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    5.0 (2 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)
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    Sale & Pepe - Whole Caribbean Lobster

    Sale & Pepe

    4.4(28 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    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.

    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.

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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.

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

    Vesna Taverna

    4.5(31 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    We had our last lunch on the island at Vesna Taverna last Saturday, and it was superb. Sally, the…read moregracious and convivial manager, steered us to a special, an impeccably pan-fried snapper fillet. The space was airy and open and serene, in spite of the traffic growling by outside on Airport Rd. Sally joined us before and after the meal, talking about her family in Trinidad and chatting about the comings and goings on the island. It was like enjoying a meal in a friend's home. We'd go back in a minute, and would highly recommend it to friends.

    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

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    Vesna Taverna - Lemon meringue

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    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!

    holland house - Chicken Satay

    holland house

    3.9(31 reviews)
    6.4 mi

    We stayed here after 7 days sailing on a Catamaran. My friend has been to sxm many times and we…read morechose holland house based on recommendations from her jewelers who are located here. The food and amenities were great and walking up and down the boardwalk. As women traveling without male companions this felt like a safe choice. The service was great at the beach bar and restaurant but the service was lacking at front desk, during reservations, and the inside bar. Overall we'd stay again. This area of SXM is pretty low key at night. Great for shopping ,eating, and beach time.

    The pro: Two of our meals were great. The drinks were delicious…read more Cons: Totally outweigh the pros. Unfortunately! The third meal - steak was undercooked. Took what seemed extra time to cook the same steak longer. Then comes to dessert- again 2/3 were great but the third person ordered a coffee and this came when we were done with the two other dessert dishes. Took very long. One person in the party forgot their phone. She went back and was treated so rudely. The person rolled her eyes and was very very reluctant to give back her phone. The unpleasant experience of this at a fine dining establishment between meal, dessert and treatment upon returning- really really disappointed!!!!! Sadly- we were excited to even try again but with staff grunting and rolling eyes. Nope! Not worth our $300 plus bill.

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    holland house - Mahi Tacos with yuca fries

    Mahi Tacos with yuca fries

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