I started to post this earlier but thought better of it, since the title of the thread actually pertained to Mary's Boon, but our last experience at Karakter was last November and quite truthfully, it was a far cry from the Karakter we originally came to know and enjoy under Jorritts easy-going but all-seeing style of management.

The chairs were packed in like sardines in a can and the parking wasn't too terrific either - we were glad we're early beach-goers and arrived early enough to allow us to back into a reasonable parking space that would afford us a relatively easy exit when the time came. By the time we left, the parking was all over the place and we could barely get our little Corolla out. I was really glad we weren't driving a big SUV.

And the final disappointment was the food, which while still good, just wasn't what we remembered it to be and the service wasn't even close. It was a busy day but no more so than usual and my only thought at the time was they sure were missing Monique and the crew that worked with her.

There are so many other great places that this one sort of fell off our radar screen for all the reasons I listed and even the classy new beach furnishings probably won't be enough to lure us back but then, we also tend to be very forgiving so perhaps one more try........ <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />