After a long day of traveling, my mom and I decided to treat
ourselves to a nice dinner out in Placencia. We found a place near our cabana
that looked promising and had lovely outdoor seating, so we could enjoy the
beautiful evening air. The place is called
Wendy’s (no not the fast food
place). It had many fresh and local seafood options and especially some conch
dishes.
Mom and I have been both looking to try
conch.
We decided to get two appetizers and
one entrée to share. We got the conch fritters, conch ceviche, and then jerk grouper
for our entrée. Also we had gin and tonics, Belizean style. It was made with a
local made gin and a special pink Belizean tonic. It was a little less sweet
and not quite as strong.
 |
| Ashley enjoys a Belizean gin and tonic |
 |
| Conch fritters |
 |
| Conch ceviche |
 |
| Ashley was enoying the jerk grouper so much, we almost forgot to take a picture of it |
The conch
fritters were good, but no foodgasms. They were a bit dense and not crispy on
the edges. The dipping sauce, which was a lemony mayonnaise, was pretty good.
Next was the conch ceviche was a little better (at least to me--mom and I
differed on the appetizers). It was nice a zippy and had a good heat and was
served with tortillas chips.
And the entrée, the jerk grouper, was awesome. It
came with coconut rice and a small salad. The rice was subtle but cooked
perfectly. The jerk grouper was tangy and spicy and so moist. It had just the
right amount of heat. Definitely the best part of the meal. And since I do have
a mini sweet tooth from time to time I tried the coconut flan. It was an OK flan, but I
did end up eating the whole thing by myself……so maybe it was a little better than just OK.
 |
| Coconut flan |
No comments:
Post a Comment