Henry VIII

Description:

• Within a stucco-sided, veranda-ringed building set prominently beside the parish's busiest coastal highway, this restaurant feeds and entertains a clientele that's about equally divided between local residents and dining-room refugees from the relatively expensive hotels nearby. There's something that's just a bit cloying about the Tudor theme of the place -- waitresses, some of them British, in long dresses of royal purple, a menu that makes coy references to Henry VIII's ongoing and oft-changing marriage vows, and a timbered and oak-paneled decor with lots of polished brass. But despite any drawbacks (and indeed, many locals appreciate the venue's warmth and the way it emulates an old-fashioned pub in Merrie Olde England), the food is straightforward and a wee bit less expensive than what you'd find within the more glamorous dining rooms of some nearby hotels. The menu is strong on beef dishes, especially steaks and burgers, with some pork and fish choices thrown in for variety. A sushi bar operates in a corner of this place, surprising nearly everybody. Some kind of entertainment, usually a vocalist with a keyboard, begins at 9:30pm and runs until 1am every night of the week except Monday and Tuesday.

• © Frommer's 2013