The people and culture of Mauritius are both rich and diverse and this has undoubtedly filtered down to the cuisine on offer. We've put together a selection of high-end restaurants to whet your appetite

The Prince Maurice’s Barachois

This is a floating restaurant which offers great mountain and sunset views. Expect tasty seafood and grills. The head chef of the Barachois restaurant is Jacques Ledu. His career has taken him to places such as the Ritz and the Park in London.

This chef is all about innovation. He experiments with new flavours to create unique dishes. In turn, they’re served at themed dinners. If they’re adored by patrons, they become part of the main menu.

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Here are some suggestions for entrees. How about goat cheese with Espelette red pepper and balsamic vinegar sound? There’s also panned scallops on a bed of mashed sweet potatoes with a wasabi sauce. Try a delicious vegetable won ton in a cocoa and poultry broth with a red pepper sauce.

It doesn’t end there; this spicy sauce is served over a fillet of bourgeois (a local and delicate Seychelles fish) with a crustacean sauce. If you’re wondering, this particular sauce is made from a lobster, crab and sea urchin broth. Topped off with oriental- style vegetables.

If you craving something sweet, get the chocolate mousse and soft cake with a cocoa sorbet.

The wine list doesn’t disappoint either. The restaurant’s sommelier is Geraldine Estienne. She joined the Prince Maurice two years ago. With a degree from France’s National Wine University in Suze la Rousse, this girl knows wine.

Expect a superb wine list. Estienne personally tastes and selects the wines for the restaurant. Out of the 130 wines, 2/3 is from France. The rest is imported from South Africa, Australia, Italy, Spain, Chili and California. So there’s one to complement each meal.

Le Prince Maurice
Route de Choisy - Poste de Flacq

Tel: (230) 415 9100
Fax: (230) 415 9129
Email: resa@princemaurice.com

Head for Paradise Cove

Chef Soobhug Amarsing will not disappoint. He’s the head chef of the hotel’s main restaurant, Cocoteraie.

The restaurant’s menus are themed according to cuisine. There’s Mauritian on Mondays. Indian cuisine is served on Thursdays. There’s even Mediterranean or Chinese on Sundays.

If you’re expecting a dining area, think again. You eat in your own private thatched pavilion on piles of pillows. Here are some of Soobhug’s specialties. Opt for the palm heart dishes prepared with shrimp in salad or in tartar with spices. Or a panned red snapper in a creamy saffron sauce with sautéed figs. Other options would be a spiced crab broth or a tasty curried lobster.

Try the cinnamon ice cream with ginger for dessert. Soobhug is always up for inventing new novelties.

He concocted one of his specials for the movie mega star Catherine Deneuve. He came up with a chilled avocado soup with fresh crab meat. He combined the avocado with coco milk and cream, salt and pepper in a blender. Thereafter, chilled the blend and added the warm crab meat before serving.

Round off your meal with a good selection of wine from France and South Africa. The waiters can help you choose one to best complement your meal.

Paradise Cove Hotel
Anse de la Raie

Tel: (230) 204 4000
Fax: (230) 204 4040
Email: salesmgr.pcove@intnet.mu

Check out Labourdonnais

Dine at Rose des Vents in Port Louis which has Nizam Peeroo as the head chef.
He defines his cuisine as a fusion of French with local ingredients. Like any great chef, he’s always experimenting and he comes up with two new dishes almost every day.

This means a new tasting menu every day and a new menu every three months. His specialty is preparing fish particularly the red snapper.

If you’re lucky you might be able to experience these dishes before the next menu change. There’s roasted tuna with palm heart and an oil sauce with curry. Try also the panned prawns in a balsamic vinegar sauce and a vegetable broth.

Not forgetting a creamy broth of crustaceans with spices. There’s a stuffed piece of quail with a lamb chop, cheese cream and asparagus. Complement your meal with a selection of 20 different champagne, wines from the French appellations and a superb selection of South African wines.

Le Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis

Tel: (230) 202 4000
Fax: (230) 202 4040
Email: lwh@intnet.mu

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