{"id":4913,"date":"2016-02-18T20:05:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T03:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=4913"},"modified":"2016-09-08T13:45:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T10:45:47","slug":"lovely-ambiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/lovely-ambiance\/","title":{"rendered":"Lovely Ambiance"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had dinner with my friend Sue tonight. I didn’t realise until the bill came that I was being treated for my part in the Great iPad Rescue, so what a lovely surprise that was! Thanks!<\/p>\n

We started with a glass of wine and a sunset from her roof, which has an amazing view of the harbour where the cruise ships come in. We then went nearly next door to a restaurant that is open in the evenings, a rarity on Isla. This is a fairly new place just up from the beach off of the road to Goat Island. Sue has been there a few times and you really need to know it’s there because there’s almost no lighting. Best way I can describe it is that it’s on the new access road to the beach, about halfway between the beach and Goat Island road entrance points. They have a sign listing their offerings and that\u00a0they are abierto (open).<\/p>\n

The restaurant\u00a0is really charming. The furniture is made from pallets. You can sit out in the open overlooking the water…<\/p>\n

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Or under a giant palapa on a brick terrace.<\/p>\n

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This is not a “cendaduria” like Miguel’s with inexpensive fast food, but a proper sit down restaurant to enjoy a gourmet meal. Sue had had the garlic shrimp before and loved it, so we went for that, plus a Pacifico each. The garlic shrimp were plump and cooked to perfection. They came with the standard tomato rice and a surprising salad made of romaine<\/em> lettuce, onion, cucumber, tomato, and pineapple (!), with a really good dressing made of oil and lime juice. We also had a basket of tortillas.<\/p>\n

Dinner for two was $280, so $120 for the garlic shrimp and $20 for the beer. Definitely too much to make it a regular haunt, but what a great spot for a romantic date or just relaxing with a friend. I will definitely be back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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