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When the weekend looms and the sun sets in beautiful Honiara, a hot spot for some of the white minority in the pacific town is just a 4km drive west of the CBD, or more preferably, the Point Cruz of the heat-torturing city.

A manually curved sculpture that imprints its name stands as a “come in” notice as you enter into the drive way which perfectly sits on the beautiful seashore just a stone throw away from SIEA’s newly built power house besides the demolished white river market across the tar-shield road.

It’s a locally owned café, which the owners had decided to title it as the “Rain Tree Café” after the huge rain tree that over hangs its locally thatched roofs.

The difference that one can get from the beautiful rain tree café is a local secret and as one customer puts it it’s “an excellent opportunity to ‘get local.’”

They offer tasty, fresh, organic food which range from wood fired pizzas to an all day breakfast treat of reef fish and chips; plus drinks which come as espresso arabica coffee, which interestingly were the products of small scale farmers in the remote mountains of Guadalcanal, and not to mention nutritious fresh tropical juices, frappes, and lassis plus ice cream and smoothies; cakes and desserts for cooling purposes.

The work at the Rain Tree Café is community centered and their aim is to support the development and skills of local people and to promote sustainable farming and local food systems which makes spending a time with them worth doing.

Their accommodation comes with a local taste and it’s a true sense to experience typical eco-tourism just a few minutes’ drive from where a bustling city life thrives.

They have 6 gorgeous rooms for short to medium term stays which are on offer at unbeatable prices and are fitted with the basic necessities yet taking into account the idea of caring for the environment.

But when the weekend comes, Rain Tree Café is sure to have its turn on the show with its mouthwatering delicacies.

The must-to-taste menu would be their wood fired pizzas and they do have some Solomon flavours to suit your taste.

The beauty of having a meal at Rain Tree would be a breathtaking glimpse of a beautiful Guadalcanal sunset which just an angle away lays the soul-stirring views of Savo, a close volcanic neighbour of Guadalcanal. An added bonus would be the flashing sounds of the breaking waves under your dining lounge which should be your rhythm of tranquility after a hard day at work.

And for internet users, they do have wireless internet in the cafe and the rooms too.

If Lonely planet could come away with these comments '....alfresco dining doesn't come any better than this...' why not spare a time and head down to Rain Tree Café for the treat of a life time at one of Honiara’s outback getaways.