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The Table

A house that opensonto the lagoon.

You eat under the casuarinas, a few metres from the water, on checked tablecloths. The dishes arrive in the middle and everyone helps themselves.

The Otentika table set under the casuarinas, checked cloth facing the Rivière Banane lagoon

What is served

Otentika's cooking is the family's own: fish grilled over wood, octopus in salad or grilled, vegetables and herbs from the garden, rice, achards, chilli for those who want it.

The menu is not fixed. It depends on what the sea gave that morning and on what was ready in the garden. It is a constraint, and it is also what makes it different from a printed menu.

What it is not

It is not a restaurant with continuous service and a menu card. You do not drop in unannounced: the meal is prepared because we know you are coming, and how many of you there are.

Nor is it fine dining. The value lies elsewhere: in how fresh the produce is, in the setting, and in being received in someone's home.

Diets and allergies

Mention them when you write. Family cooking adapts more easily than a menu card, provided it is told in advance.

Rodriguan octopus salad presented facing the lagoon at Otentika
Grilled dishes with lime and herbs served at the Otentika table
Glasses of fresh lemon juice set on the cloth of the Otentika table
Grilled fish served on the checked cloth of the Otentika table
Grilled octopus served at Otentika, a Rodriguan speciality
A table set right on the sand at Otentika, a few metres from the lagoon

Frequently asked

Can we come just for the meal?

Yes. The Table can be booked on its own, as long as you give enough notice for the meal to be prepared.

Is there a menu with prices?

No. The meal is put together from the catch and the garden, and Westley confirms the rate before you come.

Can we come as a family with children?

Yes. It is a family table, and children belong at it.

No prices are listed: every visit is arranged with Westley.

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