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Fredriksted
at San Tropez
From GypsyNester.com
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The
city of Fredriksted is an oft overlooked spot on St. Croix
as it is the designated cruise ship stop on an island with
a non existent cruise ship trade. Sadly, Fredriksted has suffered
a terrific blow tourism-wise. This once quaint little tourist
town has lovely beaches, shops, eateries and a really nice
pier that is a blast to jump off of!
Restaurant
Le St Tropez
is a favorite with the people that live on the island of
St. Croix.
Imagine
a Caribbean style open air European bistro ala St. Maartin
or St. Barts without the unattractive nude people frolicking
about. This is the stuff of dreams.
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An attentive
owner who's glad to share a glass of wine with you, intimate ambiance
and an amazing menu are just the beginning of the San Tropez experience.
Though mostly French, menu items include pasta dishes.
We were lucky
enough to spend an evening of bliss with three intelligent and
humorous couples who enjoy food and conversation as much as we
do. It also happened to be the week that this year's Beaujolais
nouveau arrived on St. Croix. Word was that this was an especially
good year, we're certainly not experts, but it was delicious to
us. Beaujolais nouveau is an annual event, a harvest wine that
is only fermented a few months and then served young and lightly
chilled. Comes around just in time for the holidays. It works
well in the tropics since the weather is still quite balmy this
time of year.
We mostly
stuck to seafood dishes. Plate trading abounded.
Frog Legs
Ooh la la--until last night Veronica was a frog legs virgin--and
her buddy Vern gently insisted on her indulgence of a new thing.
She needed a cigarette afterward.
Escargot
Again, Ooh... little snail guys drenched in butter and garlic.
Lovely bread to sop up the dregs. David passed on them. Said he'd
had gastropods for breakfast. It was hard to believe though, because
I'm pretty sure there aren't snails in leftover tacos. However,
normally, he will eat a snail in a heartbeat. There have been
times, after a rain, he's been seen following a slick with a clove
of garlic and a pan full of hot butter.
Lobster
Bisque
The consensus was that it was too salty and too watery. Bisque
is originally French, but never having tried it outside of US
territory, perhaps this is just a cultural difference. We love
the thick stuff with chunks of meat, and this was neither thick
nor chunky. Since everything else we ordered was amazing, we're
thinking it was meant to be like that.
Moules
St. Tropez
A giant bucket of unbelievably delectable mollusks swimming in
a white garlicky pool of sin. The bucket comes with a ladle. I
think that is just to keep people from just climbing in and swimming
around with the guys.
Other entrees
involved mahi, scallops-beautiful scallops, shrimp and tuna. Very
fresh with great sauces. But then, French food really is all about
the sauces, now isn't it?
Crème Brûlée with Raspberry and Chocolate
and Toasted Almonds
Rich, creamy and decadent--if they have it--get it.
Chocolate Mousse You might think -- hey it's just chocolate
mousse, but this one had some kind of spell cast over it. In fact,
in the spirit of the season, we petty much all agreed that Santa
really should consider switching from reindeer to this mousse.
David & Veronica,
GypsyNester.com
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