UPCOMING EVENT
- DATE: SUNDAY 07 DECEMBER 2025
ANGKOR WAT INTERNATION HALF MARATHON 2025: We are pleased to announce that CWD Siem Reap will be exceptionally open for all runners
- DATE: SUNDAY 21ST to 31ST DECEMBER
- FESTIVE MENU: Celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve 2025 with us.
PRICE: 65.00++ PER PERSON
Menu available here: Festive menu 2025
Experience a gastronomic dining with a unique culinary journey crafted by chef Joannes and his team.
To accommodate your preferences, we offer two convenient seating times:
Siem Reap
Housed in a traditional Cambodian wooden house in the heart of Siem Reap’s Wat Damnak village, Cuisine Wat Damnak offers three distinct dining experiences. Downstairs, the modern dining room is a stylish, air-conditioned space decorated with local artwork and handicrafts. The fan-cooled upstairs retains the wooden house’s traditional Cambodian country charm, with an ambiance that complements the menu. Outside, the softly lit garden is the perfect place to appreciate balmy Cambodian evenings, surrounded by lush tropical greenery and local herbs.










Dinner MENU
Tasting menu of month
We don’t offer ‘à la carte, however, vegetarians and vegans are most welcome
Our tasting menus change regularly to ensure we make the most of Cambodia’s freshest seasonal produce and depending on the availability at the market.
*Please alert us in advance if you have any particular dietary requirements. Our regular menu may contain nuts, pork, or seafood.
However, because small amounts of garlic and chili are fundamental to Cambodian cuisine, we regret that we are unable to offer a menu that does not include those ingredients.
In addition, please note that Cambodian food contains fish sauce and other fish products in most dishes. If you must avoid fish, we recommend arranging in advance for a vegetarian menu.
All prices are in US Dollars (USD) subjected to 5% service charge and 10% prevailing government tax
Tasting menu
45.00 per personCold smoked Tonle Sap croaker fish, black cabbage, wild mangosteen and charred garlic emulsion, chambok seed
Pickled free range chicken breast salad in pohor style with lesser ginger, crispy ambok, lemon basil, baby corn and roasted pumpkin
Prawn and fruits salad with tamarind and peanut dressing inspired by HRH Rasmi Sobhana “Cambodian Cookbook”
Pulled pork ribs with prahok and coconut milk, snakehead fish, mushrooms, puffed rice, herbs, flowers and local crudités
Slow cooked beef cheek soup, charred green papaya, shiny cresson, rice paddy herb, roasted oxtail broth and lime
Pan fried quail filet and leg confit, glazed turnip, Chinese celery, sprouts and homemade oyster sauce
Soursop sorbet with meringue and dragon fruit, cucumber, fresh coriander and basil seeds
Dark Wat Chocolate steamed cake and crème anglaise, crispy rice praline, Passion fruit whipped cream
Vegetarian tasting menu
38.00 per personGrilled eggplant and cashew nuts teuk kreung, pickled tofu, crudités, puffed rice and green chili
Sear candle yam and sagou with Kurata pepper, Pounded charred tomato condiment, lemon basil
Cauliflower and fresh rice flakes cake, cauliflower salad, basil peanuts, soy reduction and toasted spices cream
Caramelized palm sugar braised green papaya in a bamboo leaf, fresh green peppercorn, bean sprouts and Chinese croissant croutons
Green jackfruit and mushrooms jungle curry, holy basil, jack fruit seeds and yellow bean dumpling, spicy pounded mushrooms
Black sticky rice and asparagus stuffed cabbage, pickled cabbage reduction, cabbage purée and Chinese celery
Soursop sorbet with meringue and dragon fruit, cucumber, fresh coriander and basil seeds
Dark Wat Chocolate steamed cake and crème anglaise, crispy rice praline, Passion fruit whipped cream
E-mail: info@cuisinewatdamnak.com
Phone: 077 347 762
Everything perfect... we couldn't ask for more.
Mandatory stop if you pass through Siem Reap.
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.
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.
Contact
Cuisine Wat Damnak Siem Reap
- Between Psa Dey Hoy market and Angkor High School, Wat Damnak village, Sala Kamreuk Commune, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Monday to Saturday (Closed on Sunday)
- Dinner: 6:30pm to 11:00pm
(Last order at 9:00pm) - Cellphone: +855 (0)77 347 762
(9:00am to 11:00am - 2:00pm to 11:00pm on working days) - Email: info@cuisinewatdamnak.com