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Daria Sokol 27 months ago
“Blown Away” is still and underwhelming expression to describe our experience in Sontaya ????
Staying at St.Regis, we came in for a dinner and were seated at one of the lovely outdoor tables by the pool, overlooking the ocean. Just THE VIEW itself is worth coming, but there was so much more!!!
The restaurant serves ASIAN FUSION cuisine, and the menu has tons of appealing options - my fiancé and I opted in for spring rolls with seafood and beef skewers for appetizers and decided to share a duck curry. Highly recommend all of the above! Delicious!
But THE BEST PART of our experience was connecting with amazing employees of Sontaya. GOVIN, our server, was very caring and personable from the first minute providing us with IMPECCABLE SERVICE. He made sure we were enjoying every dish and cocktail, suggested taking a break before the entree, so we felt very relaxed, unrushed and comfortable throughout our whole meal. We chatted for a little bit and Govin invited us for a special FIVE SENSES COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE the next night. We happily accepted, but little did we know what a treat awaits us!
We also got to meet restaurant manager, ANIT, who was super nice and accommodating. He was the one to greet us the next day and take us to our table overlooking the ocean. We had no idea this experience will be for us only!!! I thought that will be similar to a group cocktail class; how wrong I was☺️
The idea of this experience is to connect you with all Five Senses: Touch, See, Hear, Smell and Taste, through the art of cocktail making. To Stay Present. To Fully Enjoy❤️
PANDA, our host, explained every step of the process. This was SO SPECIAL.
Govin remembered from the previous night that I am not a big drinker, and informed Panda of the same, so Panda put alcohol separately for me so that I can add just a bit or skip it altogether - just how thoughtful!!!
WORLD CLASS ANTICIPATORY SERVICE.
We are very fortunate to travel all around the world, but I must say this was absolutely unique and we will remember this experience for years to come.
THANK YOU SO MUCH GOVIN, PANDA AND ANIT for making us feel so special. We can’t wait to come back tomorrow to celebrate Valentine’s Day with you.
Dear Reader, thank you for reading all the way through this long review, I hope it was helpful :) if you have questions about the restaurant or hotel, want to see more photos and videos or just want to say Hi to a fellow traveler, feel free to reach out to my Insta @daria.newyork ❤️
Cheers to magnificent places and unique experiences!