Ocean Lounge @ Holland House — Restaurant in Philipsburg

Service was so slow it took an hour just to get the appetizer. Drink: Hendrick's Cooler ... Hendrick's gin, St. 12 Germain, cucumber, mint leaves, soda water, sugar syrup. 2 ⭐️Mediocre also there was no mint in the drink and something else was missing. Appetizer: CALAMARI ... Deep fried crispy calamari with a garlic and creamy sriracha sauce. 2⭐️ Dinner: Rib-Eye ... 12 oz - grilled and buttered with peppercorn sauce. 2 sides - mashed potatoes and side salad. 3⭐️ peppercorn sauce was the best salad was gross.

My friend had Beef short rib ... Slow cooked with caramelized port reduction and served with cassava croquette. Sides she picked the roasted potatoes. 2⭐️ she was really looking forward to the croquettes which never came.

Recommendations: stop by the lounge for a drink and app enjoy the beautiful weather and the bougainvillea trees. If you enjoy horrific service and overpriced food the Ocean lounge restaurant @hollandhouse is for you just don’t go hungry 🤤. Way overpriced for food and service received. FYI there is valet parking we came at night for a late dinner we asked the woman that happened to be out front where to park she obviously did not know about the valet. We ended up parking pretty far away there are shady characters lurking in some of the alleys so we walked on the main streets which took much longer.

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Always a great time at Ocean Lounge at the Holland House, great food, wonderful Caribbean service and a just gorgeous setting! It just never dissapoints 😊

Chef Wendell always does an effort when we come here, for dinner we mostly try there We Are SXM 3-course dinner special at $39 dollars. They’ll ask you fish, meat or mix and the chef surprises you. When we went we enjoyed a vitello tonato as appetizer, just well balanced and flavored. Afterwards my girl had the Salmon which was perfectly cooked and came with a side of mash and grilled veggies. Myself I had a steiploing steak which was well cooked as I liked (med/rare) also served with mash and grilled veggies. As a dessert we had the crème brûlée and this was just superb!!! All was very tasty and the only point of improvement I could give is maybe the presentation of the plates but otherwise a perfect restaurants in a nice setting.

We also went back once for a beach day and got beach chairs and lunch at the beach with ocean lounge, we ordered our all time favorite: the Tuna sandwich. This crunchy grilled tomato bread sandwich with Sashimi Grade Tuna, wasabi mayonaise, salad, wakame salad and a soy/lime dressing will blow your mind. It will be the best sandwich you’ve had in ages and you will come back for more 😉 Enjoy all the pictures below and see why you should visit Ocean Lounge at least once during your...

My friends and I ended up here by accident when we went to Front Street one evening and found everything closed. We were walking along the boardwalk and saw this place and were immediately drawn to it!

The ambiance is completely high-end outdoor lounge and with it being the perfect night weatherwise, it was absolutely fantastic to just sit and sip our drinks with the lights of marina in the distance and the light breeze keeping us cool in the humid night island air.

The drinks were a little pricey, but at least here you get what you pay for! I had the One Night Stand, which was an exquisite frozen drink that included cognac. This might have been the best drink I had the entire vacation and the alcohol content was generous enough I didn't need a second drink to get a nice, enjoyable buzz!

Our bartender was especially nice as well! She was just so accommodating, great to talk to, and her great mood was contagious! She had us laughing two seconds after we approached the bar!

Even the bathrooms were clean. They ask you to make a donation to use, but it is not required, there is just a little drop box.

All in all, turned what could have been a disappointing evening into...