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For our first culinary adventure, on the record that is, we chose to try the San Pedro Cafe. We remembered visiting years ago on our first anniversary, and couldn’t wait to try it again. The San Pedro did not disappoint.
The restaurant is nestled amongst the historic downtown area, one block east of the St Croix River. When we arrived there was a short wait - about twenty minutes. This allowed us to browse in some of the unique shops on that block. As we walked down the sidewalk, the enticing smells drew both of us in.
It could have been the charming brick building, the Caribbean atmosphere inside, or the fact we left our kids at home with the sitter, but we felt transported straight to the Islands.
With a wide range of entrees, from brick oven pizza to fresh fish options, there was a feast for every palate. After some deliberation, we chose: Eric - San Pedro Red Grouper and Andrea - Coconut Scallop Pasta.
The portions were generous, the taste was outstanding and the price just about right at twenty bucks per meal. One of the draws of Caribbean food for Eric is the heat. Both the wait staff and chefs happily added extra-extra spices for him, and substituted the red beans, not a favorite, for an interesting banana mashed potatoes concoction. Banana mashed potatoes? Definitely a must-have. Andrea had previously declared she didn’t care what she ate as long as it had grilled pineapple. The best selection was the scallop dish which she eyed warily, not sure if she even liked scallops. By the way the plate was licked clean, there was no doubt that, at the San Pedro anyway, Andrea is a big fan.
Drawbacks? Not many. There are stairs leading into the restaurant and the inside of the building is small which leads to close quarters and a higher noise level. Yet, if you choose to leave the kids home, these drawbacks seem to disappear in the glow of the brick ovens and the aroma of tropical food.
Our only regret? Not having room to sample the Chocolate Habanero Cake or a slice of Key Lime Pie. I guess we’ll have to visit again, maybe this time just to linger over dessert.
Want to visit?
Fun! If we are ever in the neighborhood we will have to try it. Please post a link on FB each time you update the blog!
ReplyDeleteKarin, Melissa and I are thinking about doing this for the Cities, but we only get together about once every two months so I don't think the blog will get much traffic.