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Windjammer Landing's food surprises us. It's so good that opting for the all-inclusive plan makes us happy. Eating on property proves not to be a hardship when five restaurants serve appetizing meals.
All restaurants, except Dragonfly, feature kids' menus. Items include burgers, fried chicken, spaghetti and meat sauce and grilled cheese. Entrees range from the equivalent of about U.S. $3.50 to $7.
The All-Inclusive Platinum Plan covers breakfast, lunch and dinner plus all beverages, including name-brand liquor as well as such motorized water sports as waterskiing. With parents on the all-inclusive program, children under 4 years-old eat for free and all meals for ages four through 12 are covered for U.S. $40 per child, per day. For those 13 years and older, the 2009 price of the All-Inclusive Platinum Plan is $150 per person, per night. Windjammer Landing also offers Modified American Plan and other plans. For families with active, hungry teens as well as college age kids and for those adults who enjoy a beachside Margarita or two, the all-inclusive plan makes sense, especially if you don't want to cook in your villa.
Embers, a restaurant on the beach, serves up the weekly beach barbecue (mentioned above) as well as a bountiful Sunday brunch of ham, roast beef, fish and other items. Kids quickly discover Toppers, adjacent to Embers, and belly up to the open window to order ice cream (homemade sorbets are available too). These are complimentary on the all-inclusive plan.
Situated waterfront along a covered deck, Jammer's Bar & Grill offers a day-long menu of burgers, rotis, salads and pasta. In the evening, the Upper Deck, located on a slightly higher deck than Jammer's, emphasizes seafood. The grilled Dorado with black bean salsa and plantains (very good) costs about U.S. $22.
Situated mid-mountain, Papa Don's serves Mediterranean-inspired items. The tasty fare includes a kids' cheese pizza, and the house specialty seafood pizza, plus such items as rosemary lamb kebabs and Moroccan roasted Dorado with couscous.
Dragonfly, the resort's signature restaurant, prefers diners age 13 and up. There's no children’s menu to defray the cost of entrees, which range from about U.S. $25 to $US $37. The nicely presented Caribbean Asian fusion fare includes Bangkok Thai shrimp and tea smoked duck breast.
We also enjoy room service. Helen helps us get fresh grilled Dorado delivered for lunch one day as well as several breakfasts(why leave our pool at all?). If on the all-inclusive plan, the only extra charge for room service is a U.S. $7 fee per delivery, not per person.
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