Tiffany F.
Yelp
A beautiful new restaurant and bar in Northbridge with kitschy but cute tropical oasis themed decor that truly lives up to its name of summer. Overall, the place is gorgeous. I absolutely adore the hanging plants all over the roof and in pots scattered all around the restaurant. Most of the chairs are a kind of wicker and topped with fluffy flower printed pillows, and though they're not really comfortable they make the place look nice. It's a large space with a great outdoor sitting area with a separate bar for those long summer drinking sessions.
On a blazing hot 36 degree day after a sweaty walk in Kings Park, we were not pleased by the fact that there is no air conditioner in this restaurant, but luckily some refreshing cocktails and delicious food made it a bit more bearable. We ordered the Pineapple Pop, Forever Young and Sunny's Mai Tai, all of which are delicious, refreshing and not overpoweringly sweet. 10 extra points for gorgeous presentation too.
The food was also really nice and fresh with Vietnamese flavours. The Tasmanian salmon had a perfectly crispy skin and a fresh slaw, the snapper ceviche was delicate and refreshing with the mango puree on top, and the blackened chicken salad came with an insane amount of chicken but not much salad. The sugarcane prawn DIY rice paper rolls were a bit disappointing and they really skimp you on the rice paper rolls. The pickled crudites were colourful and a great addition of bright tangy flavours that complemented all dishes. There were so many really delicious and fresh looking salads that I had to hold back.
A great spot, but with the lack of aircon I'd probably come back towards sunset or on a less hot day!