Moorea: Les Tipaniers (October 1996)

My spouse and I ate dinner at Les Tipaniers in early October 1996 while we were on our honeymoon. We stayed nearby at the Moorea Beachcomber Parkroyale (now an Intercontinental hotel). Les Tipaniers is a charming hotel and restaurant located at Hauru Point on the scenic northwest coast of Moorea. It offers convenient access to the beach and Le Petit Village shopping center. The hotel features a daytime restaurant with fantastic views and an Italian restaurant open nightly. Both restaurants are popular with local residents and tourists. The Garden Restaurant is located in a cute thatched bungalow near the hotel entrance, and it serves French, Tahitian, and Italian cuisine in a lush tropical setting by night, with live musical entertainment every Saturday evening. Dinner specialties include lamb fillet with goat cheese, mahi mahi with vanilla sauce, and international favorites such as pizza, pasta, and lasagna.