise, cucumber pickled daikon, carrot and Vietnamese dressing Bánh mì heo Bánh mì bò Bánh mì vịt Bánh mì tôm Bánh mì gà Bánh mì đậu hũ Our version of the classic Banh mi with shredded belly pork, pate and pork crackling Fried tenderloin steak and fried egg Roasted, shredded duck, hoisin sauce Con Dao shrimps fried with chilli and garlic Grilled satay chicken breast and roasted peanuts Fried tofu and mushroom

7 Món ăn nhẹ VND x 1000 Mực chiên giòn Cánh gà chiên giòn Heo nướng muối ớt Gà xiên que Bò xiên que Lightly battered and deep fried with chilli, lemon and spring onion Slow roasted chicken wings, deep fried with sweet chilli sauce Twice cooked with chilli, salt and pepper finished on the char grill, sweet and sour sauce Char grilled marinated chicken fillet with peanut dip Char grilled minced tenderloin with lemongrass and garlic Nuoc Cham sauce Tôm xào xả ớt Bò lá lốt Stir-fried with garlic, chilli and lemongrass Seasoned ground beef wrapped in aromatic betel leaf and char grilled with peanuts and dipping sauce Your choice of 2 light bites Your choice of 4 light bites

8 VND x 1000 Món tráng miệng Chè chuối Chuối chiên Coconut and tapioca sweet soup, banana, roasted peanuts Battered and deep fried banana, coconut sauce, chocolate ice cream Chilled coconut rice pudding, warm rum flamed mango Xoài với cơm nếp nước dừa

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10 What makes Vietnamese food so special? It's the fresh herbs and a fish sauce that has no fragrance. The combination play an important role in just about every dish in the Vietnamese cuisine. Some would call Vietnamese food simple, and it typically is, but never boring. Despite the varied landscape of Vietnam, the variety of food focuses on that balance of herbs, heat, sweetness, sourness, and bitterness - the secret being the fish sauce. As with other Southeast Asian cuisines, it's all about the yin and yang; the sweet and salty, the cooling and heating, the fresh and fermented. The food of the north is heavily influenced by China with its stir-fries and noodle-based soups. As you move south, there's more flavor-blending with nearby Thailand and Cambodia. The tropical climate down south also sustains more rice paddies, coconut groves, jackfruit trees, and herb gardens. The food in southern Vietnam is typically sweeter: sweeter broths for pho, more palm sugar used in savory dishes and those popular toffee-like coconut candies made with coconut cream. Unripe fruits are considered more like vegetables. Crispy and crunchy, a green papaya and mango or banana flower becomes the base for salads instead of leafy greens. The unripe fruit-meat is usually a little sour, pairing nicely with the fish sauce, chili, garlic, dried shrimp and finely chopped peanuts. Chef recommends for two guests to share Patrick Hoffmann Food & Beverage Director Chris Long Executive Chef de Cuisine

11 Traditional rice paper roll, with vermicelli noodles, bean sprouts, fresh herbs VND x 1000 Gỏi cuốn and your choice of filling served with Asian slaw and dipping sauce Gỏi cuốn vịt Gỏi cuốn tôm thịt Roasted duck, cucumber, hoisin, spring onion Pork, shrimp, lettuce, cucumber, mixed herb Chinese sausage, hoisin and dried shrimp Gỏi cuốn chay Gỏi cuốn các loại Vegetable, fried tofu and capsicum Mixed hand roll platter with two of each flavor Served with Asian slaw and dipping sauce Chả giò Chả giò cua Chả giò chay Chả giò hải sản Chả giò thịt heo Chả giò các loại Crab meat, spring onion, mashed potato Tofu, mushroom, carrot, sweet potato Shrimp, calamari, ear mushroom Minced pork, carrot, vermicelli, spring onion Mixed spring roll platter with two of each flavor

