Red Comet
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Bottom line first. Scary food, horrible service, abominable bathroom. Beware.
So we landed late at Nassau. We were excited by the advertisement for this place at the airport, saying it’s right across the street from the resort for meals at a reasonable price. However, the set up directing foot traffic to the Marina created a slight detour.
When we got there, the front person said that they were stopping service for the evening. I stated that I thought they were open until 10, and she said that they stopped service at 9:30. Only after I pointed out that it was 9:31 did she reluctantly sat us down at a table.
In retrospect, we should’ve took her advice and left, because what followed was a true exercise in frustration. Although one server handed us the menu reasonably quickly and ask what we wanted to drink, it took her a while to get back to ask what we wanted for food. I ordered the coconut shrimp based on a good review, and my girl ordered one of the shrimp specials for $35 that came with some kind of chicken mixed in.
I went to the restroom to wash my hands per usual. I noted that the water was running slowly, and there was no soap. On top of that, there was only a hand dryer, which is disgusting given that the door had to be pulled open from inside the restroom. Even when I told one of the members about the soap, she didn’t seem that eager to correct the deficiency.
After cleaning my hands with my table napkin the best that I can, another 10 to 12 minutes went past, and there was no update on the food. Despite several members floating around, it was shockingly hard to wave down one to try to get an update for the food. We just wanted to ask how close the food was to being ready and even asked if the side dishes can be brought out first since we were so hungry. The woman said she would check but pointed out that we came in late. Really??
The food came out another five minutes after that encounter. I took one bite, and the shrimp was soft…extremely soft. Looking closer, the shrimp did not look like it was cooked through. My wife took a bite out of another shrimp– same thing. Although I was hungry and frustrated, I wasn’t about to poison myself by eating raw shrimp. Took another few minutes for us to flag down our original waitress (shocker), and I pointed out the fact that my dish was not acceptable to eat. When she had the audacity to say to us once more that we came in at the last minute, I said firmly, “if I knew you were gonna serve me RAW shrimp, I wouldn’t have stayed.“ She looked at me, seemingly stupefied, and asked if I wanted another dish. Although I initially asked for the menu, I decided just to share what my wife had and got the hell out of here.
If you want bad service and risk getting food poisoning, come here. For everybody else who is not insane, find another place, and definitely stay the HELL away near closing time.