[CH] RE: Jamaican Hot Spots
Ashkenaz, Scott (Scott.Ashkenaz@kla-tencor.com)
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 12:00:16 -0700
It depends on where you will be and how you plan to get around. (The roads
are terrible, as we discovered.)
In Montego Bay (where we stayed), they will send you to the Pork Pit for
true jerk. It is not bad for a tourist place, but we found a great place on
one of the traffic circles just West of town. It is a shack with a sign
claiming "Boston-style" jerk. Go during the day. The food is great and cheap
(although the price seems to be variable for us off-islanders).
If you can get out East of Port Antonio, go to Boston Bay, where the
definitive jerk comes from. (We never made it there.)
In Negril, the Rock House restaurant is very good. Norma's in Kingston is
reported to be good, but we found the one near Mo'bay to be boarded up.
South of Mo'bay, on the Barnett Estate, is an upscale place called Belfield
1794 - it is an old sugar cane plantation. You need reservations - they only
open at special times, but it is very good and a nice experience. You dine
in the sugar mill, and can get a guided tour of the Greathouse.
As for sights, visit the Rockland bird sanctuary Southwest of Mo'bay - you
can have a large hummingbird eat while sitting on your finger. (Say hi to
Fritz for us.) Past Ocho Rios is Firefly, Noel Coward's house - truly
inspiring. And, for downright fun, climb the Dunn River Falls.
Scott