It was Labour day in 2009, a very sultry evening, which made a few of us cranky and lazy. The solitary four year old amidst us was the only one energized enough to want to play hide and seek. But the females in this group (mother included) didnt find his proposition too cute. We now had a mission in our hands. We needed a thirst quencher preferably accompanied with sea breeze and lots of sand to keep a four year old occupied till his bed time.
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Mount Lavinia beach which is dotted with a host of little restaurants, is a favourite haunt of Colombo dwellers with these kinds of missions and so that's where our road ended. A long walk on the beach led us to a colourfully lit up bar cum restaurant on the Mount beach. Its tongue twisting French name 'Le Voile Blanche' translated to something like ' the white club'. The name did justice to the club as everything starting from the tables, chairs, marquees, wooden planked walls to roof were a pristine shade of white. Sunburntservice staff with dazzling white smiles greeted us, clad in beach- friendly, white linen garb. The surrounding whiteness with its many symbolic associations, from purity, innocence, mourning, calm and peace, not to put aside the possibilty of a blinding headache during daylight, fortunatley or not, had no impact on us. The whiteness only beckoned at us as it stood out from the rest of the beach restaurants. The friendly staff come packed with a service excellence that would easily put to shame any English Butler. Every little detail is looked after in terms of service. Not to mention the fact that this is a very kid- friendly atmosphere. In the event your child gets tired of the sand the kids menu comes to your rescue with a picture on the flipside accompanied with a box of crayons. It also has an outdoorsy shower to get the sand off any sand obsessed kids.
The highlight of this club is its signature cocktails. Their Tamarind Margherita is just what a thirst quencher should be on a humid evening. It is as tangy as Tamarind spells, with a creamy sweetness coupled with a generous ounce of tequila that practically picks you up. Although coming from a margherita bum, this may be a very biased view, this deliciously devine Margherita topped my list of nectars of the godly level, and instantly hit 'ambrosia' rank. The cocktails including the margherita come at regular prices quoted at most bars and restaurants in Colombo, but well worth its price and is reccommended to all margherita/cocktail fans.
The downside is that although the menu boasts of exotic sounding dinner options, it failed to make a splash with the members in my group. But dont forget that anything that followed the exotic tamarind margherita paled in comparison!
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