Sandals Barbados & Sandals Royal Barbados FOOD REVIEW | Must do Restaurants at Sandals

[@johnmaciver4492]

Just back from Sandals Barbados - I was a tad worried about wearing jeans etc but most people wore only dress shorts in all the restuarants - Made sense in the warm climate. Oh be patience as the service is not the same as other Sandals - Very laid back and be prepared to wait a long time in most cases.

[@ACoupleTravelers]

@@johnmaciver4492 yes we’ve been hearing that feedback recently from this resort!

[@lmdidio]

Im leaving in 1 week for Barbados, I know the sandals app tends to be hit or miss but 14 days before arrival you're able to make 1 dinner reservation in advance so I booked Butches Chophouse already.. Everyone seems to say Butches Chophouse on the Barbados side is better than Butches Steaks and Seafood on the Royal side, glad I was able to pre-book!

[@ACoupleTravelers]

@@lmdidio so glad you were able to!

[@nicolasfiorante9671]

Not impossible to eat at them all, I went to st Lucia grande for 8 days and ate at all 27 restaurants on all 3 resorts , ordered everything off the menu that I wanted too .. if you wanna do it you can 😉 trust me ..

[@ACoupleTravelers]

@@nicolasfiorante9671 vacation GOALS!!

[@leahhuie5455]

Just booked our honeymoon there! I’m sooo excited!! Thank you for your videos, they’ve been very informative!

[@ACoupleTravelers]

We're so glad the videos are helpful! Thanks for watching and have an amazing time on your honeymoon!!

[@Shayy01]

Thank you so much for this I’m thinkin of planning a wedding there and I was tryin to find out all the food options

[@ACoupleTravelers]

You are very welcome! If you would like more information on a wedding at Sandals, I can assist with that! Let me know!

[@lydiaboyd271]

Thank you so much for this review. We are traveling in Nov. Can't wait to travel again.

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Enjoy!! Such an amazing resort!

[@carlosandkicks]

so much great info! thank you guys, our honeymoon is booked for November and we cant wait!

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Wishing you a wonderful honeymoon! Great choice in resort!!

[@suzannessweetkitchen6266]

I should have eaten before watching this video. Everything looked so good. Thanks for sharing. 😋

[@ACoupleTravelers]

We were so impressed with the food there!! Thanks for watching!

[@ultimategamer4life11]

Great video. One error though. Not all Sandals have cafe de Paris. Which is unfortunate because its so good

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Thanks, Kevin! Yes, we realized that shortly after. Wish it was, it's great!

[@amyjuni2268]

Hi! Amazing review. Do you have to go to each restaurant to reserve or can they be made upfront with the concierge upon check in?

[@ACoupleTravelers]

You do not have to go to each restaurant! If you are Butler level, the Butler can make all of your reservations. If you are Club level, you can call the concierge. If you are Luxury level, you can go to the reservations desk.

[@Glamberts310]

Thank you for the information! How fast do reservations book up? We are arriving on a Monday; will the restaurants be booked up for the week from the guests arriving that weekend?

[@ACoupleTravelers]

You may have trouble booking something for the first night or so, but we’ve never had an issue getting a restaurant we wanted- May just be later in the week for the very popular places. But not all restaurants require reservations so there’s always plenty of options!!

[@eileenellingsen3669]

Hi! I am looking forward to going in the future!! Question....do you know if you can bring Nicatine Gum to Barbados?

[@ACoupleTravelers]

I’m not sure, you may want to call/email/see if it says here: www.visitbarbados.org/plan-your-trip/important-information

[@last_gasp2152]

Me and Girl friend are going for our honeymoon once we’re married! I cannot wait!

[@ACoupleTravelers]

You both will have such an amazing time!!

[@aliciawilliams644]

What a great video, thank you! My fiancé and I are going here for our honeymoon in 5 weeks and can’t wait as been postponed for 14 months due to covid! We’ve never been to sandals before so don’t really know how the reservations work - how far in advance can you make reservations? Is it just when you arrive? Thanks x

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Alicia- congrats on your wedding and have an amazing honeymoon!!! You can’t make dining reservations until you are on site! I always recommend on the first day that you make any reservations you want for the entire length of the trip. You can always cancel but it can be hard to get last minute reservations!

[@FTMJarra]

Mario’s at SGA is a different set up, you got the anti-pasti starters and pick your main dish whereas Portofino’s is fully a la carte, it’s not a like for like comparison

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Yes, totally agree!

[@margertann]

Very helpful video! But Cafe de Paris is not at Royal Plantation

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Yes! Realized after publishing its missing from a few!

