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Dining out on Virgin Gorda is a mixed bag, with everything from hamburgers to lobster available. Most folks opt to have dinner at or near their hotel to avoid driving on Virgin Gorda's twisting roads at night. The Valley does have a fair number of restaurants if you're sleeping close to town.
Knots, art from regattas past, and signal flags from the hundreds of vessels decorate the newly revamped Buoy Room at the Bitter End Yacht Club, which serves as a buzzing way station for hungry salts from Virgin Gorda and parts beyond. Raft up—it's only accessible by boat—for all-day brick oven pizzas and shared plates like fresh-caught fish tacos, seared tuna, and shrimp mango lettuce cups.
With a tropical-nautical flair, The Bitter End Yacht Club's open-air waterfront restaurant is a favorite rendezvous for sailors and their guests, so it's busy day and night. Dinner selections include green Thai curry, seared ahi tuna, local lobster, and rib-eye steak, as well as vegetarian dishes and a variety of house-made desserts, including key lime pie. Famed Virgin Island sailor Basil Symonette built the Clubhouse bar from the wreck of Huey Long's yacht, Ondine.
Along the road to The Baths, this small restaurant with pedestrian decor is a local favorite for fresh bread, cakes and pastries, and informal dining. You can always find fresh fish on the menu, accompanied by traditional local sides like peas and rice. A weekly barbecue on Friday nights starts at noon and includes live music and DJs. There's a second, smaller location in Road Town, Tortola.
Chef Stanley Ramotar's gourmet menu at this marina restaurant draws cruise ship passengers on tour as well as hotel guests, locals, and mariners. Anegada lobster is a perennial favorite along with rack of lamb and beef tenderloin. For a more casual bite, Jumbies Beach Bar & The Cove, located downstairs, has roti, tacos, nachos, and wings, as well as a popular Friday night beach BBQ featuring fire dancers and traditional Mocko Jumbie stilt walkers, and a one-man, pirate-theme "Happy Arrr" show on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
Meals are served poolside under the shade of umbrellas at this casual eatery at the Virgin Gorda Village condo complex. The lunch menu includes salads, pizzas, rotis, and burgers, but the lobster wrap is a must-have.
