#57008 - 08/16/05 08:46 PM
Dining at Le Tahaa resort and around?
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nysubmarine
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Registered: 04/08/05
Posts: 7
Loc: NYC
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We are staying at Le Tahaa for 3 nights. Should we try beach barbecues and Polynesian and seafood buffets? How often they are?
What are other dining options while staying at Le Tahaa resort? Is there anything outside the resort? How do we get there?
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#57009 - 08/16/05 09:05 PM
Re: Dining at Le Tahaa resort and around?
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Pacific Andy
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Registered: 10/16/01
Posts: 4278
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
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Your very limited on food choices at Le Tahaa. The only good restaurant outside of the hotel is Louise's. She will pick you up from the transport dock and take you back. The food is kind of a you get what we have but it is excellent. Beyond that not much available, your stuck at the hotel and the food is not cheap. Figure about $200 to $300 per couple per day for food.
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#57010 - 08/17/05 06:32 AM
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jells
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Registered: 05/18/03
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Loc: Buckeye, AZ
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We were there for 5 nights and only one night was the Polynesian buffet. Also, when they had the buffet, the main Vanilla Restaurant was closed, so it's either go to the gourmet restaurant (name is escaping me), get room service, do the buffet, or try for Louise. I can't remember which day the buffet was on, but I'm thinking Tuesday or Wednesday. I do not remember the seafood buffet, and I definitely would have remembered that since I HATE seafood! 
So, basically, you have the Vanilla Restaurant for breakfast or dinner, the gourmet restaurant for dinner (VERY expensive), and the pool grill for lunch. If you don't take those, it's room service or Louise.
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#57011 - 08/17/05 07:40 AM
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wcclee
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Registered: 07/30/04
Posts: 192
Loc: New York
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Order room service, it's virtually the same price as eating in the restaurant. Nothing beats eating in the privacy of your beautiful bungalow. We had lunch and dinner via room service one day, don't think it cost more than $150 for the two of us.
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#57012 - 08/23/05 01:25 PM
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Thomas Marshall
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Registered: 02/10/04
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Loc: Newport Beach, Ca. USA
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I thought the seafood buffet was excellent but I don't remember which night it was. We also had a great time sitting in the bar after dinner listing to the music and talking with other guests.
I couldn't agree more with wcclee about ordering room service. Sitting on the deck of our OWB eating a meal; it just didn't get any better
I thought the pool side restaurant had a great ambience to it as well, and the place was almost always empty.
I'm happy to say we never had a bad meal at this hotel.
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#57013 - 09/07/05 08:19 PM
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Myra
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Registered: 12/19/01
Posts: 133
Loc: Jacksonville Beach
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Are there any grocery stores nearby? We loved being able to buy fresh french bread in Bora Bora.
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#57014 - 09/07/05 09:45 PM
Re: Dining at Le Tahaa resort and around?
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frequentflier
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Registered: 03/13/04
Posts: 86
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There is a shuttle to the main island at least once a day as I remember. Just across the street from the dock was a very small grocery where we bought fresh bread. I think there was also processed type cheese, peanut butter, snacks, drink mixers, basic stuff. There are a couple other groceries around the island but you would have to rent a car. We also bought papayas and bananas from a little stand in front of someones house (had to search for the people). We bring instant soups, tuna, etc. and ate a few meals in our room but that's just us. I'm sure room service would be great. Late lunches at the poolside restaurant were very nice.
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#57015 - 09/08/05 11:25 AM
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Myra
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Registered: 12/19/01
Posts: 133
Loc: Jacksonville Beach
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Thanks for the response. Once a day doesn't sound like much. The hotel doesn't provide transportation? Or just once a day?
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#57016 - 09/08/05 11:45 AM
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Pacific Andy
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Registered: 10/16/01
Posts: 4278
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
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They actually have about four or five per day. Its when the staff comes in and out and the supplies as well as a regular schedule. Its not that big of a deal the only problem is you may be sitting around waiting for the boat. The store does have limited supplies but enough to make the cost of food a little less at Le Tahaa. Also go and visit the house to the left as you walk off the boat on the main road. Its a small store run by a Tahitian women who does not speak any english. She is great and the prices are very cheap but the experience with this women is worth millions. A great women and the reason I love Tahiti.
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#57017 - 09/09/05 11:49 AM
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timmy - mn
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Registered: 03/22/05
Posts: 37
Loc: St. Paul, MN
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I just double checked my trip report and the seafood buffet with dancing show was Sunday at Le Taha'a for us. I'm a seafood lover, and this was actually VERY impressive! They had amazing selections of crab, lobster, prawns, oysters, etc. They were also grilling to order some other fish (looked like mahi mahi, tuna, and salmon) and the desserts were to die for! We actually liked this buffet better than the normal food at Restaraunt Vanilla (though that was darn good too!) Room service at Taha'a is truly about the same price as food at the restaraunt and it's quick, too!
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