Mauritius Restaurant Recommendations
 

My fiance and I will be staying at the Oberoi while we are in Mauritius. However, we heard that the restaurant at the hotel was overpriced and not very good. Does anyone have any restaurant recommendations for us? Thanks!

Everything in Mauritius is overpriced, take a lot of money, a bottle of water is $12.00 so get ready to pay pay pay!

I have not been to Mauritius, but I can offer a website that I have consistently found to be a good reference.

www.chowhound.com

It's a blog for foodies. I did a quick search and Mauritius info is somewhat limited, but I'd suggest taking a look. Here are two of the recommendations:

"Beside the hotel restaurants there are a few old plantation houses which serve great food, such as the Domaine du Chasseur in the South, or the Domaine Les Pailles or the Domaine Ylang Ylang. The main attractions there, on the other hand, are of course the landscape, the wild animals or the local produce..."

2nd post by someone that grew up in Mauritius:
"If you have a chance to go to Mauritius, try to speak with locals and they'll most probably invite you over for dinner at their home; you may have an indian fish curry, a french creole daube de poulet, a green mango and raw carrot salad over rice or accompanied by roti and dal.
Don’t hesitate to eat at the street vendors carts: try the gateaux piments (fried balls of chickpeas with herbs and chili pepper), the dal pouri (sort of extra thin crepes with curried peas and potatoes, spicy tomato sauce and achard (shredded cabbage, carrots and green beans slightly sauteed with cumin, mustard seeds, onions and chili) and also the soups at the Chinese stands in the capital, Port Louis. If you visit the market in Port Louis, drink an alouda, sort of milkshake with agar agar and tokmaria (don't know the name of this grain in English). Be sure you go the vendor right at the market’s door, where there’s always a small crowd.
If you're not lucky enough to get invited by one of the locals, try the following places:
The King Dragon, a chinese restaurant in Quatre Bornes. Make sure you get in the King Dragon, not the sister restaurant called Le Dragon Vert that’s less expensive but where all the specialties are not offered. Don’t miss the poisson vapeur, the poulet fondant or any of the other specialites. Let the hostess guide you through the specials. Ask for their special green sauce that accompanies the appetizers. It tastes close to the one served with the roast pork at NY Noodletown.
Another restaurant: Varangue sur Morne, (Phone: 483 6010), a seafood place with perfectly executed dishes and a great view. But if available, go for the cochon marron en salmis. (wild boar marinated in red wine, tomatoes, cinamon and cloves and tons of fresh herbs).

Generally the best local food is served in the hotel restaurants where most of the European and South African tourists stay; last December I had a great meal at one of the best hotels in the north. Won’t name names; they don’t need publicity from us. If you want to discuss your trip to Mauritius, feel free to send an email. I now live in Paris but will gladly help you with any tips you need.
Peace and have a nice trip."

If you find anything stellar, please post...I'm heading there this May

Where's bwino? She and her husband are living in Mauritius now, sure she can give advice.

Almost all hotel restaurants are overpriced if you are looking at the a la carte menus. Reason being is that it makes the meal plan pricing look so cheap! Much better to be on that meal plan (and note you usually can do a meal plan only on selected days, you are not usually forced into all or nothing).

Having said that I really enjoyed the Oberoi restaurant. Superb food, servies and ambiance although I will admit it was a few years ago.