12 All salads are made with fish sauce Gỏi VND x 1000 Gỏi hoa chuối Gỏi gà Gỏi ngó sen Gỏi xoài Gỏi đu đủ Gỏi vịt Gỏi bưởi Carrot, capsicum, cabbage, shallots, garlic crispy onions, peanuts, lime and chilli dressing Kindly let us know if vegetarian is preferred. Poached chicken, white cabbage onion, crispy shallots fresh local herbs, peanuts Pork, shrimp, cucumber, celery, mint coriander and roasted peanuts Dried beef with Thai basil, garlic, chilli and fish sauce Prawn, calamari with spring onion, Thai basil chilli, lime and fish sauce Roasted duck with Asian slaw salad: white cabbage, carrot fresh herbs, chilli, onion, crispy shallots With coriander, mint, crispy fried shallots, lime and garlic dressing Your choice of 2 small salads Your choice of 4 small salads

13 VND x 1000 Súp Súp gà Canh chua cá Mì hải sản Chicken broth with shredded chicken and succulent sweet corn With sourness from the tamarind, salt from the fish sauce and sweetness from the pineapple and tomato textures and flavors from the fish, bean sprouts and fresh herbs Local crab, shrimp, shallots, chilli, garlic, celery, herbs, lime, ginger and coriander Traditional fragrant rice noodle soup Phở gà Phở bò Slow cooked chicken thigh and thin slice chicken breast Braised beef blade and thin sliced beef tenderloin Traditional Vietnamese crispy rice flour pancake with bean sprouts Bánh xèo spring onion and fresh herbs with dipping sauce Bánh xèo tôm thịt Bánh xèo chay Pork, shrimp, spring onion and bean sprout Tofu, mushroom, bean sprout and spring onion

14 Món ăn nhẹ VND x 1000 Mực chiên giòn Cánh gà chiên giòn Heo nướng muối ớt Gà xiên que Bò xiên que Lightly battered and deep fried with chilli, lemon and spring onion Slow roasted chicken wings, deep fried with sweet chilli sauce Twice cooked with chilli, salt and pepper finished on the char grill, sweet and sour sauce Char grilled marinated chicken fillet with peanut dip Char grilled minced tenderloin with lemongrass and garlic Nuoc Cham sauce Tôm xào xả ớt Bò lá lốt Stir-fried with garlic, chilli and lemongrass Seasoned ground beef wrapped in aromatic betel leaf and char grilled with peanuts and dipping sauce Your choice of 2 light bites Your choice of 4 light bites

15 Món chính VND x 1000 Cà ri gà Gà chiên giòn Cá diêu hồng nướng lá chuối Aromatic and mildly spiced Vietnamese curry with ginger, lemongrass, coconut and coriander Slow cooked chicken thighs, fried until crispy with soy, ginger and lemongrass dressing With ginger, lime, chilli, soy, hoisin and oyster sauce marinade Deep fried sea bass fillet with sweet and sour tamarind sauce Cá chẽm chiên giòn sốt chua ngọt Bò lúc lắc Tôm thịt kho tộ Fried beef tenderloin with capsicum oyster sauce and sesame Slow cooked in rich and spicy caramel sauce with soy and oyster sauce Lightly battered and deep fried with tamarind sauce Cua chiên bột Cà ri vịt Roasted duck, spicy and fragrant curry sauce with capsicum and tomato

16 VND x 1000 Món tráng miệng Chè chuối Chuối chiên Coconut and tapioca sweet soup, banana, roasted peanuts Battered and deep fried banana, coconut sauce, chocolate ice cream Chilled coconut rice pudding, warm rum flamed mango Xoài với cơm nếp nước dừa

