Blue Ginger

Lush tropical foliage, a lotus pond, and the scent of frangipani in bloom set the mood for Taj West End's Vietnamese restaurant and open kitchen. The decor is Vietnamese-chic: chairs crafted out of water hyacinth fiber and large stone urns filled with petals; silk lanterns and flaming torches -- even the crockery has a Vietnamese military procession running all around it. Start with the asparagus and crab meat soup along with a crunchy raw mango salad, followed by the coconut-based Vietnamese caris (curry) served in a clay pot, and accompanied not by rice but a baguette. You could also try scallops in black pepper, garlic and oyster sauce and the scrumptious stir fried prawns in tamarind sauce. End with lemon grass and ginger crème brûlée or the very refreshing rose petal ice cream.

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