Take a break from the madding crowd
Dining out has become one of the most popular ways to catch up with friends and family, and on such occasions it can be challenging to keep up with the demands of diering palates. With no dearth of watering holes in the city catering to dierent tastes, Nusa oers a spread that has the something-for-everyone menu going for it.
True, it might be out of the way for some, but making a picnic out of it would be a great idea, considering the setting. With multiple sections to seat parties both great and small around an open serene space, Nusa is perfect for lazy, leisurely lunches where you can sit, sip and savour the pan-Asian fare at your own pace.
The weather is frankly too hot to enjoy soup but it was Nusa’s choice to showcase this particular dish and we understood why after our rst taste. Tomato soup rarely falls into my must-try category anywhere, but I am glad we tried it out here. The roasted tomato butter candle soup was light and refreshing, with a generous pat of herbed butter; there is a reason why it is on their must-try list.
The corn chestnut dimsums arrive alongside the hummus platter, and one thing is certain — there is no dearth of vegetarian options from different cuisines at Nusa. Charcoal walnut, threelentil carrot, feta mint and raspberry beet were the avours of hummus that came with the platter and they all went well with the pita bread.
There are a generous choice of seafood options here, so we try the kunafa prawn fritters. The kunafa prawn is not a sweet dish — it is prawn ensconced in spun pastry, much like the ones seen in Turkish desserts. The spice component for this dish is red pepper which imparts a subtle eriness to the prawn.
After gorging on starters, it was diªcult to choose a main course. We nally settled on the tried and tested nalli nihari with butter naan. The meat was tender and the gravy was just the right consistency — not too thick nor too thin.
We shared a dessert — the enchanted forest came to our table with a ourish. It is one of the chef’s prides and it is easy to see why.
Chocolate ganache, tuiles, soil and rocks surround a tart cherry compote. Not too sweet and not too dense, it was a lovely end to the meal. Nusa has a lot to oer — baos, khao phat, nasi goreng and satays with the likes of risottos, ravioli, pulao and biryani vie for your attention, to say nothing of the pizzas, burgers and sliders.