Living, if I had your experience I wouldn't return either. I have had only excellent service at Ivan's and don't necessarily need huge portions. I agree with your Ciao Jamaica recommend!
Living, if I had your experience I wouldn't return either. I have had only excellent service at Ivan's and don't necessarily need huge portions. I agree with your Ciao Jamaica recommend!
So...the moral of the story is to buy a fish with the head on so you know what you are buying? Either way, snapper tastes like snapper like bacon taste like bacon and not carrots (comparing apples to oranges...or so). IF someone is pulling a fast one it is rightful to call them out....providing you are 100% sure.
I'm just saying a couple dozen fishing boats in Negril can't catch thousands of pounds of 'Red Snapper' to serve all those all inclusives; plus every other accommodation and restaurant in the town. There has to be some big supplier such as the Tilapia farm or, like Jamaica Broilers grows the chickens. They don't just peck around in someone's yard. (generally speaking)
Yep..!!..Originally Posted by Eco
that's what i was *taught* in Jamaica
quick-story....short-version:::>>> ONCE upon a time,
i took a Ja-lady to dinner at a *popular* Negril beachfront tourist-eatery.
you should have seen her face scrunch-up when the fish was delivered with NO-head.
she-SAY::>> "..WHAT's THIS...!!! ??? !!! ???!!! !??!?!?!?!?!?!?.."
she was NOT a happy-camper
be hapPpy
Living so sorry to hear this, eaten there a number of times and have never experienced this, food was top notch and service was even better!
Real snapper, tuna, lionfish, kingfish and mahi mahi, carribean lobster and shrimp. MSG and Additive free, all locally sourced produce at Canoe!!!
Last edited by patty_k; 12-01-2013 at 07:39 PM.
I like Ivan's. It is a bit spendy, particularly when you compare lobster prices at tensing ($10 cheaper), but they have a wider variety of dishes that my picky wife will eat, so we tend to go there 3-4 times a visit.
Their frozen cheesecake is guaranteed to make my wife happy for at least one meal of the day.
I agree with Canoe love to eat there....one of the Best! When we order Snapper though it has to come as the whole fish. And if our Jamaican friend is there he will eat the eye's and everyting.
Cheers
Can't wait to have my bloody ceasar and tuna at Canoe.
Fatties..... my favourite authentic food, very hungry now thinking about it
WOW- I was shocked when I read this post. We went to Ivan's last night and it was superb!. We had the 100 candles dinner and I was blown away by everything. I was even in "happy" tears when we were shown to our secluded table minutes before sunset.
I seriously cannot fault anything about this place. The only personal downside for me was that the portions were so big and it was 5 courses, after the second course I was full. However, our waitress Jadia was a wonderful girl and was smiley and happy and highly attentive. Yes, it cost us nearly $200 but how often do you get to eat there in that location, with all that romance the night before you get married? I will treasure that experience until I die. I genuinely loved it. Oh and I got a few brownie points for making the reservation (hubby to be wasn't expecting it at all).
So, in a nutshell, thanks all for the recommendations and I know exactly where to come if I need to know ANYTHING about Negril.
Thank you everyone - must dash, got to get down that aisle and say, "I do".
Lots of love everyone and thank you x
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