Hello all
I cannot believe my vacation from the lovely st maarten is over and I am home in NJ with snow and cold.. However, as I had posted I had a blast . Met Elaine and Bill and had many good nights at the red piano.Just wanted to give you a heads up on some restaurants you may want to try. As I own at Pelican I ate on the dutch side. Thankfully this can be done now as when I first starting come here you always had to go to the french side. I had all good meals but I had two outstanding... First one at Saratoga. Sat outside with a breeze and the four of us had a bottle of sancerre which was excellent . I had the romaine salad with buttermile dressing and panko crusted veal with sides. It melted in my mouth. In fact two of us ate this. We all shared desserts and the chef owner came out and told us he had been baking all day. we split the fig/walnut tart and cheesecake... both were superb...
Second meal was La Gondala.. The service here is wonderful and even though u do feel like u are in NY as you are inside this is a not to be missed.. I had pork and so so good.. It had a slight crust around. I also had fresh veggies . Took new folks to uncle harry's.. we all had the grilled shrimp.. so hot and spicy... they loved it.. They loved the atmosphere of the boat and the bar maid knows how to make a good martini. On the pelican property is a little place called the hollywood cafe. It is next to the casino.. Pretty place.. not a lot of atmosphere but the food is excellent.. grilled lobster was nice and tasty.. it is open air so that is nice but some people dont like the street location.. If you are looking for pasta.. dont miss izi italian.. went 2x and took new folks.. the pasta is quite good.. The bar maid makes a good lemon drop.... delicious mussels.. small prince edwards... last but not least I never miss Jimbos. He is the sweetest guy and the food is good. my friends had the fish and chips and were raving.. I stick to the mexican plates.. Great salsa and chips to start with your margarita.. Hit Karkater beach twice and even if you dont like the beach go here for the lunch. the menu is good and the lunches are qutie tasty... Nice clean bathrooms which is always a plus for me when hitting a beach. a fun time was had by all...