Ambergris Caye Belize update

[Veggo]

Nicest surprise was Capricorn, north of the bridge but before Captain Morgans. New owners have done in 4 years what 2 previous owners couldn't do in 10. Colossal stone crabs daily from Caye Caulker, almost more than one can eat. I had them twice, with an excellent salad. Well trained staff and fine service. She will arrange a water taxi pick up in San Pedro at 6:00 for those without a golf cart, and bring you back about 8:30.
A fun find was Ras Safari, a tiki bar at the far southern end beyond the electrical grid. Rasto George has great jerk chicken, cold Belikins, comfy hammocks, a colorful wardrobe, and gets an interesting mix during the day. He will grill a fish if you bring it. So much fun we went twice.
Fido gets my nod for best conch fritters in town.
I had the conch trifecta at Carambas one night, fritters, fried fingers, and a huge portion of conch in butter and garlic. (too much butter). Others with me praised the grouper in a Caribbean sauce.
As for Elvie's Kitchen, why have a buffet with no fish on Ambergris? Gong. Didn't stay.
BC's does a Sunday barbecue at 1:00, get your order in by 10 or 11. Lots of locals and good gossip. The chicken was a bit tough, but the meal was 6 bucks.
Lobster season ended Mar. 1, so no lobster burrito's at Warugumas. Some say the pulled pork burrito is excellent; we didn't have the opportunity.
Blue Water at the Sunbreeze did the best grouper, but the 'steamed japanese style' description on the menu threw me off a bit. Excellent snapper preparation, and their coconut shrimp appetizer is a work of art.
Victoria House is as elegant as ever. I am amazed how well the grounds are maintained after the storms of the past decade. Superior food and service. Expensive, yes, and worth it.

[crewsweeper]

Thanks...really nice to know there's good places there. Certainly worth a short stay.

[bronwen]

Just returned and thought I'd do an update. We had a superb dinner at Red Ginger at the Phoenix Resort (a sister restaurant to Blue Water Grill). I can also heartily recommend Wild Mangoes, Rico's at Banyan Bay, the restaurant at Victoria House (such lovely decor, I adored the monkey light fixtures). Blue Iguana is quite fun too and we also enjoyed Celi's on the beach.
In Caye Caulker I had surprisingly good fish and chips at Sobre Las Olas, they use red snapper and as an added plus they had some Chilean concha y toro chardonnay.
One thing that was insane about Ambergris Caye was the retail price for wine - horrible old Andre champagne was $18 a bottle!