Coyaba Restaurant

This place is way underrated! The food here was FANTASTIC (best we had all trip)! The extra small touches were nice- veggies and dip, gazpacho, sorbet cleanse, and chocolate with coconut. The fish and chips were SO GOOD! The catch of the day was amazing. All of the sauces were so flavorful. You know it’s good when you keep saying to one another “this is so good” with each bite! Don’t come for a beach view or a fancy large restaurant. It’s pretty but small and in a garden area. But DO come for a phenomenal meal! Can’t wait to go back! Hats off to this chef!

Beautiful ambiance with the fairy lights everywhere. Service was above and beyond. We made reservations for a party of 14 and everything was set up for us when we arrived. Everyone enjoyed their meal from the amuse bouche, appetizers - artichoke hearts, coconut shrimp, to the entrees: curries, beef dumplings, corvina fish. I got the sea bass - melt in your mouth delicious! It was a little humid and warm out in the garden and there were some mosquitoes (June), so being some bug spray for under the table.

Fantastic experience. Excellent food, service was great and Chef Newman did not disappoint. We ordered the Beef Wellington, Jerk Chicken Special and the Gnocchi. Super easy reservation via WhatsApp. Highly recommended to visit this gem if you are in T&C! We will be back! If you are still on the fence about where to eat visit the website and watch the video of Chef Paul describing the preparations.

Being from NYC my family and I are very spoiled with food. Not sure how anyone can write a negative review for this quaint and charming restaurant. The food was BEYOND delicious, presentation was exceptional along with the service! This place was fantastic and a must visit spot if you’re looking for a high end appetizing menu. Kudos to the chef and the lovely owner of this amazing restaurant!

The atmosphere and attention to details are amazing. They give you a pallet cleanser between each meal and have excellent service. It definitely needs more people to know it’s there. Now the food for me, wasn’t amazing. I don’t know if they gave us the wrong main course but we ordered for appetizer the gnocchi - which was great but also very interesting. Which I do like about this restaurant, the chef experiments, and has pride in their work, it’s definitely an amazing culinary experience. Second we ordered the Lobster Thermador stuffed with cheese but we found no cheese but some sort of bouillabaisse sauce which I didn’t care for. Lobster itself is good. I didn’t like the pallet cleansers. We ordered the Lava Cake for desert, my spouse was not impressed, and it doesn’t take much to impress her with lava cake. She said it was too dry. Also adding on 20% gratuity on a 2 person table, that’s fine, but it also makes the customer feel bad without leaving an extra tip. So we left one for the service but I wish I had the option to leave my own tip which would’ve been 30% based on service. It just put me off. Overall it is overpriced but as you can see from our lobster photo, it wasn’t lobster Thermador. So, I probably would try it for a romantic night, but the food is interesting and original with so many different flavors that some people might not enjoy it. Overall I give it a 7.8/10.

We had an amazing experience this evening at Coyaba. All of the staff were very attentive and welcoming. There was one main waiter and several others assisting him bringing us the various courses, keeping our water and wine glasses full. It was an interesting concept. I thought it freed up the waiter to spend more time with each table sharing in detail about the wine and specials etc. We loved that after the meal we had a raspberry sorbet to cleanse our palette and then some chocolate, a precursor to our dessert. It was a delightful evening. Was happy to see the chef make an appearance before we left. He is extremely talented!! We can’t wait to go back.

This is the most well executed menu on the island. Always delicious - perfect blend of fine dining elements in an approachable island environment. The food is EXCELLENT. The waitstaff takes pride in their food and service.

We've been coming to this restaurant since it opened and once again it does not disappoint. The owner, the staff and the chef, all wonderfully friendly and attentive. The place is charming and old school, twinkling lights everywhere and heavy iron patio furniture with cushy seats. Every year we get the gnocchi appetizer, a trip to T&C would not be complete without it. Our kids were 6 and 9 when they first tried it, now 31 and 34, we shared it again. We also devoured a smoked fish dip which was exceptional. I enjoyed the Ginger and Lychee Mojito and loved my Farro Salman dish. We'll have to wait another year or two but we hope to return again, this place is the best on T&C!