Always one of our favorites that we almost always celebrate our anniversary here.
We were greeted with hugs and kisses from Florence and shown to our usual table overlooking the street. John Carlos has developed into an excellent server with a warm, inviting smile and a guarantee that you will enjoy all his recommendations. He quickly delivered a couple glasses of complimentary celebratory champagne. My wife started with a special of wahoo ceviche and it was the best raw fish of the week so far.
My foie gras was better tasting than the previous one I enjoyed at L'Auberge, but I now have to say that at L'Auberge the portion was an unusual almost double size portion. My pour of sauterne was large enough that I was able to save some to compliment my dessert. There is nice spacing between courses. I will say after some drink and food the humidity was starting to warm up as it does on many SXM nights.
Entrees included a special of a trio of fish for my wife including tuna, mahi-mahi, grouper. Although the slices of fish were thin, they remained moist. A small side dish of asparagus risotto disappeared very quickly .I went out of the norm and thoroughly enjoyed a perfectly cooked medium breast of duck with a wonderful cranberry sauce. Both dishes were garnished with petite broccoli florets and light whipped sweet potatoes, while the fish also had braised fennel.
Desserts were my wife's favorite "pick me up", an iced coffee drink with ice cream, Kahlua and whipped cream. My favorite, tiramisu was perfect for my almost satisfied appetite. Some more champagne was delivered compliments from some friends we met on the plane earlier in the week and had enjoyed their meal at LaVilla that we had recommended for them to try. We moved to a cooler table in the rear of the restaurant near the air conditioner to enjoy the two types of complimentary rum placed on the table. The coconut cream was preferred over the stronger vanilla-banana. LaVilla has always offered 1-1 and their 3 course prix-fixe is very reasonable at $49. LaVilla remains
one of the best for food and service.
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