Great New Food Spots on Roatan!

Smuggler's Beach Bar & Grill

 Since we left Roatan last spring several new restaurants have opened their doors, Restaurant Adventures awaiting our discovery. First we tried Smuggler’s Beach Bar & Grill which is a new palapa bar and grill on the property of Meridian on Lighthouse point.

It has been open just a few months but is already a popular place to enjoy some great food and friendly staff.

Enjoying Sunset at Smugglers

You can share the beach chairs, relax with a cerveza, snorkel from the beach or play horseshoes and corn-hole a bean bag toss game where you throw a bean bag into a board with a hole in it. You have to try it before you judge! Lots of fun and the first I’ve seen here.

Sunset at Smugglers is perfect!

Michael and I went down the hill from the house to Smugglers the other afternoon with the idea of snacking and watching the sun go down. We enjoyed yummy chicken wings and later tried the two lobster tail dinner with a wonderfully fresh and light pasta salad.







I enjoyed everything but the pasta salad was such a nice change from French fries or plantains and sooo refreshing. It also included fresh corn on the cob! Perfecto. And as we wanted to share with our parents, we grabbed up some shrimp on skewers to go. So much for a light snack! It was all so yummy. Oh, did I mention the monkey la la…my first since I returned. 

Hummingbird Feeders at Smuggler's Cove

Sunset at Meridian

Abner from Smuggler's Cove

Abner was our delightful wait staff person who smiled and joked with us as we waited for the sun to go down and the stars to come out. Smugglers is a delightful addition the island and we plan to spend lots of hours swimming, relaxing, and visiting (drinking) there. Great job Chris and Sydney! 




On to Herby's Pineapple Sports Bar and Grill in French Harbor.

View from Herby's Pineapple Bar and Grill

Pool at Pineapple Villas in French Harbour

We ate in the sports bar on the fourth floor where we enjoyed the view. Our classic cheeseburgers were great, French fries nice and crisp and the BBQ shrimp a nice addition. There were multiple items to choose from but I love a great hamburger and wasn’t disappointed.

Outdoor Seating at Herby's.....What a view

While we were enjoying our lunch we met and spoke to a lady also enjoying her lunch. It was quite a surprise for Mary to discover she was the daughter of the family they lived next door to in Huntsville over fifty years ago. Mary remembered her as a little girl, so with many hugs they caught up on fifty years of life a world away in Roatan. There is always a surprise awaiting to be discovered on Roatan.

Landscaping is unique

Here is our first bunch of bananas,  they are delicious and fresh coconuts were a treat for all.