tim
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The Wishing Well Restaurant
My lovely wife and I had a terrific time last night at the Wishing Well, where the only thing non West Indies is its unique name. This little place right on the road in Flamands is apparently new this year. I'll write of the experience by listing five reasons why the WW might not appeal to everyone.
Don't go if delicous West Indies cooking doesn't appeal to you. My wife, who is a fantastic cook with a highly refined sense of taste, declared her chicken colombo one of the best meals she's had on the island. Saturday is barbeque night, so I had grilled mahi mahi, which I thought was great, but we were also coveting the ribs and chicken we saw cooking on the grill. Both plates came with a large helping of a fantastic West Indies rice dish, and we topped it off with a banana flan for desert. There were salads and other dishes on the menu as well.
Don't go if you don't want to be in the company of St. Barth working people. We were the only Americans there and were entertained by a boisterous party of a dozen or so St. Barts who were obviously celebrating something. We never did determine the cause for the celebration - and maybe they had forgotten after trop de ti punch.
Don't go if you need to hear or see printed the english language. Our charming and attractive Guadeloupian serveuse spoke not a word of it, and it was quite refreshing to hear only french for a change. We think the proprietress may have spoken some english, but we didn't really inquire. Apparently take out is part of the business as we saw as many meals going out the gate as were being eaten on site.
Don't go if you'll be offended by the brightly colored plastic table cloths, flags, and Christmas lights that are the decor of this mostly open air establishment. Curiously, there was also an orchid growing in a pot in one of the large trees that provides shelter for the dining area. The whole place was meticulously clean.
Don't go if you can't enjoy an inexpensive dining experience. Our two meals and one desert cost 25 euros, and it was only with some creative drinking that we were able to run the tab up to 50 euros for the two of us. It's my understanding credit cards are not presently accepted.
On a personal note concerning yesterday -
UNC over Maryland - WOW!
Duke over Temple - Whew!
My lovely wife and I had a terrific time last night at the Wishing Well, where the only thing non West Indies is its unique name. This little place right on the road in Flamands is apparently new this year. I'll write of the experience by listing five reasons why the WW might not appeal to everyone.
Don't go if delicous West Indies cooking doesn't appeal to you. My wife, who is a fantastic cook with a highly refined sense of taste, declared her chicken colombo one of the best meals she's had on the island. Saturday is barbeque night, so I had grilled mahi mahi, which I thought was great, but we were also coveting the ribs and chicken we saw cooking on the grill. Both plates came with a large helping of a fantastic West Indies rice dish, and we topped it off with a banana flan for desert. There were salads and other dishes on the menu as well.
Don't go if you don't want to be in the company of St. Barth working people. We were the only Americans there and were entertained by a boisterous party of a dozen or so St. Barts who were obviously celebrating something. We never did determine the cause for the celebration - and maybe they had forgotten after trop de ti punch.
Don't go if you need to hear or see printed the english language. Our charming and attractive Guadeloupian serveuse spoke not a word of it, and it was quite refreshing to hear only french for a change. We think the proprietress may have spoken some english, but we didn't really inquire. Apparently take out is part of the business as we saw as many meals going out the gate as were being eaten on site.
Don't go if you'll be offended by the brightly colored plastic table cloths, flags, and Christmas lights that are the decor of this mostly open air establishment. Curiously, there was also an orchid growing in a pot in one of the large trees that provides shelter for the dining area. The whole place was meticulously clean.
Don't go if you can't enjoy an inexpensive dining experience. Our two meals and one desert cost 25 euros, and it was only with some creative drinking that we were able to run the tab up to 50 euros for the two of us. It's my understanding credit cards are not presently accepted.
On a personal note concerning yesterday -
UNC over Maryland - WOW!
Duke over Temple - Whew!
