One of my favourite restaurants in Montego Bay is the House Boat. This restaurant, which is located near the cruise ship peir in Freeport, is literally a houseboat which is moored on a small lagoon.
You have to take a "ferry" to get to the houseboat which is a great deal of fun even if the ride lasts less than one minute. The "ferry" it is a little wooden platform with bench seats which is attached to a few oild drums so it floats. The "ferry" is attached to both land and the houseboat by a rope and once you jump and and are seated the captain pulls you across by the rope ... very cool.
The food at the houseboat is great, as is the ambiance. The menu is a nice mix of local and international dishes and it is changed and updated quite regularly as ingredients become available. During lobster season the lobsters are stored in a lobster trap underneath the boat and you get to select the one you want for dinner by looking through the hatch.
Dining is available either inside or outside and they also have a great deck on the top where you can enjoy a few drinks with friends.
All in all a great place and one that I would recommend highly, so enjoy!
Thursday 14 July 2011
Sunday 5 June 2011
Fort Clarence Beach, Kingston
One of my favourite things to do is go the the beach which is not surprising. Jamaica is famous for it's beaches and some of my favorites are Doctors Cave in Montego Bay, Frenchmans Cove in Port Antonio and the seven mile beach in Negril but this post is about Fort Clarence in Kingston.
Fort Clarence is a beautiful Beach located about half an hour from Kingston. It is clean with lots of shade, bathroon facilities and chair rentals but the best thing about the beach is the fish and festival
There are fish huts on the beach where you select your fish from a cooler. It is then fried and served with escoveitch sauce which is vinegar, peppers, pimento, carrots and onions... simply delicious. Sides include festival which is made with cornmeal or bammy which is made from cassava. Escoveitch is a very popular dish in jamaica but it never tastes as good as it does at Fort Clarence with the sand between your toes, the sun warming your body and the sea as the backdrop.
If you are in Kingston a visit to Fort Clarence is a must.
Fort Clatence is located in the Hellshire area
Fort Clarence is a beautiful Beach located about half an hour from Kingston. It is clean with lots of shade, bathroon facilities and chair rentals but the best thing about the beach is the fish and festival
There are fish huts on the beach where you select your fish from a cooler. It is then fried and served with escoveitch sauce which is vinegar, peppers, pimento, carrots and onions... simply delicious. Sides include festival which is made with cornmeal or bammy which is made from cassava. Escoveitch is a very popular dish in jamaica but it never tastes as good as it does at Fort Clarence with the sand between your toes, the sun warming your body and the sea as the backdrop.
If you are in Kingston a visit to Fort Clarence is a must.
Fort Clatence is located in the Hellshire area
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