Waterfront Café closes after 35 years

The Waterfront Café is no longer in operation.

The 35 year old restaurant served its final customers on Saturday, March 21, who were treated to a special “final” performance by Mike Krimholtz Jazz Trio.

No reason was given by management for the closure.

A statement from management said: “After 35 wonderful years of entertaining and feeding you, Waterfront Café will be closing its doors on March 21, 2020. The management and staff wish to extend sincere gratitude for your patronage over these past few decades.”

Proprietors went on to wish everyone a safe journey through this COVID-19 crisis.

The news comes as a shock to some patrons who openly expressed their regret and sadness about the closure. Tourists and locals alike praised the restaurant for three decades of quality food and fine dining.

Here are some of the more than 100 comments on the Waterfront Café facebook page:

• “Thank you for wonderful service whenever I visited from the UK. Truly a very special place to eat and be entertained. Simply the Best! 

• “35 years is an outstanding achievement! Thanks for the great memories, eating fish cakes and enjoying the music.”

• “We will always treasure the wonderful memories of times spent here, a very sad day indeed. Wishing you all the very best for the future. We will miss you.

• “Many happy lunchtimes at the Waterfront Café. I can’t believe you won’t be there anymore. Best wishes.” 

• Very sorry to hear you are closing. Can’t imagine Bridgetown without the Waterfront Café. Congratulations Sue and your team for having delivered a consistently excellent cuisine and vibe.”

• “Thank you for all the wonderful memories we have of Waterfront Café, so many. We’ve been there every time we visited Barbados in the last 35 years. So sad to see you go. Good Luck in all your future endeavours.”

• “Thank you for all our amazing evenings we have spent with you. A birthday dinner for us and 18 friends was the most memorable. Love you and your staff for all the service which was provided with care.”

• “I am really sorry to hear this. I was actually hoping that it would be a  temporary closure. This restaurant had provided such a phenomenal dining experience. Thank you for your excellent hospitality/service over the years. You are a gem. Blessings on you!!

• “I have been visiting since 1994 staying mostly at Woodville, Hastings . . . I was due to take my 42nd visit next Friday, bringing 12 people for my 60th.

The Waterfront has been a favourite restaurant for me over all those years of staying. I wish you and your family well and look forward to getting back to my beautiful 2nd home, as soon as I possibly, safely can. Thank you for many years of happiness.” (IMC)