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**Sophie** » 2011-02-23 11:02

Très belle ambiance,ter**e tr;es chaleureuse, excellente bouffe, bon vin, entre amis au soleil...quoi demander de mieux.
Si vous passez pas le coin, il faut absolument vous y arrêter !!!

**Magda** » 2010-11-01 03:43

Après avoir lu, tous ces commentaires élogieux, je n'ai plus qu'une envie c'est de venir te faire un petit coucou. Mais dommage c'est un peu loin !!! Bisous

**Ambassadeur .....** » 2010-10-05 15:25

:-*:Un petit jardin discret "

Reserver votre table , menu sur tableau noir , cuisine ouverte, le chef est bien la pour vous !!
salades, entrees,plat du jour etc,,,, bon appetit !!! petit vin du moment !! suis - je a Paris? en Provence ? je suis absolument dans un paradis au milieu de la ville !!l ambiance est tres agreable et je me regale une fois de plus !! ma gourmandise et la bonne table d hotes c est bien ici !!!
Felicitations au Cafe BamBula !!!

**gastro** » 2010-07-21 09:32

Great restaurant great food lovely atmosphere a must when visiting Antigua!!!

**A Stitch in Time** » 2010-02-23 05:38

I totally agree with Sirier48 on the service or lack thereof. Many times I have noticed that instead of standing to the correct side and serving, they cross in front of one person to lay the plate for the other. Thus, you have their long arm in your face. Either they are not being properly trained, or they are too lazy to go around. And, if you have a problem, attitude cyar don!
Food in Antigua tends to be served lukewarm rather than hot. Food in Antigua seems to be inconsistent with flavour, portion, etc.
Also, if you have only one hour for lunch it is almost impossible to order, eat, pay and leave on time.
Especiall y noticeable when you eat at some where famous like the Ritz. Now, that's service for you!
It's time for the restaurants here in Antigua to bump up their standards in every aspect.

**tenman** » 2010-02-20 07:40

Visited the place yesterday for lunch and after waiting for about ten minutes I gave up and went elsewhere. For some strange reason I did not receive the welcome that the food critic received. For my brief time there I have to agree that they need to work on the service.

**Monique et Charles** » 2010-02-18 09:02

En voilà d'autres qui profitent de la bonne cuisine de Daphné !!!!!!!

**Roxy** » 2010-02-13 13:15

Cafe BamBula for me is the best restaurant in Antigua. Saturdays full of ambience with two outstanding musicians playing the blues while I ate my fantastic dish of curried Lamb shank followed by the French style Creme Brulee, I recommend this restaurant to everybody in Antigua visitors or residents. Good luck to you all in the restaurant for Valentines Night wish I could be there!!!!

**top food** » 2010-02-01 03:47

forget the other comments, Bambula is simply the best place to eat in town while not feeling in town !
the garden takes you away as it is preparing for a culinary journey to french/homecook ed meals
love to Daphne the best Belgian chef in Antigua by far (true statement as she is the only one here !)
5 stars

**Jhon B** » 2010-01-14 01:30

The # 1 place to eat in town.

I love it;D

**anonymous** » 2010-01-13 11:00

Cafe Bambula excellent all the time!!!

**Keisha** » 2009-12-31 04:49

Beautiful ambience, lovely Staff, great service and best of all delicious food! Been there a few times and enjoyed it every time! Thank you for creating such a beautiful Oasis in the heart of Town. :-*

**chuptz** » 2009-12-30 23:21

why you all dont cook home, bringing your psuedo metropolitan-is m on this 108 square miles. Post slavery European wanna b's...who bex ded bury them lata. nar even wait til to marraw!

**Buzzbomb** » 2009-12-29 10:32

Cafe Bambula is an oasis in the middle of busy St. John's.
Go..... .enjoy it!

**Norman** » 2009-12-29 09:55

Cafe Bambula should get 5 stars. As it provides consistantly a mix of great food at reasonable prices served with a smile.

1 » 2009-12-29 05:27

I Love Daphne ;D

**Mrs Gourmet** » 2009-12-28 15:58

Definitely interesting after my big day shopping it was a pleasure for me to lunch in this Eco Caribbean style. garden where I relaxed for 2 hours having my real ''Mediterranean Soup'' similar to what I can find in Cote d'Azur South of France followed by le Plat du Jour from Chef Daphne!! braised lamb shank mm...what a treat served simply with mashed potatoe......Th ank you Chef!!! After that Chocolate Cake Maison accompanied by my expresso served in those unusual style cup!!! Friendly welcoming service thank you very much!!!! will definitely be back.
5 stars to you all!!!!

**great eater !!!** » 2009-12-28 07:28

thank s god !! unique place !!! where the food is good good !!:-*:-* lovely !!

**mark2** » 2009-12-28 05:18

really excellent restaurant!
the ir food is delicious, and ellen is a great hostess.
kudos guys! keep it up! ;D

**4 real** » 2009-12-28 04:27

Great food.
Friendly and unofficial service.
Fair prices.
Lovely staff.
Great atmosphere.

**Otto** » 2009-12-28 01:28

If you people did not note this article is abut Cafe Bambula,
Not Russels or caribarena,

An d What matters is that the food is good the serves is lovely and the atmosphere is nice.

