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ISLAND DINING -
SEAFOOD
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Our
Suggestions For Seafood
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Located
in Breakers and just a few of minutes east
of Turtle Nest Inn & Condos, this oceanfront
restaurant offers a relaxing atmosphere
and very good local cuisine at affordable
prices. It’s in fact just a couple
of hundred feet before the Lighthouse restaurant.
This is one of few restaurants with tables
right on the beach, literally at the water’s
edge, illuminated by a gas torch permanently
installed in the water!. There’s also
an indoor dining room and bar. They have
a delicious seared tuna with wakame salad
among their appetizers; tasty lobster tail,
juicy pork chops, as well as a couple of
very good pasta dishes among their entrees,
along with a decent selection of wine and
beer. |
Tel: (345) 947-9568
Fax: (345) 947-9514
E-mail: overtheedgecafe@yahoo.com
Website: n/a
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Located
on the waterfront in North Side, this lively
and informal beachfront restaurant and bar
serves good and reasonably priced Caribbean
and Cayman fare. Known for delicious fresh
fish dishes, Over the Edge is open for breakfast,
lunch and dinner, offers take-out meals
and a seaside terrace. The menu and staff
are the same as The Edge, which regrettably
closed its doors in Bodden Town at the end
of September 2003. Service is very informal
-- and quite slow at times -- but this is
a fun spot for when you're not in a rush.
A good "pit-stop" on your way
to or from Rum Point and Cayman Kai. |
Tel: (345) 946-7049
Fax: (345) 946-7059
E-mail: morgansharbour@gmail.com
Website: morganscayman.com
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Formerly
Morgans Harbour Restaurant in West Bay,
this favourite of ours is now relocated
to the Cayman Islands Yacht Club; a convenient
location to grab a bite to eat if you happen
to have a catamaran tour in this vicniity.
Their varied menu features something for
every appetite, from sandwiches and an excellent
jerk burger with melted Brie cheese, to
an original chicken schnitzel and the freshest
of fish caught by local fishermen -- all
excellently prepared and at very reasonable
prices. Excluding drinks, it's easy
to get away with a filling meal at around
CI$20, on the seaside terrace or indoors,
both in an intimate and informal atmosphere.
Open daily from 11:00am to 12:00am. |
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The Brasserie
restaurant, hidden in Cricket Square (George
Town), is a sleeper. In spite of the French
name, the menu is eclectic, and includes
affordable snack dishes, weekly "theme
nights", and full, classic dishes.
However difficult to categorize, the cuisine
at The Brasserie is imaginative, and a sure
bet for a pleasant surprise, for lunch or
dinner, is the daily fish/seafood specials
-- and Monday evening's three-course meal
for two with a bottle of wine, at CI$99
per couple, is a great deal. No culinary
sampling of the island is complete without
at least one visit. The tasteful "plantation"
decor is a pleasant visual surprise, as
well. Closed on weekends. |
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Luca,
recently opened by the owners of Ragazzi
on the ground-floor of the Caribbean Club,
an upscale condo complex along West Bay
Road, offers an impressive selection of
Italian/Continental dishes in a very sleek
interior. There's a snazzy bar section and
several outdoor tables overlooking a pool
and Seven Mile Beach. Very good service
and a superb wine list compliment the cuisine
that already ranks among the island's best.
Recently tried dishes were the prosciutto
e melone appetizer, the spinach salad, and
as main courses, beef stroganoff pappardelle
and the yellowfin tuna -- all excellent. |
Tel: (345) 949-4321
Fax: (345) 946-6491
E-mail: info@catch.ky
Website: catch.ky
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Excellent
restaurant in Morgan’s Harbour in West Bay,
with a beautiful seaside terrace. A bit
of a drive, but well worth it. You can walk
on the dock and look at the boats after
dinner. Excellent and refined food, Mediterranean
style, serving local fish. Beautiful setting
and friendly service. Same owners and similar
specialties as Agua Restaurant, both take
pride in serving the freshest, best quality
ingredients. |
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Good
food and service at a superb, oceanfront
location in South Sound. The Grand Old House
seems to present itself as a spot for "special
occasions", but it's not any more costly
than other upscale dining spots -- and more
worthy of its pretensions than many. It's
a big operation, with dining areas inside
and out, and some of its marketing may suggest
a "tourist trap", but the food
-- continental and Caribbean fare -- is
consistently delicious, the service attentive
and efficient, the choice of wine extensive,
and the ambience most romantic. |
Tel: (345) 949-3948
Fax: (345) 946-6053
E-mail: dine@calypsogrillcayman.com
Website: calypsogrillcayman.com
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Located
in Morgan's Harbor, this restaurant has
consistently good food, a varied and fresh
menu, locally caught fish, lively ambiance
and a scenic location. Some favorties are
their Beef Carpaccio and Lobster Bisque
appetizers, as well as their Seafood Pasta
in wine sauce entree. They arguably have
the best sticky toffee pudding dessert on
the island. |
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