Originally Posted by
offerendum
Thanks for your thoughts. I'd be interested to hear how you like the StR.
Personally, I'm a big fan of FS. I've never had a really bad stay, but have also avoided the less recommended houses.
When it comes to food, it doesn't always have to be Michelin star. I'm also happy with a good, simpler meal. It just has to fit the overall concept. For example, I love to just eat a GOOD pizza in Italy. But quality is an absolute must. This is especially true when high prices are charged.
It is interesting in this respect that Anguilla is positioning itself as a foodie destination.
The resort you are referring to is probably the Aurora. I had read about it in advance and actually wanted to try it out one evening. But then I did not do it.
I am glad you didn't try, I am afraid the result would have been similar to your other attempts.
Actually, St.Martin has been positioning itself as THE food destination in the Caribbean as long as I can remember. And as long as I have been going there, more than half a dozen times in the last 30 years, they have never failed to disappoint. There was always this or that French chef who had arrived to revolutionize Caribbean cuisine, and failed, and went back to duck breast and leg of lamb. In my book French cuisine does not translate well to 90 degrees and 95% humidity. Yet they keep trying, and continue to market to people who actually believe that some veggies and a dip arranged in an artistic fashion qualifies as a "first course" in a high end restaurant. For me and my food porn circle it does not, so we will continue to go to the Lolos in Grand Case where you get a decent meal for a fraction of what you would pay at one of the "high end" restaurants.