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Gastronomy, the art or science of good eating, is one of our favorite pastimes! We’ve eaten at all of the restaurants below and have done our best to be as objective as possible. These are all places that we frequent and recommend regularly. We reserve the right to change our minds based on the quality of food, which is first and foremost…. closely followed by service!
Suggested Restaurants:
It is amazing that in a village as
small as El Yaque, there are a significant number of really great dining
experiences. It appears that many great chefs indulge in Windsurfing,
sailing by day then cook at night. Attached, and in no specific order are
the places I would suggest you visit. Most important however…you’re on
vacation…BE PATIENT. All of the windsurfing shops have group dinners
several nights of the week. Don’t expect fast service if your seated after
a table of 15-20, it just won’t happen.
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Rancho
di’ Mario – Hector’s family produces some of the best Venezuelan
food in the village. Seafood soup, and great fish. Hector Sr. is the
epitome of a proud, distinguished Venezuelan. The Best Cai Pirena in
town. This is a must visit.
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Gabi’s
Blues Bar & Grill - Miguel and Gabi always serve up a great dinner.
If you love the Blues, you’ll enjoy the good music, and the barbeques
are awesome. This is the place for the freshest fish in town, tasty
barbecue, solid curries, and Miguel is probably the only restaurateur
that rinses all the produce in purified water. The bartender here tends
to have a heavy pour as the night grows later.
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Fuerza
6 – Gabriella’s has true Venezuelan food and the best damn chicken
in town. It’s hard to spend $10 here even with plenty of drinks. Go
early, they sometimes run out of chicken.
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Hotel
California – If Jean-Luc is cooking, (Check First), it is a great
French meal. Almost everything that comes out of the kitchen is great
and his desserts are awesome. This is the most expensive restaurant in
town and could set you back close to $ 20 US for a four-course meal.
Chilean wines are the key in Venezuela.
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Ati’s
restaurant - Ati’s is the place for steak in El Yaque. It can be
really superb one night and so-so the next. It’s a nice view but
unfortunately not a lot of wind moves through the dining area, (Notice
it’s a side shore). Ask around about how the quality has been that week.
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The
Beach Hotel – Jerry is a Canadian chef who does a lot of things very
well. It’s the best Thai in town, others have it on the menu, but his is
really good. Try his fish du jour in passion fruit juice, it’s great.
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El
Yaque Café - Denise, your neighbor, is known for Lobster, it’s big
and fresh and with a variety of dips. Nice beach view as well.
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Terrazzo de Rocco in the El Yaque Paradise hotel for good Italian!
He has fabulous thin crust pizza cooked in a wood fired oven, and great
Fettuccini Alfredo. Beware: service is mighty slow here.
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The strip
mall (a gross exaggeration) in the center of town has a small Italian
restaurant. Best Coffee in town and great breakfast pastries and bread.
Avoid dinner (my suggestion).
If you’re sailing at Vela, open a
tab at Mike’s bar. Good drinks and a great happy hour. Carina, Carol and
the rest are easy on the eyes and make great drinks…one at a time. Lunches
are okay but no one trained at McDonald’s here…. Be sure to try the
Curried chicken sandwich at the beach bar between Mikes and Killer Loop.
It’s always awesome. |
