From Our Editors
By the Numbers: Forbes Island
- 1980—the year the floating restaurant launched
- 1 shuttle boat to take guests to the island
- 40-foot tall lighthouse
- 55 steps to reach the top of the lighthouse
- 4 dining rooms
- 35-foot tall palm trees visible from the Tahiti-themed banquet room
- 56 portholes, many of which are found in the underwater dining room
- 2—the number of diners who can be seated in the wine cellar
- 3 dishes praised by the New York Times, including the seafood chowder, the steak, and the organic salmon
