Mezze Restaurant — Restaurant in Bonaire

By far one of the best meals I have had on Bonaire. Tons of close parking. Made a reservation for 6pm and got to watch the sun go down as the cruise ships left right on the patio. We were greeted with a smile and an enthusiastic attitude! The service was prompt, courteous and very knowledgeable. I appreciate that everyone that came to our table knew the answers to all of our questions about the food and how it was prepared. I also love how you can see inside the kitchen, it was spotless and you could see how focused the chefs were. The food was perfectly seasoned. I liked that each of the appetizers were different and each had their own characteristics and flavour profiles. When it came to our mains we ordered the Moroccan chicken and the lamb skewers. My wife and I like to trade off each other's plates and both meats were tender, juicy and cooked to perfection. The seasoning highlighted the strengths of each type of meat. Perfect salt to spice ratio, these levels must be top secret I'm sure! There were several small elements on the plate (asparagus, yam, beets, carrot, mash potato puree, potatoes au grautin and a garlic rice) that for any chef would be a real challenge to pull off. I could not believe that all the elements on the plate had been cooked to their own spec, but also seasoned individually perfectly.

Without hesitation I can say these folks have talent and if you appreciate food and the hands that prepare it, this is a...

We walked in and asked if there was availability without reservations. The waitress told us yes, we could just pick one of the tables in the back. There were tons of open tables throughout the duration of our time there. The waitress wasn't very nice to us. When asked what they consider medium rare for steak, she said "it's like every other medium rare" "it's you know, between medium and rare". She acted like we were a burden that we were there. She scoffed at us for asking for warm water instead of iced water for one in our group who can't drink cold beverages. She brought us our check and said " do you want to pay by card, or do you want me to leave it for you guys to sort out" I've never been treated with that much disrespect. The man who brought out our food was great, the other server who helped with drinks and clearing our plates was great. That is the only reason it was not a nitemare. The waitress has bright red hair and a bad attitude. I'm sure she saw three ladies who were not "dressed up" and assumed she could just treat us poor. Food was amazing, the...

This restaurant is not the worst in Bonaire. It is a nice intro to Mediterranean food, but compared to the real deal, it is far from good.

The babaganouch was bland, the Persian chicken was ok, stuffed wine leaf were old. The catch of the day (wahoo) was ok but not Mediterranean. All together not spectacular.

Then the staff and service. They had super speed service but forgot to bring the drinks. 15 minutes after the starter we got our wine. 1 minute after the starters were finished the main course appeared. Sigh!

We had to ask 3 times for more water, while the waitress was heavy talking to everyone. Not paying attention to actual service.

I overheard asking a table how much tip they were willing to give them. Luckily they didn’t ask me, would have been a tough...