BEST DINING
Saint Lucia
DASHEENE RESTAURANT
The Dasheene restaurant at the eco-luxe Ladera hotel boast the
most exceptional panoramic view of Saint Lucia’s World Heritage
“The Pitons” (it is the only resort overlooking the Pitons) and set
in the glistering Caribbean Sea that takes your breathe away on a
forested ridge at an altitude of 1,100 feet merely 15 minutes from
the sulphur springs. Dasheene restaurant (named after a local
vegetable, popular in local cooking)serves award winning cuisine
and innovative menus are what keeps visitors coming back.
Under the direction of Chef Nigel who has been head chef for the
last 16 years and is now leading a all local culinary team at the restaurant. His cooking renders a stylish interpretations of traditional St. Lucian dishes, such as sweet potato and coconut soup, Caribbean lamb salad, roast conch with pickled vegetables served in
a yam basket, Cajun Creole vegetable bakes, jerk poulet sausage,
plantain gratin with coconut rum sauce and more. The restaurant
uses primarily locally grown ingredients and can be described as a
fusion of European elegance with vibrant and colourful Caribbean flavour. The menu changes daily ensuring that there are always
new palette pleasing flavours on every visit. Dasheene also has
one of the best wine cellars on Saint Lucia under the direction of
Karim Boulay, a master sommelier from Bordeaux, who arrived
18 months ago and is taking Dasheene Restaurant and Ladera hotel to a next level. The Bar at Dasheene is open from 9 a.m. each
day. It is the perfect setting for a pre-dinner cocktail or to enjoy
a live music show. A part of Dasheene Restaurant, the bar shares
the same unobstructed sea views flanked by St. Lucia’s signature
twin volcanic Piton peaks. Opens at noon daily and offers tapas
from 3pm till 9pm
Contact: Food & Beverage Manager
Lee Donat - 1-758 459-6623 / 6617
ORLANDO’s
Orlando Satchell one of Saint Lucia’s leading and award-winning
chefs know for his creative take on Caribbean cuisine has finally
opened his own rest