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ISLAND DINING -
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Our Suggestions For
Local Fare
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Tel: (345) 324-5860
Fax: none
E-mail:
info@grapetreecafe.ky
Website:
www.grapetreecafe.ky
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If
you're staying at the Inn -- or just passing
through Bodden Town -- this spot is a must!
Fresh fish and the trimmings, expertly fried
before your eyes, just 200' down the beach
from the Inn. Only open on Fridays,
Saturdays, Sundays, and on public Holidays.
You can bring your own wine and beer and
enjoy the delicious food at a table under
one of the thatched gazebos on the beach.
Located just behind Lorna's Texaco station,
the convenience store, and small liquor
outlet. The choice of fish typically
includes snapper, mahi, wahoo, and grouper,
or whatever the local fishermen catch, at
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Tel: (345) 947-9568
Fax: (345) 947-9514
E-mail:
info@over-theedge.com
Website:
www.over-theedge.com
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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.
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Tel: (345) 323-4239
Fax: none
E-mail:
none
Website:
none
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Located
just a couple of hundred feet east of the
Inn, a short walk down the beach, Sea Side
Paradise offers local dishes, simply served
but expertly prepared.
Laid-back dining on their beachfront
terrace, a varying menu, and very affordable
prices. Bring your own wine or beer, and
enjoy fried chicken, jerk dishes, fresh
fish, lobster, and a number of local and
oriental specials among the chef's daily
selection. You're dressed just fine
the way you are, but bring cash. No
credit cards accepted.
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Tel: (345) 947-3155
Fax:
none
E-mail:
none
Website:
none
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Probably
the best dining value on Grand Cayman --
less than a mile west from Turtle Nest Inn
& Condos, in Bodden Town. Very tasty
jerk chicken or pork. A quarter chicken,
complete with rice and beans, spicy sauce
and "festival" (Jamaican corn
bread), for only CI$5.00! A large portion
is CI$7.00. A nice walk, if you eat at a
picnic table on their lawn. Otherwise, take
the car, carry it back to the Inn, pop open
a bottle of wine and enjoy. Other local
dishes may include oxtail stew, baked chicken,
BBQ ribs, etc. If you're coming to Grand
Cayman to "go native" -- or to
keep costs down -- Rankin's Jerk Centre
is a must! Closed on Sunday.
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Tel:
(345)947-8899
Fax: none
E-mail:
kurtskorner345@gmail.com
Website:
none
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This
little local dining spot features only outdoor
tables, but all under a canvass cover in
case of rain. It’s located on Frank Sound
Road, just before the junction with North
Side Road leading to Rum Point, and run
by well-known local politician and able
chef, Kurt Tibbetts. The menu includes appetizers,
sandwiches, burgers, pasta, Cayman specialties
and locally caught fish and seafood, along
with a vegetarian special and a kids’ menu.
Very limited choice of alcohol, so you might
want to bring your own wine. Simple, but
tasty and inexpensive fare served seven
days a week from 11:00am to 10:00pm.
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Tel: (345) 923-1986
Tel: (345) 924-2030
E-mail: n/a
Website: czechinngrill.com
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Jiri
and Dahema have just opened the Czech Inn
Grill in Bodden Town, where Chester’s jerk
stand used to be. This new spot promises
to be a real dining attraction for Inn guests.
Close by, offering take-out as well as BYOB
terrace dining, the menu is surprisingly
varied and the food excellent and affordable.
Chef Jiri, who hails from the Czech Republic,
is former head chef at Morgan’s Harbour
and Grand Old House, and aside from many
jerk dishes, and interesting burgers (including
a jerk burger), fresh, local fish, steak
(the most expensive dish at CI$18), on offer
are chicken schnitzel and other Eastern
European specialties. |
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This
delightful and affordable restaurant, just
off West Bay Road, is located next door
to the old cinema (now closed), and pretty
close to Grand Cayman's new one in Camana
Bay. Ideal for an after-movie snack or meal,
seven days a week. Good caesar salad and
bruschetta among starters, and very good
pizza, pasta and some imaginative sandwiches
including an excellent (and filling) Caribbean
roti, or rolled sandwich, with jerk chicken
and curried veggies in a fire-roasted flat
bread. Dine inside or on the outdoor terrace
-- or order "to go".
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