A week ago yesterday, my husband and I returned from our vacation to Curacao. He and I like to travel on the cheap as often as possible and this trip was no exception. We found a great deal through http://www.cheapcaribbean.com/ and we jumped on it. The package included our hotel stay and our flights to and from Miami; we added flights on Vision airlines from Destin to Ft. Lauderdale.
Day 1 in Curacao included a brief trip around the resort and a little time in the sun, followed by dinner at Nautilus (the hotel's restaurant). Nautilus is an upscale buffet with a rotating theme. This particular night was Italian themed. There was also a menu, but it was pretty much nothing but the room service menu. The buffet ranged from meatball (totally out of the freezer) with a marinara sauce to a pasta station, olive tapenade, and mini cheesecakes. Most of the foods were dripping in lots of heavy sauce, which is not picky eater friendly. The pasta station was totally customizable, which was nice, but I can't say too much for the quality of the food. After learning to make cheesecake, I was far from impressed with the dessert spread--topping a frozen cheesecake with canned cherry just doesn't do it for me. When we got the bill, we realized that Nautilus was even less fantastic that we thought it would be; the price for one meal was what we thought the total bill should have been--WAY overpriced! Overall grade: C-
Day 2 started with promise; of course, any day where I get to sleep in as late as I want is a day that starts with promise. After dinner the night before, we decided that we should invest in some bread, deli meat, snacks and drinks. So, we rented a car and headed out to explore and soak up some local culture. I will never complain about grocery stores and the quality of their food again. The grocery store was soooo crowded and hot. There was no such thing as a truly fresh vegetable or piece of fruit; and we had to dig to find sandwich meat that wasn't already out of date. However, we managed to get out with enough food and drinks to pretty well feed ourselves for the rest of the week.
At this point in the trip, everything starts to run together as things often do on vacation.
Steak and Ribs: I got a blue cheese covered steak with a salad and baked potato. I made very few special requests, all I wanted was butter for my potato. The food was good; steak was tender--and I love blue cheese. The service was extremely slow, and the menu was limited, overall grade: B.
We ate at another steak place later in the week and I must say, from the reviews, I had high expectations. All of my special requests were honored with little fuss, which is always awesome, but again, the menu was very limited. The husband ordered a mixed grill type of dish; his ribs were still cold from being taken from the freezer to the industrial sized microwave that occupied the majority of the tiny kitchen. Overall grade: C.
Curacao was not the place for food. With that being said, the people were friendly and accommodating, and our trip was SUPER relaxing.
Day 1 in Curacao included a brief trip around the resort and a little time in the sun, followed by dinner at Nautilus (the hotel's restaurant). Nautilus is an upscale buffet with a rotating theme. This particular night was Italian themed. There was also a menu, but it was pretty much nothing but the room service menu. The buffet ranged from meatball (totally out of the freezer) with a marinara sauce to a pasta station, olive tapenade, and mini cheesecakes. Most of the foods were dripping in lots of heavy sauce, which is not picky eater friendly. The pasta station was totally customizable, which was nice, but I can't say too much for the quality of the food. After learning to make cheesecake, I was far from impressed with the dessert spread--topping a frozen cheesecake with canned cherry just doesn't do it for me. When we got the bill, we realized that Nautilus was even less fantastic that we thought it would be; the price for one meal was what we thought the total bill should have been--WAY overpriced! Overall grade: C-
Day 2 started with promise; of course, any day where I get to sleep in as late as I want is a day that starts with promise. After dinner the night before, we decided that we should invest in some bread, deli meat, snacks and drinks. So, we rented a car and headed out to explore and soak up some local culture. I will never complain about grocery stores and the quality of their food again. The grocery store was soooo crowded and hot. There was no such thing as a truly fresh vegetable or piece of fruit; and we had to dig to find sandwich meat that wasn't already out of date. However, we managed to get out with enough food and drinks to pretty well feed ourselves for the rest of the week.
At this point in the trip, everything starts to run together as things often do on vacation.
Steak and Ribs: I got a blue cheese covered steak with a salad and baked potato. I made very few special requests, all I wanted was butter for my potato. The food was good; steak was tender--and I love blue cheese. The service was extremely slow, and the menu was limited, overall grade: B.
We ate at another steak place later in the week and I must say, from the reviews, I had high expectations. All of my special requests were honored with little fuss, which is always awesome, but again, the menu was very limited. The husband ordered a mixed grill type of dish; his ribs were still cold from being taken from the freezer to the industrial sized microwave that occupied the majority of the tiny kitchen. Overall grade: C.
Curacao was not the place for food. With that being said, the people were friendly and accommodating, and our trip was SUPER relaxing.
Yay for relaxing! Even if the food wasn't the most fabulous. Glad you guys are back!
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