Food at Ellaidhoo Resort

The main restaurant is a covered but breezy place with a sand floor. Tables are good sizes (not too big, not too small) and chairs are comfortable. Food spread is buffet-style with good table layout (no traffic jams - but then again, we went in low season.) Once a week they have a Maldivian night - on this night, they splash out on the local food, eg. they serve not one but three types of curries. The desserts are also Maldivian-style, and at the very end of the dessert table, they served an assortment of traditional cigarettes. Quite charming.

It's the norm at Maldives resorts to be seated at the same table and be served by the same waiter throughout your stay. If you don't finish your bottle of mineral water, the same bottle will be left on your table for you to finish at your next meal. This is a pretty neat system.

If you're more into socialising though, go to Club Med. You can talk to the whole world there and never have to sit at the same table with the same people.

Food Review

We went in July, which was low season, so the spread was quite limited. The chefs excel in curries and cakes and pastries. The pasta and sauces were acceptable, but the other oriental and western dishes (eg fried rice, roast beef) could do with improvement.

All in all, because I love curries and sweet things, I was quite happy with the food. If all the food was too good, or too bounteous, I would have ended up eating too much and suffered in my diving.

I know in another page I said that eating curry before diving was not a good idea, but when in Maldives I found out that it's ok in moderation. Be cautious at breakfast and lunch (yes, they had curry at breakfast, served with chapatti - yum), but pig out at dinner time.

Back to top

---

Breakfast

• Coffee or tea
  
• Two types of juice (usually orange and either mango or pineapple)
  
• Two types of basic cereal (corn flakes and coco pops)
  
• Chapatti with curry* - excellent
  
• Omelette - excellent
  
• Pancakes - excellent
  
• Oatmeal - excellent
  
• Sliced bread - moderate
  
• Criossants (very tough) - needs improvement
• Plain yoghurt - tasted very nice with the omelette

*chances are, the curry was left over from the night before, but you see, curry is meant to be kept over a few days. The more often it is heated up, the tastier it gets.

Lunch/Dinner

• One type of curry - excellent
• Popadams - excellent
  
• Plain white rice - excellent
  
• Fried rice - needs improvement
  
• Roast beef - very tough
  
• Leg of lamb - excellent
  
• Fried meatballs - excellent
  
• Pasta and tomato-based sauce - excellent

Dessert

• Two types of cut fruit - didn't try
• Three types of pudding or cake - all excellent.
• All-time favourite: their brownie. Its texture was more like cake, but the chocolate taste and fudge was heaven.

Back to top

---