Don't go here if you have children

Posted by iltt from Philadelphia PA on 5/8/07

Apparently children aren't welcome at this establishment. We sat down and were presented with the menu and waited and waited for a wine list, which we never recieved. So I set up my son's DVD player up, which we've used in the best resturants around the world, and were told that we were not permited to use it. He said that there was a sign posted but no one ever saw a sign posted that such devices were not permited, I think he made it. We did not feel welcomed there and refused to pay $500+ for dinner wine when we were treated as outcasts. When we made these reservations through Cap Juluca we specically had them ask if they accepted children and Blanchards said they did but apparently they don't welcome everyone.

Slightly Disappointing

Posted by Danielle from NJ on 7/15/06

After reading their book, I was disappointd by all the hyoe, mediocre food and lukewarm service. I don;t mind paying $300 for a meal for two but Blanchards let me down. Melinda and Bill - get off that book tour and straighten out the place!

Great food, laughable service and wine pricing

Posted by melvin from St. Louis, MO on 6/30/06

Ultimately, it just doesn't live up to the hype. The place is charming, probably the most beautiful on the island. The food was fantastic, we had the 3 fish special, jerked shrimp and the lobster roll appetizer. All mouthwatering delicious. So what was wrong? Two things, the service was horrible to laughable, and the wine list was insulting. As for the service, suffice to say we weren't sure who was our actual waiter, we ordered a before drink cocktail after 30 minutes of waiting and being asked if we wanted to order dinner 3 times by 2 different people (no, drinks first, please)then 15 minutes later we reminded the person we think was our waiter that we still hadn't gotten our drinks. We finally order our dinner, then the food comes out immediately. In the meantime, the waiter removes our bread basket and takes it away ?!?? We ask him for it back, continue to eat dinner with no bread, then flag down the manager to get bread. He nods, doesn't go get it. We have our bread as dessert. I said "I swear, I think our waiter is high!" to my dining companion. We did see some really good waitstaff at other tables, just not ours. Now for the wine.. The old world wine is expensive (about 3x retail) but fair. We chose a delicious, fair priced sancerre. The US wines, however, were inexplicable, unless there is some trade embargo between our countries that we don't know about! For some reason they have a couple grocery store swill wines ($6.95 US retail) on their menu for $50 - 79. (Castlerock Cab, Snoqualamie sauvignon blanc)Come on, you have to be kidding. Because of the weirdness, we did not stay for dessert (except the bread!) So all this for the highest price we paid on the island $270. If you are going to set those high of prices, everything, not just the food, has to be perfect. And don't insult people with a rip off wine list.

Ready to go back NOW!

Posted by Bill from NYC on 4/22/06

This was one of the highlights to a magical vacation in Anguilla. My grilled tuna was done to perfection, but I had entree envy for my wife's reggae beef stew. So yummy. The service was very attentive, with the owners checking in several times throughout the course of the evening to check on us.

Island Hospitality

Posted by Tracey from PA on 4/21/06

This was one of our best dinners on the island. The food was delicious. The Lobster cake app was to die for. The personalized service was also wonderful. The owner and owner/chef several times stopped by the table to check on us. This one is a must!

Not all that!

Posted by Jennifer from Grand Rapids, Michigan on 1/24/06

My husband and I were in Anguilla last April and made reservations at Blanchard's our first night on the island. I choose this restaurant because it came so highly recommended not only by this website but also by several other travel sites. I was disappointed with the food and service for the money. My husband and I ordered drinks, appetizers, dinner and desert and our bill was $250.00. Nothing was exceptional at all - instead save ALOT of money and visit other great restaurants on the island such as Koal Keel, Mango's, Hibernia, Smokey's, Tasty's, and Smitty's for great grilled lobster!!