Announcing MarLou's Costambar Community Nights

As you are probably all aware, the community of Costambar is completely self-funded by the residents & property owners. We receive no monies from the city of Puerto Plata, regional or national government. Although the power for the streetlights is provided free-of-charge. The whole infrastructure of Costambar is paid through APC fees & the efforts of various independent fund-raising bodies & committees.

As business owners within Costambar we realise that our business cannot flourish if the community doesn't flourish & attract new owners & visitors. Therefore we feel it is our obligation to support the community that supports us, not only through paying our APC fees, but also in any other way we can.

The way we have chosen to support our community is through MarLou's Costambar Community Nights. Every Monday night, starting next Monday 30th January, we will be donating a proportion of our takings on food & drinks to two worthy causes within Costambar whose works benefit all of us.

Further details to follow later in the week.

Time to show some gratitude

As you all know Louise has been laid-up with her leg & I have been working in the kitchen. Of course on busy nights this has left us short-handed, well it would have were it not for the help offered & given by our friends.


We'd like to take this opportunity to thank DeeDee, Brian (aka Kurtaverter) & Peter for their invaluable help during this tricky time. What amazes us is that the help was volunteered freely & not asked for! Once again Thank You.

We would also like to thank Ann & the Quizzers for choosing MarLou's as the venue for this seasons' quiz nights. We believe last week was a great success & look forward to welcoming you all back during the forthcoming weeks.

And finally, we'd like to thank all of you who have supported us & have been helping to spread the word about MarLou's.

News Flash ... Diners Survive Change of Cook!

Yes folks, it appears the boy can cook!

As you all know, Louise has been laid-up with her bad knee since Christmas so I have had to take on the kitchen duties & so far it appears that I'm muddling through successfully.

I wish I could take the credit for this, but it's down to the menu which was designed by Louise to be simple to prepare consistantly & serve under pressure. We have had to remove the Stuffed Aubergenes however, since they are beyond the capabilities of a mere mortal such as me.

On the flip side, we have,when available, baby new potatoes with butter & mint as a third option for those who want it.

As already mentioned in an earlier blog, Thursday sees the return of Quiz Night. I wish I could join in, but I fear I will be busy in the kitchen.

Enjoy your week.
Mark & Louise

They're back!

Two of our most popular events are returning in the next week.

Saturday nights from 9pm it's karaoke. After 3 long weeks without the joy of live "music" we're ready to strut our stuff with all your favourite singers & dancing - NOT Louise! - & my occasional critique. You know you love it!

Thursday nights the Quizzers return. We've set aside the Moon Terrace for the winter quizes. Exercise your grey matter at MarLou's every week. Contact the organisers for further details.

Business as usual(ish)

Well Louise being Louise, she insisted that we go to the opening of the Lazy Leopard on the beach yesterday & discharged herself from hospital at 3pm!

So tonight, Thursday, MarLou's will be open for business with the kitchen opening at 6pm. We have friends helping us in the bar while I cook, supervised by Louise. The system worked well last week - no poisonings were reported lol.

Thank you to everyone who expressed their good wishes for the surgery & have supported, & continue to support, us in these "interesting" times.

Normal service has been interrupted

As I mentioned at Christmas, Louise has damaged her knee. Well it appears that she has broken her meniscus & will be operated on on Wednesday, 4th January.

Because of this the kitchen will be closed on Wednesday & we recommend that you phone us first after that day to see whether we are cooking or not. 829-712-8189.

Saturday's karaoke may or may not be happening, we'll let you know nearer the day.

On a different, more positive, note, we have been asked if we do deliveries. At present we're not geared up for this service, but we can take telephone orders for collection.

New Year - New Offer

We hope you all had a pleasant segway into 2012, & that this year proves fruitful & peaceful for us all.

Now, when we launched MarLou's Gold Club it was always our intention to vary the offers we had for Members, so here are the details of our offer for the forseeable future.

From now until further notice MarLou Gold Club Members will receive a Main Course & non-imported drink for just RD250 per person. To eat-in or take-out.

This fantastic offer enables you & a friend/partner to enjoy a delicious meal & drinks in a safe, tranquil atmosphere for only RD500.

Happy New Year Costambar.