This is like that movie Inception! This restaurant is Inside the AVE restaurant which is inside the Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman. For some reason Yelp! isn't great with International stuff yet, but if you find yourself in the Cayman Islands, book the Chef's Tasting menu here. They have a regular menu too, but we sat at the 10 person per night Chef's table (Thu-Sun).
The menu changes occasionally and the chef says it takes 5-6 months to plan and put it together. Making sure ingredients and wine pairings are available is key, and they did it well. We were there for the last week of the menu we tried and wished we were staying the week so we could have tried the new menu.
It's amazing how the wine improved after eating some of the food, like a magician put a magic wand in my glass! Eww and yum! There's a "normal" wine pairing and an "elevated" wine pairing. The Mrs. and I did different ones so we could try 10 wines instead of 5. I will say in every case, the higher end wine won the battle, so it was worth the upgrade.
The one thing that really stood out was the couple next to us had someone with a gluten allergy (which they told when they made the reservation). The chef went out of his way to make the proper substitutions so she could participate in the event. Excellent job to the team, but make sure you tell them well in advance so they can prepare. Don't just show up and say "I can't eat Shellfish".
Each dish was elegantly displayed, explained by the head chef or one of the other chefs and tasted amazing. Be prepared to be amazed by the dishes you eat! I'll spare you the review of each dish, but it was one of the better chef's menu tastings we've been to. The Tuna was my favorite, but not by much!
I would go back just for this restaurant, but the hotel itself is amazing too! Definitely book in advance if you're staying at the Kimpton Seafire! read more