First Time to Negril in August!

[JamaiKay]

I would suggest you go to Kuyaba for a lunch or dinner, very good food & wonderful ambience. You can call them for a FREE shuttle for dinner, not sure about lunch? Very good selection of foods, drinks delightful & you will be down on 7-mile beach. You can walk in the sand while you wait for dinner, all meals in Jamaica are leisurely (slow) meals because they cook foods fresh & that takes time. They also believe you should not rush meals or life, embrace the slower pace & you will truly enjoy Negril.
I would also suggest Chicken Lavish, it's up on same cliff road but not within walking distance but they also deliver. Their Fried Chicken is absolutely amazing & the sides are delicious too. Doc is the owner & he's fun to chat with while you wait. They have seafood & other good dishes too but the fried chicken reminds me of my Mom's or Grandmas's...my mouth is watering just thinking about it. A must on my list of places to eat along with 3-Dives Jerk Center (3Dives great for sunsets too). Definitely worth a cheap cab ride ($3-5. US) to Chicken Lavish & remember to establish cab price before you get in cab. The price is per ride not per person like in states. Everything is negotiable in JA & they enjoy bartering so indulge them.

Take lots of U.S. 1 dollar bills, I take at least 50 because it is easy to pay & you don't have to convert in JAs. Jamaicans will take either US or JAs but often change will be in JAs.