RSSMetua's Cafe. If you are after an affordable but wholesome meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner), then try this cafe. The setting is something to be desired, but the servings are extremely generous. The best thing on the menu is the sweet n sour fish on rice. The fish is deep fried but the batter is the best I've tasted on the island.
Sandals Restaurant. Apart from the good food, the best thing about Sandals is the atmosphere. Right on Muri beach, Sandals is the Pacific Resort restaurant. Choose to sit in the bar with coconut trees protruding through the roof and the beach outside your window, or in the restaurant set on a man-made stream abundant with various species of fish. Don't be surprised if you get served lasagne or potato chips from a packet, in the absence of the real stuff. But oysters kilpatrick and other seafood dishes are good. Compliments go to the chef, but you pay for what you get.
Staircase Restaurant & Bar. The first lesson for eating here is to turn up early, especially if its Thursday night: Island Night. Thursday nights are a full house, but you can beg for a spot by the bar which gives you a good view of the entire restaurant. Offerings feature steak, or you can be a bit more daring and try the island basket with a selection of chicken, pork, rukau (like spinach), taro (kind of root crop), breadfruit, marinated raw fish and chop suey. It is ok to use your fingers to eat and its the best way. But another word of advice, order as soon as you get there, otherwise your order will get lost in the hustle and bustle. The dance show is by Te Manava, a smallish group (perhaps adjusted on account of the Staircase floor space). But a minor shuffling of chairs and tables allow the dancers to perform gracefully and energetically.
