We arrived in Boqueron on St. Patrick's day 2013 (a Sunday), and the whole town was packed! Streets…read morewere full, every business was open and very busy. The next day, it was like a ghost town. There was only one restaurant in the whole town that was open for dinner! Happily, it happened to be right across the street from the Wildflowers guest house that we were staying at, so we headed over. As you head toward the water on 101, take a left at the WIldflowers Guest House, and Terramar will be on your right.
Terramar was totally empty when we arrived. One extremely nice woman was working and showed us to our table. She offered to close up the windows and doors and turn on the A/C. It was a beautiful night, so we declined. This place was one of the few that had actual windows, rather than hurricane shutters, which made it feel very inviting. Cool art on the walls helped as well. A really comfortable setting.
We ordered a local beer - Medalla (only $1.25!!), and a Bacardi Rock Coconut rum and coke ($4) as we perused the large menu. We asked about the conch, and she apologized saying that they just opened 3 days earlier and are not yet fully stocked. No conch, nor lobster. No problem, there was plenty of other options to choose from.
The hubby ordered the Churrasco Relleno - a steak rolled up and stuffed with cheese, plantains and Spanish chorizo, and then wrapped with bacon. Ridiculous, and he loved every bite of it. Steak was done perfectly. For his side he chose arroz provenzal, which was rice mixed with chimchurri to make a delicious green concoction of yum.
I went with the traditional Puerto Rican dish Chillo Entero. A whole red snapper. Much to my delight, the server let me know (without me asking), that I could get it grilled instead of fried (which is the traditional method of prep). I opted for grilled, with a side of tostones (fried, then smashed plantains). I also ordered a side salad. The fish was absolutely amazing. You can order the fillet only if you can't handle staring your fish in the face while you are eating it, but I wanted to experience the real thing, teeth and all! From what I could tell, it was simply seasoned with salt, grilled, then served with cilantro and lime wedges. It was so fresh, and sooooo good! Oh yeah, it's eye socket was garnished with a green olive, which the hubby happily ate.
Prior to our meals being served, we were presented with very yummy garlic knots, which we quickly devoured. This was followed by bowls of pumpkin soup, which we had not been expecting. No indication of it in the menu. It was one of the tastiest soups we had ever had! I was kind of scared when she said it was pumpkin, expecting a really sweet soup. I could not have been more wrong. It was not sweet at all, but perfectly savory, and seasoned with I have no idea what. I could have eaten a gallon of it.
The only negative I can say about the meal was the lame salad. Iceberg lettuce plus sad looking tomatoes. This seems to be the typical salad throughout Puerto Rico cuz I that I encountered similar salads several times during my trip - iceberg lettuce everywhere, so I couldn't really blame them (but this is the only reason we decreased the rating to 4 stars).
One other table was sat as we ate. I sure hope Terramar can survive the slow weekdays, because they are off to a stellar start! Everything was delicious, and our total bill was only $55, which included the soup, salad, a beer and four rum & cokes! Hey, they were pretty small, and we were on vacation, don't judge. :) If you find yourself in Boqueron, DEFINITELY give Terramar a try. Delicioso!!!!
