cuisine wat damnak
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Cuisine Wat Damnak brings together authentic Cambodian flavors and French culinary technique to create a cuisine true to its Cambodian roots yet wholly unique. Chef Joannès Rivière’s innovative menus are inspired by all food traditions of Cambodia, when each day’s fare was made up of herbs and vegetables from the family garden and fish and game from the surrounding fields.
While today most produce is imported from outside Cambodia, Cuisine Wat Damnak’s ingredients are almost entirely sourced from nearby farms and villages around Siem Reap and Phnom Penh as well as the best other provinces have to offer such as seafood from Koh Khong, European style vegetables (strawberries and sweet onions) from the heights of Mondulkiri and freshwater fish from the Tonle Sap Lake and Mekong River.
The menu changes often to reflect the seasons, the chef’s skill and creativity, and the terroir of Cambodia, for a dining experience unlike any other.
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Fantastic dinner! The dishes were really very good, perfect service and a beautiful location.Everything perfect... we couldn't ask for more.Mandatory stop if you pass through Siem Reap.
Really great meal. All dishes were plated and tasted amazing. Definite must if you’re in Siem Reap and a lover of great food
we had the tasting menu and it was DELICIOUS! every dish was approachable while showcasing the authentic flavors of khmer cuisine
Elegant restaurant with an excellent menu, very kind and helpful staff. Excellent Cambodian cuisine.
Utterly disappointed, I had very high hopes for this restaurant and unfortunately it fell short of anything I wanted, before getting into the poor aspects of this evening out I would like to highlight the positives, initially as we walked in we were greeted with a fantastic smile and warm reception we had the meal explained to us in a fantastic way and I was pleased, after we sat down however it's the small things I started to notice. We ordered three cocktails to start the night and all fell short of what I would've expected for a fine dining restaurant, one was way too strong (ginger vodka drinks) and the other two lacked in any fulfilling flavours (mojito and Collins).Now onto the food, first course was a nice introduction to the night with a pleasent seafood dish, the following 3 courses were the highlight of the night in my opinion, pork, mackerel and beef tounge were extremely flavourful and the flavours were balanced perfectly which gave me hope for the mains. The first main ( jungle curry) came out and honestly was close to inedible, the lime in the dish was so overpowering and there was nothing to balance the flavour out the other aspects of the dish were honestly terrible. The second main (pan fried quail and dumplings) was horrendous, I was wondering why they didn't give us a knife for how tough the quail breast was, everything on the plate was tough to eat, the mushrooms had zero flavour, the jus was like water and the greens on top seriously tasted like dishwasher detergent I couldn't finish the food.Now onto the desserts, the first dessert was quite nice and nice combination of flavors and I really enjoyed it, the second dessert however ( churros) was really below average. The churros were blonde as opposed to golden brown, the fudge served was terrible and the coffee nibs on top tasted like coco pops. The fruit course was very average to finish the night off as well, they served too many sour fruits with a weird and confusing sweet spicy salt which was left to take back the the kitchen.Finally onto the service as much as the staff was super friendly and nice the small things you expect from this price range of food want up to standard, they served a course while one of my friends was in the bathroom, the whole dinner felt rushed, there were no placemats or coasters on the tables and the sparkling water we had wasn't chilled so it basically heated up as the dinner progressed.In sum, I believe this restaurant needs to reassess the menu and fine tune there services especially when they are in the same category for the Embassy in Siem Riep which I would recommend ten times over this restaurant.
We had a tasting menu this evening, a group of 6 people. The food was exquisite! Every dish was delicious! The service was impeccable. I highly recommend coming here for a fantastic meal experience. The set menus offered a choice vegetarian or meat based.
Great meal here. Very interesting and varied courses, if a little rich. Excellent use of local produce and flavours and very reasonable price for 8 courses of that quality.
Absolutely phenomenal meal. This is one of the best tasting menus I’ve done, at a bargain of a price compared to similar ones.Unlike other places, the vegetarian option isn’t just a watered down version of the meat option here. It totally holds its own. Would highly recommend getting both and splitting if you have a party of 2 or more.Portions were reasonable. We left comfortably full but not stuffed. And the service was impeccable.A must try for anyone visiting Siem Reap.
Love that the restaurant able to change menu for my nuts and cheese allergies. Recommend to order both tasting menu and plant based menu, like u can try all of their dishes. The highlight is their foods gave the feel of local Cambodia in a creative way rather than Western style. Just the desserts are sour and sweet for me.
