Ocean View Bar — Restaurant in Mahé

Ocean View - the food was not great, and it took too long to be served.

Both nights, the restaurant was not busy and our sitting took over 2 hours. The point of going each night was for a “quick and casual” meal.

Visit #1 - it took 45+ minutes to receive the main after the starter. We ordered a burger and gnocchi. The burger was overcooked and unenjoyable to eat.

Visit #2 - it took approx 15 mins before anyone took our order, then 35 minutes for the starters to arrive.

Both starters required no cooking as one was a salad and the other a cold cut-type dish.

I also ordered the burger and asked for it to be medium-rare, but it came out the same as the first night.

**Background to our stay at the Hilton where Ocean View restaurant is located —

We spent 7 nights at the Hilton in a private pool villa with half board.

This hotel is 1000% not a foodie destination. If you are into gastronomy or sensational food, it is not the place for you.

It felt like there was something weird happening during our stay - as though the kitchens were full of new staff, undergoing training or new management, or understaffed. It was single handedly the let down of the hotel and the brand.

It is because we stayed for so long at the hotel that we can give a detailed review of each restaurant, as we ate at each one at...

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