Where to eat in Port Antonio

PRICE CHART

Note that prices, unless otherwise noted, are in US dollars.

RESTAURANT
Restaurant prices indicate the price of a meal,
drink and gratuity for one person.

$ = up to $15 per person

$$ = $15 to $30 per person

$$$ = $30 to $45 per person

$$$$ = over $45 per person

Continental Cuisine

MILLE FLEURS
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
876-993-7267 or 993-7134
($$$-$$$$)

This restaurant overlooking Port Antonio and the Caribbean Sea is a romantic favorite. Sit on the terrace surrounded by tropical vegetation and enjoy the sunset (manager Shireen Aga recommends that guests arrive by 6 pm to enjoy cocktails and a sunset view). The restaurant offers an à la carte menu that changes daily. Lunch is served from noon to 2 pm; dinner is served starting at 7 pm, with the last order taken at 9:30.

Some of the interesting entrées served here include chicken in June plum sauce; grilled fish with spicy mango-shrimp sauce; and spiced fish with tamarind and coconut sauce.

TRIDENT VILLAS AND HOTEL
Point Ann
876-993-2602
($$$$)

This elegant eatery is the fanciest in Port Antonio. Dine by candlelight on either continental or Jamaican fare. Open daily for dinner. Most evenings, dinner consist of six courses and is served by white-gloved waitstaff.

 

Ice Cream

DEVON HOUSE’S I SCREAM
West Street
($)

The ever-popular Kingston ice cream parlor also has a location in tiny Port Antonio (a clue to the popularity of this seaside getaway with Kingstonians). Cool off with a scoop of one of the many tropical flavors.

Jamaican Restaurants

TRIDENT VILLAS AND HOTEL
Point Ann
876-993-2602
($$$$)
See listing above.

BLUE LAGOON
Fairy Hill
876-993-8491
($$)

This casual eatery sits alongside the lagoon’s edge and serves authentic Jamaican dishes. Choose from jerk chicken or sausage, vegetarian pizza, fresh lobster and more. Live entertainment keeps the place hopping on weekends. Open daily for lunch and dinner.

LOW BRIDGE PLACE RESTAURANT & BAR
Drapers, 4 miles east of Port Antonio, near San San
876-993-7888
($)

Owned by a Jamaican couple, this relaxed eatery serves local treats such as ackee and saltfish, escovitch fish, pumpkin rice, and rice and peas. The bar offers plenty of local specialties too, from fresh fruit punch to Red Stripe beer.