Y the fok we here? lets hit the maldives

The Hilton

Ithaa Undersea restaurant

Dine 16 feet below sea level at the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa's unique underwater restaurant. Marvel at 360° views of reef and marine life, sip champagne cocktails and sample Maldivian-Western fusion cuisine at this spectacular Maldives restaurant - the world's only aquarium-style restaurant.


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Luncheon

Tomato & Buffalo Mozzarella

With Toasted Pine Nuts, Fried Basil & Balsamic Syrup

Creamed Mushroom Soup Cappuccino Style

Served with Shaved Bread Crackers & Olive Pesto

PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR MAIN COURSE:
Seared Fillet of Reef Fish

On Lemon Scented Spinach, Bitter Sweet Orange Essence

OR
Fire Grilled Beef Tenderloin

Pan-fried Potatoes, Herb Roasted Tomato
Baked Portabello Black Mushroom

Selection of Green Peppercorn Sauce, Red Wine Sauce & Assorted Mustards

Sliced Exotic Fruit Platter with Mango Sorbet in the Maldivian Lagoon…

Culinary Journey in the Maldivian Lagoon…

Welcome Maldivian "Sai Tea"

Infused with Indigenous Plants & Herbs

"Roshi"

Selected Maldivian Flat Breads
Raw Seared "Kanneli" Yellow Fin Tuna with Rihakuru Maldivian Fish Glaze,
Cracked Black Pepper, Dehydrated Lime Dust, Laced with Lime Oil
Cooked Seared Lamb Loin with Tahini, Toasted Black Sesame Seeds,

"Kulhafila"

Maldivian Beach Grass with Lime, Onion & Salt
Seared Smoked Salmon Gravlax Style, Lemon Curd Curried Wasabi Mayonnaise
Sour Lime & Chili Pickled "Ihi" Maldivian Lobster in Smoked Tomato Jelly

"Assans"

Double Duck Essence Infused with Maldivian "Rampe" Leaf with a Toasted Parmesan Chip

"Gulha"

Lollipop Ground Fish Balls with Local Spices, Coconut, Onions,
Chili & Ginger, Lemongrass Skewered & Shallow Fried

"Bajiya"

Pan-fried Foot Long Samosa Filled with Vegetables, Yellow Curry & Dried Cumin

"Bondi"

Dumplings of Deep-fried Marinated Ground Lamb & Rice Kibbeh Style

"Baith"

Selection of Maldivian Rice

"Riha"

Curry Deep-Fried "Raithmas" Red Snapper on Yellow Curried Dhal

"Tharukari"

Cinnamon & Mild Red Curry Flavoured Fried Vegetables Tempura Style

"Asdhooni"

Black Lacquered Baked Duck Breast Coriander Crusted

"Kukullhu"

Poached Breast of Chicken Roll Filled with Stewed Dates
& Pickled Lime on a Mild Maldivian Curry Paste Sauce

"Kanbalhi"

Roast Rack Lamb with a Cracked Pistachio & Arabian Red Powder

"Faru Man" Reef Fish

Steamed & Served in an Oriental Nage with Oil Blanched Ponzu Vegetables
Grilled "Ihi" Maldivian Lobster Napped with Reduced Vanilla, Mint Cream & Gratinated with Hollandaise Sauce
Candied Mango Mousse with Lemon Grass & Cardamom Essence
Frozen Yoghurt Mild Curry Flavoured
Dark Maldivian Banana Muffin served with an Over Cooked Banana Compote & Cracked Meringue

Tropical Fruit

Diced & Bamboo Skewered with Hot Candied Ginger, Chocolate Fondue

"Ithaa" Assorted Chocolate Dipped Rose Water Candies Cold Starter Hot Starter Main Course Dessert

Fok, if they opened that in the Pattaya area it would be watch the turds float by :(

looks like a nice place. but the average farang will have a few questions.....

is it cheap
is the beer cheap
are the girls cheap
can i own land
what about visa runs

I think Maldives you can own land and no visa runs, and yes it is cheap, well apart from that tasty Hilton restaurant that is.

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Originally Posted by dirtydog

I think Maldives you can own land and no visa runs, and yes it is cheap, well apart from that tasty Hilton restaurant that is.

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Where is Maldives?

not very tsunami proof though is it, the average height of the land above sea level is less than 1 meter:(

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Originally Posted by ceburat

Where is Maldives?

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Are you American perchance?

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Originally Posted by dirtydog

Fok, if they opened that in the Pattaya area it would be watch the turds float by

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And count the dead bodys

My folks whent there a few years ago, they recond it was great, beautiful resort on it's own island (most islands only have one) get up the next day walk around the beatiful island, eat in the beatiful resteraunt and drink in the beautiful bar ( none of which have any compitition so are extortionate), then get up the next day and do the same....by about the 3rd or 4th day your going crazy

last year i went to the maldives to attend a ship inspection. the main town is a shithole and the only place to get a beer is the airport hotel because its a muslim state

^ perhaps CMN would be interested?

before arriving i instructed the agent to arrange good quality accomodation for the inspector from Shell (who we were trying to impress - the ship passing the inspection would result in $$$ of business from Shell). He had come all the way from Durban and stayed 3 days before I arrived (i only stayed one night). Imagine my horror when I saw that he had been put up here (they normally get 4 or 5 star hotels) and without even a chance to get a beer to drown his sorrows.

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i took these pics to show my jealous colleagues of my trip to the legendary maldives.....

Luckily i had met the inspector before in my sailing days as he was also the mooring master/pilot at Durban so he was in fairly good spirits - until we took him back to the airport where there is a pretty good hotel with a bar. I asked the agent why we hadnt been put up there thinking that he would say it was full. Oh no, the agent thought it had been too expensive at 80 bucks a night. Then i could see the inspector starting to lose his cool.......


but for me the highlight of the trip for me was the 8 hour transfer at Columbo airport on both the outward and inward journeys

my hosts could see i was not very happy about how things had been arranged so they offered to bring me out fishing in their boat.

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and within 10 minutes of fishing i managed to catch one! the first and probably last fish i will ever catch. never got to eat it though as i was off to the airport an hour later...

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and that for me was the maldives.

by the way all the shops are closed on a friday

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within 10 minutes of fishing i managed to catch one!

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So that must be you holding the fishing rod then :)

wow a teak door member with all his own hair!

A rare breed indeed:sheep2:

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yes but the picture was taken last year.

He even seems to have additional Clark Gable hair under his nose. :D