5 star fish. Best fish on the island! Wow, they are back and better than ever. We dined last night. The restaurant looks amazing. So, we were told we didn't need reservations anywhere right now. False. Make a reservation here. It was packed. My husband got quite upset. We don't mind waiting of course but it became rather obvious that others without reservations who came behind us were seated ahead of us. We were the very last to be seated. We're just returning tourists, I guess. Seemed like a lot of well-known locals this evening. I could gripe a lot (and hope management takes heed ) and my husband would complain indeed, but forget about it. The food is amazing!!
We had the empanada de la casa (house special of the day) $9, a beef and cheese, with the flakiest most melt-in-your mouth crust. And a fresh little citrus slaw salad that balances the empanada perfectly.
Then, we asked our waiter if we could do the coconut shrimp as an appetizer and they said sure, no problem. Thank you for that. Four perfectly crispy coconutty delicious shrimp served with a spicy banana dipping sauce $16 and worth every penny.
Onto dinner. My husband ordered panko coconut crusted grouper $40. A nice size portion, crispy on the outside, moist and flaky on the inside, drizzled with a lemongrass reduction. These indescribable mashed potatoes with an island succulence I can't quite put my finger on. Addicting. The only downfall were the undercooked Brussels sprouts.
I had the fresh catch $40, one of 3 selections, striped sea bass with a chimichurri sauce (parsley, garlic, olive oil). The fish was juicy, flaky, tender, and super fresh. One of the most enjoyable fish dishes I have ever had. One of the best fish preparations on the island, of not the best. Paired with authentic Spanish beans and chick peas and Spanish rice.
We were stuffed yet we couldn't pass up a taste of the almond joy bread pudding, which we wished had been served much warmer. We took it to go and enjoyed it hot as it should have been, for breakfast the next day.
We will be back with a reservation.
Update: we did come back with a reservation for my birthday March 23rd. They were out of empanadas and I made a terrible sad noise when they told me.
We had lamb lollipops and tuna tartare. Very good. Tuna tartare immaculately fresh but we found two tendons which should not have been there and the mango vinaigrette was absent. We still enjoyed the raw greasiness of the tuna with squeezed lemons.
I ordered surf and turf -filet with chimichurri amazing! Fresh swordfish with mango rum sauce. Wow! Another spectacular meal and I am picky. $70
My husband had the coconut panko encrusted grouper with lemongrass reduction again $40. Love this dish.
Dessert was key lime pie, good, but not great like Ocean Grill. And a new flourless chocolate torte. No, not good. We took these to go so no sending it back. It was my birthday bummer. No free birthday dessert here either, oh well. Things must be tight.
Still 5 stars! The strongest recommendation I have is the drinks are not very good. They don't taste very good. Separate easily, little to no alcohol. Please, management, seriously, revisit the bar drink recipes and techniques. There's a reason people leave so much of their drinks behind and don't order seconds. It's definitely not the price.
But that fish, chimichurri, those sides my goodness!!! read more