For the most part, each time we've been there, we've had good food and reasonable service but I think we might have been the ones who commented about our friend's very expensive burger that came with six fries. I tend to be more of a salad person when lunching on the island and I've never been disappointed and our breakfasts there were also good but how can breakfast be a problem? And at the same time there are many friends whose opinions I totally respect who have been disappointed there.

It's too bad with regard to the lackadaisical food service attitude because the setting of this beach along with what I perceive to be the inate hospitality of the owners makes this a good choice for us.

But your points are totally valid, Carol, in that it's an out of the way spot and doesn't have a huge turn-over of guests and it becomes a long day for both the cooks and the service staff, and these two things alone can make the hiring and holding on to good staff a difficulty. Sometimes a good business person has to decide their priorities and stick with them and if a busy restaurant is one of them they may have to pay more to the staff to get really good people or.....plan B - cut the hours and develop a better over-all reputation which in turn should bring them more patrons to cover these expenses. Or.....plan C - perhaps cut the number of offerings and concentrate on making them the best available anywhere on the beach? (I'd personally suggest the latter....) That's what Rosie did on Mullet and her business flourishes, year in and year out.

We're not what most here would call 'foodies' and we tend to often times turn a blind eye to service indiscretions that aren't really vitally important to enjoying our meal, and as such we have enjoyed all the times we've eaten there and will continue to enjoy the setting, which is the major draw for us.

I really want Ed and Nicole to be successful here as they are such pleasant people and they are following their dreams which so many of us hesitate in doing. I sincerely hope they can work out all the wrinkles and make this the incredible venture I know it can be. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />