f you're like me, the word tantra conjures up thoughts of, well, sex. We can be forgiven because that's exactly what Tantra Restaurant & Lounge want you to think, their menu reads like an index of aphrodisiacs and sexual aphorisms.

Following that humans can be liberated through their desires, the need to awaken the senses from slumber is a concept that Tantra has applied to both its menu and its atmosphere. Keeping this in mind, Tantra creates an environment to arouse the senses: fresh cut grass under your feet, sweet incense and enticing fare of course.

A favorite seductive tool of Casanova, Foie Gras is here delicately grilled on a crisp peppered plantain cake with a rich dried mango and fresh pineapple Oaxacan mole. It is also served with rare seared tuna resting on stewed Beluga lentils, sauteed spinach, fine diced Asian pear and a truffled foie gras sauce. Vanilla creme brulee or a black chocolate goddess should leave you feeling satisfied in more ways than one.


"Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with abandon or not at all."