[@hollybrown4397]

Hi , thanks for these reviews so helpful, myself and my friend are coming over from the uk in may to celebrate my 40th , you mention a lot about couples , it’s not going to be an issue to come stay with a friend I take it?

[@ACoupleTravelers]

So glad the videos are helpful! As long as you don’t mind sharing a king bed with your friend, no issues!!

[@sandygreen8553]

Cafe de Paris is not at Ochi I wish it was.

[@ACoupleTravelers]

We realized that after filming! It’s missing from a couple!

[@nickm1587]

Do you have to wait until you get on property to make a reservation?

[@ACoupleTravelers]

Yes! You can’t make dining reservations in advance. Once you arrive, you can make them for the length of your trip.

[@juliennemrgrz3997]

hello, I would like to know if they have shisha there and if we can take our own shisha

[@ACoupleTravelers]

They do not (or at least not that I know of)!

[@watchmewin88]

Can you eat & drink in all of these as part of the all inclusive, or do some restaurants have uplift charges for certain foods such as steak? And do you recommend tipping? Thanks :)

[@ACoupleTravelers]

There are NO upcharges! Everything is included - even lobster and steak - and you can go to multiple restaurants in one evening. We've done the Sushi restaurant for an early dinner before going to another dinner later on in the evening. And no tipping allowed! It's already built into what you pay for the trip (unless you have a Butler, then you can tip them at the end of your stay)

[@watchmewin88]

Thank you for reply. I have booked our Honeymoon for Sandals Royal Barbados (20 days to go) hopefully after this year we will finally be able to enjoy ourselves, take care and thank you again

[@ACoupleTravelers]

@@watchmewin88 Daniel - wishing you a wonderful honeymoon!!!

[@FTMJarra]

Been multiple times. Been to Antigua as well and the food in Kimono’s isn’t great, it’s a gimicky sit down entertainment event. Butch’s and La Parisienne are the best, the French used to be what is now Spices on the old side, the chateauxbriand is really good so is the braised lamb, Portofino’s is excellent also. Soy is excellent, probs my favourite

[@gregmorgan1030]

Thanks for the video. Total different experience however. We found the food overall at both Barbados very underwhelming given the luxury grounds and money spent. Breakfast is virtually the same at every location which is bulk bought and very flat. Frozen pancakes warmed up, triangle shaped frozen hash browns, weird egg tastes as omelettes came out as strange dry shapes that were barely edible. Breakfast was not good anywhere. The Salty donuts were descent but the coffee is a glorified Keurig machine, not gourmet. Lunches in most places were the same with some variations. Overall, breakfast and lunches are just generic, bulk bought solutions with zero chef love put towards them. The dinners could be better but only at the reservation locations. Butches and Kimonos were probably the best in terms of freshness but they were really simple meat and vegetables. No gourmet or complex flavors if you're use to dining at a luxury level. The bars were mostly serving cheap rum with even cheaper syrup mixes like pina coladas and daiquiris, etc. Most of the time, you could not get a tailored drink with top shelf liquor because they didn't have it, or were out but they did improvise and make you something that was agreeable. Service was ok, but the majority of the staff are over worked, underpaid and over dressed (black, long sleeve and pants?)for 90+F weather and it shows. Yes, everyone gives you the conscripted hello when you pass but most of the staff are going through some very strained motions. A few gems (mostly bartenders) lit up some moments with folks and made the experience better. Entertainment was very mediocre too. Felt like second-rate or retired performers trying but falling very flat based on the money you are spending. The beach was ok but not nearly as clean and great as advertised, ugly jetties, seaweed and locals pushing pot every 100 ft tainted it a bit. All beaches are public so no control over riff raff. Florida's panhandle beaches are way nicer. The water was also unfortunately very murky and opaque, noting like the brochures. Granted the Sargassum has hammered all of the islands in recent years but some communication on this would be nice. The excursions away from the resort were awful. Cheap un-airconditioned buses (local taxis, not the nice airport shuttle) drowning in diesel fumes took us to dive sites and submarine trips that took over 90 min to reach. We picked up guests in 4 other locations, crowded as we rattled our teeth through the impoverished streets of Bridgetown, tiny terrible roads. The dives lasted only 40 min and it sucked away 5 hour chunks of the day as we had to do everything in reverse. Tip: stay at resort by the pool! In summary, the grounds and private/public pools are great, with a few reserved dinners. Everything else is sub-par, canned experiences where you are in a bubble with hundreds of other Americans eating flat food. Operations at these resorts is no where near the level of the grounds. We spent $9K for 6 days which is a lot for poolside and sugar drinks.