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Roko's Restaurant
Apia Township Area, Upolu Island, Samoa


Rokos restaurant is a small and unassuming restaurant situated on the hillside at Motootua just before the public hospital complex. There is a small bar at the entrance to the restaurant which connects to a larger indoor dining area – however the feature of Roko’s Restaurant is dining on the deck. The cosy and private deck looks out over the Apaula basin which when you dine at night is sprinkled with the lights from the hill opposite, giving the deck a romantic ambience.

Four friends from New Zealand came to dine with me on this night, and we were greeted warmly at the door and seated promptly by our friendly waiter. We had prebooked and the table was fully set(although for four, and the 5th chair bought out was a plastic fantastic!) and we were all handed a dinner menu and a drinks menu before I could say ‘bob’s your uncle”. Our waiter began the magic trick he continued with the entire night of appearing and disappearing at the perfect moment. We were all feeling particularly indecisive and so spent considerable time pouring over the menu and not once did our waiter interrupt this important decision making process – but he did magically reappear the second the last menu was put down. After four rather complicated entrée & main orders he affably read our orders back to us (word perfect!) and disappeared again.

The rest of the night ran as smoothly as the start and needless to say that we were all impressed with the effortless and personal service.

Now for the important part!

Entree
A decent selection of entrees were on offer and local fresh seafood choices seemed to dominate them. What to choose! From Shrimp Cocktails served in papaya cups to Tiger Prawns to Fresh Sashimi… I decided on the Sashimi because it is like the crème brulee of entrees – if its not done well then this is saying something! The Sashimi consisted of sizeable slices of the freshest, deep pink, yellow fin tuna. So fresh in fact - the chopsticks almost sliced through as you picked them up. Served with fresh Samoan chilli, ginger, a local seaweed garnish, kikkoman sauce and wasabi – this was a Sashimi experience to top all others.

Main
I was feeling carnivorous so I went for the Garlic & Herb Sirloin Steak, rare, with baked potatoes and vegetables. This took considerable time to decide upon because no matter which piece of steak you enjoy, or which sauce you prefer it with – you can guarantee you will find your pleasure on this steak menu with four different steak cuts and countless sauces (and choices aswell for the accompanying carbohydrates!) The steak was done to perfection, and although the baked potato was a little dry, the lashings of herb & garlic sauce made up for it.

Dessert
Considering that I couldn’t finish my very large steak I shouldn’t have, but I did, and the Parfait was an excellent choice. A smooth homemade icecream , creamy and accomopanied with dollops of REAL fresh cream (a rarity here in Samoa), chocolate sauce and misiluki bananas.

Overall Comment
Excellent service, good food, effective presentation with ample selection in an intimate and cosy setting. There was not a complaint from our table about the food or service and we all went home, tastebuds satisfied, shamefully full and happy.