Chez Delphine — Restaurant in Philipsburg

I thought I’d stop by for a cup of coffee, a nice lady greeted me, I ordered a coffee and a hoarse French woman’s voice, presumably the owner who was standing to her right, said, “You mean a long pull espresso?!”, I replied, “Yes, an Americano”, to which she replied, “You aren’t in America!!!”, rudely. Yes, I realized that, and shook my head sitting down. The patrons sitting at her cafe were evidently her French friends and were making jokes about ordering a Canadian coffee and Fish and Chips. It was really unbelievable. One would think with cruise ships stopping daily and thousands of Americans on the island she would know what I meant by black coffee, but she clearly had some resentment towards Americans. The best part was she didn’t even have a true espresso machine. It was either Nespresso or one of those other instant machines. A rude French woman serving instant coffee like it’s ‘authentic’ while poking fun at an American. Now I’ve...

Tourists trap. They say their specialty is fresh fruit. More like frozen fruit pastes they mix together. It would like saying Minute Maid juice is fresh oranges!

Most real fresh juice stores sell their juices or smoothies for $7. They charge $10 for it.

And be prepared for a surprise. As they take only cash but don’t let you know before ordering. We had to go to an ATM which take $7.50 in commission. They simply do this to avoid declaring their profits.

And I think the worst in all this is that she wanted my phone in warranty while I go get the money. First you didn’t say you took only cash before we order and said your specially is fresh fruit while it’s not. Sorry by you haven’t won my trust for $1100.

Consider yourself lucky we paid your overprice juices as we are honest people.

What a joke! To avoid...

Juice was fresh and excellent. Prices are elevated, to be expected on an island that imports 98%of its food. Service from Arturo was genuine, friendly, and fast. While the place is charmingly decorated, it is basically the Gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel. The French owner, who at times can be very lovely, also has a nasty habit of snapping and lashing out at her customers. I came in early the next morning, to say hello to Delphine, and she screamed at me, saying I was rude to step on the floor which she had just cleaned. I definitely will not support this business as a result of her attitude. Arturo, on the other hand, I wish you...