TravelTalkOnline Forums Travel and Vacation Forums St. Maarten - St. Martin TURTLE PIER RETURNS.....KIND OF..........

For all of us longtime visitors to the island, most probably have eaten at the old Turtle Pier for many years....but unfortunately it closed quite a few years ago. The good news is....that there is now a new restaurant, (POST IRMA), called "Nowhere Special". It is owned by a wonderful gal, Lillian, who just happens to be Al Watney's (the owner of Turtle Pier) daughter. Many of the old Turtle Pier classics have returned to this new venture. The chef is also the old chef from none other than Turtle Pier!!!!!!! Al also has come out of retirement to help his lovely daughter out in the evenings. We went there tonight, and had one of the BEST dinners ever. Reasonably priced, fantastic service, great view into the lagoon marina..made for a very memorable night. It is located right next door to the Yacht club restaurant, and right before Lee's old location. I am so thrilled we discovered this gem on our first week here, so we will have the opportunity to return a couple more times in the next couple of weeks. On a scale of 1 to 10...i would give this restaurant a 10plus. I LOVE the name of the place...'Nowhere Special"......but i think for now on it should be referred to "Somewhere Special". Enjoy.

The former chef at Turtle Pier is Shadow, who had a place behind what is now Rusty Rocket for years after TP closed. Place was lost to Irma and we were happy to see him cooking at Nowhere Special. Wonderful cook, wonderful gentleman.

Do they do Breakfast? Loved TP's French Toast Baguettes!

Great to hear, loved the Ginger Duck and Lobster. Always remembered the great friendly atmosphere. Will make a point of visiting in April.

what kind of food do they do?

Where is it?

Next door to St Maarten Yacht Club.

Thanks for the heads up. We always enjoyed the Turtle Pier.

Have not seen the new menu, but if Shadow's cooking it will be fantastic local food.

Still believe the Turtle's lobster was one of the best.

Wathey?

Thanks for posting the menu!

They do Tarpon feeding in new location? LOL
Cheers
irina

The menu looks good and the prices are gentle. But where's the breakfast menu?

I see a burger with Gouda on it. Right up my alley.

Not open for breakfast. They open at 11.

They only open for Lunch and Dinner. From 11.00am to pass Midnight depending on the day.

That is really too bad. We enjoyed a dinner or two and likewise a lunch or two at Turtle Pier over the years ‘back in the day’ but our favorite there was always breakfasting on the yummy French toast made from baguette. It was our first island breakfast of almost every trip.

yes wathey...i spelled it wrong.

To bad. That was our Breakfast spot years back on our departure day.

Same here. The best.

We ate there twice on our trip 3/3-3/11 and thought it was very good. Hubby had the oxtail stew (first time having oxtail anywhere) and thought it was very good. I had the Shrimp St. Maarten both times it was so good. Their scalloped potatoes were very good.....on par with those at Mark's Place. They give you Johnny Cakes to start off with. It didn't seem very busy either time we were there, so maybe a lot of folks don't know about them yet. Give them a try.

TP had the best Conch Fritters ever! Just had some from Pineapple Jacks in Jensen Beach, Florida that were pretty darn close. Will have to give it a try in July !

Did you enjoy the back patio?

We pointed it out every time we went by---there were always people there.
Heard all positive reviews.

Hopefully we will be back soon to try it.