SHIMMER — Restaurant in Kamala

This place was incredible! We visited Phuket for our honeymoon a while back and all I wanted was a restaurant in the sand. This came up on Google and I'm so glad it did! Hands down one of our favorite dining experiences. We got dropped off from a crazy busy road to find that this place is hidden well behind the hotel and busy street, thankfully. You walk through the nice hotel to get to the restaurant and it's a gorgeous view!! The restaurant itself was beautiful and very clean, including the bathrooms. We sat at one of the little tables in the sand. It was a small table and nothing fancy, but we didn't care. We were there for the food and the beach! The service was very nice as we stayed for quite awhile to take it all in. We started with fresh mimosas and coffee, then got a couple cocktails. I can't remember what my husband got (it was good too!), but I got the Shimmer Delight and it was full of ginger-goodness!! SO good and refreshing. We got the Andaman Shrimp Cake (Thod Mun Goong) and they were delicious. For the actual meal we got the red snapper and the most INCREDIBLE Blue Crab Meat Curry (Gaeng Poo). We ate at this restaurant so long ago, but I had to come back to review it because the one meal we cannot ever forget was this curry. It was worth every cent and we miss it ever day, ha! Don't dismiss this place because it's a hotel restaurant. Everyone was so kind, great views, and even better food and drinks tucked away on a gorgeous beach that we enjoyed far more than the other busy beaches. A couple people did come up to us to sell things, but were very nice and left us alone quickly. I did actually cave and buy some nice shawls from one lady, haha. Once you're done eating, sit on the swings and enjoy the view some...

The only reason I'm giving 3 stars is due to overcooking and time, otherwise staff is friendly. This restaurant is right on the beach and the perfect view to watch a sunset! We were welcomed with iPad menus and seated quickly (630pm on a Monday). We ordered 2 apps, 4 entrees, and eventually 3 desserts. The apps came out quickly, I enjoyed the quesadilla. Unfortunately they had also brought out my entree, but then waited for the apps to be done to ask the other 2 in my group if they were ready for their food. So it seems like they waited until apps were done to even start cooking which meant my food got cold waiting. Luckily I had ordered a club so it was just my fries that chilled. Once they did bring the other entrees, it had been about 30 to 40 minutes, and the medium burgers were well done. I opened up my club to find chicken on only one half of it so I asked for additional chicken. They brought out a plate and it was way over cooked so I didn't even use it. The burgers and club we're good, but their stuffed peppers lacked flavor. From there a Nutella crepe and coconut ice cream finished our evening and they were both very tasty.

So. If they can speed up just a little AND not over cook, they'd get a 4...

The staff were all top-notch, super friendly and happy, able to to meet all your requests easily. Premises was super tidy and clean. Ambience by the beach was incredible.

We had the inclusive breakfast here 8 – 11 AM. Nice Continental buffet range. There are additional items you can order through the QR code menu. For some reason bacon is not listed yet they do it in a great crispy style. Enjoyed the fresh fruits, breads and really loved the Thai congee. Thai style omelette was tasty too. Unfortunately I found the straight black coffee too bitter for my taste.

Had lunch a few times here. The prawn cakes were great. Pad Thai was lovely too – make sure you ask for the four condiments tray. The club sandwich was well presented and the fillings were tasty, only to be let down by the outside layered bread, which was on the soft side, I believe this should have been toasted for longer to...