Be Kool Restaurant — Restaurant in Saint Martin (France)

I have been drug around this island for 5 days by my in laws eating only tourist grub. This is the first real meal I have had in five days.

They will not disappoint you, and the meal was priced exactly appropriately for four people.

The service was absolutely excellent, and I could not find a flaw with any dish at my table. The music was good, and evanescent.

Chef Anthony Artu prepares his daily menu with intelligence and sustainability in mind, and the food was prepared with care and grace. Anthony came and chatted with our table after the meal, and he was a pleasure to talk to, and eagerly answered any questions we had for him.

We were pleased to sit just about 6 feet from the water, which added to the ambiance, and as a bit of icing on the cake, by surprise, an acrobat showed up and preformed a short and quiet 10 minute act of balancing and strength and contortion, which was so fun and different! He graciously thanked everyone who watched and took his leave.

All in all, I would rank this as one of the best experiences I have ever had a restaurant. The ability to pull off all that they did as team, out of such an inconspicuous but tasteful locale, is what leads me to say a short prayer that Chef Anthony will never leave this restaurant behind, so that I may come back and...

We recently had an amazing experience at Be Kool. The staff is very warm and welcoming. Although the food is a little upscale, the restaurant has a very neighborhood "Cheers" type feel to it. It was obvious that some of the customers were regulars and knew the staff well. We ordered the French onion soup and a Caesar salad with shrimp for appetizers. The soup was slightly sweet with a nice depth of flavor. The salad was good but those shrimp were amazing. Perfectly cooked, just wonderful. The owner waited on us and suggested a French Cote du Provence Cru that was incredible. We had a skate wing with a delicious caper white wine sauce and duck confit with a goat cheese sauce. Both were superb. We had sides of some roasted potatoes and mashed cauliflower. I could eat a bucket full of that cauliflower! We followed the meal with one of the best creme brulee I've ever had. The owner came by with some homemade banana liquor that really topped the evening off. In short: food, staff, ambiance, all were perfect. It was more than a great meal, it was a wonderful experience. I would highly recommend that if you are anywhere on St. Martin that you travel to Marigot and eat at Be Kool. You will...

This was the final lunch before heading to the airport to leave St. Martin and we couldn't have picked a better spot. Before I get into the food, I highly suggest you get there early as it seems to be a very busy lunch spot. Also, it's only 8 minutes away from the airport, so it's also a great place to stop before leaving.

My partner and I went out with a bang with this lunch, we had the escargot and warm leek salad, the escargot was perfectly cooked and so tender, the warm leek salad was spectacular with the vinaigrette and roasted tomates! We then had the ahi tuna and the beef cheeks, again just perfectly cooked. The beef cheeks were so tender and just fell apart and melted in your mouth. To finish off our meal, we had the creme Brule, which is our favorite, and it certainly did not disappoint!

I highly recommend Be Kool, and we will certainly be...