Trattoria Tramonto

If you're looking for some good standard Italian fare in a relaxed setting right on the beach (imagine that!), Trattoria Tramonto is your place.  The locals call it "TT" because for some reason nobody seems to be able to pronounce the word "trattoria."  Kinda funny.  It's located at Shoal Bay West, right next to the Blue Waters villas and close to all the hotels where we're all staying.

The food is really tasty and it's one of the few (only?) Italian places on the island.  I won't stick my neck out and judge it relative to the cooking of Mamas Ryan or Murphy (despite the Irish married names, they are both of Italian descent...and make some mean chicken cutlets).  But it definitely does the trick.  It must, because TT is a favorite of the celebrities that make their way to Anguilla - check out the photos on the wall when you walk in.  Maybe Denzel will be having another birthday party there.

Actually, I just checked out the website (http://www.trattoriatramonto.com/) and it looks like they've posted all the celebrity photos on the restaurant's home page.  TT was one of our backups for the wedding ceremony/reception in case Smokey's fell through.  You'll certainly enjoy the food and the atmosphere if you make it up to TT.  Here's a shot of the restaurant during the day: