hi everyone welcome to mauritius on a public holiday
that's why we're at SuperU we've driven to every single beach in the north and there is no parking
at the moment the police are in full force looking at masks so check it out but anyway so we've just
come down from SuperU and uh we're heading for Grand Baie beach it's the only place we can find
parking because everywhere we went today was just full it is packed every beach no parking so part
of the problem is a lot of places are closed but the ones that are open there's no parking
and it's busy and we started this adventure at like 9 30 this morning
and it's 11 30 now yeah and we were eventually just like no we'll just park at SuperU
we made it to Grand Baie beach beautiful beach over there it is a very short walk it is it
is a very quick walk it took like three minutes yeah Riki's right but then there's tons of food
here and we are starving we're going to eat to 9 o'clock guys mincing fresh juice at the beach
gorgeous
the day looks like it's picking up it is it's picking up hopefully we get to sit
on one of those chairs it's being poured in with ice oh wow how beautiful is that thank
you there we go look at that oh thank you so much enjoy what is it pineapple
pineapple passion fruit and apple oh i'm here
so we've decided to finally come to Paradise and get ourselves a pad thai because they are
famous for their and some guy said it's the best he's had yeah and some guys said it
was the best he's had so we're gonna go find out but we get to sit on the beach
come on look at my view come and look at my view i get to sit over here
thank you and this is where we get to sit that video is nearby this is Roberto
so yeah sometimes you have a difficult start to your day but then it all gets better
so just remember if there's no parking at the beach just go park somewhere nearby and
walk make your life easier so these guys are right here you get your fresh juice
and then a whole range of things from this food truck it's amazing
and they've got the table and chairs set up right here so worth
it's it it's cheap it is cheap the pad thai is only 250.
i know that's like a lot cheaper than other pad thais it is and it's got this and it's got this
it has been a little bit of a frustrating day driving around all those places
but it's this that makes it completely worthwhile and the motorbike car yeah it was actually
it was actually quite comical and we should have actually been filming it
we really should because we stopped past here had this in mind and it's like the parking lot's full
so we're like no no we'll just head on to Pereybere no look at that first look of it
no one's open everything's closed head on to Pereybere no parking and there's only one
snack shop open wow where did we go next well then we went past Ban Boeuf and thought well
we're going to go to Grand Gaub then we thought well let's just stop at the Vale yeah the Vale is
the best always got snacks right all closed all closed round past that then we went through uh
Point Aux Cannoniers Mont Choisy had parking but none of the snack places were open yeah Trou
Aux Biches no parking no parking got stuck in a dead end and then uh po-po which is a secret beach
yeah couldn't get him full of cars no because i just thought no we're done we could have driven
we could have driven to Blue Bay we could have just so we're like no let's just go park at SuperU
and walk down to the beach and that's where we are now and wow as it turns out good choice wow
here are some of the other thai foods you can get from here and sit and eat them on the beach
and these are the prices of them that's the one we're getting the pad thai the famous pad thai
and some others can't imagine why you wouldn't get the pad thai but they have a lot of other
things as well so if you're not into thai food they have the regular stuff and a fish wow look
here it is this is the pad thai it has finally arrived well it took what about five minutes
looks awesome pad thai i've just put pad thai at the bottom of the island
but for those who don't know where we are we're up here in Grand Baie Grand Bat
beach pad thai i don't know if we're focusing on it or the beautiful beach in the background
drizzle of vinegar lemon sorry lime actually drizzle of lime
squeeze a fresh lime squeeze a fresh lime we'll get it right in the end everyone don't you worry
everyone doesn't get better than this here we go Riki trying Pad Thai i'm just going to focus
on the background just so you can see how awesome the sun is i can now back to Riki
actually a lot of Pad Thai because it's it's all in there with this sweet thai
sauce okay so there's tons of Pad Thai in there yeah because we took a long time photographing yes
there we go but we are starving we are so hungry now after all our driving isn't proper Pad Thai
genuine oh mouth watering genuine Pad Thai yeah you got to get the peanuts on there a little
bit of the peanut on there it has such a unique flavor of any of the other noodle dishes it's
fully thai dish look at that let's while we can't focus with Riki so close
hey now let's turn on to my meal i get it's empty space no one's feeding me no we're sharing the
