Windjammer Restaurant

Frommer's Review

During my recent visit chef Daniel Forsyth and partner Maire Porter, both of Cook Island descent but trained in New Zealand, were making this air-conditioned roadside restaurant at the Crown Beach Resort one of the best in Rarotonga. The octagonal pine building may lack Polynesian charm, but the widely spaced tables provide the island's most elegant dining, and the wait staff renders excellent service. Marie's family owns the local meat importer, so you will be served only top-grade lamb and aged steaks, plus fresh local fish. I started with a delightful warm seafood salad with a lemon dressing, and loved the aged rib-eye filet with a pink peppercorn sauce. Vegetarians get at least two choices every night, perhaps a veggie risotto. There's a limited list of very good New Zealand and Australian wines. You won't go wrong here or at the Tamarind House .

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