I personally don't find it any heavier than Italian food and I rarely see many people saying that Italian food is too heavy to eat on island. That said, I didn't particularly like German food when I was in Germany and I've been twice to Bavaria restaurant in SXM and didn't care for it there either. So, if you like German food, give it a try. Any restaurant that has been on island as long as they have, has to be doing something right..