The Beach Club at Calabash — Restaurant in Grenada

Thank you to owner Beth Garbutt for making things right.

Our Tuesday evening Caribbean night visit to Calabash Hotel Beach Club in Lance Aux Epines, Grenada, was memorable. We arrived early to watch the sunset and got to sit on the beach, which was a lovely start to the evening.

The young team members were delightful, but we encountered some service hiccups. When ordering cocktails, we were informed that one would take longer as they waited for the bartender to arrive. While my Island Caipirinha initially didn't contain the advertised Renegade rum, the bartender corrected this when we pointed it out. He also brought us some other local rums to try, which was a nice touch, but didn't follow up on a promise for an after dinner treat.

The callaloo soup was a standout, and my husband enjoyed the curry goat. However, the salty mushy lionfish dish was disappointing, missing the fried plantain and accompanied by some very intense fennel slaw. The pepperpot appetizer had unexpected flavours. Bread and butter were excellent.

The clientele at the Beach Club on the Tuesday night we visited were mostly retired senior citizens. Despite being our most expensive meal in Grenada by far, the overall experience was pleasant, with the team's warmth and the overall feeling of hospitality standing out. Despite having an 8:00 p.m. reservation, they were able to seat us much earlier, much to our pleasure.

Beth, the owner, kindly and effectively addressed our concerns and offered a refund for the lionfish dish, which we appreciated. The concierge and front desk staff were also excellent. We will definitely...

We weren't staying at the Calabash but may have to next time! The entire place is just beautiful.

Side note: I've noticed many of the better kept resorts cut the coconuts out of the trees so people won't get beaned in the head by a falling coconut (Radisson has coconuts and I avoided walking/sitting under them- for good reason)! Calabash had zero coconuts in their trees.

The beach is gorgeous and there is a tree off to the right of the beach offering shade and a family of iguanas living in/around it.

Ok, back to the food.

The beach club is the perfect place for a special dinner (lots of birthdays - including my table). They go above and beyond here.

The food was delicious with a few stand out dishes. The crab meat stuffed shrimp was insane and the chocolate birthday cake was also 👌. The other dessert we ordered with ice cream and some cake with marshmallow fluff was strange.

It's their rainy season right now. What this means is sometimes at night the termites (flying 🐜🐜?) invade the tables at the beach (apparentlythey are drawn to the lights). I mean they were everywhere- on the table, napkins, the water, the food and all over us. I have never seen an elderly person with a walker run so fast to get away. The upside is we just moved to a darker table by the bar. My advice is to still go but ask for a dark table.

To be honest the food was so good I'd have stayed even if we couldn't move tables and would just swat...

It was okay. The food was mixed. Most things needed more flavoring. The roti skin was delicious, but it was lacking in sauce, and the meat needed more seasoning. Staff were friendly enough, but it was a bit confusing since different people attended to our table. One waiter brought the drinks, one took the order, another brought the food, and then a different one came with the check. They served filtered water, which was a plus. The restaurant is located right on the beach. It was a very lovely setting. Drinks were also good. Dessert took 45+ minutes to arrive. I'm still not sure why. It was a cold chocolate tart and ice cream. The food was ok, but it was not worth it to me. There are much better restaurants on the island for cheaper. If you pay by credit card, they offer you a different amount than if you...