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    Yvettes Restaurant

    4.9 (28 reviews)
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    Welcomed at the front door
    John H.

    We leave happy, full and satisfied every time we eat at Y'Vette's. The staff are welcoming and attentive and provide excellent service. The general ambience is nothing special, but you do feel a little like someone's Auntie has invited you over for a great meal.

    Goat Curry
    Ryan I.

    Okay, this place is the best St Martin has to offer. It was so good we came back three times for dinner. They have odd hours but if you can work around them you should stop by for a bite. I tried their Goat Curry, Stew Conch, and Oxtail which were all fantastic. Each meal is served with Johnny Cakes which are always pleasant while visiting the island. The owner and servers are great and attentive. Parking is just past the restaurant past the lower line pole. If you are visiting St Martin then you have to come here at least once for some authentic locale fare. You will not regret it!

    Audrey T.

    Yelp helped me find this gem today when we went looking for local food. Yvette's was on the French side of the Island so about a 30 minute drive from us at Simpson Bay. They're open for dinner 6:30-9:30 so we wanted to be there at 6:30 incase there was a wait. We arrive at 6:35 and there were already 4 of the 10 tables filled. We sat immediately and our waters were poured. (1L water for the table for $2, not optional) We ordered about 10 minutes later after all finally deciding on what to get. Myself : creole snapper with veggies Husband: Curry Chicken with rice and beans and a Presidente Daughter: brewed snapper with fries Son: grilled chicken with fries Starter: saltfish cakes and the free Johnny cakes Free plantains with your meal as well. Every.Single.Thing.Was.Amazing. We all shared to taste it all... and even my 9 year old son couldn't stop eating his delicious garlic grilled chicken. The salad dressing was like nothing I've ever had. You could taste the love they put into this place. Their momma would be so proud. Attached a menu, because I searched high and low for one and there isn't one anywhere on the web. It's definitely not your normal US restaurant, it's a home, off a bumpy road, but you won't regret your meal! $71 before tip. No tax ;)

    Stewed Chicken, meat fell right off the bone!   Amazing

    Finger Licking Good!!!!!! Best meals we had on St Maarten! Family owned. We were greeted at the door by the son who took our orders. His father is the chef and we could take all the love in his cooking! Flavorful and delicious (nevermind the costs were reasonably inexpensive) I ordered the whole pan fried snapper!!!! Definitely try the oxtails!!!!!!! Can't wait to go back for more!

    Stewed chicken Saint Martin style with veggies and rice and peas and salad with homemade dressing. All for $10
    Daniel K.

    Incredible, can't-miss dining when are in Saint Martin. The food delicious. The experience so authentic. You will feel like family when Yvette's descendants welcome you in to their home. Everything's homemade. Be sure to bring cash as there are no ATMs nearby. They have lived in the French quarter for generations and they speak excellent English too.

    Conch salad.

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    Excellent food! The service was exceptional. We felt that we were at home eating in our own kitchen!

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    Food was amazing! We had the BBQ wings, Grab Back, Garlic Chicken, Whole Snapper(Cajin), and Stew Chicken.

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    Exceptional caribbean food. Family owned. Great friendly service. My favorite is the shrimp stew.

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    Amazing. Best meal I had all week in St. Martin. The service was great, friendly people and the best curry goat I've ever had.

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    Fantastic home cooking and gracious service. Don't miss this off-the-beaten path gem.

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    Charlie’s Bistro Restaurant

    Charlie’s Bistro Restaurant

    5.0(6 reviews)
    3203.5 mi

    Absolutely amazing!!…read more Unassuming and not pretentious while still being clean, friendly, accommodating, and delicious. This was one of our favorites dinners while we visited Saint Maarten. The husband and wife owners are absolutely incredible. My son ordered the spaghetti. I ordered the lobster and my husband ordered the whole snapper. Spaghetti- the chef came over and grated fresh Parmesan over the spaghetti...delicious Lobster- couldn't decide if I wanted it prepared creole style or Thermidor. The wife made a decision for me and had each half prepared differently. I was soooo grateful and tipped accordingly because that was a lot of work. My husband and I planned to share the lobster and he doesn't like tomatoes so they left the fresh tomatoes out of the creole side and added okra (I love okra but my husband hates them). My husband tried it nonetheless and loved it. The lobster was delicious! Curried Whole snapper - AMAZING! The food and all the sides were served piping hot and my husband REALLY appreciated that. He also appreciated the size of the snapper (maybe about 2.5lbs). He ordered whole snapper at every restaurant we visited and this location had the largest whole fish. The view from the restaurant is amazing. They play music in the square that you enter to access the restaurant. The music is loud enough to hear while dining. Not sure if it's an every night thing or not. Music was fine. Overall, we were really happy to spend our money here!

