Ken N’ Beck

Four dinners, four great meals!
I ordered the fluke, and, frankly, I could eat this every day! The freshest fish imaginable, seasoned and cooked perfectly, with a beautiful crust that did not overpower, served on top of a crisp, refreshing salad of white beans, tomatoes and ginger. The fried chicken was fabulous (we appreciated it even more when we found out the fryolater was down). Mom ordered the BBQ pork on cheese grits — it was tender & delicious. My sister ordered the risotto & it was so flavorful, I cried a little when I tried it.
The place was packed, but the service was attentive and informative. The prices are consistent with Island prices: eating out here is never cheap, but I would rather pay a little more for a truly memorable meal than pay a little less for something run-​of-​the-​mill.

I have been coming to MV for 25 years straight, and have NEVER had a more miserable experience! Intrigued by the great reviews of their fried chicken (supposedly the best ever), our family went for a Friday night dinner during our annual vacation. It could not possibly have been any worse, beginning with the waitress who exclaimed proudly that she could NOT tell us how anything was prepared BECAUSE THE CHEF «DOES SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH EACH MEAL»…that should have clued me in, but we thought okay, creativity holds sway here, so let’s go with it.
The fried chicken was very good as other reviewers wrote, but the Seared Tuna, ordered upon the encouragement of the waitress, was sorely disappointing… two huge slabs of the most unappetizing raw tuna (not sushi grade, that’s for sure) swimming with Indistinguishable veggies. In addition, the overly doughy Gnocchi was stone cold.
We summoned the server who, even though we were being overly sweet and fun-​loving (we are on vacation after all), was borderline rude the entire evening; we shared our complaint, requesting something different and were told WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MEALS WHICH WE DID NOT EAT AND WITH WHICH WE WERE VERY UNHAPPY.
When she offered to «re-​heat» our meals, I informed her that I would prefer nothing… I mean, who wants $ 38 nuked tuna??? So, I was fairly promptly served an order of fried chicken. By this time had lost my appetite but forced down about half the meal.
Now get this… when we asked for the check, out came a bill for all the meals, including the two we sent back to the kitchen, accompanied by A DOGGIE BAG WITH THOSE TWO MEALS… she exclaimed, proudly again, «here is your check and your Seared Tuna and Gnocchi in a doggie bag» No, I am NOT KIDDING!!!
I tried to negotiate with the hostess, twice, but nothing doing. Next, the chef/​owner came out to our table and threatened me…“YOU ARE PAYING FOR THESE MEALS, AND IF YOU DON’T, IT WILL BE THE WORST NIGHT OF YOUR LIFE”!
Long story short, after getting cops involved, he «graciously» agreed to split the cost of the two unwanted meals… so, BOTTOM LINE, if you want to patronize a chef who loves intimidating you into liking his food, have at it. But if you expect to be treated like a customer, then go elsewher