483632 Sun Jan 27 14:19:56 -0800 2008 11 54 Caribbean 0 3338247 Any recommendations for great local food, high end or low? Sun Jan 27 14:19:56 -0800 2008 99822 Frogrock 1 3338803 For cheap eats we loved Chicken Lavash and Hungry Lion. Both had local eats. I think it was HL we had some nice fresh juice. We drove from Mo Bay, drove thru the drab highway, looked at 7 mile Beach in disbelief (This is It??) and ate and left... Sun Jan 27 17:09:42 -0800 2008 3338247 27444 phelana 1 3346476 Miss Sonia's...I ate there everyday. http://www.jabta.com/sonia/index.html Tue Jan 29 18:10:19 -0800 2008 3338247 15835 Husky 2 3347579 Thanks, Husky. The place looks great. Wed Jan 30 07:06:36 -0800 2008 3346476 99822 Frogrock 1 3347696 A lunch at Rick's Cafe is almost mandatory. The tea and desserts at Ma Brown's are optional. Wed Jan 30 07:42:51 -0800 2008 3338247 57170 Veggo 1 3386251 High End: (cliffs) Rock House Xtabi LTU Pub (beach): Kuyaba Norma's Low End Local spots: Ossies-best jerk pork Best in the West-The absolute best jerk chicken in Negril Cosmo's-good cheap local eats I wouldn't suggest eating at Ricks, touristy and overpriced but the sunset party for cocktails is what everyone goes for. I don't know what phelana was talking about, mobay is a dump compared to Negril's 7 mile beach which is beautiful. Mon Feb 11 12:01:06 -0800 2008 3338247 160216 irie eyes 2 3401031 Thanks, Irie Eyes. Rockhouse was a great stay but a disappointing dinner (good menu, poor execution). Norma's was good as were Kuyaba and Xtabi. Sonia's patties were great. For a dive, we liked the food at Serious Chicken but weren't as enthused by Chicken Lavish as others reported. Other competitors for best jerk were Bourbon Beach (grilled over wood) and Three Dives (but their wierd and unpredictable hours made timing a meal difficult). Fri Feb 15 10:20:49 -0800 2008 3386251 99822 Frogrock 3 3402181 hmmm...Mo Bay was a dump too, true true...but we loved Round Hill...Half Moon was overrated and the food was mediocre at best...I love Jamaicans, the countryside but IMHO the beaches and some areas are dirty and less than appealing..I will take the Grenadines ANY day..IMHO Fri Feb 15 14:39:12 -0800 2008 3401031 27444 phelana 4 3409665 I was just reminded that the Red Stripe snack bar at the MoBay airport had perhaps the best jerk chicken of all. Or maybe it was just a matter of very low expectations. Mon Feb 18 11:32:53 -0800 2008 3402181 99822 Frogrock 1 3409680 I second Ossies.Great jerk, almost only locals. FYI theres a guy who walks the beach in the moring selling fresh squeezed juices. Try the soursop, It's out of this world! Mon Feb 18 11:38:42 -0800 2008 3338247 84796 TVC15 1 3454095 Amazing low-end, on the beach & immediately south of Rondel Village (hotel). The place is a brick-red hut with no sign... but a friendly gentleman named Altie in chef whites is usually standing outside. The best jerk chicken & curried goat you have ever eaten. Once we found this spot we couldn't eat anywhere else! Our favorite juice guy is named Tony - but no real distinguishing marks other than he has short hair and is a little slight. Mon Mar 03 06:23:47 -0800 2008 3338247 24323 oliver_selwyn 1 3459488 Ossie's lives up, juicy chicken, nice pork. Ricks is worth it to watch kids hawk money - easily the most entreprenurial i've met in a long time stopped at a couple other shacks, all uniformly good. guys on the beach grilling lobster by Riu Club - excellent but not right on the 7 mile beach Tue Mar 04 12:49:21 -0800 2008 3338247 171826 timwhoeatsalot