    What a great find! After catching fresh Mahi this morning, our captain gave us Charlie's number and…read moretold us to head straight there for lunch. Charlie prepared our Mahi 4 different ways and we chose various sides from the menu to accompany our dish.

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    Charlie’s Bistro Restaurant - Fried Whole Red Snapper

    Fried Whole Red Snapper

    Charlie’s Bistro Restaurant - Prepared Mahi Mahi

    Prepared Mahi Mahi

    Charlie’s Bistro Restaurant - Snapper in creole sauce with rice and macaroni salad

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    Snapper in creole sauce with rice and macaroni salad

    Sale & Pepe - Whole Caribbean Lobster

    Sale & Pepe

    4.4(28 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    The atmosphere is very peaceful, the music sets the tone for a very relaxing and peaceful…read moreexperience the view from our table was nice. The food was delicious, I had the lasagna and my husband had the Sale & Pepe pollo with vegetables both were delicious! Very nice portion sizes, filling but not too filling. The server we had was awesome!!! Very informative, pleasant and professional. He was very charismatic, and had a great attitude.

    We entered and the staff were welcoming and we were able to get a nice seat. The interior is clean…read moreand appealing. It would be great for a family or date. As I stated before the waiters and servers were top notch. With that said, the kitchen was the issue. My wife ordered a lobster bisque or should I say a soup. To add insult to injury, there was literally one chunk of lobster that was almost half inch in size. The family did enjoy the bread, but the main meals had several misses that caused this restaurant to be a two star. I will start with my wife who had the lasagna. She said it was really good and could have been a dish from Italy (We were there last December). My daughter had the gnocchi and a side of meatballs. She stated the gnocchi was bland, but the meatballs were good. My son, started as a couple failures. First he ordered a beef tenderloin fillet. After being told that they were out he ordered the New York strip medium rare. When the food finally made it to the table it was rare. After sending it back the second one was cooked better. However the steak you could taste the rosemary, but was still no salt. Once adding salt to the steak it tasted good. He ordered a side of pasta which he really enjoyed. Finally, my order, I ordered the whole lobster. To start, the size of this lobster for $79 was a joke and if the lobster was good, I would have felt better! Not having a Caribbean Lobster before I was not sure how it was supposed to be and I wished I would have asked when I took my first bite. The lobster was supposed to be a grilled item. I was so looking forward to this lobster to be TOTALLY disappointed! The lobster was actually over cooked. I only found out after I was leaving because I asked how the consistency was supposed to be. If you only care about scenery and pasta this is the place for you! Anything else, there are a lot of options in the area to choose from.

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    Sale & Pepe - My daughter after out delicious meal

    My daughter after out delicious meal

    Sale & Pepe - Beef Lasagna

    Beef Lasagna

    Sale & Pepe - View from our table.

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    View from our table.

    The Palms Restaurant - Grill your own Chicken

    The Palms Restaurant

    4.6(35 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    The Palms was the best restaurant we had during our week in Saint Martin. The kitchen is small so…read moreyou might wait when the place is packed, but the food is worth every minute. Their ribs were the best we tried on the island. The oxtail was the best we tried on the island. I fell in love with the curry goat roti. It tasted like it came straight from Trinidad. I wiped my plate clean and wished I had taken a picture. I ordered the drink special and swapped the tequila for rum. Diane, the bartender, made it sweet and smooth with coconut cream. It was so good I am naming it the Ashley. If you like coconut and sweet drinks, you will enjoy it. Our waitress Joe and Connor took great care of us. The service matched the food. The ribs were so tender the bone slid right out. My boyfriend and I split them as an appetizer and cleaned the bones. The cheesecake was also delicious. Every single thing we ate here was amazing. I would recommend this place. We are coming back. I want the curry shrimp next time and my boyfriend plans to get the curry goat again.

    First time in St. Maarten and down the street from our hotel was The Palms. We were hungry and…read moredecided to check it out. Very nice and casual establishment with a welcoming atmosphere. We both ordered the oxtails with peas and rice. Boy oh boy were they good! Nicely seasoned and very tender. The server was very attentive. We would go again!