17 It is our best intention to provide you with as many local flavours and key ingredients as possible in all our dishes. To strengthen our philosophy: local, sustainable and healthy, we have the quintessential Vietnamese herbs, basil, lemongrass, spring onion and coriander along with vegetables such as cucumber and pumpkin, to mention but a few, all growing here in the resort in our very own Herbivore and Key Nine Garden. Coconuts and bananas are grown in the garden of our resort. Carpenter Mr. Tan delivers fresh rice noodle and Ms. Tran, one of our gardeners delivers fresh soy milk daily from her own little production. Hence, most of our vegetables come either from the island itself or from The Garden of Vietnam Da Lat, an area in central Vietnam with its own micro-climate which favours the cultivation of a myriad of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and more. Our surrounding waters provide wealth of oceanic produce, delivered fresh to our shore each morning by our trusted fishermen, Mr. Khanh and Mr. Triet, just to name two of them, to provide you with our Fish of the Day. Slipper lobster (unique to this area) shrimps, calamari and coral trout flourish here in abundance, yet are fished using traditional and sustainable methods to help maintain and preserve the fragile eco-system of the Con Dao archipelago. We are sourcing our Vietnamese coffee and tea from Oriberry. Oriberry is an initiative of the Advancement of Community Empowerment and Partnership (ACEP), a local Vietnamese NGO that works in remote rural areas of Vietnam conducting research and project work that aims to alleviate poverty and create sustainable sources of income through sustainable, organic agriculture. We are always on the look for emerging Vietnamese quality spirit brands which produce local and sustainable, yet with an international approach to quality and product safety like Son Tinh and Nine Dragons. To avoid transportation of bottled water and the connected carbon dioxide emissions as well plastic waste we built our own Crystal Water plant. This provides clinically pure, remineralized drinking water to all our guests and hosts. Institute Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City ascertains our quality, safety and potability of Crystal Water once a month. Our goal is to provide clean drinking and cooking water for the whole local community on this island. The entire profit from Crystal Water goes directly to this project. With your help in the past, we have been able to build a Crystal Water supply plant for the local Con Dao primary school and the local hospital. You are most welcome to visit the Crystal Water installation in our resort as well as in the Con Dao primary school. Thank you very much for your kind support! VND x 1000

18 It is our best intention to provide you with as many local flavours and key ingredients as possible in all our dishes. To strengthen our philosophy: local, sustainable and healthy, we have the quintessential Vietnamese herbs, basil, lemongrass, spring onion and coriander along with vegetables such as cucumber and pumpkin, to mention but a few, all growing here in the resort in our very own Herbivore and Key Nine Garden. Coconuts and bananas are grown in the garden of our resort. Carpenter Mr. Tan delivers fresh rice noodle and Ms. Tran, one of our gardeners delivers fresh soy milk daily from her own little production. Hence, most of our vegetables come either from the island itself or from The Garden of Vietnam Da Lat, an area in central Vietnam with its own micro-climate which favours the cultivation of a myriad of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and more. Our surrounding waters provide wealth of oceanic produce, delivered fresh to our shore each morning by our trusted fishermen, Mr. Khanh and Mr. Triet, just to name two of them, to provide you with our Fish of the Day. Slipper lobster (unique to this area) shrimps, calamari and coral trout flourish here in abundance, yet are fished using traditional and sustainable methods to help maintain and preserve the fragile eco-system of the Con Dao archipelago. We are sourcing our Vietnamese coffee and tea from Oriberry. Oriberry is an initiative of the Advancement of Community Empowerment and Partnership (ACEP), a local Vietnamese NGO that works in remote rural areas of Vietnam conducting research and project work that aims to alleviate poverty and create sustainable sources of income through sustainable, organic agriculture. We are always on the look for emerging Vietnamese quality spirit brands which produce local and sustainable, yet with an international approach to quality and product safety like Son Tinh and Nine Dragons. To avoid transportation of bottled water and the connected carbon dioxide emissions as well plastic waste we built our own Crystal Water plant. This provides clinically pure, remineralized drinking water to all our guests and hosts. Institute Pasteur in Ho Chi Minh City ascertains our quality, safety and potability of Crystal Water once a month. Our goal is to provide clean drinking and cooking water for the whole local community on this island. The entire profit from Crystal Water goes directly to this project. With your help in the past, we have been able to build a Crystal Water supply plant for the local Con Dao primary school and the local hospital. You are most welcome to visit the Crystal Water installation in our resort as well as in the Con Dao primary school. Thank you very much for your kind support! VND x 1000