Restaurants - Sad list that are now closed. :( Looking for replacements.

The list of good food places that Negril has lost in the past few years SADLY include:

Cosmo's

Fatty's

Niah's Kitchen

Norm the Patty Guy (RIP)

Marshall the chicken guy aka Step-Aside (RIP)

Bently's Crabhouse

Eddies DeBar

Hungry Lion

Jenny's Cakes

Sunset After Dark

Teddy's Hideaway

Juicy J's

I'm looking for places to replace these past favourites. Any current recommendations?

I thought Niah was some where on the west end now??????

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Originally Posted by Todd

I thought Niah was some where on the west end now??????

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Me too but didn't see his place last year. Maybe I just missed it.

Norman, the Patty man is NOT DEAD and selling patties everyday on the beach. Niah is on the West End, Jenny's is now County Western, Juicy J's is now Pilots Cafe on the beach road across from the old Gardenia.

Oh, and I think Teddy is still at Treehouse...

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Originally Posted by Rob

Norman, the Patty man is NOT DEAD and selling patties everyday on the beach. Niah is on the West End, Jenny's is now County Western, Juicy J's is now Pilots Cafe on the beach road across from the old Gardenia.

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Yeah, we saw Norm yesterday

I think he meant, Neville.....patty man. Beef patties, chicken patties, veggie patties, patty patties!

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Originally Posted by Rob

Norman, the Patty man is NOT DEAD and selling patties everyday on the beach. Niah is on the West End, Jenny's is now County Western, Juicy J's is now Pilots Cafe on the beach road across from the old Gardenia.

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Thanks for that Rob. Was it Neville who passed away?

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Originally Posted by Rob

Norman, the Patty man is NOT DEAD and selling patties everyday on the beach. Niah is on the West End, Jenny's is now County Western, Juicy J's is now Pilots Cafe on the beach road across from the old Gardenia.

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Jenny's is still open and so is Juicy J's. That's great. .... wait a minute...... let me get this straight. When a restaurant closes it's doors and another differently named restaurant opens in an different building or adjacent building, that means the original restaurant has never closed. OK I understand. :)

The west end road is very long. Exactly where is Niah's Kitchen?

Well, same owner, same chef, same food, same menu, different name and/or location.

Nobody here considers Jenny's, Juicy J or Niah's closed... Just relocated which happens all the time...

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Originally Posted by Craig123

Thanks for that Rob. Was it Neville who passed away?

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Yes, Neville passed on three years ago... RIP man.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Well, same owner, same chef, same food, same menu, different name and/or location.

Nobody here considers Jenny's, Juicy J or Niah's closed... Just relocated which happens all the time...

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Niah's has relocated. The other two? I'll just say that throwing away an established and valuable "brand name" is a VERY strange way of doing business. Just saying.


I didn't start this post to get into a silly debate of what constitutes a closed business. Anyone care to share reviews of their recent restaurant experiences?

Pilots cafe was extremely horrible the last 2 reaches and we use to go there all the time.
Our new favorite place is in the cliffs past the lighthouse called Murphy's. Very good eats especially the pumpkin rice. We make it all the time.

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Originally Posted by jamaicalance/jamaicamary

Pilots cafe was extremely horrible the last 2 reaches and we use to go there all the time.
Our new favorite place is in the cliffs past the lighthouse called Murphy's. Very good eats especially the pumpkin rice. We make it all the time.

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Awesome. Thanks for that JamaicaLance/Mary I'll put them on the bucket list.

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Originally Posted by jamaicalance/jamaicamary

Pilots cafe was extremely horrible the last 2 reaches and we use to go there all the time.
Our new favorite place is in the cliffs past the lighthouse called Murphy's. Very good eats especially the pumpkin rice. We make it all the time.

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JamaicaLance/Mary -
What's the atmosphere like at Murphy's and are they an evening place? Is it cliff side or inland? Large or small place? Should I call ahead or just show up.

scared me regarding Norm. glad he is still around look forward to his daily visits

Niah is on the west end, but hard to catch in the shop. There was a woman working for him, but we didn't see either of them there last month. Neville was a gem, we invited him into Travelers Restaurant once during a severe storm and offered him some pizza. He basically didn't say a word but ate half a large pizza! He was very fraile and passed sometime the year after.

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Originally Posted by Rob

Norman, the Patty man is NOT DEAD and selling patties everyday on the beach. Niah is on the West End, Jenny's is now County Western, Juicy J's is now Pilots Cafe on the beach road across from the old Gardenia.

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Thanks for setting us straight on Norm!

Niah is up across the road, a bit south from Canoe.

We can add AhhBee's to that list

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Originally Posted by TAH

Niah is up across the road, a bit south from Canoe.