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    The Palms Restaurant - Coleslaw Salad

    Coleslaw Salad

    The Palms Restaurant - Drunken ribs rice and peas Sautéed veggies

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    Drunken ribs rice and peas Sautéed veggies

    Vesna Taverna - Fresh Catch!  Grilled Mahi, with saffron rice, veggies and our house made creole sauce.

    Vesna Taverna

    4.5(31 reviews)
    4.3 mi

    It was a hot evening and once entering the place, I saw 2 swap coolers pointed to a couple of…read moretables. I got sat behind the cooler where it was just blowing hot air at me. Their wifi didn't connect and the bathroom was across the way, outside of the building. I placed my food order but my drink order wasn't taken. I asked the chef owner for water and he said the server would get it, which was his wife but they were both too busy sitting at other people's table and chatting it up while I'm over her parched for water for 15 minutes! WTF! I can't even get some water in this hot muggy crappy place? I ordered a pie because I was starving bc I guess this Italian place doesn't give bread. I had to get up and order it and my water with the other chef that was standing around bc no one was helping me get anything. Ordered the most horrendous clam pasta I have ever had with extra bitter and old arugula on top. Nothing about this place was palatable. The service sucked. Didn't realize this clam pasta was not coming with linguine but instead penne with some thick tasteless cheese sauce. This was definitely easily that worst restaurant I've eaten on the island. I should have left as soon as I knew I wasn't going to get water right away

    I'm so mad I found this little gem on my last day on the island. Delicious food and super sweet…read moreservice! The decoration was very cute and felt very cozy. Will most def return the next time I come to Sint Maarten. Order their green juice!

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    Vesna Taverna - Lemon meringue

    Lemon meringue

    Vesna Taverna - Our famous pot au fue de la mar...  Fish pot!

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    Our famous pot au fue de la mar... Fish pot!

    Big Cee’s Waterfront Dining - Patacones

    Big Cee’s Waterfront Dining

    4.1(19 reviews)
    6.4 mi

    This place earns five stars from me! My husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary and…read morewanted a waterfront restaurant, and this was the perfect choice with its beautiful views overlooking the marina. We made reservations before we arrived, although they really weren't necessary--but how were we to know? We were seated at a lovely table overlooking the marina, and once the sun went down, the twinkling lights reflecting on the water created a beautiful atmosphere. There was also a wonderful breeze, which was such a pleasant surprise for July. We expected it to be much hotter! I ordered the surf and turf with my choice of three different steaks and selected the ribeye with a half lobster tail. The ribeye was enormous, cooked perfectly, and seasoned so well that every bite was bursting with flavor. The lobster tail was tender and delicious. The portion was so generous that I ended up sharing my steak with my husband! The rice and peas were so good that he kept scooping them onto his plate--and he's definitely not a rice-and-peas kind of guy! He's usually a mashed potato guy...as you can tell from his own plate! It was hands down some of the best I've had in a very long time. The crispy tostones were the perfect compliment . He ordered the Grouper topped with lobster sauce, and really enjoyed it. His side choice was mashed potatoes and vegetables. I had a bite and concur the group. It was very moist and the sauce. It was just delicious. I had peaked at the menu prior to arriving and that's what I had every intention of ordering but then when I saw the surf and turf I was like, hey why not let's celebrate at $66 I didn't think it was much of an issue As a really nice surprise and great gesture, a molten chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream and fresh whipped cream was delivered to us with happy anniversary wishes on the house. We've been visiting the island for over 25 years, often several times a year, and somehow this was our first visit to this restaurant. It definitely won't be our last. Highly recommended!

    We got here before 6pm and got part of our order of 4 at 8:44 pm and it was not packed. It was a…read morelong time to even to take our order. No reservations required. The appetizers took an hour to come out and I have no idea what the cooks were doing. The food was cold and spoke to the chef and all he did was take off for the cheapest meal and which was cold also. If I could give a no star I would. Food was cold and tough. I spoke with the head chef Carlos not really wanting to appease to our experience. We didn't even get an apology for the long wait. This is my family's first and last time going there. Especially being on vacation. I highly doubt not recommend this place at all and it's highly disappointing due to the location of the place that set the ambiance off from what could've been a memorable moment.

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    Big Cee’s Waterfront Dining - Inside the restaurant.

    Inside the restaurant.

    Big Cee’s Waterfront Dining - Escargo

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    Big Cee’s Waterfront Dining - Entrance

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