jrosen
Senior Insider
Let me start with last nights dinner at L’ esprit Excellent! I started with the duck rolls and Tillie had the tuna tartare. We then split a green salad. I had the turbot on a Jerusalem artichoke purée and Tillie had the sweetbreads. JC is really on his game!
Now on to tonight. After so many great reviews we were really excited to go to Quartier General.
Apparently we forgot what ran us off from L’Isola a couple of years ago. Dining in Gustavia on a Saturday night that coincides with the end of a big boat race is a terrible idea! Everyone working in the restaurant is so caught up with the “black card” crowd some of us suffered Not only was the service painfully slow the food was sub par at best. What’s so frustrating is that we have been visiting the island every year for more than twenty years. This is the first time on the island that we have not left a gratuity at the end of our meal. I started with the grilled octopus and Tillie the escargot. Both were just ok. We then split a green salad that was less than memorable. I had the mixed fishes with a pasta side and Tillie had the sweetbreads with green beans.
My fish was somewhere between cool and room temp. Tillie said her sweetbreads were tasteless. None of this occurred without the owner walking around allegedly keeping an eye on things. I don’t usually speak up when a meal is not up to standards, but this one had to be called out. While I may not throw around the black card and order $$$$ bottles of wine, I have faithfully supported the islands restaurants and retail establishments for a long time and don’t think this kind of treatment should go unnoticed. Here’s to great things to come the rest of the week.
Now on to tonight. After so many great reviews we were really excited to go to Quartier General.
Apparently we forgot what ran us off from L’Isola a couple of years ago. Dining in Gustavia on a Saturday night that coincides with the end of a big boat race is a terrible idea! Everyone working in the restaurant is so caught up with the “black card” crowd some of us suffered Not only was the service painfully slow the food was sub par at best. What’s so frustrating is that we have been visiting the island every year for more than twenty years. This is the first time on the island that we have not left a gratuity at the end of our meal. I started with the grilled octopus and Tillie the escargot. Both were just ok. We then split a green salad that was less than memorable. I had the mixed fishes with a pasta side and Tillie had the sweetbreads with green beans.
My fish was somewhere between cool and room temp. Tillie said her sweetbreads were tasteless. None of this occurred without the owner walking around allegedly keeping an eye on things. I don’t usually speak up when a meal is not up to standards, but this one had to be called out. While I may not throw around the black card and order $$$$ bottles of wine, I have faithfully supported the islands restaurants and retail establishments for a long time and don’t think this kind of treatment should go unnoticed. Here’s to great things to come the rest of the week.