Phipps Feeding Fiasco

…or so it seemed having had such bland, unimpressive food for days on end.
We had to eat breakfast at the buffet at the resort and after a grueling trip to the airport from our resort, we settled into the food court at the Punta Cana airport.  My initial plan was to eat at an airport [...]

The only options we had for “a la Carte” dinner on Sunday night was Mexican or Italian.  We were not going to choose Mexican…come on, we’re from Texas!  So we rolled the dice with Il Capriccio.  Unfortunately, I lost.
The appetizers/starters are set up at a buffet.  They have a little bar to make your own [...]

After the wedding, we all had dinner at the Garden Grill.  We had the whole place to ourselves, which was nice.  It was fixed menu. 

Ceasar Salad with Chicken – this was the most mild Caesar dressing I’ve ever had and was fine to eat, not great, but edible.  I did not enjoy the chicken which [...]

We came here for a wedding and all the guests were invited to the “BBQ restaurant” on Friday night.
We actually ate here the night before as it was the only “A la Carte” restaurant available Thursday night (the process of making reservations at the “A la Carte” restaurants was ridiculous!).  And it’s a misnomer, because [...]

Las Olas: “Beach Snack Bar”
This is where we ate lunch at EVERY DAY.  It is also a buffet.  During off hours, it’s the only place to get food.  They claim to be open from 10am – 6pm.  Of course, when we ate here on Sunday, they didn’t put hot food out until 12pm, so we [...]

For the next few posts, I’m going to flush the format a little.  We vacationed and attended a wedding in the Dominican Republic from May 13-18th.  We stayed at the Gran Bahia Prinicipe Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Bouganvilla: “Restaurant International Buffet”
We ate here for dinner the first night because we arrived too late to [...]