I set my expectations low for this dish because the restaurant is essentially at the end of the cruise ship dock. Living in St. Thomas, in my experience you’re not going to achieve many mind-blowing culinary experiences in such locations. You’re there for the view; the water and salt breeze and people watching.
Wow. Just wow. This is pretty much the definition of a deconstructed dish but the most notable feature is that this was a SINGLE piece of meat. One, gigantic, plate-filling, perfect cut. I have never seen that pulled off before.
It’s been a long time since I’ve had a perfectly, and I mean perfectly balanced carpaccio – and this one fits the bill.
Olives is famous for their Carpaccio, if you look around the tables on a busy lunch or dinner hour (it’s almost always busy there), you will see an order on probably 50% of the tables. And for good reason. This carpaccio is presently standing atop of the ratings with 10 capers.