Pad Thai but Riki doesn't seem to remember that fact it really does look good um awesome i get to try
some Pad Thai i love Pad Thai it's got that lime and peanut and something uniquely Pad Thai about it
it's great i'm starving and the rice noodle it is a rice noodle it is
highly recommended something quite interesting is the chilli on this is not a hot chilli
it's more like a thai sweet chili but it's not sweet it does have a little bit of spice to it but
i think anyone who could eat on spicy food could eat this it is not spicy at all you do get some
chili sauce with it if you want to add a bit of extra Riki's going to taste to see if it's hot
she's going to dribble a little bit on that's fine i'll put a little bit more next to me
and there we are tiny bit of chilli if you do like chilli you can add some extra
just like that i am definitely putting this experience on the list
must must do in a mauritius experience you have to come here it doesn't matter what you
order from the guys sit at the table enjoy that view the food is fantastic the food is really
really good it's a great Pad Thai perfectly made and the view best restaurant in mauritius yep
so Pad Thai is cool it's got shrimp and chicken and peanuts and egg even on this one what a great meal
looks like Riki's rolled into my chili section
a little bit spicy there Riki our meal finished so we've been relegated to the coffee station
still with the same great views though what i really appreciate about Paradise
here at Grand Baie i mean Grand Baie is paradise but Paradise restaurant is his prices are exactly
the same as they were during lockdown good one no increase in price because of tourists
so there you go Paradise right on the main road
there's a Bryan and the people at the new table all the new people at the table
right here this pigeon is very carefully been walking up and
down the beach until she finds the perfect stick
is it that one is it that one
no no no rejected and then when it finds the perfect stick hope she flies with it
thank you so much and this is the genius who made our Pad Thai thank you he does get busy
because he's very popular and super friendly but i think he's open from about 10 o'clock
until quite late so make sure you get down here at some point
and try one of the great things on offer the snack foods look pretty good as well chicken satay
yes it really does look like no i never even noticed that before because they've got such a
big menu oh no we're gonna have to come try them all they do anyway let's head back down the beach
we only got the one Pad Thai but i could have eaten 10 of them really actually i couldn't i'm full
that's just from one so it is it is a nice big amount of food you're gonna be happy with it
come hungry eat it all but yeah those guys they they're just they're making something
uh with a view it's such a great experience it's not just about the view though some places you
go they got this great view and then the food lets them down not here great view
great food and great service and great service how was that what like five minutes and we were eating
oh you heard if you bring your own rum or something then you can add it to their cocktails
yes they'll make your fruit cocktail you saw us drinking that nice fruit cocktail if we had a
little bottle of rum we could have added it to it yeah but that's up to you guys not us bring your
own beers back to public holiday stuff uh all the other beaches are packed like we already told you
but look at this Grand Baie plenty of space still plenty plenty of space so if you're looking for a
nice place to get some great food to relax where they're not too many people Grand Baie beach that's
where it is i mean they have tons of snacks and they're all open they've got glass bottom boats
they've got ski ski boats i saw a guy go off with the ski boat they have everything you need so public
toilet oh there's no public toilet you have to go to the GBS center yeah i wonder if that's open
Riki getting wave footage
oh the waves are huge here
oh Riki's famous walk but she's not recording they're too far apart for small feet
all the big fishing boats are still here but all the catamarans have gone out uh we're just gonna
head through this area and see how it's opened up a bit in the last in the last few months
so this place has always been open it's always not had a problem but
but the fishing guys they haven't been open and here they are showing the capture
get you out of the sun showing their catches for the last few days 154 pound something that's huge
oh wow Riki's just said it was a blue marlin 150 pound blue marlin wow that's a big fish
okay so some of the shops are open and like i said it is a public holiday
so not expecting much but there you go many of these shops for some reason have never been open
yes genuinely for some reason there's just been that there the whole time with nothing in it
really you have to go eat at Paradise even if there's no parking you can always come up here
to superU and the end bits here always have parking come and park here eat at Paradise don't stress
well anyway everyone thanks for watching and we'll see you next time