Without doubt our least pleasurable dining experience on St. Croix, we had spotted Duggan’s on our first night (and first foray to a beach near our villa) and thought it looked like a nice place to eat. My wife and our five year old went onto their deck to take a closer look at the ocean and we were then quickly joined by a woman who worked there to ask if we were eating, I told her that not that evening and I was being pleasant with her after a long trip and with hindsight my wife said to me she was of the opinion that she wanted us to clear off.
Anyway, five days into our trip we decide to go to Duggan’s for dinner, we were greeted by a young man who sniffily asked us if we had reservations (though the restaurant was hardly a quarter full), they proceeded to seat us albeit with not much in the way of a nice welcoming attitude. Our waiter arrived and took our drinks order and was quite an unanimated fellow with a dour countenance and not much in the way of a sense of humour when we tried to make a joke with him to lighten up the mood.
The food was ok, I had their fish and my wife had a chicken pasta which was overly sauced and reeking of garlic of which she ate a third of it and brought it home ( I threw it out in the morning as the fridge was rather pungent the next morning). My son had their children’s fish and chips which was probably the best out of all three and a good portion for the money.
I have professional experience in the food industry which included fine dining establishments and without a doubt Duggan’s needs to work with their staff and correct the attitude they have with their customers, every one of them working there that night that we came in contact with were borderline contemptuous.
I left 10% , I’m not even sure if I should have left that. Try Bachuus in Christiansted instead, the food is decent and all the staff that evening were very welcoming and friendly.
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