La K.
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Beautiful patio right on the water with a gorgeous view. The food was really good, but unfortunately the service was terrible. It felt like the hostess who seated us wasn’t listening to anything we said.
When we arrived shortly before noon, there was only one other table (a solo diner). We placed our order well before anyone else arrived: coconut-crusted scallops, mahi mahi, a fruit and vegetable salad, and a side of seared foie gras. I mentioned when we sat down that we were in a bit of a time crunch (we were only in town for a few hours from our resort), and when we ordered I specifically said that it was fine to bring all the dishes out at once.
The salad arrived in a reasonable amount of time, and by then many of the other tables had filled. We finished the salad and then waited… and waited. I noticed that every other table received their food before us, even those who had arrived much later. I was just about to cancel our order when the rest of the dishes finally came—except for the foie gras, which had been forgotten. I mentioned it to the (very polite) waiter and it was brought out quickly after that.
The food itself was excellent overall—the salad was the best we had on our whole trip. The one big disappointment was the foie gras: it was extremely greasy, which is surprising and we’ve eaten a lot of seared foie gras elsewhere.
If we ever go back to Vaitape, we would probably eat here again, mainly because it seems to be the only true sit-down restaurant option. The view is great, the menu interesting and the food is mostly awesome. The service really does need to improve however (and it was definitely not a language issue, as I speak both English and French). Everyone else on our shuttle who ate there also reported poor or forgotten service, so it doesn’t seem to be an isolated experience.
