Vakkaru Maldives launches Jungle Cinema and Anguru Teppanyaki

There’s at all times one thing thrilling happening at Vakkaru Maldives. In time for the festive season, the timeless island sanctuary within the pristine Baa Atoll has additional enhanced its visitor expertise by including two new thrilling choices – Jungle Cinema and Anguru Teppanyaki restaurant.

The Jungle Cinema definitely lives as much as its title. It’s positioned in a personal spot within the centre of the island and is surrounded by lush tropical vegetation. It seats as much as 10 individuals and is good for a household, a small group of associates, or a romantic film date night time for a pair. There’s a broad choice of film genres to select from, and two screenings are potential each night time – the primary one at 7.30 pm and the second from 9.30 pm onwards. A non-public film screening within the Jungle Cinema contains free-flow delicate drinks and popcorn, whereas for a extra elaborate night time out, friends may also go for a film night time that features a set menu dinner./p>

Complementing Vakkaru’s thrilling dine-around journey, Anguru, the brand new teppanyaki restaurant and the resort’s sixth meals and beverage outlet, is a deliciously interactive eating expertise. Within the outdated days, coconut shells have been used for hearth and cooking within the conventional Maldivian kitchen. The by-product was “coconut shell charcoal” or “anguru’ within the Dhivehi language that’s then used for barbecues. The restaurant’s title additionally celebrates the island’s heritage as a coconut plantation, which continues to be house to 2,300 bushes as we speak.

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The restaurant, housed in a gazebo with a thatched roof close to the principle pool, lets diners watch the gifted cooks slice, cube and sear proper earlier than their eyes. Open for lunch and dinner, Anguru can seat 10 diners and serves an a la carte menu for lunch and set menus for dinner. The a la carte menu presents a luxurious choice of sushi, maki rolls, nigiri and sashimi to start out the meal. For mains, diners can choose from a spread of premium meats and contemporary seafood, together with Australian Wagyu, Angus beef, Maldivian Grade A tuna, Scottish Salmon, and Maldivian lobster. Mains are all accompanied by miso soup, teppanyaki grilled greens, Japanese pickles and signature Japanese fried rice. Flambe pineapple and ice cream filled with batter-fried profiteroles are among the desserts on supply.

Set menus such because the Sundown Aptitude and Ocean Delight embody sushi, sashimi, soups, mains and desserts. The extravagant Surf & Turf set begins with a seafood soup, assorted sushi, lobster popcorn, pineapple and Malibu sorbet. Subsequent, the mains are contemporary Maldivian lobster and Tajima Wagyu beef MB, pan-seared foie gras, child greens, and vegetable fried rice. Lastly, the orange macerated flambé crepes deliver a candy finish to the meal.

Talking concerning the new visitor experiences, Iain McCormack, Basic Supervisor of Vakkaru Maldives, mentioned: “All our friends are developed, luxurious travellers. And at Vakkaru, we’re at all times in search of methods to enhance and elevate the experiences we provide to match and exceed their expectations. Because of this, each Jungle Cinema and the Anguru Teppanyaki restaurant have been refined with singular consideration to element to ship distinctive, distinctive moments to our friends.”

For extra info, contact reservations@vakkarumaldives.com or go to vakkarumaldives.com.