Good Taste is the Worst Vice

Trattoria Tramonto, Anguilla

OK, we’ve taken a bit of a break from my Anguilla reporting, but there are so many wonderful restaurants there that I still have a few more places to write about.  So without further ado, I give you Trattoria Tramonto.


As fresh and good as the seafood is in Anguilla, sometimes I simply must have pasta – so this is where I head to satisfy my craving for spaghetti.  It’s tangled with a spicy sauce of tomatoes, clams, and shrimp and topped with split crayfish – the best of both worlds.

For a more indulgent pasta option, there’s lobster ravioli with a creamy sauce faintly flavored with truffle oil.  Definitely rich!  The owner told us of a couple who like this ravioli so much that they order it their appetizer, entree, and dessert. 

Trattoria Tramonto is nestled along the beach near the western tip of the island, facing south to St Martin, which means there’s a pretty view of the lights across the water and the occasional bright glimmer of a behemoth cruise ship leaving St Martin for points unknown (not Anguilla, thankfully!).  

I had a fond memory of one particular dish from a meal here last year – the pumpkin souffle – so I was disappointed to see that it wasn’t on the menu this time.  But there was pumpkin soup, and then the news that the pumpkin had just been baked in preparation for making the souffle as a special for the next day.

So we returned with a singular goal: pumpkin souffle.  It was as wonderful as I’d remembered, warm and airy, surrounded by a creamy Parmesan sauce and a swipe of balsamic vinegar.  In fact, it was so good that I couldn’t resist ordering a second souffle – even though our plan was to have just a quick appetizer on the way to the dinner we’d previously reserved at another restaurant.  Out of everything I ate in Anguilla, I think this is the one dish I still long for the most.

For dessert, I love the panna cotta with chocolate sauce.  The cool panna cotta is flawlessly silky and delicately flavored with vanilla, and the warm fudge of the chocolate provides a rich contrast – almost like a sundae, but without the nuisance of melting ice cream.


Next time, I’d love to try lunch at Trattoria Tramonto, so that I could enjoy the view in daylight.  But you may well find me back again for dinner, if there’s pumpkin souffle on the menu.


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