Five most fabulous
places to dine in Barbados
Barbados is famous for many things; its rich culture, deep history and of course its delicious cuisine. Some even argue it offers
the best food in the Caribbean! Hundreds of restaurants populate this small
island, each with their own signature style from delicious local seafood to
important delicacies.
The Cliff – St James
The Cliff is the
most well-known and luxurious (and expensive at $75 per head minimum)
restaurant in Barbados, making it a celebrity favourite. The price of your meal
becomes a distant memory when you see the unbeatable open-air setting on a
coral clifftop above a small cove on the west coast. Unsurprisingly, this
incredible setting has place The Cliff at the top of the "most romantic
restaurants in the world' list, particularly when the moon-illuminated sea
sparkles under a starry sky.
Whilst enjoying the breath taking views and scenery you will
enjoy an excellent selection of dishes and an impressive wine list that will excite
even the most particular guests. Take your pick from a delicious international
menu with dishes from Italy, Thailand, France and of course the Caribbean, all
to the highest standard.
Lone
Star
This ex-petrol station may not look like much from the entrance,
but much like an oyster…looks can be deceiving until you look inside! With its close proximity to the sea, polished
floor boards and bright nautical colour scheme makes this a charm filled,
dining location.
Lone star has gathered quite a following and will be thriving
with people at dinner time, especially with creative guests from the media and
theatre. Dining with ocean-front setting doesn’t get much better than this.
Take your time perusing the menu with surprising combinations of influences
from all of the globe including India, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean. Diner’s
favourites include crispy aromatic duck, lamb shank in basic mash and the fresh
tuna tartar.
Cin
Cin By The Sea – Saint James
In less than four years,
Cin Cin has become one of Barbados’ best restaurants; being equally as popular
as The Cliff. Sip delicious cocktails at the bar yet trendy interiors before
relaxing in the open air dining beside the crystal blue ocean, making Cin Cin
of the islands finest seafood hotspots!
Cin Cin could have been transplanted straight from Miami's
South Beach, although its laidback Bajan ambience prevents the glitz from ever
spilling over into pretentiousness. What's more, the food more than lives up to
its swish surroundings.
Open for lunch and
dinner, if you’re peckish, you could spend a sunny afternoon enjoying the view
with nibbles and cocktails or indulge in their infamously delightful dishes. The creative menu takes
its cue from both Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine. Jumbo crab cakes with
pickled mango, seared yellow fin tuna, fresh king scallops and spiced Atlantic
salmon in a citrus banana butter all take their place next to inventive Italian
pastas and classic Provençal flavours.
Daphne’s
This beautiful Italian restaurant next to The House hotel, is
a firm favourite with repeat visitors and remains an institution in Barbados
dining. This is the Caribbean sister to London’s Daphne’s in South Kensington
meaning there is no question of its exquisite food and level of service. The
kitchen is led by Chef Marco Festini Cromer, who creates exciting, contemporary
dishes with lesser known local specialities which has won him a loyal following
of fans…Pickled green banana anyone?
Starters range from classic Italian antipasto, fish
carpaccio, and artichoke and asparagus salad with crumbled blue cheese, to
shrimp piri-piri and fish soup. The extensive selection continues with a choice
of homemade pastas and risottos, grilled meats and fish, and exceptional main
plates such as blackened mahi mahi with peperonata, baked red snapper or stewed
tiger shrimp with borlotti beans. With ‘Wine Connoisseur’ night offer a large
discount of selected wines and champagne, you can’t possibly resist!
Scarlet
Scarlet bills itself as the best
place to eat, drink, and play in Barbados. From the outside, this small
chattel house will make you double take as it beckons you from the road with
its wonderful colours and fabulous disco ball adorning mini porte-cochere.
Scarlet’s interior décor is an offbeat and quirky version of
true Hollywood glamour. This is definitely a place to be dressed up and bring a
camera! The restaurant has earned a reputation as the before-and-after-dinner
watering hole of Barbados’s chic, but anyone making the pilgrimage really
should stay for dinner and dessert. This unique, lively restaurant has an excellent selection of
international dishes on the menu, it certainly lives up to its claims. The
dinner menu, aptly named ‘Hunger’, manages to be unique yet, Caribbean, and
most items are served as ‘Little Dishes’, tapas-sized portions ideal for
sharing.
