Maya's, Bananiers and Langouste are always on our list. We went to L'Esprit many years ago and thought it wasn't worth the price. I was much poorer then. Maybe worth a try again Amy?And Bananiers and QG are more reliable go to places. Not to mention Maya’s and L’Esprit. We are hoping Langouste is back on track too.
La Guerite is not Wall House, by any stretch. It's more upscale than Wall House though. I've never been. The menu has not appealed to me. There are a few posts here. The lack of posts may be a bit telling.
Consider L'Isola. I've never been there either, but there are a lot of posts, all favorable if I recall correctly. And that too may be a bit telling.
Consider Orega. It was the restaurant of the season when it opened, and is still killing it.
Consider Tamarin. The grounds of Tamarin at night are magical. The food ain't bad either. It too was the restaurant of the season when it opened.
If you want to try something which very few have tried, look at Zion St-Barth in the old Hideaway location.
If you want to try a wine bar with interesting food, check out Le Papillon Ivre, on the Route de Saline in St Jean. (Go up the road between Hideaway and Le Piment, maybe 100 yards up on the left.)
Both Zion St-Barth and Papillon Ivre have FB pages.
Birthday dinner . . . L'Esprit.
Dennis,
Thank you for that feedback and intel.
My birthday dinner will probably be "downtown" so that I may enjoy an after dinner cognac at Baz before the short drive up the hill to the villa in Lurin.
I'm trying to decide between Bonito and Bagatelle.
Son, go to L’Esprit and then carefully drive to Baz. Don’t waste a birthday on either of the B restos in town.
. . . My hesitation is that the one time we went to L'Espirt, it was us and 3 other tables. This was during Christmas week. Zero atmosphere but good food.
Hey Menace...have you given any thought to Francois Plantation for the "big" dinner? I dined there in in July and was blown away by its awesomeness...food, service, ambiance, etc. I went to the original back in 1997 and my memory of the the evening was just as fantastic. Price-wise, it's in line with the other fine-dining establishments on the island.
FWIW...I'm with that "JEK" dude: Skip the B restaurants in Gustavia for this momentous meal.
Thank you, Chop.
I hadn't thought about the FP @ VM. I'll look into it.
Also, I'll bet this JEK clown is a 1 hit wonder, never to be heard from again. Probably a daytripper from SXM.