Jade Buddha
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Furniture and décor is a lush Asian mélange, including a Balinese-style water feature, bamboo ceilings, lush lighting, splashes of bold colour mixed with warm tones of gold, orange and red. A large golden Buddha statue reminds you to take the middle path - all things in moderation - except those delicious cocktails of course.
Upstairs is the Shadow Lounge area for more intimate cocktailing, with the same great views, and a chilled lounge and house music soundtrack.
There's a great selection of boutique local and international beers, and a decent wine list, but the Buddha's specialty is definitely cocktails. They say you can actually get closer to enlightenment with the Buddha Bliss - a divine concoction of Grand Marnier, yellow Chartreuse, lime, ginger, mint, and cloudy apple juice.
The restaurant menu is a fusion of Far East and the familiar West, a tad on the expensive side for nothing too special, with lots of fresh seafood, tasty (if a bit salty) noodles and sushi. Try the Balinese-style lamb with snow peas and toasted coconut for something different.
Tuesday evenings the resident psychic is on hand to deliver your destiny while you sip on a delightful cocktail. Friday nights can be crazy-busy with the after-work crowd, but Sunday afternoons are all about an open-air barbecue with $10 specials on grain-fed sirloin or Morton Bay Bugs, prawn and swordfish skewers, and chilled live jazz playing in the background.
Meri Harli, March 2010
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