Turks and Caicos: Infiniti/Anacoana/Fin (April 2015)

My spouse and I dined at Fin (previously called “Anacoana”, and now also called “Fin”) for dinner on a Sunday night in late April 2015. About one month prior to our arrival, we requested a reservation via email, and the restaurant responded promptly with a confirmation. Infiniti is located at the Grace Bay Club, which was a 10-minute (0.5-mile) walk on lighted and paved sidewalks from our hotel, the Seven Stars Resort. Infiniti is open for dinner only from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, every evening except Monday. Infiniti is a AAA 4-diamond restaurant; in addition, Fodors claims it to have the best setting in the Turks and Caicos, and perhaps in the whole Caribbean. Infiniti offers primarily outdoor dining; some tables are beneath a covered roof. The remainder of the tables are arranged on various wooden decks surrounded by tropical foliage. The choicest tables are positioned on a deck that overlooks the sand and ocean (which is why we think that Fodors deems it the “best setting”). The décor of this restaurant is hip and modern, and the bar area through which you “enter” features a 90-foot long infinity bar and casual furniture groupings near both a firepit and fireplace. Fin has no official dress code; however, most patrons sported resort casual wear (for example, most men wore Bermuda-type dress shorts and collared Polo-type shirts). On the evening that we dined, a gentleman playing acoustic guitar and singing provided entertainment throughout most of our meal; he played a lovely selection of romantic songs including “The Way You Look Tonight”, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” (the modern version), “Ain’t No Sunshine”, “Wonderful Tonight”, and “Sway”. According to the Grace Bay website website, live music is available on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday evenings (however, we visited on a Sunday night, when there was definitely live entertainment). As our appetizer, we shared the dungeness crab toast (accompanied by avocado, asparagus, and almonds) and the chilled avocado soup (garnished with sea scallops, sour cream, and peppers), followed by the jerk chicken and “festival” as our entrée (the spicy main dish contained two pieces of chicken, a chicken sausage slider [called “festival”], and a sausage link, accompanied by steamed carrots and squash). Prior to our meal, the waiter delivered a square slate full of six tiny rolls and two kinds of butter (one regular butter, one seaweed-flavored butter); sadly, the rolls were rather dry and tasteless, and we barely finished one roll each. With the exception of the rolls, the food was tasty, the presentation was attractive, and the service was good. We enjoyed our dinner at Infiniti, and feel that it is a good fine-dining choice in Grace Bay.