Guanabanas in Jupiter FL originally published on Food and Fond Memories on September 8, 2011 by sandyaxelrod Leave a Comment (Edit)
Guanabanas in Jupiter FL
Welcome to Guanabanas
Our Son the Captain
I hope everyone had a fabulous and relaxing long holiday weekend. I know I sure did. As I told you in my last post our plan was to spend at least one day out on our son’s boat. As usually seems to happen things got switched around a bit and we went out on Sunday with Brian and Eve. They invited us to meet at their house and just take one car to the boat ramp. We arrived at 9 am and expected to get underway as soon as we got there. But to our surprise Brian had breakfast waiting for us. He made what we used to call Mommy McMuffin sandwiches when he was growing up. It’s just egg, bacon and melted cheese on toasted English muffins. And they were delicious!
After gobbling up our yummy sandwiches we were on our way. The sun was shining brightly as Brian deftly put the boat in the water at the Boynton Beach boat ramp. We took a glorious leisurely ride up the Intracoastal Waterway all the way to the sand bar in the Loxahatchee River. By that time we were more than ready for a cooling swim in the water. We frolicked like children until hunger finally took over and we pulled up the anchor and headed for the short ride to Guanabanas.
A Tropical Paradise
Guanabanas Tiny Kitchen
Guanabanas is a little tropical paradise tucked away on a little finger off the river. If you didn’t know it was there you would never be able to find it by water. I have heard such wonderful reports about the restaurant that I was really anxious to try it first hand. And it didn’t disappoint. I mentioned in my last post that I had no idea what the indoor part of the restaurant was like. As it turns out, there is none. Guanabanas is alfresco dining at its best.
Smoked Chicken Wings
Conch Fritters
The Fat Cuban
Lobster Quesadilla and a Corona
We sat under Coconut Palms looking out to the water in one direction and the incredible landscaping in the other direction. A band played music on a stage a short distance from our table adding to the delightful ambience. The cocktails were cold and well made and the food was hot and quite tasty. Well Eve’s wasn’t hot but that’s because she had a yummy salad. We started with an order of Smoked Chicken Wings, which I think were the best wings I have ever tasted; and an plate of fabulous Conch Fritters with great big pieces of conch and not much filler. Brian had the Fat Cuban. And Steve and I split a Fat Cuban and the Lobster Quesadillas. In their Fat Cuban the pressed sandwich has pulled pork instead of the traditional sliced pork along with ham, melted Swiss cheese and pickles. The Lobster Quesadilla had plenty of large lobster chunks but unfortunately the lobster was a bit over cooked making it a little tough and rubbery but still tasty. And although we were all stuffed to the gills, Brian ordered a Sundae with four spoons. Somehow we managed to help him eat the luscious creamy vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce, crunchy cinnamon pastry strips and fried plantain chunks.
Steve Felt the Need for Speed
It’s a wonder the boat didn’t sink on our ride home because we had eaten a ton of delectable food. Luckily the ride home was uneventful. That is unless you count my husband’s need for speed while he had his turn at driving the boat. With each splash that soaked us Brian said “leave him alone, he’s having a good time”. Isn’t he a great son?
