Heaven's Best

Hi Everyone!

Gabe's birthday was this past Saturday but we couldn't celebrate it because the Mini was fast approaching. So, last night, a large group of us went to Heaven's Best Restaurant to celebrate his belated birthday as well as our friend Oscar's birthday.

I can't rave enough about this place. The food was BY FAR the best food I've had since I've been in Dominica. I've been to a few restaurants (Tomatoes, Fort Young, Sunset Bay, Blue Bay, Portsmouth Beach Hotel) in Dominica since arriving in January and they've been very hit or miss. Since I don't like seafood, I always order a chicken dish. More often than not, I leave restaurants very disappointed after paying WAY too much for "eh" food. On the other hand, Gabe always orders "the catch of the day" at every restaurant and he always seems pretty satisfied with his choice. I suppose it makes sense that if there's one dish a Caribbean restaurant will get right, it's going to be seafood.

So, imagine my hesitation when I ordered the "Chicken Sensation" at Heaven's Best. Thankfully, I made a great choice because it was soooo good. Mike ordered the same thing. I suppose he enjoyed it as well because I've never seen him eat so fast. Gabe, as usual, ordered the "catch of the day" and had NO complaints. For drinks, Mike ordered a vanilla milkshake and Gabe had the sweet tea. Both were EXCELLENT. They also served baskets of bread that contained butter, white bread, and this delicious raisin bread. Since I'm a big soup person, I ordered the cream of asparagus soup as an appetizer. Just... wow. For desert, we all had the warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. Now, normally I don't sit here and write about everything we order at restaurants but I am SOOO impressed with this place that I feel the need to proclaim it to the world. The service was excellent as well. I left feeling so happy because I finally felt that I got what I paid for. Also, this restaurant is locally owned and it felt good to give them our business because they deserved it. I couldn't have asked for a better dining experience.

Furthermore, since it was Gabe's and Oscar's birthday, the owner brought out the apple crisps with candles and performed a little "dance" for the birthday boys. No, not that kind of dance - well, sort of. Just watch the clip below. She also gave them both a small gift. How sweet is that? I have never gone to a restaurant for my birthday and received a gift. The embarrassing happy birthday song, yes, but never a gift.

Plus, the restaurant is near Portsmouth so it took us about 10 minutes to get there by taxi. It's nice to know we don't have to drive all the way to Roseau to get decent (and in this case, AWESOME) food anymore. I know we'll be back soon.

Below are some pictures and a link to their website in case you were wondering what kind of food they offer. If you're here at Ross or are coming to Ross, I HIGHLY recommend Heaven's Best.

Here's the link to their website. Just click on "dining" for their menu!