At The Anam Cam Ranh Vietnam, barbeque is given a refined setting with two new menus served in the resort’s Hilltop Pool Villas. Guests in the two- and three-bedroom villas are treated to a private chef and waiter who prepare a full progression of dishes, beginning with starters and soups before moving to an array of grilled seafood, meats, and vegetables, finished with desserts.
The Asian BBQ menu opens with Vietnamese beef and local seafood, followed by a tom yum soup rich with mushrooms and herbs. The grill brings together tiger prawns in chili marinade, lemongrass cobia with broccolini salsa, cuttlefish with turmeric sauce, chicken satay, king oyster mushrooms with sesame, rolled beef striploin with asparagus, giant clam with peanut chili sauce, and pork ribs with shrimp paste and crispy lemongrass. Sauces range from green chili and passion fruit fish sauce to salt, pepper, and lime, while dessert includes chocolate brownie, yogurt mousse, raspberry compote, and passion fruit cake.
The Western BBQ menu begins with Iberico pulled pork tacos and grilled romaine with sundried tomato and garlic honey yogurt, followed by green abalone and spinach soup. From the grill come oysters with marmalade shallot, New Zealand mussels with tomato cheese, smoked beef short rib with onion jam, lobster tail with Jack Daniel’s cheese sauce, sea bass with lime, Black Angus striploin with asparagus, Iberico pork jowl with chimichurri, lamb rack with garlic bread, and German sausages with pomme purée. Condiments include mushroom cream, green pepper, red wine, and smoked barbecue sauces, with desserts such as white wine mousse with yuzu compote and mango curd with coconut dacquoise.
“These menus may be inspired by the humble barbeque, but the fare they afford is anything but your typical sausages or burger patties,” said The Anam Group’s Group General Manager, Laurent Myter.
The Hilltop Pool Villas themselves are spacious, with bedrooms, en-suite bathrooms, kitchens, and living areas that open to private pools overlooking the sea. The view takes in traditional sampans and coracles on the water, islands scattered offshore, and the dramatic headland of Song Lo nearby. For a more social setting, the resort’s Indochine Restaurant hosts a seafood barbeque every Saturday evening, accompanied by live music and a fire show.
The Anam Cam Ranh Vietnam
Long Beach, Northern Peninsula Cam Ranh, Cam Ranh 65000
