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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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11/14/2018 09:24 AM
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/14/2018 04:25 PM
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We have 11 nights on island starting New Years Eve and we need a fresh list of resturants that are winners every time.
Only two slots are written stone for us: Bistrot Caraibes and Moulin Fu.
Help suggest the others please. π I would definitely add Spiga and Piazza Pascal in Grand Case.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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If Ocean 82 is open in Grand Case, I would also add that to the list.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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I would also add Pineapple Pete in Simpson Bay to the list.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/14/2018 05:13 PM
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candj--Ocean82 is definitely NOT open, as of now, unfortunately. I seriously doubt it will be open by the end of the year, as apparently nothing has been started there yet..
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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11/14/2018 06:52 PM
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We haven't been to the variety that some of the TTOLer's have been, but i will second Al Dente in Cul De Sac.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/15/2018 02:26 PM
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Great food & great price at Le Taitu & neat atmosphere on Mont Vernon Road. Great place for lunch. They have a 3 course fixed price.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/15/2018 03:50 PM
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(Le Taitu) Great place for lunch. They have a 3 course fixed price. As does Sol e Luna. Their 3 course lunch fixed price is 24 euro.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
[Re: PelicanPirate]
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11/15/2018 03:56 PM
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While itβs NOT a dinner destination, I personally enjoy Friars Bay Beach Cafe and find itβs slways one of my favorite dining spots on de islon. Words of caution, however, cash only - no credit cards and the dirt road that comes in directly in back of the FBBC is the worse Iβve ever seen it. I canβt imagine the road past Gutside could possibly be as bad. But any way you get there, the food is still great and the management is still the same.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/15/2018 03:59 PM
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Hey, nice to see you have surfaced, Pat! Was thinking about sending a search party for you! Does this post mean you ate there today??
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/15/2018 05:22 PM
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Yes, another good choice with good service.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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Yes, we went to Friars and had lunch at Friars Bay Beach Club. For those who are used to getting free chairs with meals, that policy has changed and they now charge for them. It was US $10.00 for two chairs with beach cushions, a table and an umbrella providing you were eating there.
The beach water entrance was kind of crumby with more rocks both before and in the water and left me wishing I had beach water shoes but I didnβt. And of course, for us really short legged creatures, the rocks - in all honesty more like big chunky stones - were right at the point where you need to step up or down into or out of the water. With a lot of ouchies and a little help from a friend it was very doable. I was amazed there wasnβt an empty table when we vacated ours. For a little out of the way place with lousy road access, they sure do pack them in. Even the big guy with the pony tail - owner or perhaps manager? since heβs been there forever and then some - was taking orders and serving today. I wish we had more days to return there, it was that good!
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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11/16/2018 04:32 PM
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Honestly, everyone's definition of 'the top' varies, but my feeling was the original poster was asking for more upscale recommendations than the Palms, but I could be wrong. Often am.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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I would include a meal at Mark's Place for sure.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/10/2018 05:44 PM
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Sale & Pepe is so big and popular , that he is working to open a bigger restaurant on the Waterfront in Simpson Bay in January 2019. Go figure . Maybe he should take care of what he has now and address those issues others complained about before he opens another. What ever. Good luck to him but we won't be trying it again.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/10/2018 08:43 PM
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The best dish I had all week was at la piment in orient village it was their 7 hour sliced roasted lamb leg la Provence it was a inch thick slice with a great caramelized crust and the inside just melted in your mouth with the with collagen in the meat perfectly broken down and the meat juices and the fat just melding perfectly. A truly memorable dish
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/10/2018 09:13 PM
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I had an excellent meal there recently. They are always very busy so lots of people are happy with the food and service! Well maybe they read some of the reviews and comments on ttol and took corrective actions. Nice if the did.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/10/2018 11:03 PM
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I had an excellent meal there recently. They are always very busy so lots of people are happy with the food and service! Elizabeth, I agree...it was our best meal of the trip! I wish people would stop knocking them.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/11/2018 12:18 AM
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I had an excellent meal there recently. They are always very busy so lots of people are happy with the food and service! Elizabeth, I agree...it was our best meal of the trip! I wish people would stop knocking them. Its good for some and not others. It's not knocking them they are just stating their experiences. Both of ours were bad.
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/19/2018 08:47 PM
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We also hit Al Dente twice the last two trips! Great food and service!
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Re: What are the Top 11 SXM Restaurants on Island 2018
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12/19/2018 09:03 PM
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For us it is without a doubt, Le Cottage in Grand case !! Great chef, great service and very good wine ! And our favourite in Orient Bay is L'astrolabe !
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