Cheap restaurants for those on a budget?

[KevinS]

A menu from On The Rocks can be found on the Eden Rock website at http://www.edenrockhotel.com/pdf/MenuOnTheRocksJanvier2014.pdf

The view from both Sand Bar (lunch on the beach) and On The Rocks (dinner only) are excellent.

 

[amyb]

That's what so great about St Barth-something for everybody, dining in or dining out.

 

[KevinS]

Hideaway posts their daily specials on Facebook and Twitter every day. Here is today's:

 

[MIke R]

New menu. http://restaurants.alacarte-stbarth.com/menu/1391457687.9755HIDEAWAY_MENU_030214.pdf

not too bad... we we typically get there would still be around 50 euro for three....thats not too bad

 

[jgcpalmer]

as one small example...on St Barts I cook a pasta with fresh charcoal grilled veggies in olive oil and garlic...a baguette, and a tomato, mozzerella, basil salad with a dessert from the bakery....for three people...for about 15-18 euro..add 10 euro for a bottle of Rose wine....

all from the grocery store....

I do a grilled Mahi Mahi with Lobster Risotto, grilled eggplant and baguette and a salad for three people and a bakery dessert for about 35-40 euro....

Sounds lovely!

I'm sure I'm not as great as a cook as you, and looking at the money, that's 30 euro (for the Kitchenette) plus 20 euro for food (assuming we buy some sort of drink cheaper than a bottle of wine), so that's 50 euro, so what I'm thinking is that we could probably eat out for less than 50 euro and save some money.

And we could occasionally still get a grocery-store picnic lunch. Good to hear that the grocery store prices aren't that outrageous though!

 

[MIke R]

30 euro for the kitchenette????>..huh??

 

[jgcpalmer]

30 euro for the kitchenette????>..huh??

As I mentioned in my original post, at the place I'm looking at, I can pay 30 euro extra per night to have a kitchenette. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it, but with some of the more inexpensive locations people have been posting, I don't think it is.

 

[MIke R]

ah...gotcha.. never heard of extra for a kitchenette...how much is your place without it?

 

[jgcpalmer]

ah...gotcha.. never heard of extra for a kitchenette...how much is your place without it?

110 Euro per night without kitchenette. 140 Euro per night with a kitchenette.

 

[Eddie]

Does your room have a fridge, if you don't get the kitchenette?
I generally pick up a baguette, ham, and cheese, mustard,and some sort of salad for lunch. Fresh baguette daily, but the other stuff is good for a few days. If there's a fridge, you're good to go.
Dinners are almost always out, but even those can be done on a budget.

 

[MIke R]

110 Euro per night without kitchenette. 140 Euro per night with a kitchenette.

you can get a room with a kitchen for 100 euro or less.....

 

[jgcpalmer]

I'm sure you can get one cheaper, but we really like this place. It's a set of a few small cottages and there is a communal fridge at a little bar area, but they might expect that you only put drinks in it. I will check with the owner about the fridge situation.

 

[andynap]

not too bad... we we typically get there would still be around 50 euro for three....thats not too bad

You can't do that without pizza

 

[MIke R]

yeah I know...we typically get a pizza, a goat cheese salad and some acras, and share it all...throw in a few beers and we re done....

 

[andynap]

When someone is asking about restaurants your meal doesn't come to mind. :wink2:

 

[jgcpalmer]

When someone is asking about restaurants your meal doesn't come to mind. :wink2:

Actually, that's exactly the sort of thing we do at more expensive restaurants - when we want to go to a higher scale restaurant, we usually share an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. Gives us a good taste of what the restaurant has to offer without breaking the bank.

I take it at this Hideaway restaurant that the pizzas are not very big - they are sized just for one person, correct?

 

[tim]

Happy Hour at the Cantina in Gustavia begins at 6:00 PM on Sunday evenings. You can buy a Tapas assortment and have a couple of drinks for 30 Euros or less. Don't go if you don't want to experience a locals scene.

P.S. Bouchon provided a great, cheap dining experience a couple of weeks ago. I had one of the best pizzas ever.

 

[MIke R]

When someone is asking about restaurants your meal doesn't come to mind. :wink2:

I get that..I was explaining to you how I thought we would still be around 50 euro for dinner....

 

[andynap]

Actually, that's exactly the sort of thing we do at more expensive restaurants - when we want to go to a higher scale restaurant, we usually share an appetizer, a main course, and a dessert. Gives us a good taste of what the restaurant has to offer without breaking the bank.

I take it at this Hideaway restaurant that the pizzas are not very big - they are sized just for one person, correct?

Well now if you want pizza there are many places to get that. Except for a party I don't eat pizza on a a French island. And Andy's Hideaway pizza is large.

 

[jgcpalmer]

Well now if you want pizza there are many places to get that. Except for a party I don't eat pizza on a a French island. And Andy's Hideaway pizza is large.

We're happy to save money having pizza for some meals if it means we can have nicer French meals at other times, and that we can do more other excursions. Not every meal while we're there needs to be a special treat.