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Bandos Maldives

Wine & Dine at Bandos Maldives

The interior of Gallery restaurant at Bandos, wooden dining tables set beneath a high wood-raftered roof open to the garden

Gallery

Cuisine
International buffet
Setting
Main restaurant, open-sided pavilion
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

The resort's main restaurant, running an all-you-can-eat buffet of international dishes under a high, open-sided wooden roof.

Cocktails and a plate of fries and fish goujons on a table at Sea Breeze, the jetty and lagoon visible beyond the rail

Sea Breeze

Cuisine
International, water's-edge
Setting
Perched at the water's edge
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Set at the water's edge looking down the jetty to the lagoon, Sea Breeze runs a varied, flavourful international menu.

A plate of assorted sushi rolls topped with caviar and sesame, plated on a red tray at Umi Yaki

Umi Yaki

Cuisine
Japanese teppanyaki
Setting
Interactive teppanyaki counter
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Chefs cook tableside on the grill at Umi Yaki, the resort's interactive Japanese dining room.

A grilled salmon fillet plated with asparagus and a glass of white wine, the turquoise lagoon in the background at the Grill Bar

Grill

Cuisine
Grill — seafood and premium meats
Setting
Ocean-view Grill Bar
Hours
Hours vary — confirm at resort
Reserve
At the resort, or via IMJ

Seafood and premium cuts are grilled to order at the ocean-view Grill Bar, with house-made sauces and a wine pairing list.

Before you book

What's included, and are meal plans available?

Bandos runs four restaurants — Gallery, Sea Breeze, Umi Yaki and the Grill — plus three bars, but the guest materials we've reviewed don't itemise specific board-plan packages. IMJ confirms the exact meal plan or à la carte arrangement for your villa category before booking.

A chef presenting a Maldivian curry with rolled roti and papadum on a banana-leaf tray at Sea Breeze, the resort pool behind him

Talk to a specialist about dining here.

Thirty minutes on dates, occasion and which table actually suits you: no obligation, no scripted pitch.

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