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There are many
good restaurants in Anguilla, many focusing on local seafood such as
snapper, grouper, conch and lobster. Island specialties include pumpkin soup,
conch salad and goat stew, though you'll rarely find these at the more upmarket
joints. Nightlife is pretty quiet, with the occasional live band at one
of the bars in Sandy Ground or Shoal Bay East. To see what's on, pick up the
free monthly What We Do in Anguilla , available from the tourist office,
airport and most hotels.
Cedar
Grove
Rendezvous Bay Hotel Phone: 264/497-6549. Excellent hotel
restaurant on the southwest coast, where you can eat on the terrace or
in the garden overlooking the magnificent bay. Evenings sees the chef
serving up a more formal menu of gumbo soup, interesting salads and
fresh, tasty seafood. There's live music every Sunday from 7pm. Open
daily for lunch and dinner.
Covecastles
Shoal Bay West Phone: 264/497-6801. Top-quality French- and Caribbean-style
food, from starters such as sautéed snails with garlic butter, through
mains of lobster laced with fresh truffle cream sauce to unforgettable
black-and-white chocolate mousse cake with raspberry sauce. Expect to
pay for the privilege, around US$60 for three courses. Dinner only,
closed Tues.
Johnno's
, Sandy Ground Phone: 264/497-2728. Easy-going open-plan bar and restaurant
on the beach at Sandy Ground, dishing up tasty and inexpensive meals of
pumpkin soup, grouper, snapper, curried goat and burgers for US$8-12 per
person. Occasional live music on Saturday and Sunday. Open daily for
lunch and dinner.
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Koal
Keel
The Valley Phone: 264/497-2930. Probably the place to go if you're
feeling in the money, with a fine hand in the kitchen behind exquisite
dishes like crayfish ravioli, seared foie gras with truffles and lightly
curried lobster. Starters run US$10-20, main courses US$25-40, and
there's a seven-course tasting menu for US$100. Open Friday to Monday,
dinner only.
Le
Beach Bar
Shoal Bay Villas Phone: 264/497-5598. One of a series of beachfront bars
along glorious Shoal Bay, all fairly similar in price and quality ,
Le Beach offers simple meals all day, ranging from sandwiches,
burgers and pizza for lunch (US$5-10 per person) to fish and chicken
meals in the evening at double those prices. There's also a West Indian
buffet on Wednesday from 6.30pm for US$20 per person, with live music. A
good place, too, to just chill out after exerting yourself in the sea
(you can rent snorkels nearby). Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Old
Cotton Gin Ice Cream Parlour
The Valley Phone: 264/497-3328. Fantastic variety of delicious ice creams
(coconut, mango, ginger and the like) as well as soft drinks, coffee and
home-made cakes. Open daily except Tues, 10am-8pm.
Ripples
Sandy Ground Phone: 264/497-3380. Delicious food dished up all day,
specializing in local seafood dishes like creole snapper or coconut
shrimp as well as pasta and burgers. There's a half-price happy hour
every evening 5-7pm and you can expect to pay US$25-40 for three courses
(drinks not included). Open daily noon-midnight.
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Roy's
Crocus Bay Phone: 264/497-2470. English-style pub on the beach, offering
good and reasonably priced sandwiches and fish and chips at lunch, a
more formal menu including seafood, sirloin steaks and prime rib in the
evening, with starters from US$5 and main courses from US$20. Daily
happy hour with half-price drinks and cheap food 5-7pm and live music on
Saturday evening. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
Scilly
Cay
opposite Island Harbour Phone: 264/497-5123. Flag down the boat that
crosses between the harbor and the cay just offshore, and settle down
for tasty food in a great beachside location. Grilled chicken and
lobster are the main ingredients on the menu (expect to pay US$25-35 per
person) and there's live music on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Worth
phoning ahead to reserve a table. Open noon-4pm, closed Mon.
Smitty's
Island Harbour Phone: 264/497-4300. Friendly little bar and restaurant on
the beach, with fish and lobster fresh off the boats as well as
barbecued chicken, ribs and burgers. Main courses start at around US$6.
Open daily for lunch and dinner.
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