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Le Barthelemy, Aux Amis Restaurant

Le Barthelemy, Aux Amis Restaurant

Le Barthelemy Hotel & Spa St. Barthelemy, St. Barthelemy 97133, Houston, United States

Meat • French • Mexican • Chicken


"A Miss! This was our 31st trip to St Barths and we were at this location when the restaurant was called Le Rivage. We tried it after it re opened as Amis about 3 4 years ago. It was not very good overall then. After hearing of the new Chefs we decided to try it again and we’re very excited. This was not worth it. Ordered a smoked bourbon drink that sounded really good. 1 hour later after appetizers were almost finished they asked if we wanted wine. We reminded them of the cocktail we never received. They quickly brought them out in a very unusual glass that you pretty much have to use a straw. We could tell the drink had no smokiness and it was super strong. I do drink old fashioned regularly and this was stronger. Turns out the smoke machine was broken so they used Maker’s Mark instead? They didn’t charge us after asking how we liked it. The starters were really good (Fish Krudo) and decent (Octopus). The main course of Cod was extremely over cooked as was the sea bass. The Dover Sole was good. The people serving were very nice and did try hard but you don’t ignore the cocktail order when you can’t make it as advertised with the Bourbon you say. Also, ask for Wine request when you order your food, not 1 hour later. The restaurant decor and ambience is excellent. I asked the server to tell us about the chef and she said she’d only been there 1 month and he’s a very nice guy. She said he made the menu but it sounded like he wasn’t there to cook it. If you order wine, Krudo fish and Dover sole you will probably have a great experience. This was our 6th dinner on our current trip and by far last place so far (by a large margin)"