Ocean CabinRestaurant & BarReserve

Little Farmer’s Cay, Exuma, Bahamas

Hospitality is a two-way street!

Family-run Bahamian cooking down the Exuma chain. Terry and Ernestine Bain. Hail us on VHF 16.

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Chart sketch of Little Farmer's Cay in the Exuma Cays, with Ocean Cabin markedOCEAN CABINNEXUMA CAYSLITTLE FARMER'S CAY
LatitudeN 23°57′38.17″
LongitudeW 76°19′15.13″
RadioVHF 16

It started as a bar and a kitchen.

Corene Alydice Moxey Bain named it Ocean Cabin back when that is all it was. Her son, Terry Bain, runs it now with his wife, Chef Ernestine Bain, whose Bahamian recipes came down through the family and have never left it.

The place has grown since. Travellers from near and far tie up, come in, relax, and eat the fabulous dishes of the island. We tend to go beyond the beyond for our dishes, and customer satisfaction is always a must for us. Hospitality with a smile, and an ice cold beer to wash it down with.

  • Terry Bain

    Owner and host

  • Ernestine Bain

    Chef

  • Corene Alydice Moxey Bain

    Gave the place its name

When we are open

9:00 AM – 9:00 PM (maybe)

Those are the posted hours. This is the version we have always given:

Most days about 9 or 10

Occasionally as early as 7 but some days as late as 12 or 1

We close about 5 or 6

or maybe about 4 or 5

Some days or afternoons

We aren’t here at all

And lately we’ve been here about all the time

Except when we’re someplace else…

But we might be here then too.

What else happens here.

The 5F Festival

  • FFarmer’s Cay
  • FFestival
  • FFirst
  • FFriday
  • FFebruary

The Farmer’s Cay First Friday in February Festival, hosted here at Ocean Cabin.

  • The Flag of Farmers Cay. The flag of Terry’s clan flies here.
  • The Song of Farmers Cay. The song sheet is at Ocean Cabin, and the song is sung at Ocean Cabin.
  • History of the Farmers Cay Settlement. The document is here, at Ocean Cabin, for anyone who wants to read it.
House rule

Discussions: all allowed — rationally.

Reserve three hours ahead.

Food reservations take three hours, minimum. Radio us that far out, or send a message, and the kitchen will be ready when you walk in. Hail “Ocean Cabin” on VHF Channel 16, or use WhatsApp.

Send your order ahead

The kitchen cooks from scratch, so dinner needs 3 hours notice. Send this, then watch for the reply with prices.

What would you like? (optional)

Pick anything you already know you want. Prices come back in the reply, because the market moves.

Send to Ernestine on WhatsApp

No signal for WhatsApp? Hail “Ocean Cabin” on VHF Channel 16.

Hail us on the radio.

VHF Channel

16

Call sign “Ocean Cabin”

Radio
VHF Channel 16Call sign “Ocean Cabin”
Chart note
N 23°57′38.17″W 76°19′15.13″Little Farmer’s Cay, Exuma
WhatsApp · Ernestine
1 (242) 524-1834
WhatsApp · Terry
1 (242) 524-3744
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Ocean CabinFarmers Cay, Exumas, The Bahamas