Viva La Goa

The bar runs the length of the room and does the heavy lifting: a mixology-led list built around Portuguese and Indian ingredients rather than a standard call list, worked rather than simply poured.

A terrace runs off the main room for the nights when live entertainment is on, a different register again from the tables inside.

Afternoons run as a longer, spirited sitting rather than a standard lunch service, with the kitchen's coastal Goan dishes built for a table that means to stay. It is also the one room on the estate that keeps going after the rest of the resort has gone quiet, which sets the crowd it draws.

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