It's no secret that The Palms is our favorite restaurant on the Dutch side, maybe now our favorite on the island as we don't venture over to the French side at night much any more. A lot of that does have to do with the owners, Greg and Jo, who are delightful people and work very hard to make their restaurant a success. But the food is excellent. David always gets the snapper, and I always get the ribs, for our first meal on the island. I've never been able to finish my ribs, and I've never seen a small snapper on David's plate. They serve it whole because that's the best way to get the most flavor out of any protein....bones add flavor! The food there isn't gourmet; it's good, filling, home-cooked food. Every single item is homemade.

Scuba, what a shame that you'll miss so many great places because they don't take credit cards. But hey, whatever works for you....