The Lone Star
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The Lone Star is a hotel and restaurant constructed in the 1940s. Originally a garage owned by Romy Reid, the workshop forms part of the reception area of the restaurant. Lone Star offers a great oceanfront setting and a breezy beach bar atmosphere. At night it features world food with a Caribbean twist, including dishes such as shrimp foccacia, tuna tartar and crisp blackened dolphin with sweet potato mash and papaya salsa created from fresh local produce.- March 2005
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The Lone Star has a reputation as the place where the rich and famous eat.. I have to say that although the food was reasonable and the staff were very nice, it does rely on its label. It was a pleasant enough setting, but no more than that. The food was okay, but no more than that. The prices were inflated and not reflective of the quality. I had a much better lunch a few days later in Cocomos in Holetown for a third of the price.
The Lone Star is perfectly nice, but not worth it's reputation or price tag. Sorry.
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Food 6 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 3
Thursday, August 19, 2010
This was by far my favorite restaurant on Barbados. The food for dinner was delicious and the atmosphere much more interesting than any other place we went. Lone Star has an upscale vibe, but is laid back enough for you to feel comfortable. It was not overdone in any way. The staff were very personable and the service was not too quick, but quick enough to the point where we never complained about a course taking too long to come out. There is definitely a wealthy, fashionable crowd that frequents the place.
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 8
Monday, March 15, 2010
We ate at the lone star restaurant on November 28, 2009 for dinner. The food was average except for the fish soup which tasted a week old. We then started to eat our main course, the fish of the day (red snapper with Chinese vegetables) when we smelled some cigar smoke. Right behind our table someone was smoking a cigar. Because the smoke was going our direction and prevented us to taste the food, we asked the waiter to change our table, and the waiter told us it was the owner who was smoking a cigar and went to tell the owner who kept smoking anyway. We got up to get another table and told the owner that it is hard to eat when you have cigar smoke in your face. He said he owns the restaurant and he can do whatever he wants. He also said don't come back here. We finished our meal at another table. Does a restaurant serve its owner or its customers? Your choice!
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Alex Lee
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Food 2 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 0
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Look elsewhere. Our experience was totally unacceptable. We were in Barbados for 8 days and dined out every nite. Average meal $$$ was $ 100 pp each. The fish of the day was supposed to be snapper but the fish we got was so bitter I returned it uneaten after only one bite. No compensation. It wasn't even snapper which, being a fisherman from Florida, I sure know every one. Charged us full price and didn't offer a substitution or credit. Very low class service. Tables are not oriented correctly such that you will sit cafeteria style with other tables and one person must face the kitchen/bldg. wall while the other enjoys a sea view...very stupid. All other restaurants we recommend have BOTH persons able to look to the sea. We would recommend : DAPHNE, CORAL REEF, SASAFRASS, ZEN AT THE CRANE AND WHISPERS. Remember, the restaurant never offerd to put things right AND they still charged about $45 USD for the fish which was returned 15 seconds after it arrived. I sat and watched my wife eat... Sept 10th, 2009
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Food 0 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 2
Friday, September 18, 2009
