Phuket Restaurant Directory, Dining and After Dinner Entertainment Guide

That a memorable fine dining occasion calls for remarkable and fresh ingredients such as ambiance, setting, service and food, is a well-known fact. Top up these elements with a marina-side venue on the boardwalk of Royal Phuket Marina with a view of luxury yachts and the extraordinary cuisine famous to Mom Tri’s Boathouse Wine and Grill in Kata, and these are the makings for an exceptional evening.

The newly-opened Mom Tri’s Boathouse Regatta boasts an original décor reminiscent of a New England style yacht club. Colourful flags and pennants, representative of signals used in yacht racing and regattas, arranged in circular ornaments, splendidly decorate the ceiling while portholes and other items symbolic of yachting appear on the white walls with a wooden floor painted gray to ‘bottom’ it all off. Comfortable rattan chairs and tables upon which elaborately set white tablecloths and settings provide inviting placings in the smart but casual al fresco dining area. Cocktails anyone? Enjoy one of the Boathouse Regatta’s exotic flavours on the boardwalk with a close-up view of a dream yacht.

Superlative tastes and sights – a signature of all Mom Tri’s restaurants – manifest themselves in the form of a fusion of seafood and French Mediterranean cuisine at the Boathouse Regatta. From the ‘Warm Appetisers’ menu, the Rock Lobster Ravioli Boathouse Style with cream morel velouté and the French Duck Foie Gras ‘poêlé à la minute’ with cognac black truffle sauce and wild mushrooms were indicative of the subtle spices and art of preparation of this style of cooking.

The complementary dishes of meat and seafood proved to be favourable and pleasing main courses. The Pan-Seared Fillet of Phuket Sole with fine cream Chardonnay sauce and layered with spinach was a light and refreshing dish of subtle flavours. The Striploin from Australia, beautifully cooked to medium-rare perfection, served with a creamy Roquefort sauce and gratin Dauphinois, was an equal match to the seafood entrée.

A Californian Zinfadel and the desserts of Chocolate Banana Pie and vanilla ice cream and Mango Crêpes added to the succulent sweet and zest appeal of the evening.

A cuisine supplied tried and true from Mom Tri’s Boathouse in addition to a model setting make for a memorable evening out. Hold your next regatta on the Boardwalk!