NASSAU, Bahamas -- For years, thousands of residents of New Providence's eastern district piled into cars and trucks to trek west as more and more restaurants opened miles away from the oldest established residential district in New Providence, That's about to change. During the first quarter of this year, two experienced restaurateurs are opening Billfish Grill at Palm Cay, bringing a convenient feast in the east to the area's close-to-home, dine out-deprived populations.
For chef Lise Watson-Russell (think Chives) and Peter Rounce, of Graycliff Bahamas, Billfish Grill is an opportunity to do what they both label as novel - create a casual dining experience with exceptional food inside a residential community known for its active social calendar, lifestyle and marina.
"We are creating a restaurant inside a residential enclave with a large (194-slip) marina. It's a far cry from designing a restaurant that caters to corporate clients, business lunches or dinner meetings," says Rounce. "This has to be family-oriented, light-hearted and casual, a place with a lot of familiar faces, but the food has to stand out. Overall, our vision is to deliver a high-end out island experience for guests without their ever leaving the island."
Russell and Rounce agree all the elements are in place. Taking a break to talk about their vision, menu and plans this week as construction crews behind them worked to complete the makeover of Palm Cay's three-story clubhouse into a full-fledged restaurant, they started with location. Both are excited about being the creators of the first new high-end restaurant east of the Paradise Island Bridge in recent history and what they believe to be the first ever on the southeast coast. They are not worried about going where gourmet never dared to go before. They have a vision inspired by the near-perfect setting - endless waterfront views.
With a degree in Hospitality, Rounce's specialties are finance and marketing. He points to the 280 degree view --- 1,200 feet of white, soft sandy beach on one side, the swimming pool and kiddy pool straight ahead, the long pier and Atlantic Ocean beyond. Off to the other side, the marina, harbourmaster's office and eventually cottages and more.

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