This was our first dinner on the island for our recent vacation. My wife made the reservation at 7pm and we were greeted and seated right as we arrived, on time.

Our waiter did take a while to come get our drink orders, it was our first night and we had no idea we could choose the free "house water" option. This may help fellow travels as none of the restaurant wait staff presents such option, and the bottled Fiji water are $10 a piece.

As other diners have mentioned, the service we experienced at this place was mediocre at best as well. There was a lot of waiting and not a lot of talking. After spending 5 days in Atlantis and at outside restaurant, we realize that this is just the Bahamian way, very different from the U.S.

Prior to our meal, we were served a variety of bread: a raisin white bread, a simple focaccia, and an herb-infused brioche-like bun. We wished the bread were warm, but with fresh butter and flaked salt, they were all pretty tasty.

We shared the apple, pear and endive salad with blue cheese dressing as our appetizer. As you can see in the attached photo, the presentation is well done it was thoughtful for them to have pre-split the salad instead of having us do it ourselves at the table. I personally thought the blue cheese was a little overwhelming (it was just a giant ball of blue cheese on the plate rather than part of the dressing itself), but my wife liked it quite a bit.

Between the dishes, we were served a pineapple sorbet as palate cleanser, which is a nice touch.

Entree wise, I picked the pan roasted island grouper with mushroom broth and crispy rice. The fish itself was cooked perfectly, and the cubes of deep-fried rice added a nice contrast to the otherwise brothy and soft main course.The mushroom broth was fairly acidic, but in my opinion, it worked very well with the umami of the mushrooms (shiitake, portobello, and crimini). It may not be suitable for everyone, but I did enjoy it very much.

My wife ordered the seared duck breast with confit duck leg with a blackcurrant demi glaze reduction. The dish was served table side and presented beautifully. The duck was cooked per requested and very flavorful.

We were too full for dessert, but they served us a couple small bites of rum cakes, cookies and strawberry to finish.

This restaurant is romantic, beautifully situated at the Marina Village, overlooking the water with tasteful decor. However, the restaurant can get really loud during dinner.

The sub-par service is the only reason this place not receiving a 5-star from us. Overall, it is a restaurant we are willing to revisit, if we ever find ourselves back in this resort in the future.