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Welcome To The Please Enjoy Your Meal Selamat Menikmati Marcel De Rijk Your Host The White Elephant story Once upon a time, there lived a herd of eighty thousand elephants at the bottom of the majestic Himalayas. Their leader was a magnificent and rare white elephant who was an extremely kind- hearten soul. He greatly loved his mother who had grown blind and feeble and could not look out SWEET TEMPTATIONS for herself. Each day this white elephant would go deep into the forest in search of food. KOLAK PISANG 35K Banana cooked in a palm sugar & coconut milk juice served warm He would look for the best of wild fruit to give his mother. But alas, his mother never received any because his messengers would always eat the fruit themselves. Each night, when he returned home he DADAR GULUNG 35K would be surprised to hear that his mother had been starving all day. He was very disappointed with An Indonesian pancake made with rice flour and coloured green filled with grated his herd. coconut and palm sugar One day, he decided to leave them all behind and disappeared in the middle of the night along with his KELEPON 25K dear mother. He took her to Mount Candorana to live in a cave beside a beautiful lake that was Rice flour balls filled with brown sugar and covered in snow white grated coconut covered by gorgeous pink lotus flowers. – when you bite into this dessert the brown sugar pops in your mouth ES CAMPUR 25K One day, when the white elephant was feeding, he heard loud cries. A forester from Benaras had lost A dessert you can drink from Indonesia – tropical fruit, crushed ice pandan leaf & his way in the forest and was terrified. He had come to the area to visit relatives and could not find coconut water his way out of the forest. MILLE FEUILLE 65K On seeing this big white elephant he was even more terrified and ran as fast as he could. The A triple layer of puff pastry filled with cream, raspberries & blueberries elephant followed him and told him not to be afraid, as all he wanted to do was to help him. The white elephant asked the forester why he was crying so bitterly. The forester replied that he was MANGGIE’S LEMON POSSET 65K crying because he had been roaming the forest for the past seven days and could not find his way An old English favourite -of cream and lemon zest, served with shortbread topped out. with lemon curd. The elephant told him not to worry as he knew every inch of this forest and could take him to TIRAMISU 65K safety. He then lifted him on to his back and carried him to the edge of the forest where the A delicious Italian dessert of cream, coffee & coco chocolate forester went on his merry way back to Benaras. On reaching the city, the forester heard that King Brahmadutta’s personal elephant had just died and that the King was looking for a new elephant. The King’s men were roaming the city, saying that any man who had seen or heard of an elephant fit for a King should come forward with information. The forester was very excited and immediately went to the King to tell him about the white elephant that he had seen. He told him that he had marked the way and would require the help of the elephant trainers in order to catch this fantastic elephant. The King was happy and immediately sent a number of soldiers and elephant trainers to capture the white elephant. They found the white elephant collecting lotus shoots for his mother’s meal and he could sense the presence of humans. When he looked up, he spotted the forester and realized that it was he who had led the King’s men to him. He was very upset with the forester but knew if he put up a struggle many of the men would be killed. And he was just too kind to hurt anyone. The elephant decided to go along with them to Benaras and then he would ask the king to set him free! All prices are subject to 21% Government Tax & Service IKAN MUJAIR SAMBAL MATAH 80k Grilled Whole Tilapia Fresh Water Fish with Lemongrass Tomato & Shallot Sambal Served with Urap Sayur That night when the white elephant did not return home, his mother was very worried. She had heard all the commotion outside and had guessed that the King’s men had taken away her KERAPU PANGGANG BUMBU IJO 115k son. She was scared that the King would ride him in to battle and her son would be killed. Grilled/Fried Whole Grouper Fish & Green Chili Sambal, Urap Sayur She was also worried that there would be no one to look after her or even feed her, as she was blind. She lay down and cried. GURAMI PANGGANG RAGI GENEP 80k Grilled /Fried Whole Carp Fish in a Bumbu Rajang and served with Urap Sayur Meanwhile her son was led