PRU Restaurant
GranMonte Cremant Methode Traditionelle Extra Brut
Eggplant, Shiso, Ginger / Kimchee Pancake, Pickled Papaya / Potato, Lime, Thai Basil
The King of the fruits – Durian, Shiso, Caviar, Berries
Giant Travelly & Ceylon Oak, Mirin
Bread & Butter, Pine
Black Crab & Fermented Tea, Green Curry
Fennel & Vanilla, baked in Pastry with Thai herbs
Coral Grouper & Turmeric, Tamarillo
Squid & Blue Cheese, Laminated Brown Butter Brioche
Aged Duck & Trang Pepper, Duck Bone Reduction, Carrots, Beets
Pink Guava & Celebes Pepper, Marigold
Banana & Umebushi, Calamansi
Gooseberry, Thai Citrus, Crepe, Cashew
Coffee
Marionberry Chocolate, Persimmon Chocolate, Bleu Cheese Chocolate
Recently reopened after an extensive renovation PRU focuses on “community-to- fork” gastronomy from Chef Jimmy Ophorst, a location just steps from Phuket’s most exclusive resort affording visitors a luxury experience previously unavailable in the area.
An acronym for “Plant. Raise. Understand.,” Jimmy and his team going to great lengths in explaining why Ingredients are chosen and how they are showcased, guests are welcomed in the lobby where Thai Sparkling Wine begins a progressive tasting that soon proceeds to a fully open kitchen.
A short ride from Phuket’s top Resorts, nearby Trisara playing host to a modern building with on-site gardens, it is in the lobby that diners nibble on small bites including a Kimchi Pancake before taking a front and center seat in front of chefs that are friendly and engaging.
Truly a celebration of Thailand’s bounty, Ophorst willfully choosing unique ingredients, course one places Durian amidst Shiso and Caviar with spectacular results before moving onward to a slice of Giant Travelly perfumed by Ceylon Oak that grow 50 meters above the ground.
Obtaining many ingredients from co-owned PRU Jampa Farm, 1.6 hectares of organic soil available for tours, Bread arrives with too much (IE just enough) local Butter prior to Black Crab Curry given complexity by Tea and a Fennel Bulb baked in Pastry atop Sauce bolstered by Vanilla.
A bold and concise sort of cuisine, no extraneous additions but every dish an expression of the Chef with faultless cooking, Coral Grouper is perhaps the most straight-forward presentation of the night – especially in comparison to Squid in Blue Cheese with laminated Rolls to sop up the excess.
Finishing savories with rosy Duck Breast in a peppered Sauce as complex as Mole it is by way of Guava Granita heated by Pepper that the palate is cleansed en route to Banana with Salted Plum and Citrus.
Back to the lounge to finish, four Mignardises followed by Coffee and Chocolates, PRU may only currently hold 1* from Michelin but the cooking achieves at a 2* level with 3* aspirations and the means to get there.
www.prurestaurant.com

