TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin Pinel:. Rent chairs/umbrella, but bring a lunch

....is this acceptable?....might order a cocktail or two, but bring and consume our own sandwiches?..

We have done it many times and also have had lunch there at Yellow Beach. Perfectly fine to do if you want. My mantra is if I'm paying for loungers/umbrella than I can bring food and drink. If they are free then I buy there. But the food is well worth buying on Pinel and priced reasonably.

Thanks..... maybe bring a beverage, and order lunch!

That's what we do often. Food is good there. Chairs are 20.00 a set and 1-1 cash for food also. They do take cards but then your paying the current exchange rate as prices are in euros. We prefer Yellow Beach.

And here is the Yellow Beach menu, if you're interested.





OR Karibuni menus

The pizza at yellow beach are big enough for 2. Good too. They actually put real cheese on their burgers.

Thanks!........looks like I'll be packing a thermos....and an appetite...

Take plenty of water or buy bottled there.

...a bottle of water and a bottle of rose.......have to hydrate😁

They have a nice selection of Rose and they serve by glass or bottle with real stemmed wine glasses.

What are some of the pros and cons to the 2 different restaurants? TIA

From what I saw on the menus posted. Yellow's lobster is less expensive (4.50 per 100 kg) than Karibuni (7.50 ) if I read it correctly. Hubby would choose Yellow because he saw escargot on their menu.

Can't wait. Plan to go in March and I'm already trying to decide what I want to eat!

I like the position of the beach in relation to the Sun on Yellow Beach. MMHO the beach at Yellow Beach is nicer and the water more inviting for swimming plus they put up tables for you in the water to use for drinks or food.