Chill Restaurant — Restaurant in Efate

Me and my family went to Chill Restaurant for lunch. Chill is located within the Central market area above seaview restaurant, they are open all day from 11am to 9pm Mondays to Fridays. Judging by the location I was not expecting such a marvellous and enticing restaurant. The interior had a white theme decorated with her plants, a pretty big bar and painting and photographs from before Vanuatu gained it's independence. The owner greeted us very warmly and we felt very comfortable and settled in nicely to the air-conditioned room. The menu consists of lunch special options, which came with a drink. There was also main course meals mainly for dinner service and a variety of drink options. For meals collectively we ordered three dishes. We got the pasta of the day, steak dish and a fried local fish dish. I enjoyed the pasta, it was similar to a chicken Alfredo but to my liking. The other two dishes were also decent in quality, the coleslaw on the side was tasting abit old however. We had a round of hit beverages which were ok abit diluted as it was made with an automatic machine which is still very cool to see however. Lastly we ended with dessert, the restaurants signature chocolate soufflé. We decided to try it out, they did warn us it was going to be 20 minutes of wait but we had time to spare. When it arrived I was abit disappointed as the soufflé collapsed when I scooped it. There was nothing in the soufflé which explains the extra sauce on the side. The pastry was also a tad bit undercook as I could still taste the tangy raw egg flavour. However overall the experience with the food was good.

The thing that really impressed me however is the restaurant itself. Magnificent interior design and layout. The theme suites it's location. The view out into the bay and iririki island was just breathtaking, we could have stayed there till dusk. The music form the market area below was a tad bit irritating but that wasn't a big problem for us.

Overall great experience at Chill Restaurant. Some adjustments to the food would make my experience alot better. I still recommend coming here for lunch as the lunch special offer is a pretty good deal. The view and atmosphere of the restaurant is amazing and would be a good pace to come a a...

Seriously over priced yet under serviced. The compulsory star goes solely to the view (which was lovely). Signature dishes of coconut crab, lobster & seafood platter were all unavailable after waiting all week to get in (it was closed for 6 days). Instead we ordered a few cold entrees and hot mains. All the food came out at the same time so by the time we got to the mains they were cold. The calamari batter was basically raw flour and the worst I’ve ever tasted. The fish was average, oysters average. However the beef and haloumi and prawn skewers were both delicious. Halfway through the meal, our waitress went on lunch break and refused to serve us, so we had to walk up to the counter to order dessert and coffee. Even getting a water refill was too much to ask. All of which would ordinarily be fine ( I mean it’s vanuatu right?) except that it was easily the most expensive restaurant in a two week trip where we restaurant-dined daily. Would recommend NOT going here unless management drastically changes...

Like all restaurants in Vanuatu, the service is good but a bit slow and the people are very friendly. I visited with my wife and kids and while my fish wad beautiful, their vegetarian meals were not great. The blue cheese pasta was 3/5 and the Thai vegetable curry was lacking in any depth of flavour and tasted of cayenne pepper (2/5). Although the fresh baked bread was hot and delicious and the view over the water is amazing. This place is definately for seafood lovers only. Prices are standard for Port Vila. Which is to say over $220 Australian (Jan 2020) for family of 4, no entrees and 1 'cheap'...