Moorea Restaurants

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My wife and I went here one night to avoid the luau that was being held at our resort (we're not anti-social, its just that it was our first day there and we'd spent many an hour on planes and in airports).
The restaurant itself is situated directly on the bay, which led to the 'show' aspect of the title I gave this tip... there were about 7 sting rays that apparently come by the restaurant every night for dinner, so we got a show to go with our meal.
The chef is a sous chef, direct from France (a few years back), and the food was very well prepared.

Favorite Dish: I had the rack of lamb (probably the best I've had) and my wife had the filet (very good but not cooked to her liking- she likes everything crisp to the point of being 'charcoal-like')

I had some unpleasant experience at Alfredo's during my honeymoon trip.

I happened to be careless enough to forget my wallet in the restaurant after paying my bill. When I realized this after returning to hotel, I called the restaurant and was told that they did find it on my table and would send it to me immediately. They did send it back very soon, for which I have to thank them. However, after examining my wallet, I felt kind of being cheated - they took part of my money away and played tricks to pretend they didn't:

I had 6 $100 bills in my wallet, they took 1, and put the bills back as if they never touched it; I had three 10000XFP bills, one 5000XFP bills and several 1000XFP bills, they took the 5000XFP one, and put the bills back as if they never touched it.

It's subtle, isn't it? Had I not examined money in my wallet, probably I would never notice this.

Alfredo's, I don't know if it was the first time you did this - coz you were so skillful. I would never return to this dishonest restaurant.

Picked this place for dinner the last day on Moorea purely by proximity to where we were staying. It is recently opened (we were there November 2007). Service was wonderful and the food even better. Best fish I've ever had anywhere. Small place that probably seats 50.

Favorite Dish: I don't even like fish and I had the day's special, crab-stuffed parrot fish. It was sublime.

In the small supermarket of Le Petit Village, you will find fresh sandwiches (the one with turkey was very tasty !).
A cheap alternative to the expensive restaurants of the area.
We also bought a couple of juice cans to drink with it. Mango juice really was my favourite !

Grilled fish with rice and salad, slices of pineapple for desert, all this in a paradisiacal setting. The bell rings when your dinner's ready :-)
Very good ! In the shade of a fare or on a bench under the trees, with unbeatable view on the lagoon.
Relatively expensive, but you can also bring your own food and drink.

Beach snack bar-restaurant of Club Bali Hai.
A few plastic tables under a thatched roof, with a fantastic view on Cook's Bay.
We had two burgers with fries and the inevitable Hinano beer.
A magical moment contemplating that marvellous surrounding landscape.

A refreshing ice cream in the afternoon... a real blessing ! They also have pancakes but they had run out of it when we went, so we only tried ice cream.

A few tables inside and a few others outside, with our feet in the sand.

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Incredibly delicious food ! Fine cuisine the French way, and of course very expensive...
I had an apricot kir, crayfish ravioli (ravioles de langoustes) and a strawberry slice with hazelnut thin sweet cookies as a desert (feuilleté aux fraises et tuiles aux noisettes)...that make me hungry when I even think about it :-)) My husband had a blackcurrant kir, Mahi mahi fish with crayfish sauce and an ananas split (the pineapple version of the banana split)
A good address but for well-furnished wallets only :-)