Ragamuffins Restaurant And Bar Barbados

While researching a trip to Barbados, I came across a little bar and restaurant online. The website is clever to point out that you’ll have to eat at least once or twice while on vacation in Barbados. They are right. They also go on to say that why bother eating at any other restaurant in Barbados when you can eat there – they make a good point. The restaurant is just wonderful.

The building is fashioned after the famed Barbadian chattel house, Ragamuffins Bar & Restaurant in Holetown, is one of the area’s most lively dinner and night clubs. You jovial hosts, Neil and Nuru, guarantee a memorable evening at the west coast’s only authentic chattel house restaurant and bar. The international menu offers an excellent seafood selection along with its very popular steaks. A wide cocktail selection is all you need to keep the fun going: a good meal, good drinks, good people. What a combination! The “catch of the day” is literally the “catch” of the day. Whatever is out there swimming around and is brought back home goes on your plate. The menu is forever changing and evolving based on the needs and suggestions of the locals and tourists and the cooks are happy to accommodate.

Did you know they have a drag show? Well now you do! Every Sunday night the ladies take the stage and put on a show you won’t soon forget. The restaurant recommends you book your seat in advance for this fantastic show because they fill up fast. The Mannequins in Motion are practically celebrities in the area. Everyone knows and loves their act – for the most part – they do encounter trouble from time to time. These real life drag queens don’t let the resistance get them down. And real is the word that best describes their rich performances. Besides their good looks and fit bodies, their larger than life stage presence makes you gasp. Bianca is the shortest at a natural height of 5 foot 11 inches, Holly follows second at an even 6 foot and Diva stands 6 foot 4 inches tall. And by the time they are in their full costumes accentuated with six inch heeled shoes and teased tresses, they dominate the stage and tower over the tallest male in any audience.

Though they perform songs from a variety of female musicians, these divas can sing and dance like no other. This is not some girly karaoke mime with nice dresses and pretty faces. Once the lights are dimmed and they take to the stage, you are transformed into a different world of magic and illusion. Between an average of eight complete costume changes per individual, Bianca interacts with the audience and this is where they completely separate themselves from any other professional girl group. The dialogue is original, witty, intelligent and direct. Looking around the room, it is hard to imagine the quality of performance directly in front of you, that is, until one of them is in your face and challenges you to step-up to the stage.

The staff and owners share a similar sense of humour that is both uplifting and entertaining. They have an original style and you can clearly see where the atmosphere and rapport comes from within the bar and restaurant.

Ragamuffin’s is one place you won’t want to overlook while on your travels to Barbados. You won’t regret picking up the phone to book your seat – and they’ll tell you that.

Its casual, laid-back atmosphere ensures a fun-filled evening. This restaurant has been featured in a number of top international publications and is very popular with locals.