On 10/1/2024 at 10:34 AM, TdeV said:Those dishes look particularly scrumptious. You are a fabulous photographer and I always feel like I'm right there with you.
Sorry if you explained this already, @liamsaunt. What is MAP or Dine Around Surcharge?
MAP is modified American Plan. Some of the hotels on the island offer this as an option. You pay a higher daily rate, and then your cost includes full breakfast at your hotel and a three course dinner at a participating restaurant. It does not include alcoholic beverages, and some dishes have a surcharge, as you can see on the menu. Most people seem to think that if you choose your restaurant carefully and order well, it is a deal to get the MAP plan. All I know is that when my husband and I honeymooned in Bermuda as young whippersnappers, my parents paid for our trip and got us the MAP plan thinking we would have a free visit. Between the meal surcharges and the drinks we ordered, we had quite a hefty fee to pay to our hotel at the end of our vacation. 😂
The dine around plan as it exists today is a plan offered only in the off season. It's like a gift card. You pay a flat fee and it covers three multi course meals at any of the participating restaurants. If you don't use it by the end of the season, you can carry it over to next time for a small fee. That one is definitely considered a deal, but it is only good October-May.
Yesterday I spent the day reading a book here
Husband came down at the end of the day for a quick swim before we headed to dinner at Blu. The view is lovely
and the menu is large
vegan menu
There's also a full sushi menu here but I guess I did not take pictures.
Drinks. My mocktail was cucumber, strawberry, and lime. Husband had a cucumber martini
I ordered my appetizer from the sushi menu. It was yellowtail with mango and jalapeño. The portion was larger than I was expecting, but it was very good.
Husband had a special appetizer of grilled local guinea chick lobster
I ordered shrimp salsa verde with grilled vegetables for my main. They are under the shrimp, but it came with grilled asparagus and assorted peppers. It was very nice, and light, which I appreciated.
Husband had the catch of the day, which was wahoo with grilled shrimp and a parsnip risotto.
The sun went down as we were eating
Dessert menu
We, of course, got the soufflé to share. This was my favorite soufflé so far, light and fluffy.
We don't have any set dinner plans tonight. The wind is starting to pick up as there is a low system passing by to the east over the next few days which is going to bring some unsettled weather, higher winds, and rough seas.
