A Private island dining experience for guests of the Caribbean at Petit St. Vincent, The Grenadines
Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:05
A Private island dining experience for guests of the Caribbean at Petit St. Vincent, The Grenadines
Enjoy refreshing cocktails or a crisp glass of rosé, taste exquisite Caribbean flavours and fresh barbequed seafood, feel the sand at your feet and the hear the waves lapping at the shore. Petit St Vincent’s new beach bar and restaurant is the perfect paradise setting, welcoming both guests of the island and those sailing the local seas wishing to enjoy a relaxed drink, lunch, dinner or just a delicious snack.The beach restaurant’s Head Chef Sean Kuylen has created a selection of mouth-watering Caribbean inspired tapas dishes including conch fritters with tartar sauce, creole crab back with chipotle pineapple dip and shrimp and scallop ceviche with nacho chips ideal for sharing or as a light bite. For a more substantial culinary treat, diners can enjoy freshly made salads, sandwiches, pasta or pizza… Chef Kuylen’s lobster pizza offers a tropical take on the classic Italian dish!
The restaurants’ ‘piece de resistance’ however, is its outside barbeque style grill from which guests can enjoy high quality meat or fresh fish cooked right in front of them with a choice of split whole Cornish hen, guava glazed pork ribs, catch of the day and grilled sirloin steak.
The beach restaurant is also home to its very own stone built lobster pot, housing live lobsters caught from the island’s surrounding waters. From here, restaurant staff, or guests if they so wish, will hand pick only the finest and fattest of lobsters to grill and serve. With an island rule that no lobster with a carapace under 3” long should be taken from the pot and a serving time of just twenty minutes from water to plate, the lobster at Petit St Vincent is a reason to visit in itself.
The wine selection at Petit St Vincent is also a notable luxury, with a purpose built wine cellar in the island’s main pavilion restaurant ensuring that the exquisite collection, which includes bottles of vintage Laurent Perrier champagne and Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, is stored at the perfect temperature and unaffected by the tropical climate. Beach restaurant guests can enjoy a fine selection from the wine list, including Cloudy Bay Marlborough Sauvignon, Chateau Leoube rosé and Mont Redon Chateauneuf du Pape, all of which have been carefully selected to compliment the exquisite flavours and freshness of the food served.
The beach bar and restaurant at Petit St. Vincent not only offers an exquisite taste experience, guests will also fall in love with the relaxed barefoot atmosphere. Background chill out music echoes throughout the day and local acts from neighbouring islands, including steel drummers and saxophonists, play live modern classics on selected evenings, encouraging guests to let their hair down and discover their inner Caribbean rhythm.
In addition to the new beach bar and restaurant at Petit St Vincent, the island has also recently introduced 22 newly renovated cottages and a brand new open air spa as part of a major refurbishment project that was completed in November 2011.
A 7 night stay at Petit St Vincent starts at US$6,300 per cottage, including 3 meals per day, all non-alcoholic beverages, early morning coffee and tea and use of all non-motorized water sports and facilities on Petit St. Vincent, based on double occupancy.
