I have just returned from Barbados and have been before and tried alot of the recommended restaurants. Fishpot was one of them and having travelled there my partner and I were so discusted by the whole experience. We sent all our food back it was terrible. It was dry, it was just about warm. We had Calamari and Prawns to start - Calamari tasted like something from a packet. I sent it straight back, for the main we got the seafood platter and it was not even nicely presented just whacked on a plate luke warm and dried out bits of fish and more extra dry and fried calamri! Service was not good either. They didn't even apologise at the fact it was a bad as we thought - baring in mind I was so hungry and I am not that fussy I could have eaten most things but not what they dished up. Find it amazing that it had such positive comments.

Nicole, London, UK

Having just returned from Barbados I couldn't agree more with Mr Winner's comments about the cliff--over-rated and over priced, with dirty toilets to boot! The door staff thought they were something else and made it very difficult for 4 OAPs in front of me almost to the point of being abusive. The food was no where near as my other two favourites: Fishpot and Champers.

I love the Fishpot and went to it for the first Christmas it was open and have been back every time I visit the island.

Simon Robinson, Bath, UK

I agree with the Fishpot being one of the better places in Barbados. Having stayed there for years and my husband living and working there for 15 years we have been to every new and old restaurant on the island. Agree about Daphne's and yes, the Cliff is getting ridiculous. Glad to hear Manny is at Sandy Lane. A lovely place we went to was Scarlet's and the new Champers and Tides are quite good.

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Lane Richards Peace, New York, New York, USA

We have just returned from our first visit to Barbados and booked The Cliff for my husbands birthday. We went with friends and were blown away by the setting and had wonderful food, served by friendly, warm and delightful staff. We had a wonderful evening. As we were staying in Speightown, Fishpots was our local restaurant and had two wonderful evenings there. The food really is exceptional and the setting and service is first class. The same can be said of "Mangos" in Speightown and Mr Winner should try that on his next visit.

Mandy Harpham, Sheffield, England

What about Champers? We’ve never had a disappointing meal (lunch or dinner) there (in both the old and new locations). They are on par with any of the restaurants mentioned above. The art gallery on site is interesting too.

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Am Ang Zhang, London, England

Having enjoyed January in Barbados for the last 5/6 years this time we felt that there was a deterioration in the quality of the food overall. Tides and Lone Star gone down hill, less said about The Mews & Olives the better, Groots still the best for fish ´n chips & mushy peas and steak & kidney pud, but there are two new stars, Aqua on the south coast & Sassafras in Sugar Hill.
However the view from The Cliff is still fabulous and although The Fishpot is good wish they would do something about the plumbing.
What particularly annoyed my husband was the practice of putting on the bill "service charge" and also "tip"
Marilyn & Haydn Jones
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Marilyn Jones, Quinta do Lago, Portugal

micheal winner is right about fishpot the best in barbados and a lovely setting dont rate the cliff my daughter was having her wedding reception there until hurricane ivan hit and they couldnt open what a relief .daphnes you could die in there waiting to be served. southsea is a bit better. and you also get to watch the turtles but the lone star takes some beating any day

victoria and brian wallace ,redcar ,england

victoria wallace, redcar, england

Michael is spot on as usual. The Fishpot is brilliant, The Cliff over-rated and Daphne's merely trading on the good name of the faded London establishment. But my favourites are Tides and Calabaza - a hidden gem in Prospect.

David Miller, London,

We had two excellent meals at Daphnes the week before last. Excellent service and charming staff.

Henry Watt, London, Chelsea

The Fishpot is a delightful restaurant with excellent service and food, I had the Carribean Shrimp, delicious. Reasonably priced, I thought, in comparison to The Cliff or Tides.
However, I think calling The Cliff "a dump" is rather unfair of Mr Winner! It's refreshing that they stick to their 1st come 1st served policy of allocating tables.
Didn't care for Daphne's either, preferred IL Tempio down in Fitts Village for Italian Food.
I really can't imagine why anyone would want to sit on the beach in front of Sandy Lane, it's like the M25 with everyone walking to and fro. The beach area around Little Good Harbour is much quieter.

Jill Byers, Dalston, Cumbria

I often go to the Fishpot for Sunday lunch, it's the perfect place, can't believe it's taken so long for Mr Winner to discover it. But unfair comments about Daphnes's

Maria Bartrum, Barbados,

Mr. Winner, did you check out the hotel part? If the food and service are that good, maybe you should move to the hotel on your visits - although at 21 rooms, maybe the room sizes are not as large as you prefer. Thanks for the tip though - our next trip to Barbados we will be staying at the Fishpot.. as far as I'm concerned, Sandy Lane is a washout.

Susan Proctor, Victoria, B.C. Canada

I couldn't agree more about The Cliff. We had a far superior experience at The Restaurant at Southsea. The Cliff has been resting on it's laurels for far too long.

Denise Black, France,

Whilst I agree with him that The Fish Pot is very good he is so so wrong about Daphne's and The Cliff

The are far too many good reviews by 'real' people about these two to accept that Winner really knows what he is talking about

Perhaps he has his own reasons for being so scathing about The Cliff and Daphne's... that are not related to the quality of their food and service

Mike Peterson, MAIDENHEAD, UK

Andrew Warden is Austalian. We have shared similarly enjoyable times at Fishpot. As a foreigner living in Barbados for the past year, I am glad that someone from the UK is putting The Cliff, Daphne's and some others in their right place. I have boycotted the expensive restaurants for the past 6 months, Cheaper to save money and fly to New York occasionally for a meal.

Dennis Jones, St. Michael, Barbados

last time I was at the Fishpot, we all watched a turtle pull itself agonisingly up the beach and lay dozens of eggs. within minutes a small team from the university of Barbados had arrived to take most of the eggs away to be incubated safely elsewhere. best 'floor show' ever.

Oh yes, the food and service were wonderful.

julian harston, laayoune, western sahara