The light and airy Mullins Restaurant & Bar is located on the beach at Mullins Bay, south of the historic town of Speightstown, on the west coast of Barbados. The waves are almost non-existent against the shore of this idyllic crescent-shaped beach and the calm, clear water and white sand is what characterizes the “Platinum Coast” of Barbados and it is beautiful.
For the prices I am expected to pay in Barbados, I want good food when I dine out. And Mullins restaurant is, for its relatively high price, good, not great. I’d rather pay a little more and have a true dining experience at other West Coast restaurants like The Cliff, The Tides, and the Fish Pot.
The last two times I’ve had lunch at Mullins, the service was very good and the setting lovely, but the food is just ok.
I ordered a Chicken Cesar wrap on both visits. What I got was a few lettuce leaves and fried (ick, fried) chicken nuggets in a flour tortilla covered in a thick layer of mayonnaise. The wrap was bland, tasteless, and the large amount of mayonnaise reminded me of the terrible white bread and mayonnaise sandwiches my mom sent me to school with that she was in grade school with.
My dining companion ordered a chicken salad sandwich on both visits. A year ago, he said, the sandwich at Mullins restaurant was made with all kinds of interesting vegetable bits mixed in an interesting sauce and combined with white chicken. This year, his sandwich consisted of chicken and mayonnaise. What’s the story with the mayonnaise?
I’ll be back as I’m sure Mullins will get its culinary flair back. I just hope it’s soon.
