Saturday, July 13, 2019

Cyann for dinner

We drove down from the villa to Cyann. It is the closest restaurant to our villa, just a hard left at the base of the hill. That does not provide much visibility of the area you are turning into.  I executed this turn cleanly but suddenly there is a bike pulling into the track in front of us. It's our buddy Mac the sommelier with a bottle of wine in one hand and the bike handle in the other. This was a surprise for everyone!  Mac's uniform is black, the island is very dark my night vision isn't all that good. Thankfully the buggy does not go all that fast. We all let out a gasp and he was off and we were in for dinner. Based on our research we had high expectations going into this restaurant. These expectations were met and exceeded. We had the best service from the entire staff. From Nicolas the manager to Mac the sommelier. I ordered Quail three ways and Leslie ordered Red Snapper with slipper lobster.  The fish and the lobster were very good. I got a bite of the lobster so I can add a new item to the famous "carnivore list".  The quail was from Chile and was prepared excellently. Leslie and I were wondering what three ways it would be cooked: baked, deep fried, wok fried, sous-vide or what. It turns out to be well done, medium and rare!  Very tasty and quite satisfying.

You can see from these illuminated signs how dark it gets 


Another illuminated sign




The interior is elegant 


Here is a big screw pine tree front and center 


Water features throughout the restaurant gives a soft feel with the reflections 


So pleasant 


So very beautiful 


Rocking the bowtie 


Champagne for the lady


Tiny bubbles 


A fruit gazpacho