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Although the main hotel is currently closed for refurbishments, the beach bar on Ile aux Cerf (La Plaz Beach Grill) is still open and serving food and drinks for day trippers and I suspect golfers. Not that we saw anyone with plus fours and golf clubs. In fact we only saw two other people on the beach the whole time. ||We only visited this little piece of paradise for a few hours on a day trip and we were so delighted that we did. The service from Vishal and the crew was exceptional.. super friendly and so attentive (even down to polishing our sun glasses while we soaked up the sun and sunk cocktails). The head barman made the most delicious cocktails (the best pina colada ever with mango - go figure). We ate lunch with our feet in the sand whilst taking in the views of the white sand and turquoise water. I had the fish curry, which was possibly the best fish curry I had ever tasted, and Mr Mc had the octopus salad. ||We presume that when the main hotel is open, this place is a lot busier. So if you’re on the east side of Mauritius before it reopens in October, I would highly recommend a visit. ||To get there we grabbed a sea taxi from a local jetty and landed on the beach just before lunch. ||*tip: I believe there is a shuttle service from Pointe Maurice (google the island and you’ll find info on here, however if you put Pointe Maurice in a sat nav app it’s not overly clear where it is). As you drive along the coast road you’ll see signs for passenger ferry, but I don’t think this is the ferry mentioned on the website (maybe locals chancing a money making scheme). That being said, we got there in once piece and was returned in one piece so can’t complain. (Cost:1000pp return). Probably could have haggled but that’s not our style. And we went on to drink cocktails and each lunch at the four seasons beach bar, so what’s the point in haggling for a few pounds when that was going to be lumpy (but so very worth it). ||Once you step off the boat, head to the other side of the island and either walk (right) along the shore line or head |through the pine trees following the golf course. You’ll find it at the end of the beach.