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I'll try finding him in Feb. Thanks for the info TAH

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Originally Posted by Kold Ass Mofo

Thanks for setting us straight on Norm!

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Sorry all, Ididn't mean to scare anyone. Was thinking Neville and typed Norm. Brain Fart :)

niah has a relatively active facebook presence... if anyone wants the phone number associated, look it up or let me know, I'd be glad to do so....

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if i may: (from facebook)


Niah's Patties Negril Jamaica. 876 399 6323
January 21 at 7:39pm ·
We are located west end road between Canoe Bar and the German Bar. The phone number is 876 399 6323 Look forward to seeing you.

Add me to the list of folks who sorely miss Step A Side. Not only a great chicken cook, but a good dude in general. 4 years ago, December on our 20th anniversary trip, we stopped to get some chicken from Marshall the night before our anniversary (we had done the One Love Bus Crawl that day), bought some chicken for us and he asked us what was up. We said we were going to Red Dragon the next day for our anniversary (we celebrate all of our big days at Red Dragon, had Melo's 50th Bday there this last summer). Marshall, who lived near Red Dragon, said, I'm coming up there tomorrow, it's your anniversary, I'll buy you guys a beer. Sure enough, we go up there the next day and after hanging out with the Red Dragon regulars for a while, here comes Marshall, spliff in mouth, walking in. He buys us a beer as he promised and we had a great few hours talking with him about the Negril life and the chicken cooking on the road. Truly a wonderful memory that I will take to my grave.

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JamaicaLance/Mary -
What's the atmosphere like at Murphy's and are they an evening place? Is it cliff side or inland? Large or small place? Should I call ahead or just show up.

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The restaurant is inland Medium size spot Best to make reservations. One of the nicest restaurants in Jamaica.

Murphy's is up past Whoopies and before Dora's store

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Originally Posted by jamaicalance/jamaicamary

The restaurant is inland Medium size spot Best to make reservations. One of the nicest restaurants in Jamaica.

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L&M...while I respect you thinking Murphy's as "one of the nicest restaurants in Jamaica"...I would like to add the word rustic.
When I think of something as being the "nicest" I think of a place similar to Terra Nova etc in Kingston or even Rockhouse's atmosphere in Negril.
It's all about the outfit I may wear that night! :friendly_wink:

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L&M...while I respect you thinking Murphy's as "one of the nicest restaurants in Jamaica"...I would like to add the word rustic.

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I would agree with Bnewb. In my mind, the vibe at Murphy's isn't much different than Erica's or Quality's Seabreeze. I think Murphy's had some hammocks on the side porch, which is cool.

I'm probably in the minority here, but I thought Murphy's food was good - but not outstanding. I know he gets rave reviews on TA, but there are a number of other small, local restaurants that I would rank higher.

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Originally Posted by Bnewb

L&M...while I respect you thinking Murphy's as "one of the nicest restaurants in Jamaica"...I would like to add the word rustic.
When I think of something as being the "nicest" I think of a place similar to Terra Nova etc in Kingston or even Rockhouse's atmosphere in Negril.
It's all about the outfit I may wear that night! :friendly_wink:

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Corrected. It is a bit rustic but what we look for is the quality of food we receive with the presentation they give for under $6000 J with drinks in most cases. Being a chef by trade we are not easy to please. There food is made with Love and the freshest ingredients in my opinion. We ate there three nights in a row last season which is a first for us. My wife does dress up anywhere we eat in the evenings LOL

Respect

BNB - Mike D - I thought the same thing, but didn't want to "bad mouth" some place, as I have eaten @ Murphy's 3-4 times
and enjoyed it each time.

This is Neville..rest in peaceAttachment 50573

Whoa! I didn't know Cosmos closed. Chicken Lavish is still open and one of my favorites!

I remember Neville, but honestly didn't know his name. He was always soft spoken an a nice guy. RIP

"Our new favorite place is in the cliffs past the lighthouse called Murphy's"

Agree on Murphy's Excellent every time we go there.

We loved Murphy’s. Very quaint place and the seafood was fresh and delicious.

I replaced Fattys with 3 stars when she closed...same style ja box food, same low price...located across from barbbarn beside the store
I replaced Nevilles pattys with normans...
when jennys closed, her daughter connie took over, and then moved next door...still great food and cakes...
and our new favorite from feb was Dru's in waves park..his pattys were bigger and better than niahs...had 3 good lunchs there....cheap and good...200Ja redstripe....

our favorites are german bar, which u were there
chicken lavish---great food, big portiions
seastar---havent had a bad meal there
bourbon beach---wife always gets the chicken club or wrap and loves it...
treehouse---breakfast buffet


i havent found a replacement for Marshall,aka step a side...

speaking of AhhBee's, Ivan's Restaurant has a beautiful plaque dedicated to his memory at the front part of the bar.