in to the beautiful city of Benaras where he was given a grand NASI CAMPUR 115K reception. The whole city was decorated, and his own stable was painted and covered with Traditional Indonesian Cuisine garlands of fragrant flowers. The trainers laid out a feast for their new state elephant Includes Fried Rice, Kakap Sambal Matah, Beef Rendang, Urap Sayur, Sambal Udang , Ayam who refused to touch a morsel. He did not respond to any kind of stimuli, be it the fragrant Bumbu Kuning flowers or the beautiful and comfortable stable. He just sat there looking completely despondent. NASI GORENG 75k Indonesian Fried Rice , Chicken Satay ,Fried Egg & Acar The worried trainers reported the situation to their King, as they were scared the elephant would just waste away without any food or water. The King was extremely concerned when BIHUN GORENG 70K he heard what they had to say and went to the elephant. He offered food from the royal Indonesian Wok Rice noodle with Seafood or Chicken, Fried Egg and Julienne Vegetable table and asked him why he was so sad. TEMPE & TAHU GORENG 45K The white elephant said that he would not eat a thing until he met his mother. The King Tempe is made from soy beans and an Indonesian staple as is Bean Cake (Tahu) fried & served asked him where his mother was, and he replied that she was home on Mount Candorana and with Chili Sauce and Lalapan (a local vegetable salad) must be worried and hungry as she was blind and had no one to feed her and take care of her. He was afraid that she would die. All IndonesIan MaIn Courses Are Served with Steamed Or FrIed WhIte RIce Peyek (Crackers), And 3 KInds Of TradItIonal Sambal The kind King was saddened by the elephant’s story and asked him to return to his blind, old mother and take care of her as he had been doing all along. He set him free in love and kindness. The elephant went running home as fast as he could. He was relieved to find that INTERNATIONAL OPTIONS his mother was still alive. He filled his trunk with water and poured it over his sick mother CHICKEN AND MUSHROOM PIE 75k who thought that it was raining. Then she cried out as she thought that some evil spirit had Chunks of tender chicken & mushroom in a white sauce served with potato wedges and come to harm her and wished and prayed that her son was there to save her. Coleslaw on The Side The white elephant gently bent over his blind mother and stroked her lovingly. She WAGYU BEEF 215K immediately recognized his touch and was overjoyed. Her son lifted her up and told her that Grilled Wagyu Beef topped with Quail Egg the kind King had set him free and he was here to love and look after his mother forever. Served with rosemary gravy potato and vegetables of the day His mother was thrilled and blessed the kind King with peace, prosperity and joy till the end GRILLED DUCK BREAST 160k of his days. Served with vegetables of the day Blueberry Sauce and Apple Mousse She was so thankful to him for sending her son back home. The white elephant was able to SWEET POTATO FALAFEL 75K take good care of his mother till the day she died. And when he died himself, the King erected Sweet potato, Feta cheese, & Hummus in a pitta bread wrap with coleslaw on the side a statue of him by the side of the lake and held an annual elephant festival there in memory of such a caring and noble soul. SMOKED SALMON SANDWICH 65k Smoked salmon, lettuce, tomato & cucumber in a Panini bread sandwich, with cream cheese The Moral of our story is: Always give affection and care to our loved ones, respect Served with French Fries the feelings of others, and always ensure you feed them well! STUFFED PAN-FRIED PRAWN 95k King prawn filled with spinach & topped with parmesan cheese, garlic butter sauce Served with Potato Of The Day All prices are subject to 21% Government Tax & Service ALL DAY DINING INDONESIAN SPECIALTIES MORNING GLORY SOUPS Bakery Basket 35K BUNTUT 60K Croissant (plain & chocolate) or Danish pastry Perhaps one of the most famous Lombok dishes of oxtail cooked to perfection on the Toast (white & brown bread) bone with a stock full of marrow juices garnished with vegetables Served with butter, jam or marmalade IKAN SARI LAUT 50K A Lombok Fisherman’s Seafood Soup ContInental Breakfast 35K Choice of Juice LEBUI 40K Choice of tea or coffee Lebui is a tasty black bean vegetable soup with herbs and spices famous with the Sasak Tropical fresh fruit platter or fruit salad people of Lombok Choice of toast, croissant or danish pastry Well – BeIng SelectIon 55K VEGETABLE DISHES Fruit platter, muesli or cornflakes served with a choice of plain yoghurt, whole milk, low fat or PELECING KANGKUNG 35k soy milk.