We had dinner at Marssa. It was the Sushi Restaurant at the Loews Hotel and Resort where we stayed. We started with an appetizer Bento Box which included the most incredible edamame dumplings with white truffle oil, kobe satay, chicken yahatamaki and crispy lobster cakes which had big chunks of lobster, YUM! We also had a tuna cocktail along with the usual suspects of hamachi, toro, sake, maguro and red snapper. The presentation was amazing as you can see!
When we were finished with the bento box and the sashimi, the waiter suggested we order a few more pieces of grilled toro nigiri. We had never had it this way before and he promised that the taste was better than the toro raw. The fish is grilled quickly and the fat and the flavors of the fish are brought out. He was absolutely right. This was the best sushi of the night. The fish melted in our mouths and if it wasn't at market price, we would have ordered more! I seriously would have been happy with just a fillet of grilled Toro over some rice!
The restuarant helped us celebrate our anniversary by giving us dessert. The mango mousse was very light. It was perfect for Keith since he doesn't really enjoy chocolatey desserts. The Chocolate Lava Cake was so rich and moist. I needed a gallon of milk afterwards to wash it all down. It was a nice way to end our meal. We would love to go back there again, maybe next year...with or without the kids???
