In it’s heyday this bar was the place to start your night out on a Thursday, Friday or a Saturday. Small and compact, you couldn’t get a reservation in the dining room the day of. The bar was overflowing with martini’s and women. The bar was ‘packed’ to the rafters with the ensembles of groups wanting to be served at the smallest bar on the island. Whatever – it worked!!! So many good nights – shame it is now a dunkin’ donuts.
That’s not the only shame. Bed moved trying to relive its former glory post Hurricane Ivan. The haste to open up was examined and discussed in all circles and the majority were right. When opening in haste, the decor is not complete, the staff are not up to speed, the staff are even minimal. People were excited. The business came, but very few came back. Why? Well, the decor was practically stapled on; the menus were glued and falling apart and people were waiting an hour for food at times. The food was up to the same standard it always was for the most part. The calamari was a Cayman classic and the chicken and beef satay was a staple from the appetizer menu as well. The difference now was, you had a 80+ seater restaurant that was never a part of the script before and you still had the bar that was even less accessible as the pre Ivan spectacular. Now though, there was much more competition; establishments that opened the right way (with patience) and tapping into a new market / generation of expatriate workers.
Velvet crush is apparently “Soooo Pre-Ivan” and frankly there seems to be a new face serving you in there all the time showing that the staff cannot sustain a living working there. It’s a shame. Bed could have had it all to be honest. The prices were increased as well. This showed a reluctance to capitalize on the clientele they had in the first place – namely industry – and instead put themselves into the fine-dine-in bracket – which Bed certainly was not at any time.
I hope they pull themselves back up and perhaps rethink strategies. The bar would have to be moved to allow for more people to get into the place and the staff would have to stop drinking the profits away as well I guess. I understand that this is a culture in the Cayman Islands – BUT – how far do you go?
Time to get the moth balls out and put those pajamas away we think.
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