Anantara Eastern Mangroves – Go Sushi! – in Abu Dhabi

Always something exciting going on at Anantara Eastern Mangroves!

And now they’re experimenting with a limited, exclusive, even almost intimate live sushi experience whereby two couples sit directly at the live sushi station!

Close to the natural mangroves, Ingredients restaurant is famous for its weekend brunches, where sushi and other live-cooking stations entertain the palates of the fortunate diners – but the sushi station serves as part of the immense buffet – now, instead, the luckiest of the fortunate can actually interact directly with the Sushi Chefs and enjoy an evening of customized sushi delights made just for you.

For your viewing pleasure, here are some of the creations that rolled our way!

Like little jewels, each morsel was sliced and hand-wrapped right before our very eyes.

Culinary poetry in motion, the Chefs hands and fingers played the rice and seafood with the mastery of an orchestra pianist – try this, how did you like that, want to taste this?

When the seafood is fresh, it just melts on your tongue…

And the colors and textures chase each other with glee and abandonment…

I don’t know if Sushi has levels and belts like Karate, but our Anantara Chef was a black belt!

Besides the smooth sushi-rolling techniques, he used props and tools – like a blowtorch with flame! – and elegant wooden sushi boats – to present us with an unforgettable dining experience.

Oh! Did I mention it’s unlimited sushi for only 99 dirham!?

The Go Sushi extravaganza is a celebration of kinds, too – because of the well-earned title of Executive Chef awarded to Idin Asmitha, who was recently promoted internally:

And the ambiance is magnificent at Anantara – and as special as it is to dine there, you can’t help but feel a little extra-special sitting up front at the sushi counter!

If you have a date you want to impress, now you know where to go…