Came here for a friends Birthday. This is a Spanish restaurant with a Caribbean flare. The entrance to this place is a little weird, it feels like you're driving into an area that you're not supposed to, but then you go down the ramp and you're there. Indoor seating, outdoor patio seating (which is where we were), outdoor seating by the water (man made beach like area). Beautiful night, beautiful environment. The only reason we didn't do the "by the water" seating was it was a bit too breezy, which made it cold near the water. Also this place was EMPTY! Which is bad for them, great for us. Staff was speedy & efficient. Now for the food:
Complimentary Chips & Dip: I don't know what the green dipping sauce was, but it was DELICIOUS!! I could have drank it. Unfortunately the chips were stale. That cheapened the experience, but again, that sauce was so good I just kept eating.
Coconut Shrimp w/Chipotle Mango Salsa- Delicious, made to perfection. This was my Wife's dish, so I got to try it too.
Teriyaki Salmon- Soooo good. The salmon was done just right, the rice was rich & flavorful. This was a friends dish, but he shared some of the salmon & rice with me.
Lemon Chicken- This was the Birthday Girl's dish. I didn't get to taste it, but from the moment she bit into it she started moaning & squirming, I knew it was good, lol. I felt like anyone watching would have jokingly said "I'll have what she's having."
Oxtail- This was my meal. I am Married to a Jamaican woman, so oxtail is something I judge harshly.....this was not bad, not bad at all. It was done Caribbean style, not Spanish style. However, it was served with the Spanish style rice & beans, not the Jamaican style "rice & peas." Still overall, I'd give it a B-.
Drinks:
Rum Punch (not pictured) Heard it was good. The birthday girl actually "complained" it was too strong.
Frozen Margarita (I forget the flavor)- My Wife had this tall drink. She said it was also strong. She loved it though.
D'ussé Colada- BG's Husband & I both had this. It was definitely a strong drink, but still good.
The only MAYBE "bad" thing they had was dessert. They brought out a complimentary dessert with the sparkler & huge "Happy Birthday" sign & they sing to the Birthday person, but she said the dessert (don't even know what it was) was nasty. My Wife tried it & said it was good, & the odd texture is how that style cake is supposed to be made. We (the Husbands) never tried it, so it's an even split on that verdict. They ALSO gave us complimentary Birthday shots of Coquito.
Oh! And there was a random duck wandering around, lol. It wasn't aggressive, didn't bother people, it was just walking around waiting for people to drop food. The staff does ask that you do not feed it, of course.
This place is 1hr 15mins from our house, but I loved every minute of it. It's nice to come into NY and NOT be in the city for a change. Would definitely recommend it. read more