Frommer's Review
Native Caymanian Vivine Watler runs this charming restaurant from a terrace beside her home on an isolated stretch of road in the East End. Identifiable by large signs in psychedelic colors, it beckons to motorists who appreciate a bit of local flavor in a landscape that's otherwise isolated and a bit lonely. You dine at plastic tables that are set either on a cement terrace surrounded by lattices or amid sea grapes, close to the edge of the sea. Don't underestimate Vivine's local fame within Caymanian society: When we were last here, an eminently respected middle-aged hostess arrived from faraway West Bay, having driven almost 2 hours (each way) to retrieve a pot of conch stew, with the intention of serving it at a dinner party for old-time Caymanians who missed "cooking the way it used to be." Menu items are written on a blackboard, and change with the availability of ingredients. The tastiest offerings are fried fish, chicken and chips, cheeseburgers, tuna sandwiches, conch stew, turtle stew, whelk stew, barbecued ribs, and pork chops. Dessert choices almost always include "heavy cakes," made from raw grated cassava, yam, or breadfruit. Drinks include fresh juice made from mangos, tamarinds, and carrots, as well as old-fashioned lemonade.
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