The Wharf Club had the bar and restaurant on left side of the West End Road (heading out of town) and the store across the street from the Bar. Back in the early 70's the store was mostly dry goods and I remember the Chinese guy who ran it sold dried Salt Fish. It was the town grocery store. During that time the Villa's complex was being built up on the hill overlooking the town and a "Mall" was built on the street including several shops including a more modern grocery store, Hardware Store, Bank, Bakery, Record Shop, Disco to mention a few.
The Wharf Club had great and very inexpensive food. A Fish or Chicken dinner was like $3.50 JA (The exchange rate back then was $1 USD = .80 cents JA). The dinner included the entree plus a big helping of Rice and a portion of vegetable. You would enter the restaurant and go to the counter and place your order and pay.
It was here I first learned the classic Jamaican saying "Soon Come" after waiting endlessly for my food to arrive. Yes mon "Soon Come"
And yes there was an earthen floor. At the center of the floor there was a riser that was higher than the surrounding seating area so if you sat at that table you were looking over the rest of the restaurant.
The Wharf Club was named after the concrete wharf that was built on the banks of the Negril River where it meets Long Bay
rjohnsun Those are great shots of both sides of the business.

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