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People told me that Mugaritz would be a love it or hate it experience. I fall firmly in the first camp. Exceptional meal, from start to finish. The setting is almost painfully picturesque—I wish you could smell the woods and hear the birdsong that was our music. The dishes were focused, delicious, and sometimes challenging. There was far less flash or in your face modernism than I expected. The technique was abundant if you know how to see it, but not gimmicky in any way. The premium pairings were exceptional, including Selosse lieu-dit, aged Margaux, and some local treasures. Service was flawless, even when I went off the rails and asked for more courses after the tasting menu wrapped up. A lazy hour of coffee, chocolate, and gin tonics under the oaks and elms capped off a brilliant afternoon. Less

My occupation takes me all over the world, and the Caribbean is somewhere that I visit quite frequently with my job. I wouldn’t choose to come here on holiday as on the whole I find that the food here is not very good. However, my search continues whenever I am here, to realise the impossible dream and find a restaurant that is worth a trip. The search continues in St Kitts at The Kitchen restaurant at Belle Mont Farm which is part of the stunning sustainable hotel project on the side of the volcano on the island of St Kitts. It really is a beautiful property and worth a visit. The food is half decent and even good by Caribbean standards. The focus is on sustainability and they have their own organic farm on the property. If I was in St Kitts again I would certainly revisit but if this restaurant was located in London, Paris or any gastronomic city I would not bother with it. Less