Saturday Night At Oistins Fish Fry
Oistins Fish Fry is an institution in Barbados, and is frequented by hundreds of locals as well as tourists alike. Oistins was originally a weekend affair, but nowadays you will find it buzzing every night of the week. For those of you that have never been to Oistins Fish Fry in Barbados, it is an open-air fish fry, where you will find over 50 stalls selling virtually every variety of fish that you can imagine, cooked in every possible way.
I have personally being to Oistins Fish Fry countless times, and I have never had a bad meal once. Friday night is the busiest night of the week, with Saturday night being ever so slightly quieter.
Oistins is better than ever, as it has now returned to it’s original home after being upgraded. This was my first trip to Ostins since I moved here at the end of June. I was intending to go on Friday night after I had enjoyed a few cocktails, but just as we were about to leave, visitors arrived and our plans were changed.
We headed down to Oistins about 7pm and parked over at the huge car park across the road from it, just beside where Ostins was when it was being upgraded.
I knew where I was heading to first and that was for a wee appetizer, I had driven or walked past Oistins numerous times, since I arrived and had noticed the stall for one of my favourites. I just had to have a few fish cakes from The Legendary Fish Cakes stall and believe me they are delicious. The only downside to the fishcakes is that they are so hot, that you have to wait about 10 minutes until you
can eat them.
Finding our next port of call wasn’t going to be so easy, we wondered around for about 10 minutes searching for our regular stall, without any luck. We then bumped into my wife’s cousin who dragged us into a rum shop and bought us a few Banks beers, which washed down the fish cakes perfectly.
I must admit the Banks Beer in this rum shop were chilled to perfection and were sliding down real good. So I bought one for the road and it only cost $14 for 4 bottles of banks, a real bargain. Just as we were about to leave the bar, a local good looking young girl dressed up to the nines, walked into the bar for a few seconds and brought loud cheer from the locals as she left.
As soon as we stepped out of the Rum Shop, we miraculously arrived at the stall we had been looking for called Uncle Georges. It was only about 8 o clock and the queue wasn’t too big, which was good news, because those beers had built up an appetite.
As usual they had 3 different fish to choose from, Kingfish, Marlin and Swordfish. During the 10 minutes it took to get served I managed to changed my mind 3 times as to what fish I was going to be having. I eventually settled on Swordfish, which was served with baked potato, salad and tartar sauce. I just wish they would share the secret of the marinade that they use on their fish, because it is unbeatable. It is maybe a simple meal, but for me it is as good as anything you will get in one of the many fancy restaurants that you find in abundance in Barbados. The best thing of all is that it only cost $25 and the amount of Swordfish that I got was huge, there was more than enough left over for my lunch the next day.
We eat our meals on a table facing the stage, so we could watch the very talented band playing, as we appreciated the ambiance and buzz of an evening at Oistins. It is truly an unforgettable and truly enjoyable Bajan experience, which I shall be attending on a regular basis. I ended the evening with a Pina Colada, which was made to perfection and was so much better than those I had to suffer at a fancy hotel I was staying last year!
Further Reading:
1. Harrison’s Cave Barbados, It Was Finally Open, 3rd Time Lucky!
2. It’s Friday, and It’s Cocktail Evening in Barbados
3. Roasted Bread Fruit Bajan Style, A New But Delicious Experience
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