When the Three Tenors have collaborated on a restaurant instead of "Nessun Dorma" could be the new tapas popular in Barbados.
Instead, three well-known Italian restaurant scene in Barbados together to make wonderful food together. The new promenade on the south coast, taking the two-level space Tapas Aqua once. And 'one of the best locations on the beach on the island.
Tapas offers stylish, elegant area and on this islandknown for its pricey meals, reasonable prices. Four of us will order every tapas plate that strikes our fancy (and then hoard our favorites when the waiter brings them) and still have spent less than $100US for the table. Paired with a good bottle of white wine, dinner is a true Barbados bargain. (And believe me, paradise doesn't come cheap.)
The Owners of Barbados' Tapas Restaurant
The trio of Italians behind Tapas is comprised of Alfredo Giovine, from the wonderful Mama Mia; Franco Parisi, formerly executive chef at Lone Star; and, from Dolce Gelato, Franco Diamanti, who makes the best gelato in the Caribbean - at least that's what my finely tuned sweet tooth tells me.
I caught up with Alfredo one night and asked why, without any advertising, Tapas has been doing so well since its mid-August opening. As Norah Jones music mixed with the soft music of the waves in the background, Alfredo told me he thinks that Barbadians and tourists alike were hungry for something new and affordable and that word of mouth keeps the place full 'most every night.
I'm pretty sure Franco and Franco and Alfredo were all born with the restaurant gene. The food is effortlessly good, rare for a restaurant that just opened. The place also feels good; if you're a local it's a place "where everyone knows your name" and if you're a guest to our island, you're quickly made to feel at home.
In his heavy Italian accent, Alfredo told me: "This restaurant is my home. I feel like people come to my house. At 17, I work the tourist port (in his hometown in southern Italy). and I at the end of every home to have dinner with My mother and father. "
The food at Tapas
If you're going to tapas tapas, you can start your evening tapas tapas and meals ready to eat, do not stop until they are full.
You can also order the full dinner menu for a traditional dinner. Appetizersbeef carpaccio with a clear and satisfactory delish on arugula ($ 11.50US) to the adventurous goat cheese in the pan crust Pank (with pumpkin, run!) ($ 11US) for a rich Parmesan (baked layers of eggplant , tomatoes, and parmesan cheese) ($ 9.50US).
I have the New Zealand rack of lamp (with chilli and olive oil salad and spicy potato wedges), but friends rave about it (28US $). I had the fish of the day - local fish like king fish, flying fish, snapper, mahiMahi (dolphin is called here) - from the sea, only a few hours before it pulled blackened or grilled to your liking, paired with mango salsa. Now that is to remember a tropical paradise-meal?
Do not know about you, but it is enough to break my song.
If You Go
Tapas: Hastings Main Road, Highway 7, Christ Church, Barbados. Phone: 246-228-0704. Call ahead a sea of reservation table. Otherwise, walk-ins are more than welcome. AllCredit cards are accepted.
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