Castaways Restaurant

melphis

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A bit of mixed news. Castaways Restaurant in Uvero Alto has closed. The really good news is that Mike the owner has secured a new location in El Cortecito just before Katz restaurant.
The new place will be open in early September and will be called Castaways Bistro.
The old place on the beach has reopened with typical overpriced bad food but does have reasonable service.
Why the owners of property here think they can do better than the people who rent these places will always be a mystery to me.
 

bookbox

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That's really bad news. Castaways was one of our favourites and I'm not keen on driving to El Cortecito, especially in the evenings.

We'll have to give the new place a try at least once. Are the prices much higher now?
 

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A bit of mixed news. Castaways Restaurant in Uvero Alto has closed. The really good news is that Mike the owner has secured a new location in El Cortecito just before Katz restaurant.
The new place will be open in early September and will be called Castaways Bistro.
The old place on the beach has reopened with typical overpriced bad food but does have reasonable service.
Why the owners of property here think they can do better than the people who rent these places will always be a mystery to me.
we're building a condo right nearby Kats Corner. always happy to have another food choice in the area.
 

melphis

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That's really bad news. Castaways was one of our favourites and I'm not keen on driving to El Cortecito, especially in the evenings.

We'll have to give the new place a try at least once. Are the prices much higher now?
I glanced at a menu and the lower priced items are gone. It seemed high to me. It's now the same guy that ownes all the restaurants in that area.
It's quite sad that Mike had to move on. Hopefully he can find a beach location as well
 

bookbox

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I glanced at a menu and the lower priced items are gone. It seemed high to me. It's now the same guy that ownes all the restaurants in that area.
It's quite sad that Mike had to move on. Hopefully he can find a beach location as well
Thanks for the information on prices.

I've found out that Mike's chef, Lubin, has gone with him, which is a good reason to pay Castaways Bistro a visit!
 
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melphis

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Yes Lubin went with Mike. I hope they do really well in their future endeavors.
I don't recall what the new owners call the beach location but from what I have heard they only have a few things on the new menu and the quality is poor and the price is high.
The way they treated Mike, it looks like karma might smack them upside the head. I can only hope.
Cheers
 
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hlevinson

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here is the link to their facebook page. seem to have a good amount of food options.