This Lunar New Year, Prahran-based neo-Vietnamese restaurant Firebird – will celebrate Tết, or Vietnamese New Year with a show stopping seafood tower. Short for Tết Nguyên Đán, Tết is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture and heralds the arrival of spring in the northern hemisphere. This Tết celebrates the Year of the Dragon, one of the most powerful and auspicious animals symbolising power, nobility, honor, luck, and success.
The Firebird seafood towers will be available until sold out on both Saturday, 10th and Sunday, 11th February, with 10 towers available per service. Guests can choose either a tower for two pax ($99) or tower for three pax ($148).
The seafood tower will include:
First Tier:
- Grilled King Prawn with Vietnamese Sate
- Lemongrass Squid
- Grilled Bun Rieu Octopus
- Fine Vermicelli Noodles
- Papaya Salad
Second Tier:
- Fresh Oysters
- Tuna Tartare with Pickled Cucumber and Fermented Chilli
- King Fish Sashimi
- Scallop with Tamarind Dressing and Pomelo
- Assorted fresh leaves
Third Tier:
- Firebird Marie Rose
- Pineapple Mignonette
- Green Nuoc Mam
- Assorted Citrus
Bookings can be made via Firebird’s website.