has Niah moved to West End??
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has Niah moved to West End??
Wha???? We just saw him in February - please someone advise....
i saw it on tripadvisor posted one week ago. new location between Canoe and German Bar.
I was told there was a dispute about the ownership/rights to rent of the property he was set up on.
I believe the Wavz property he is/was set up on was owned by an elderly "China Man" who lives across the street. In late April he was still on the beach and his sister was helping out cooking etc....
Niah is looking ready to go on his new location on the West End near Bar Negril and hopes to be open in the next two weeks! We have been chatting the last few days and he is a bit taken back by the "noise" on the Internet. He never thought a simple change of location after thanking "the China Man" (btw, her name is Rosa) for all the years for a great location on the beach.
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As anyone who is even remotely following the IMF/Jamaica dealings, it is common knowledge that all businesses are being required to register and become active tax paying entities. For anyone who thinks you can "fly under the radar" as a business, if your business draws a following and is earning money, there is no more "under the radar". That is an outdated concept.
And as for a business "squatting" on any land, well, that gets both the land owner and business owner into legal entanglements. Landowners have rights and they are increasing as new tax laws take effect. Squatting, as known in the past, is becoming more illegal everyday.
For those unaware of the modern Jamaica, Jamaica is a quickly developing country and please realize that the old "runnings" no longer apply. Allow Jamaica to develop and grow. (For those old enough, Imagine The Beatles "Taxman" as the soundtrack for this post.... grin)
Thanks for the info, Rob. Where exactly is Niah going to be?
Sounds like he will be next to the new-ish Bar Negril, which is on the West End, sort of across from Canoe Bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by NikkiB
I think that will be a good location. It is turning into a nice little strip of the West End, with more bar/eating establishments popping up. Tony (who used to cook chicken next to No Limit Bar) is now setup in front of Bar Negril.
Thanks for the info on Tony. That's some good chicken.
Definitely! You can see his new, big yellow jerk pan out in front of Bar Negril:Quote:
Originally Posted by RockRobster
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I need to visit him at this new spot!
thank you for your post, Rob, and especially the info about and reminder of how Negril has changed in the last 20 years. i know, progress and all, but i can't help but miss the old days...
("her name is Rosa") :)
Gonna miss Niah being at Wavz on the beach. Enjoyed walking over & ordering patties & sitting under the big tree waiting for my order. Niah even delivered patties to my hotel a few times! Great patties!�� Great guy!��
now i'm craving a patty from Niah!! What a great guy he is! We loved how he delivered patties to us at Tony's Hut, it was the perfect spot for lunch and red stripes!!
On my last trip home, a Maroon friend laughed at me when I was reminiscing on how much I wished for the "good old days".Quote:
Originally Posted by sonja
She said, "Good old days were good for you but not so much for us. You could travel cheap. Eat cheap. And bargained for what you wanted."
"For us our money bought just as much as your money converted did. The only difference? We made less of it when we worked"
She went on to tell me that she liked having things. A cellphone or two. A car. A house and a so-so job. "We couldn't afford a nice place to stay overnight in Negril before and definitely not now."
She said, "You live like a Jamaican. Travel and eat like a Jamaican but you do it on US dollars and we don't."
She reminded me that not that many of the 2,000,000 or so visitors who come to Jamaica to vacation would ever want to come here if they had to live like you do. "No disrespect!", she added.
I laughed and nodded.
She went on.... "The more people who come here with more money to stay in more expensive places actually helps more than those who come an live like a Jamaican". "We already have enough of them!", she laughed.
"Come on. Let me buy you a drink you cheap-azz Jamaican".
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Thanks Mike_D! True words Accompong...
"Come on. Let me buy you a drink you cheap-azz Jamaican".
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too funny..
but i know your friend is right. i'm sure those "good old days" are better seen as a memory for most Jamaicans..
"You Can't Go Home Again" - Thomas Wolfe
Tony isn't cooking there currently......he hangs with mi most days at Pe Wees and No Limit Bar...no cooking for him right now....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mike_D
Cool Runnings, Marko
Marko,Quote:
Originally Posted by Marko
Hang out?
Cap
Rob ............ thanks for the update / correction on the identity of Wavz owner Rosa ............. all I ever heard of the mystery owner was "the China Man" .................. just proves the old saying "if you listen you will learn something new every day"
What I wrote on my FB page.
Niah's in Negril is moving to the West end off the 7 mile beach. Very sad, one of our favorite "restaurants" in Negril. Patties as big as your head..almost. I'll miss the walk through the artist compound through the burning sand avoiding broken glass and wait for your patty to cook in boiling oil over an open flame while trying to find some kind of shade because it's hotter than hell away from the ocean and there is no breeze. Then you take your patty (and Red Stripe) and 30 seconds later you stand in the ocean with the squeeze packet of sauce and enjoy one of Negril's greatest pleasures. If you stay at an all inclusive you miss out on fine dining like this ; ) It's why we never stay at an all inclusive. Btw, don't let this scare you, there are many great and more traditional restaurants in Negril.
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Should be a good location for this business. This part of the west end needed a patty joint.
I loved washing down his patties with a Red Stripe at Tony's. I hope he finds success at his new location, but I'll miss him.
i hope so too
While it is sad to see Niah moving from his long-time location, I think this can be a great opportunity for him. There are still several places to get a good patty on the beach (i.e. Miss Sonia, the Patty Man), but there is a dearth of patty providers on that section of the West End, as KevinPA said. In fact, the only other place I can think of on the entire West End Road is Out of Town Pastry, which usually sells out of their patty inventory around noon. If people become aware of Niah's new location, I think he can do quite well.