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Re: Day 5 report
[Re: eilandmens]
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03/25/2021 10:33 AM
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Yes, El Zafiro area accumulates by far the most seaweed of any section of Simpson Bay Beach. Palapa Grill has all outside seating, is that correct?
Carol Hill
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Re: Day 5 report
[Re: eilandmens]
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03/25/2021 10:54 AM
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Carol,
We’ve eaten at Palapa a few times but I honestly don’t recall it being outdoor dining. The food and service were great and the setting unique but I don’t recall the seating as being outdoors. I guess I really did have a great time if I forgot that little fact. 😊😊
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pat
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Re: Day 5 report
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03/25/2021 01:40 PM
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I wandered in to Palapa Grill one time to check out the menu. At that time I seem to recall the seating to be cover by a roof, the end walls kind of open and some sort of partial buffer fencing to the road. We didn't eat there, so I may be all wet!
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Re: Day 5 report
[Re: eilandmens]
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03/25/2021 02:24 PM
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As I understand the situation, La Palapa building sustained major hurricane damage during one of the storms - could have been Irma, or not - but the building was never totally restored after the storm. The restaurant reinvented itself in a very unique manner and to me, it’s a treasure. We aren’t late nighters but I understand that well after the dinner hour it takes on a whole different but equally enjoyable personality.
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pat
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Re: Day 5 report
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03/25/2021 02:31 PM
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From what I recall in my one time there, they put up a large tent under the existing and damaged structure.
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Re: Day 5 report
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03/25/2021 02:54 PM
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Great and very accurate way to describe it. I thought it was creatively and beautifully done given the circumstances.
And on an interesting side note, we were there the same evening with ruralcarrier and his wife and were attending the same get-together. As I understood the situation, there was a miscommunication between the party organizer and the restaurant owner. It seems, as I was lead to understand the situation, the original reservation/miscommunication had the owner expecting a large group for a cocktail party and the event organizer had intended an ala carte dinner to be served instead of just cocktails.
I don’t know how many we were but the restaurant managed to accommodate us all with very little notice and it was a lovely evening. We were a group of at least thirty or so and quite possibly more and some of us, myself included, weren’t even aware of the miscommunication until being told about it after the fact. The food was very good and the staff, while a little harried at first, handled it all very well. We thoroughly enjoyed the evening as we had each of our previous dinners there.
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pat
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Re: Day 5 report
[Re: fabila]
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03/25/2021 09:29 PM
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Pat I’d classify it as open air dining. that is what I remember too.
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