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Mesmerising views,fun beverages andscrumptious seafoodis all on offer at Strata,

Dohas highest diningvenue

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An invitation to

sample Strata waspassed around my

oce beore landing

in my e-mail box; my

colleagues are not

seaood ans, and to

be honest, neither am

I. However, Im always eager to try something

new, so I took the opportunity to visit Strata.

Located on the 55th and 56th foor o

InterContinental Doha The City, Strata is the

highest dining venue and boasts some o the

best views o Doha. I certainly cant argue

with that. The restaurant, split over two levels,

with a dining area on the lower foor and uber

chic bar on the second, really does showcase

spectacular sights.

On arrival at the restaurant, mysel and my two

dining partners were ushered upstairs to the

bar or a pre-meal tipple. The riendly serverswere enthusiastic to give us the lowdown on

some o the most exciting and popular drinks

available. An interesting beverage menu

pleases with a selection o classic and signature

beverages, alongside more entertaining

oerings o molecular rereshments, whichare produced through oaming or smoking

techniques. The drinks are on the steep side o

the price spectrum, so i youre on a budget, this

is not the place or you.

Ater consuming delicious beverages and

splendid views, we were escorted to our table.

The ood menu oers a selection o three caviar

and our oyster options, chilled indulgence

platters o hand-chosen seaood, accompanied

with Ches sauces, salad and bread. We all

opted or the Degustation Menu a ve course

set menu which costs QR 700. Each course is

served with a dierent type o vino, so the price

is justied.

The rst course presented was Caviar with

umami oyster; it was tasty although I wasnt

keen on the lemon oam which was generously

coated over the portion. Up next was Herb

butter poached tuna; as a tuna enthusiast thiswent down a real treat. This was ollowed by

Lime and coconut poached hamachi; I liked the

texture o the sh used with vegetables and

jelly, something dierent but delectable. The

ourth serving was Smoked lobster I adored

this, especially the presentation. The servingportions are small but lling. Each course

is presented with a specic beverage that

compliments the ood, but we couldnt drink

quickly enough so by the time we had nished

the meal we still had a table ull o drinks to get

through!

My avourite part o the meal came with

the sweet nale The Strata Compilation

which is apparently proving to be one o

the restaurant's most popular options. The

dessert platter contains a mix o mouth-

watering oerings including Guanaja chocolate

milleeuille, coconut chocolate croquettes,

Araguani chocolate crousti-ondant, jivara

creme brulee, Grue de cacao olive macaron and

Chocolate cinnamon sorbet.

Strata is the perect place i youre ater a ne

dining experience. Ill denitely go back to

enjoy the views and clever cocktails, but I thinkIll stick to the lounge and leave the dining to

the sh ans.

For more info visit

www.intercontinental.com/dohathecity

GLAMexperIenCe

CAViAr WiTH UmAmi oYSTer

Lime And CoConUT PoACHed HAmACHi Smoked LoBSTer

HerB BUTTer PoACHed TUnA

THe STrATA ComPiLATion