WHERE TO EAT - Bermuda 2012 - page 109

76 Pitts Bay Rd. & 441/295-3000. Breakfast $16; salads and sandwiches $11-$20; afternoon teas
$8-$14; dinner main courses $16-$25. AE, DC, MC, V. Daily 10:30am-1am. Bus: 7 or 8.
Latin Restaurant MEXICAN/SPANISH In the center of Hamilton, this restau-
rant also features a Spanish-themed bar (Rumbar) and a cafe (Java Jive). The food is
perfectly partnered with a selection of wines. The cuisine is good without being great,
but they do offer one of the tastiest and spiciest lists of tapas in the city. Examples
include sautéed shrimp in a garlic and chili olive oil or slow-cooked beef brisket
stuffed with yucca croquettes. Seviche and a raw bar are a special feature, including
a seviche of the day or else a tasting plate of eight different choices. Served for two
to six diners, six different paellas are offered, including the classic one from Valencia
and also one from Argentina.
29 Victoria St. & 441/296-5050. www.latin-rumbar.com. Reservations recommended. Main courses
$28-$39. MC, V. Mon-Fri noon-2:30pm and 5:30-11pm; Sat-Sun 5:30-10pm. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.
Lobster Pot & Boat House Bar SEAFOOD For standard island dishes,
this traditional favorite one-ups its neighbor Hog Penny (p. 112). Near the Hamilton
Princess Hotel, within a 5-minute drive of the heart of the City of Hamilton, this is
one of the most consistently popular restaurants on the island—a fixture since 1973.
The Lobster Pot's cedar plank walls sport brass and bamboo trim, and such underwa-
ter touches as fishing nets, branches of coral, and sea fans. There's a bar near the
entrance if you want a before-dinner drink, and a dining room behind it. Menu items
include both Maine and spiny Caribbean lobster, each prepared seven different ways.
Fish sandwiches and platters of hogfish, wahoo, tuna, and rockfish are prepared any
way you want; we prefer them grilled with amandine, banana, or lemon-butter sauce.
The best starter is a cup or bowl of steaming Bermuda fish chowder, enhanced with
sherry peppers and shots of black rum. If you like it, you won't be alone—visitors haul
quarts of the stuff (frozen) back to North America.
6 Bermudiana Rd. & 441/292-6898. Reservations recommended. Lunch main courses $10-$46; din-
ner main courses $24-$72. MC, V. Mon-Sat 11am-3pm, 5:30-11pm. Closed Sun and public holidays. Bus:
1, 2, 10, or 11.
L'Oriental ASIAN Located in the same building as Little Venice (p. 106),
L'Oriental is a pan-Asian restaurant with a penchant for gracefully mixing cuisines as
diverse as those of Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and China. The restaurant is situated
in a mahogany- and stone-lined room with bridges, a pagoda, and lots of Asian art.
Within the efficiently organized space, you'll find an oyster, salmon, sushi, and caviar
bar, and a teppanyaki table where a team of Japan-trained chefs prepares food on a
super-hot grill right in front of you. Since L'Oriental prides itself on the variety of its
all-Asian cuisine, no one will mind if you “fuse” together a meal from the far corners
of the world's biggest continent. Tuesday night features a winning all-Chinese sam-
pler menu, with tastings from most of the selections on the menu. The cuisine is
reliable without ever rising to the ranks of sublime. L'Oriental is a good choice for
vegetarians and the health conscious. Most dishes are at the lower end of the price
range listed below.
32 Bermudiana Rd. (above Little Venice restaurant). & 441/296-4477. Reservations recommended.
Main courses $19-$40. AE, MC, V. Mon-Fri noon-2:15pm; daily 6-10pm. Bus: 7 or 11.
Port O' Call SEAFOOD/INTERNATIONAL In the heart of Hamilton, this res-
taurant is popular with visitors and locals alike, the patrons dining inside an elegant
interior or alfresco on the harbor-view terrace. The emphasis is on fresh Bermuda

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