BVI DINING

Before dinner, many vacationers stop off at the resort or a local bar for a sample of a true BVI product: Pusser's Rum. The most popular drink is the Painkiller, made from Pusser's Rum, orange and pineapple juice, and coconut creme.

There's really no need to worry about a painkiller, though, because dinner in the BVI is a painless affair. Restaurants here are typically very casual, usually outdoors, and feature excellent cuisine. Fresh fish as well as lobster and conch are specialties in most restaurants. Curried dishes are favorites as well.

Sugar Mill Restaurant
Sugar Mill
284-495-4355
Dress code: casually elegant
Reservations: suggested
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This restaurant is housed in the remains of a former sugar mill. The stone walls form a backdrop for Haitian artwork and for couples enjoying a candlelight dinner. The menu here changes daily, starting with appetizers such as smoked conch pate or smoked scallops followed by roasted corn soup or West Indian tania soup. Entrees range from tropical game hen with orange-curry butter to fresh fish in banana leaves with herb butter to roasted pepper stuffed pork tenderloin with pineapple chipolte sauce. This is our choice for the BVI's most romantic restaurant.