Cin Cin by the Sea is the newest restaurant on the famously prestigious west-coast strip of Barbados, opening its doors just over a year ago. It provided, without doubt, the best meal we had in Barbados.
Located a little further south of the megabucks hotels, Cin Cin has a lovely combination of luxury and humility, the service is modest and the food, exceptional.
The exterior is glitzy and eye-catching with a vertical illuminated blue and orange design. Inside there is enough room for a substantial number of tables though many of the guests prefer the sea view balcony seating. We had an advantageous vista from our corner table, and it was lovely to sit so close to the water.
The menu has an impressive variety of European and American dishes all with an obvious Caribbean influence and using many in-season supplies. I chose two courses from the ‘specials’ sheet: Pumpkin Ravioli with a creamy sage sauce, and Ribeye Steak Provencale style with vegetables and frito potatoes (sliced potatoes with a cheesy top layer). My guest tried the Sautéed Sweet Tiger Shrimp with chilli tomato sauce and steak frites with Bearnaise sauce. Everything was delicious and I am struggling to find any fault. The pasta dishes were perfectly petite and unfussy, carefully presented in bowls and served extra hot. I felt the flavours had been meticulously picked to ensure top taste. The meat was among the best we both had tasted, particularly the steak frites which arrived medium-rare, so soft and velvety in texture and exquisite in flavour. The chips went away barely touched as we both concentrated on making our way through the hunks of meat.
We left Cin Cin full, content and satisfied. I only wish there was a branch in London as I’d love to try out more of the wonderful Cin Cin menu, especially the indulgent desserts we missed out on purely through our own fault.
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