This was Suga’s winner for dinner at Jamaica Gleaner’s Restaurant Week Jamaica 2014 from Evita’s! Delish!
Evita’s Italian Restaurant
Location: Eden Bower Road. Ocho Rios
Ph.: 876-974-233
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2 Brompton Road. Kingston 5
Wishing it was Lobster season in JA? Head to Toro Restaurant in NYC!!! Fabulous!
My my, Dinner at Evita’s Italian yesterday evening was certainly a treat as expected and definitely value for money. The service, ambience and food were all exceptional. SuGa Endorsement for Restaurant Week: ★★★★★
Good feedback has come in from other SuGa recommended restaurants as well, such as Black Orchid at Eden Gardens with no long wait, good food and value for money and Suzie’s Bakery’s yummy Jerk Chicken Pasta.
Continue to enjoy Restaurant week SuGa Readers and please keep the feedback and pics coming!
Tandoor’s menu is filled with delicious, traditional Indian dishes. Probably too many though. There is even an Asian Fusian selection. Way too crammed and not easy on the eyes. Perhaps some images and more colour could be added for some enhancement. The waitress was polite and very attentive, however she could have assisted more with making suggestions from the menu. But with so many choices, could you blame her?
The ambience and decor need to be worked on majorly. The restaurant felt outdated and the colour scheme was mundane. The Indian show that was on the television by the bar on high volume wasn’t helping either. Where was the music channel?
There were only two other diners last Saturday night. This reminded me of my recent visit to Japanese Restaurant Cocoro. An indication that no matter how good and authentic the cuisine with decent service is, marketing and a revived ambience, thus giving a holistic dining experience, is important in such a competitive culinary atmosphere.
With that aside, I thoroughly enjoyed the Aloo Stuffed Paratha (Indian bread stuffed with potatoes – $295JMD) and Bhuna Gosht (Lamb pan roasted with garlic ginger tomato bell pepper & traditional spice – $1795JMD). The Bhuna Gosht was bursting with flavour and extremely spicy. Imagine I ordered medium spicy. The lamb was also roasted well, tender to the taste. Two thumbs up to the chef.
Tandoor Indian Restaurant
Ph#: 876-929-3568 / 876-929-5961
Address: 11 Holborn Road, New Kingston. Kingston 10.
Date of visit: 8/11/14
NB. Ratings fill 5 stars maximum
Parking: ★★★★★
Ambience: ★☆☆☆â˜â€
Decor: ★☆☆☆â˜â€
Comfort: ★★★★â˜â€
Service: ★★★★â˜â€
Speed: ★★★★★
Food quality: ★★★★â˜â€
Serving amount: ★★★★â˜â€
Plating: ★★★☆â˜â€
Value for $: ★★★☆â˜â€
SuGa Endorsement: ★★★☆â˜â€
All restaurants in the Savoury category in Ocho Rios look like they will be enjoyable. However, it is Evita’s Italian that looks the most impressive and may guarantee more value for money. They have an astounding range of mouth-watering entrees (11!) including Lasagna Bolognese, Seafood or ‘Rastafari’, Salmon Risotto, Lobster and Baby Shrimp Fettuccine and more.
If you feel like taking RW to the beach, Bamboo Beach Club is looking good and interesting with an Oxtail Bruschetta appetizer, a main course of Smoked Pork Chop with Guava spiced rum sauce, escallion curry rice and Rum & Raisin Bread Pudding or Coffee Cheese Cake for dessert.
The appetizers at Spring Garden’s Cafe do not look too appetizing, a bit too simple. However, they have some exciting choices for the main course including Seafood Thermidor, Lobster Primavera, Chicken Caprese and more. A warm Bread Pudding with Ice Cream for dessert is usually satisfactory as well.
Ochi here comes SuGa Lifestyle!
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* Prices of each category includes 1 choice of Appetizer, Main Course and Dessert. Beverages, GCT and Gratuity are additional.
Cool, relaxing spot to eat with friends, family or a date.
The Tomato soup was flavourful. The Roasted Tomato and Herb Pesto Bruschetta was off the chain and the Shrimp and Lobster Fettuccine was quite tasty. I expected the Fettuccine to be more savoury being a Tuscany inspired Grille with the addition of mushrooms, green onions, tomatoes and spicy lobster butter sauce topped off with parmesan cheese, but it was slightly disappointing and had a scanty serving of lobster.
The service was on point though and seating was comfortable with both indoor and outdoor options. Outdoors was tented with heat for the cold DC weather.
BRIO has different locations across the States. So check their website and find the one nearest to you.
BRIO Tuscan Grille at Annapolis Towne Centre
Ph#: (410) 571-5660
Address: 305 Sail Place, Annapolis
Date of visit: 18/10/14
NB. Ratings fill 5 stars maximum
Parking: ★★★★★
Ambience: ★★★☆â˜â€
Decor: ★★★☆â˜â€
Comfort: ★★★★★
Service: ★★★★★
Speed: ★★★★★
Food quality: ★★★★â˜â€
Serving amount: ★★★★★
Plating: ★★★☆â˜â€
Value for $: ★★★★â˜â€
SuGa Endorsement: ★★★★â˜â€
When in Portland, nothing is ever normal, from the beautiful landscape to the humorous, hospitable nature of the people. So it is no surprise that Anna Banana is nestled within. It is sometimes hard to find a decent, affordable meal in Portland if you do not wish to go high end at Trident Castle, Geejam Hotel or any of the well known villas. But when driving along Folly Road it is hard to miss the Anna Banana sign. Anna Banana is a triple threat with access to the Restaurant, Beach and Bar. They are open everyday for lunch and dinner, so with that said, I made a visit on Easter Monday.
Upon entering Anna Banana, I was greeted nicely and given a choice of where to sit. They have a beautiful seaside view. There is also an antique authentic, wooden, thatchy decor and irie feel to the Restaurant and Bar. Local artwork is displayed and a stage is present, since they have performers and various events on some nights.
The waiter approached the table with old school style, hospitality and charm. He issued the menu and what they had to offer for the day rolled off of his tongue. They seemed to have a limited amount of dishes available that day compared to the wide range of options displayed on the menu. The menu shows a variety of chicken, pork, beef, vegetarian and seafood dishes with many side order options.
I ordered the soup of the day and the Grilled Cray fish with garlic sauce. Both took a little while to arrive but it was a tolerable wait. The Crayfish was a decent size served with a tossed vegetable salad and baked potato. The salad was quite ordinary but the Crayfish was tasty and the garlic sauce complemented it well.
The bill was about $2550JMD, so could be less. However, the waiter was attentive throughout and with the lovely ambience, I left a happy diner.
South Avenue Grill
Ph#: 876-754-1380
Address: 20A South Avenue. Kingston 10
NB. Ratings fill 5 stars maximum
Parking: ★★★★★
Ambience: ★★★★★
Decor: ★★★★â˜â€
Comfort: ★★★★★
Service: ★★★★â˜â€
Speed: ★★★☆â˜â€
Food quality: ★★★★â˜â€
Serving amount: ★★★★★
Plating: ★★★★â˜â€
Value for $: ★★★★★
SuGa Endorsement: ★★★★â˜â€
Comments: Quality of service not consistently great but Pastas have consistently good quality and large serving amounts. Lobster Fettuccine and the Chicken & Lobster Fettuccine Alfredo are new on the menu! You can actually see and taste a copious amount of lobster. Delicious dish.
