The "New" Victor's at Velero

Great news. When I'm on the north coast I often stay at the Velero but eat elsewhere . I will check out the new chef, thanks for the intel.

Like the free water, free mamajuana after, and one can bring their own wine with no corking fee,
like Casa Valeria does/did.....don't know now about them today. Taxes included in pricing....great.
The organic herb garden beside the kitchen is cool as well.
Victor the chef is good, he's been around the N.Coast a good many years, and has a following.
Sunset views are the best, about as good as Waterfront area of Sosua. Hard to beat that.
Good they're open to the public now.
Dozens of colorful kites in the air afternoons , across the bay........pretty.

David,

Would that be in lieu of Otra Cosa?

Thx!


MD

We are going to try it this week.

Bob K

Agree on Victor's at Velero though not sure they have officially named it. Great dining experience the other night with 4 of us. Have been a regular there for years as many friends either live there or guest there. But with Victor there and the new pricing policies of the new management, it is even better. The food was prepared perfectly for all of us, as well as the service being excellent and of course the setting is great. Add a couple of good scotch selections to the bar menu and "Victor's" will have us back often. Long a fan of Victor, now, going back about 8 years. Good to have him back in the center of town.

Where is " El Caminante II"? Never heard of it

el caminante, i believe, is a local place, closer to sabaneta...

read in this thread: http://www.dr1.com/forums/north-coast/128792-great-locals-restaurant-outside-cabarete.html

Expat-in-Cabarete said:

Where is " El Caminante II"? Never heard of it

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A rustic Dominican restaurant on the left side of the main highway on the way towards Sabaneta from Cabarete owned by Wilson Zapete. There is a banner over the highway near the restaurant so you can see where it is.

Yup, east of Cabarete on the north/ocean side.

Unimposing is an understatement but really good....

After reading about it here, I stopped for a 'to go' platter..... the crab is the fastest thing to order when the car's running and it was delicious.

Just came back from dinner at Victor's. We heard Victor was not there this evening. Still, both our dishes were excellent. If you great food, excellent presentation, great table service, and the fact that you're sitting probably in the place with the best view of Cabarete Bay, this restaurant is quite a good deal. For two entrees, one beer and one club soda, total RD$1,030.

PS: Thanks for the address of El Caminante II

Our dinner experience of Thursday night, 27.06.13 was as follows:

We arrived around 7:30p and were very cordially welcomed as the only guests at that time. However, the plastic laminated menus that were presented really seemed out of place in a location with such tremendous ambiance.

We ordered cocktails and then proceeded to order our meals. Caprese salad tower and tenderloin steak in green peppercorn sauce for my wife and the crab salad and grilled churrasco steak with chimichurri for me (after being assured by the waiter the crab salad contained real fresh crab and not imitation crab stick). There was a very limited wine list at not so attractive prices for the selections available which we chose to forgo.

The salads arrived and the caprese salad tower was beautiful, the crab salad, a smallish mound of greens with a 1 layer covering of thinly sliced imitation crab stick was not acceptable. The wait staff apologetically accepted my request to change to the tomato and balsamic salad. Both of the tomato salads were delicious.

The attractively presented steak entrees arrived and the churrasco was a beautifully grilled to perfection sizable portion accompanied by baked potato and spinach with nuts and soy sauce. The tenderloin, also of ample portion lacked any eye appeal as it appeared to not have been grilled prior to being sauced, but rather cooked over a low heat which resulted in a bland gray color to the exterior. It was served with sides of baked potato and mixed vegetables.

Both steaks were tender and juicy. The green peppercorn sauce tasty but the chimichurri not so much. The baked potatoes were small/medium in size and served with a margarine/ butter spread but no sour cream or chives which would have been a welcome addition. The small portion of spinach with nuts and soy sauce was not standard green spinach, but either a bok choy or chard type green with no perceptible soy sauce flavor and a covering of sliced almonds. The mixed vegetables freshly prepared but also small in portion.

As we were finishing our meals about 9:00p another couple arrived and they were the only other diners there when we left shortly afterwards.

All in all a pleasant experience in a superb location. However, some small touches could easily elevate the culinary experience significantly.

Was happy to see they had 23 yr-old Zacapa' rum and a couple single malts and said
their wine list is being scrapped in favor of new stuff. As you said Coco, a few tweaks.
The sunsets are amazing there and 1/2 the price of Otra Cosa.

We ate there last night....finally. It was a wonderful experience and Victor is to be commended on his menu and preparation.

We had the Caprese salad, a bit small but wonderful. We than had the Tuna (me) and sea bass (Pat). The tuna was the best I have had in the last 7 years here. Perfectly seared with a great (slightly cool) red center. Pat's sea bass also one of the best we have had here. We were a bit disappointed in the sides as the spinach tasted a bit like Kale (slightly bitter) and the Swiss potatoes were nothing special and would not order those potatoes again.

Service was very good and loved the "free" water service (finally a restaurant that has gotten that right).

I also agree that the plastic menus needed to be changed to a more upscale format.

Last but certainly not least the prices were very reasonable. We will eat here again and again and again.

Bob K