Frommer's Review
Set within a cement-sided, relatively nondescript building just east of the town center, and identified by one of the most obscure and difficult-to-spot signs in Port Antonio, this is an intensely local eatery that incorporates a workaday bar area (Red Stripe being the after-work drink of choice), a battered dining room, and a front veranda with rickety tables and chairs. Don't expect luxury -- that ain't what you'll get here. The venue is way, way off the beaten tourist track, and therein, if you're adventurous with a sense of humor, lies its rough-edged charm. Lloyd Bentley, the long-time owner, maintains a sense of humor about his restaurant's lack of a view. (Originally built as a food distribution warehouse, it overlooks a parking lot and a side yard of the now-defunct local railroad. And when the wind blows in from a certain direction, there's just a whiff or two from a local barnyard too.) But in a town loaded with seafront panoramas, local electricians, carpenters, and construction workers identify this place as their "regular." Menu items are fresh-made and flavorful, featuring a tried-and-true blend of such dishes as pork chops, three different preparations of chicken (including a version in brown-stew sauce), curried goat, steamed fish, oxtail, and stewed peas with rice.
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