About Us

Natalie’s team looks forward to welcoming you

Sous Chef, Juan Gil

Juan Gil is a native of Chile and received his training at Le Cordon Bleu Paris, completing the Grand Diplome de Cuisine et Patisserie in 2001. Gil was awarded an internship at Les Ambassadeurs, holder of two Michelin Stars at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris after the comletion of his studies. While working at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile and The Brasserie on Grand Cayman Island, Gil holds extensive experience as a pastry chef. He also worked as the Head Chef at Solana Restaurant at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, one of the finest Grand Cayman restaurants. Most recently, Gil was the Sous Chef and Head Pastry Chef of Koalkeel in Anguilla, where he was in charge of the French pastry shop and bakery. He also served as the Private Chef for Villa Modena in Anguilla. Gil brings with him extensive knowledge of classic French technique, fitting with the culinary emphasis on technique at Natalie’s.

On the Floor

Maître d’ Jean-Baptiste Darcourt

Jean-Baptiste Darcourt comes to Natalie’s from his previous post as Restaurant Manager at Restaurant Du Glace in Deep River, CT. Darcourt has over twenty-five years experience in the food and beverage industry, and worked in such varied locales as New England, Hawaii and California. While serving as Director of Restaurant at The Third Floor at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in Hawaii, the restaurant won the Travel Holiday magazine award two years in a row and was honored with the AAA Four Diamond Award. While at Alexander’s at the Los Angeles Hilton, the restaurant received three stars from the California Restaurant Writers Association two years in a row. Another restaurant under his tutelage to receive the AAA Four Diamond Award is the Saybrook Point Inn and Spa of Connecticut, accepting the honor in both 2006 and 2008. The Inn also received the Zagat Award in 2006, 2007, and 2008. 

Bar manager d’ Tom Laslavic

Tom manages the bar at Natalie’s. With his unpretentious graciousness and great taste for special cocktails, he is dedicated to seeing that every guest feels perfectly looked after while dining at Natalie’s. Tom won the award for best cocktail of Maine in March 2010 with his special recipe for the ”Camden Hike”.

He also oversees the selections for the wine list and the bar, bringing to the job his past experience helping to establish the bar at the nationally acclaimed restaurant Primo.

 

 

 

Behind the Scenes

Owners: Oscar Verest and Raymond Brunyanszki

Since purchasing the venerable Camden Harbour Inn in 2007, Dutch owners Raymond Brunyanszki and Oscar Verest have transformed it into an AAA four-diamond boutique hotel and restaurant that has earned raves and draws guests from all over the US and beyond. Both Raymond and Oscar have impressive professional credentials as well as a natural affinity for providing personalized, “above-and-beyond” hospitality. For more information on Oscar and Raymond please - click here.