Anguilla Honeymoon Planner Ideas for a romantic getaway on this Caribbean island

Where to Eat

Look for a 10% to 15% service charge on your bill in most establishments, although some of the smaller restaurants and bars such as The Dunes Preserve leave the tip at your discretion. Check with your waiter if you can't tell if the service charge has already been added to your total.

Beach Bars

LeBeach Bar and Restaurant, Shoal Bay, (264) 497-5598. $$
This casual, open-air eatery is just steps from the action of Shoal Bay. Choose from sandwiches, burgers, chicken salad, lobster salad, and rib platters. The staff here is helpful and friendly, and the food is tasty. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Uncle Ernie's, Shoal Bay, (264) 497-3907. $
One of Anguilla's best-priced eateries, this popular beach bar serves up barbecue chicken, burgers, and crayfish in a relaxed atmosphere. Wrap a towel around your waist and come straight in from the beach.

Madeariman Reef, Shoal Bay, (264) 497-3833. $-$$
Watch the busiest beach on the island from this beach bar, which offers table service and dining in a cool, shady environment. Burgers and pizzas are available or enjoy a dish with a more local flair. Seafood kabob, conch fritters, or lobster fettucine elevate this restaurant to more than the typical beach bar.

The Dunes Preserve, Main Road, no phone. $-$$
This charming bar and restaurant, set up high above the seashore, is one of the Caribbean's hidden gems. Constructed entirely of recycled ship parts and driftwood, this open-air roost gives visitors the feeling they're visiting Robinson Crusoe. In actuality, they're visiting the restaurant and bar of Bankie Banx, Anguilla's best known musician. The friendly reggae singer performs on Friday nights as well as lunch on weekends, and other times you'll find him behind the bar serving drinks. Go for a drink and to enjoy the view, then stay for dinner. besides its title as the island's funkiest bar, this is also one Anguilla's tastiest restaurants (and that's saying something on an island favored by gourmands.) We enjoyed an economical meal of barbecued ribs with rice and peas and a sumptuous seafood salad. Don't miss this one.

Caribbean

Old House Restaurant, George Hill. $$-$$$
Anguillian dishes are the specialty of the house in this historic home. Choose from curried dishes, grilled steaks, and fresh seafood. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.

Continental

Chatterton's on the Beach, Cap Juluca, $$-$$$
This open-air casual restaurant features island specialties such as black bean soup, island fish soup, lobster sandwiches, and sautéed shrimp.

Eclipse At Pimms, Cap Juluca, (264) 497-6666/6779, $$$
Fine dining is part of the experience at Cap Juluca. Eclipse at Pimms, the main restaurant, serves up California-Provencal cuisine using local, fresh fish and produce. Executive chef and partner of Eclipse at Pimms is Serge Falesitch, also executive chef and partner of the Eclipse restaurant in West Hollywood. Formerly executive chef at Spago's, Falesitch and partner Bernard Erpicum, formerly of Ma Maison, bring to Anguilla a unique cooking style and notable cuisine. Specialties include Grilled Peppered Ahi Tuna with Artichoke, Sun Dried Tomato and Olive Vinaigrette, Baby Snapper with Tomato, Black Olive, Fennel and Basil Vinaigrette, and Wild Rice and White Corn Risotto with Grilled Quail.

Koal Keel, The Valley, (268) 497-5075, $$$
One of the Caribbean's finest restaurants, Koal Keel is an attraction and a fine restaurant rolled in one. The menu includes Island Pea Soup, a puree of pigeon peas and Caribbean sweet potatoes, and Calalloo soup and continues with entrees including coconut shrimp, "Drunken Hen," a Cornish hen baked and blazed with 151 Bacardi, and crayfish grille. The wine list here is a vertiable book; the restaurant has its own wine cellar with separate climate controlled rooms for red and white wines. You'll make all the dining decisions at once including dessert selections, made to order. Vanilla creme brulee, mango tarte soufflé and mango sorbet make the perfect end to a meal. After your meal, enjoy a walk around this historic site followed by a complimentary rum tasting.

Gorgeous Scilly Cay, Island Harbour, (264) 497-5123. $$-$$$
This offshore restaurant features Anguillian lobster as well as grilled fish, chicken, and ribs. Just walk up to the dock in Island Harbour and wave and a boat will come over to transport you to Scilly Cay. Visitors can also enjoy a swim or a snorkel around the reefs as well as live music on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The restaurant is open for lunch only 11 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

Related Pages about Anguilla:

> Honeymoons, Destination Weddings, and Romantic Getaways in Anguilla
> Anguilla chapter of "Romantic Escapes in the Caribbean"