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Monday 27 February – part five: enjoying the Taste of Tiffins

We were taken through into this room in Tiffin’s, and we were the first to be seated here. It only lasted a few minutes before others came in, but we did feel like VIPs for those few minutes!



We decided to share two appetisers, the Tiffins signature bread service, with pomegranate olive oil, harissa yoghurt, black eyed pea hummus, and zhough yoghurt. The real surprise to both of us was the hummus. I’m really not a fan of the stuff generally, but I thought it worked really well. We liked all of them, and the pomegranate olive oil was very interesting. There was a sweet kick to it, and I found it very intriguing. As we said, we certainly got to try out some different stuff today.



We also got the selection of artisanal cheeses, which was made up of feta, Gouda, goat’s cheese and a blue cheese, and came with raisins, honey, and strawberry blocks. They all went together very well. I did ask if anything went with a specific cheese, but we were told it was down to individual tastes, and I could understand that, after trying a number of different combinations of it.



We both decided to go for the Taste of Tiffins option for our entrée, which gives you two lighter size entrees for $28. I thought this was a great idea, as it allowed you to sample more of the menu. I went for the marinated grilled octopus with salsify, saffron aioli, and lemon caper olive oil, which I wasn’t sure about, as I don’t normally like octopus, but this was beautiful and cooked to perfection.



I also got the market vegetable curry with coconut-red curry, poppadum, and lime chutney. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to handle this, given I don’t do well with spicy food, but Mark, our server, told me it was fine and he didn’t do spicy food either. Well, I’ll just say he does it more than I do, as it had a real kick to it, and I had to drink quite a large quantity of water. It was frustrating, as he’d been so good with drinks until that point, but when I needed him most, he was nowhere to be seen, and I was desperately sitting there, waiting for him to get a water refill.



Mark opted for the chermoula rubbed chicken with dried fruits, olives, couscous and harissa yoghurt…



… and also went for the 72-hour beef short rib with carrots and chimichurri.



Now it’s important to note some of these items are on the main menu. The octopus was under appetizers, while the beef, chicken and vegetable curry were entrees. Now I didn’t see the crispy-fried lionfish that was on the taster menu anywhere on the main menu, which is why I say some, as opposed to all.

Because my mouth was a bit on fire, I went for the sorbet tasting, which the menu told me was kaffir lime syrup, passion fruit curd, and crunchy vanilla croutons. I think I got the croutons, but I couldn’t face eating them, as they looked too much like bacon to me. I know, I know – I was probably being silly, but that’s just me. However, the sorbets weren’t what was listed, as Mark told me one of them was guava, which was a bit odd. Don’t get me wrong, I was very happy with them, but I just didn’t get how they could change from the menu.



Mark had the South American chocolate ganache with caramelised banana, and cocoa nib twile. I tried a taste of it, and it didn’t do much for me, as it tasted salty, as opposed to sweet.



Once we were done with our meal, we went into the other dining room and that was beautifully themed as well…



All in all, I think Tiffins is a great addition to the Animal Kingdom dining line-up, and I like the fact they’re trying to get people to be a bit more adventurous in their dining, and teach them about the creation of Animal Kingdom at the same time.

Tiffins

Appetizer 1 9 9
Appetizer 2 8½ 8½
Entrée 1 9½ 9
Entrée 2 8 9
Dessert 8½ 7½
Service 8 8
Atmosphere 9 9
Value for money 8½ 9

Average score: 8.63

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