The Orange Street Grocer — Restaurant in Barbados

We arrived and asked for a table of 4- they weren't busy with only a couple of tables taken. We didn't get a welcome or anything apart from being given 4 menus and asked to look at the board on the wall for the drinks menu- no wine that I noticed on the list but I did see some bottles in the fridge behind. At the table we ended up choosing to just have the tap water- I'm sure the girls for sure would have had wine if they had a menu to look at. Our order was taken but not written down- when the waitress left I said to our group I wonder if it will be right- we had ordered 4 different meals plus a side dish- a few minutes later she returned to ask about one of the salads- she had got the wrong one for my brother who is a vegetarian- good job she queried it. Service then was painstakingly long- at least 45 minutes and that's with a quiet restaurant. When it arrived she still got my brother's wrong- he had ordered a salad with a side of chickpeas- they had put chicken on it. She apologised and surprisingly only a few minutes later she returned with the one he had ordered- they can turn meals out quick when needed. All in all the food was nice but really let down by the service from the front of house person and the waitress not writing down the order and even reading back the order as many Bajan restaurants seem to do- great if they could take this on board, offer a drinks menu at the table( all to there advantage) and then step up the...

The service here is EXTREMELY slow. Do not come if you are in a hurry.

We arrived for breakfast at 8:25 am but contrary to what they state on their signage, they actually open at 9 am. They told us that we can wait outside (we were not offered a patio seat although they were free).

There was a line by the time they were ready to open at 9:02 am and everyone just crowded inside in an unorganised mess. There is sanitisation to enter but nothing that states how or where to queue. Disorderly.

We ordered our food (after they told us that no baguettes are available because they are actually on the lunch menu and it's too early); more than 45 MINUTES LATER WE STILL HAD NOT GOTTEN OUR FOOD. We opted to go somewhere else at this point but one of us had a coffee and wanted to pay for that. It was another 12 minutes just to get someone at the cash register to complete that transaction.

I'm sure the folks here are trying, but the service here does not come across very well. There are several service gaps & the staff don't seem friendly (might be short staffed). I would...

My family enjoyed a delightful lunch at this place, and were extremely satisfied by the quality of the food. The wood oven fired pizza was amazing, as was the tasty turkey salad. We really enjoyed the view as well, looking out to the ocean. Service was prompt and friendly. We even ended up buying one of the pieces of local artwork they had on display.

Just as a note, this restaurant only accepts cash -- we did not know this until we tried to pay with credit at the end of our meal. Luckily we had just enough cash for the meal, and there was also a CIBC bank not far away. We actual went to get cash from the bank and came back to buy the art. Perhaps more prominent signs at the cash when ordering that credit is not accepted would be beneficial. In any case, this is a lovely laid back restaurant in the heart of Speightstown, and we...