While enjoying time away on vacation, dining is high on everyone’s list of pleasurable activities, and the impeccable options available at Hotel Mousai in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico are sure to delight your senses. Whether you are in the mood to experience world-class fine dining or a quick bite at a gourmet snack bar, you will have access to it all.
Listed below are the top 10 dishes Hotel Mousai’s Chef Carlos Leyva urges diners to consider from Hiroshi and the Rooftop at Hotel Mousai and Blanca Blue Restaurant and BocaDos Steak House at Garza Blanca.
1. CRISPY WRAP
(Hiroshi Japanese fusion restaurant)
Steeped in exotic flavors of Thai curry and coconut, this crispy dumpling is filled with chicken and shrimp and served in a clear bonito broth with lombard cabbage.
2. SOPA DE FLOR DE CALABAZA
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
Served with a round of goat cheese and ancho chili, this tasty squash flower soup stars garden squash flowers with corn and zucchini.
3. TUNA CUBES
(BocaDos Steak House)
Mounded over a bed of seaweed salad, these black sesame seed-crusted cubes of tuna are served with ponzu sauce and fresh radishes.
4. AGUACHILE ROJO
(The Rooftop at Hotel Mousai)
Accompanied by red onion and cucumber, this lemon-cooked shrimp is bathed in a chili guajillo salsa.
5. CALDO DE PIEDRA
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
The shrimp in this “stone soup” cooks right in front of you as a red-hot stone is immersed in the warm broth of red snapper soup with serrano chili, potato, carrot and tomato.
6. WONTON TOSTADA
(Hiroshi Japanese fusion restaurant)
Served on a wonton cracker with your choice of spicy tuna, hamachi or vegetable tartare, this favorite comes with red onion, avocado slices and a special spicy sauce.
7. KOBE HUARACHE
(BocaDos Steak House)
Tender slices of Kobe beef are served atop a homemade corn tortilla piled with cheese, refried beans and finished with an avocado mousse.
8. POLLO POPS
(The Rooftop at Hotel Mousai)
Perfect for sharing as you relax by the rooftop pool, this popcorn chicken is served with chipotle mayo.
9. RACK OF LAMB
(Blanca Blue Restaurant – avant-garde Mexican Cuisine)
Pineapple guajillo sauce tops this decadent rack of lamb combination of grilled eggplant, red onion, asparagus and of course, smoky lamb ribs.
10. JICAMA WRAP
(BocaDos Steak House)
Served with chipotle dressing, these wraps are cleverly made from thinly sliced jicama and hold a mixture of arugula and shrimp.
What’s your favorite dish at Hotel Mousai? Leave your recommendations.
