Anthony's Grill at Paradise Island and Atlantis Hotel

Anthony's Grill
Paradise Village Shopping Centre
P.O. Box N-4942
Nassau, Bahamas

One day, Garrett and I went to Paradise Island to explore the Atlantis Hotel and the island.

There are palm trees everywhere.  

This island is pretty much a resort.  It had tons of shops in these little buildings.  

I didn't eat the Ben and Jerry's, but this bench is awesome!

Here's a view of this monstrous hotel.  No telling what the price tag on this place is.  They also had a free movie theatre for guests.  I mean a real theatre with regular movies at the theatre.  

It also has a marina.  

There is a casino in the hotel.  I didn't think it was worth the risk, so we only walked through. 

There are lots of little monuments sprinkled throughout the hotel. 

There is a public beach and a private beach for guests, staying there.  

We obviously went to the public beach.  We tried to hit the private one, but they kept wanting to see a room key. 

We shared a coconut drink. They split the coconut in front of us, added some pina colada mix and added some rum.  

Afterwards, we started the trek back to the car.  However, we decided to hit up a restaurant on the way, called Anthony's.  

I decided I wanted to try Kalik Gold, known as Extra-Strength at 7% alcohol.  I couldn't tell much of a taste different to be honest.  

The restaurant had a full bar, with no beer on draft, which seems common.  

Garrett had a frozen drink, called the Nutty Banana. It was good, a bit sweet.  He says it tastes like banana bread. 

We hung out till happy hour started and shared a $5 order of conch fritters.  They are usually $10 here.  

They're good, like hushpuppies made with calamari.  

I am loving being in the Bahamas!  

Twisted Lime

Twisted Lime
SandyPort Marina Village
00000 Nassau City
New Providence, Bahamas

This bar and grill is located in the SandyPort Marina area.  There were lots of boats and nice looking residences

Many of the buildings here are a nice pastel color.  

We had a nice view, but it was just too dark.

We sat outside and had a view of the marina.  

My first drink was this blue drink.  It was sweet, but good.  I think it had blue curaçao, coconut rum, pineapple juice.  I'm guessing.  

Garrett and I wanted to split the grouper quesadillas and the lobster roll.  Below are the grouper quesadillas.  The grouper was nice and meaty.  

They didn't have the lobster roll, because they were out of season.  Garrett ordered this seafood flatbread, that had salmon, ground conch, and shrimp on it. 

Both meals were delicious and very fresh.  

Imperial Cafeteria

Imperial Cafeteria
Bay StreetP.O. Box N-1486
Downtown Nassau
Bahamas

This is more of a local chain feel restaurant of the Bahamas.  They claim to offer Bahamian, Greek, and American food.

You order at the window.  A lot of people get the food to-go.  

Garrett and I each had the seafood platter.  It was enough for at least 3 people and we had two orders.  

It came with breaded shrimp, fried fish, cracked conch (basically fried).  We had ours with mac'n cheese.  It was the good yummy baked kind.  I don't think they eat the stove top Kraft kind that many people eat in the US.  We also had ours with peas and rice.  Apparently, that is a staple here.  It's brown rice mixed with dark beans.  I enjoyed it.  It's one of Garrett's favorite things to eat.  

This is what a conch looks like in the shell.  The taste reminds me of calamari.  I loved my meal.

However, the locals say there is an even better place to try.  I'll let you know when we make it there.  

Viola's Bar and Grill

Viola's Bar and Grill
Casino Drive
Paradise Island, Bahamas

Paradise Island is the more bougie touristy part of the island. Locals visit, too, though.

This is one of the few bars on the island that is not part of a hotel or resort. 

Several of the bars in the Bahamas are very open air.  We sat a distance from the bar, because it was karaoke.  

I actually wasn't really very hungry.  They had typical bar and grill food.  

I had a whiskey on the rocks.  I may not have been hungry, but I was thirsty.  

Garrett wanted to eat something, so we ended up splitting a side of mac-n-cheese.  As you can see, it's the good kind of macaroni, the baked kind.  The noodles had been boiled a little long, though.  However, it was good.  It had extra cheese on top and some bell peppers and onions mixed in.  

For Garrett's final drink, he had the Bahama Mama, since we were in the Bahamas.  It was a nice fruity drink.  

We may go back.  

VanBreugel's Restaurat and Bistro

VanBreugel's Restaurant and Bistro
Charlotte Street South
P.O. Box N-4084
Nassau, Bahamas

Here's the first view of the restaurant. It has a porch and a nice bar with a medium sized interior.

Here's their logo. The restaurant calls says it gains its influence from Europe. 

We decided to sit outside.  The temperature was warm, but not too hot. 

We arrived at 5:30 and were told that dinner service didn't start till 6:00. We decided to have a drink. Notice the prices. I am finding that these are only slightly higher than other places. 

Garrett had been here before, and they had a drink special for $5.50.  He asked the waitress, and she said the mojito was on special.  Shortly after bringing it, she told us that she was wrong.  We ended up having to pay $12 for this drink.  

I finished mine, of course.  However, Garrett left most of his.  I was going to drink it, but it tasted like very sweet lemonade, which is just not my "cup of tea."

We didn't get any food off the bar menu, but look at those prices.  This is typical.  

Here's another page of the menu, just for reference. Apparently, I didn't take a picture of the menu that features what we actually ate.  

Both of our meals were in the mid $20 a plate.  

I had shrimp skewers that came with a small salad and one side.  The shrimp was delicious. The best part of the Bahamas is the food.  The seafood is super fresh and was probably alive that day.

I ordered creamy spinach for my side.  It was probably the best spinach I have ever eaten.  It was creamy and buttery.  Paula Deen would have been proud of the liberal use of butter.  

Garrett had the thai beef.  It came with jasmine rice.  It was really good.  I preferred my meal, but Garrett said it was his favorite meal in the Bahamas so far.  

After dinner, we took a walk in downtown Nassau.  I had missed their Independence Day celebration, but many of the remnants still remain. 

They have only been independent for 40 years.  

Another fun fact is that the exchange rate is equal. They accept US dollars or Bahamian dollars, and when you get change, you never know which you will get.  

It's a fun trip!