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Putting Together the Perfect Picnic
The kitchens of many major hotels will
prepare a picnic lunch for you, but you
need to request it at least a day in
advance. On Front Street in the City of
Hamilton, you can order sandwiches at
a cafe and pick up a bottle of wine or
mineral water. If it's a weekday, the
best place to buy picnic supplies is the
Hickory Stick (p. 112).
If you enjoy picnicking and biking,
you can do both in Sandys Parish. Start
by crossing Somerset Bridge (heading
in the direction of Somerset Village),
and continue along Somerset Road to
Fort Scaur Park, where you'll enjoy a
panoramic view of Ely's Harbour.
Another ideal picnic location is
Spanish Point Park in Pembroke, where
you will find a series of little coves and
beaches. You don't need to go to the
trouble of packing a picnic basket—in
warm weather, a lunch wagon rolls
around every day at noontime. We also
love to picnic at one of the island's best
beaches, Warwick Long Bay.
In the Reefs Hotel, 56 South Rd. &   441/238-0222. www.thereefs.com. Reservations required. Main
courses $26-$42. AE, MC, V. Daily 6:30-10pm. Bus: 7.
Moderate
Henry VIII BRITISH/SUSHI Within a stucco-sided, veranda-ringed building set
prominently beside the parish's busiest coastal highway, this restaurant serves a clien-
tele that's about equally divided between local residents and dining-room refugees
from the relatively expensive hotels nearby. There's something that's just a bit cloying
about the Tudor theme of the place—waitresses, some of them British, in long
dresses of royal purple, a menu that makes coy references to Henry VIII's ongoing
and oft-changing marriage vows, and a timbered and oak-paneled decor with lots of
polished brass. But despite any drawbacks, the food is straightforward and a wee bit
less expensive than what you'd find within the more glamorous dining rooms of
nearby hotels. The menu is strong on beef dishes, especially steaks and burgers, with
some pork and fish choices thrown in for variety. A sushi bar operates in a corner,
surprising nearly everybody. Some kind of entertainment, usually a vocalist with a
keyboard, begins at 9:30pm and runs until 1am every night of the week except Mon-
day and Tuesday.
52 South Shore Rd. (near the Fairmont Southampton Resort). &   441/238-1977. www.henrys.bm.
Reservations recommended for dinner. Lunch main courses $11-$29; dinner main courses $28-$70;
sushi platters $7-$16. Sun brunch $30 per person. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily noon-4:30pm and 6-10pm.
Bus: 7.
Tio Pepe ITALIAN/SPANISH Don't let the Spanish name fool you—the cuisine
here is predominantly traditional Italian. A few Spanish dishes do appear on the
menu, including roast suckling pig. It's fairly straightforward fare: pizzas, pastas, and
classic Italian cuisine in generous portions, all with a bit of Mediterranean pizzazz.
The kitchen also prepares local fish, plus salmon and lobster, with subtle Italian fla-
vors. We especially like the huge range of hot appetizers; the clams steamed in white
wine, garlic, and parsley; and the chef 's linguine pescatore with mussels, clams, cala-
mari, shrimp, and fresh tomato sauce. Seating is on a wide garden-view terrace and
in three indoor dining rooms. The restaurant is convenient to the Fairmont South-
ampton and Horseshoe Bay Beach.
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