Haven Training Restaurant - Siem Reap

Voted #1 on Tripadvisor, we have got to try this restaurant smack in the middle of Pub Street in Siem Reap.

Although I have been raving about street food and the awesome Khmer cuisine in Cambodia, it really got a hold on me just the second day in Cambodia. I was craving badly for my international cuisine.

Haven Training Restaurant is raved all over the internet and we knew that we had to head over to try our luck even though we weren't lucky enough to make any reservations over the phone that morning. Fortunately for us, we managed to get a sofa seat by the side of the restaurant for our dinner that weekend!

The restaurant boasts of its Social Enterprise twist where it has a touch of help to aid disadvantaged youths to walk out of their troubled lives and find a new career in the hospitality industry. In Haven, they help these youths to grow into fine waiters and waitresses, chefs and sous chefs, and future restaurateurs. Find out more at: http://www.haven-cambodia.com/en/about-haven/

What we realise about the restaurant is that everyone works seamlessly together with gleeful smiles on their faces as they are running the restaurant together with passion and love for the restaurant and the people in it. They display great teamwork and it really reflects in the warm welcome we felt during our short visit there.

They serve a variety of food from Swiss classics, to local Khmer and Asian cuisine and they even have a good selection of vegetarian choices.

Between us, we opted for the Chicken Cordon Bleu, as well as the Veal with Blue Cheese sauce to share.

Both mains came along with salad sides as well as fries to share. I really love the blue cheese sauce on the veal, which is complemented really well. The Veal was cooked medium, juicy and succulent with an authentic Swiss touch which contrasted the strong Asian flavours we had during our two days in Cambodia. The Cordon Bleu was cooked as it was planned along with the cheesy mozzarella oozing from the chicken thigh meat. It was a refreshing change to my palate and I really enjoyed my mains.

To end our meal, we had the classic chocolate cake which was a rich chocolate ganache recipe, sprinkled with some confectionery sugar, simple and delectable. Rich chocolate with a chunk of creamy goodness to really complete our savoury experience a wonderful way as we will be in Haven.

Haven Training Restaurant
Sok San Street, Siem Reap, Kingdom of Cambodia
http://www.haven-cambodia.com/