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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
Set on a covered terrace overlooking anchored boats bobbing in the harbor, this restaurant is the showpiece of Harbour Island's newest and perhaps most stylish hotel. Inside, there's a hip-bodega feel, with decor that features lots of varnished mahogany, vanilla-colored walls, and ceiling fans. In addition to the tables for two and four, the restaurant offers a large chef's table (with 16 chairs), reputed to have been among the furnishings in the American Embassy in Paris and on which Winston Churchill signed lots of important documents during World War II's aftermath. Though lunches are charming, they're gastronomically simple affairs, with dishes that include burgers, rock lobster salad, sandwiches, conch chowder, and savory pasta variations. Dinners are more elaborate; the best menu items include curried "Junkanoo capellini with shrimp in a spicy arrabiata sauce with preserved lemons," cider-brined pork tenderloin, Colorado lamb chops with toasted couscous salad, seared yellowfin tuna, roasted lobster tail, and vegetarian arugula pesto pasta. Especially flavorful is a crispy pan-fried "almost deboned" chicken breast with a citrus-flavored herb sauce.
Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Bahamas 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
, The Bahamas
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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
Set on a covered terrace overlooking anchored boats bobbing in the harbor, this restaurant is the showpiece of Harbour Island's newest and perhaps most stylish hotel. Inside, there's a hip-bodega feel, with decor that features lots of varnished mahogany, vanilla-colored walls, and ceiling fans. In addition to the tables for two and four, the restaurant offers a large chef's table (with 16 chairs), reputed to have been among the furnishings in the American Embassy in Paris and on which Winston Churchill signed lots of important documents during World War II's aftermath. Though lunches are charming, they're gastronomically simple affairs, with dishes that include burgers, rock lobster salad, sandwiches, conch chowder, and savory pasta variations. Dinners are more elaborate; the best menu items include curried "Junkanoo capellini with shrimp in a spicy arrabiata sauce with preserved lemons," cider-brined pork tenderloin, Colorado lamb chops with toasted couscous salad, seared yellowfin tuna, roasted lobster tail, and vegetarian arugula pesto pasta. Especially flavorful is a crispy pan-fried "almost deboned" chicken breast with a citrus-flavored herb sauce.
Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Bahamas 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
, The Bahamas
