IT MIGHT BE the ideal Caribbean restaurant: fresh lobster, live music and sand beneath your feet.

It all makes Lobster Alive in Barbados a CJ favourite.

The restaurant gets its lobster flown in (“alive”) by a private plane from Bequia Island in the Grenadines, where it’s caught, and finds its way into a plethora of dishes: exceptional lobster bisque, a classic lobster thermidor, lobster salad, lobster pasta and even a lobster crepe.

Above: the view of Carlisle Bay

But the seafood-heavy menu is wide-ranging, offering delectable “conch samosas,” conch and calaloo chowder and pickled baby octopus, among other plates.

And every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night, there’s live “Jazz at the Tank,” along with a Sunday “Swing Jazz” lunch.

To boot, the restaurant is located on Carlisle Bay, one of the country’s top beaches.

Lobster Alive Restaurant
Wesley House, Bay Street
Bridgetown, St Michael, Barbados
Next to the Boatyard
(246) 435-0305

— CJ