So to all the people at Cafe Bambula GOOD JOB, and keep getting better,;D

**Avid Reader** » 2009-12-27 17:37

Where is my other comment? if this critic is going to write these articles and you are going to publish them, then you should stand by the backlash to them.

**Avid Reader** » 2009-12-27 14:30

The only thing you should be spending the time to review are the articles that this so called critic submits. Instead of reviewing posts an apology to Russells would be welcomed.

**SIRIER48** » 2009-12-27 12:34

As an executive Chef in an up scale hotel Chain, I have found that service or lack thereof is one of the serious elements lacking in Eateries around Antigua. While most of the food are tasty and enjoyable enough, I still find that training in food service establishments need to be up-graded and soon. I really think this is one of the reasons that many establishments dont last long. Customers ought to feel welcome and treated in a warm friendly and professoinal manner.Service is usually laid back and unusually casual. iF WE PROMOTE TOURISM, THEN OUR TOURIST SHOULD LEAVE WITH A GOOD FEELING ABOUT OUR EATING PLACES AND BE WILLING TO TELL OTHERS ABOUT THEIR WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES WHEN THEY GO BACK HOME.

**fnpsr** » 2009-12-27 11:55

When I posted my message (below), I noticed that it said, "your post will be reviewed by the administrator". Then after several minutes it was posted. I also tested it again in another message and it said the same thing. Does anyone else get this message? it appears as if Caribarena is censoring the messages and that's a bad thing. I can understand why the Caribbean is so "third world", and the inability to freely express oneself without fear of reprisal is chilling.

Bluesky...... .you probably experienced the same thing as I did. Good Luck!!!

**fnpsr** » 2009-12-27 10:57

Provo....While I have not eaten at Cafe Bambula, I have eaten at Russell's and I agree with you. I have already said that the Critic was bias (see my comment under the Russell's review). Again in this article he was folksy in the narrative, while in the Russell's review he ripped into them almost immediately. The entire Russell 's article was negative. It seemed like he had an ax to grind. Oh...by the way, it looks like he paid for his food here, since he mentioned it was $300 and note the added comment, "with a generous tip". Also notice here that he only order 2 starters while at Russell's he ordered four. For the main course he ordered fish and calamari, while at Russell's he ordered almost everything on the menu and then complained about the price. With reference to the soup lacking salt, he should note that that is not a bad thing because not everyone can take salt and you can always add salt to your liking. Good luck!!

**Bravo** » 2009-12-27 09:45

provo
i highly agree with you, many restaurants in antigua do need a lot of work, including russell's and bambula, but i tend to noticed in A LOT of the comments on this site (including but not limited to these reviews), if a commentor does not agree with an author, than that makes the author bias. If you enjoy Russell's food, i'm certain the reviewer would encourage you to eat there, but simply because you enjoy Russell's food, and he did not, doe not make the author bias in any way. Food, drink, and taste are all a matter of opinion. one is yours, and the other is his. neither of you are bias. please take into account that this is simply a man's opinion and experience.

**bluesky** » 2009-12-27 03:48

I wrote a great comment on the guys at Cafe Bambula' but you didnt post it? Why not?

**Avid Reader** » 2009-12-27 02:24

The missing star ratings escapes me on this one. No continuity from his review at Russells. What it comes down to never tick off this reviewer, he even shows pictures of the food.

**provo** » 2009-12-27 00:22

Ricardo,
I have been waiting for Antigua and Barbuda to have a food critic for a long time. Now that I have seen your restaurant review of two of my favorites, I think it is fair to say your review of Russls was very bias. I am familiar with both restaurant. By the way they both feature chefs who were trained in France and consider themselves french chefs.
I normally have lunch at Bambula both during the ownership of Sallie the previous owner. The menu has been greatly improved under this new management. As a regular, I think both retaurant is on par with each other both in food quality service and ambiance.
Russe l I visit for lunch on weekends, and for dinner, In both places I usually dine by myself; and being a foodie my anteanas are always up. I find both places just as enjoyable, with food and service that could be improved. Outside of the hotel environment service in the restaurant in Antigua needs a lot of work. As a foodie it agonising to visit some of these places, but please be fair and provide with balanced reviews. Interstingly if you had the chocolate cake, did you have it without an expresso? you would have forund they dod not have a working expresso machine.

**bluesky** » 2009-12-26 23:53

wheres my comment? I wrote a nice one

**bluesky** » 2009-12-26 23:27

Totally agree on how good the food is., and the ambiance is just as good. I was treated to a birthday lunch recently and everyone enjoyed everything.. My fish soup was truly the best I have eaten in Antigua for many years, with toast, rouille and grated parmesan on the side. We stayed chatting and finishing an excellent Prosecco untill dusk and the old world Antiguan garden setting was perfect for relaxing, Our service was great and Helen was an excellent hostess . I love the long white french style aprons worn by the staff. . The regular chef Daphne does an outstanding job though on a previous visit Helen's chef/partner cooked a beautiful paella infront of the whole restaurant with humungous shrimp on top!!.Two musicians played soft blues..what a way to spend Saturday afternoon!

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