Grand Cayman - Restaurant and Activity Suggestions

[Anonymous]

Hi. We are heading to Grand Cayman next month, first time! I would love and restaurant suggestions or activity suggestions. We are renting a car.

[Anonymous]

There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

[Anonymous]

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1198740.page

Here’s the link…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

Why would you even respond? So unhelpful. OP, one thing I love to do is watch YouTube videos. Have fun.

[Anonymous]

the only place I remember going is Chicken Chicken. Yum... https://www.caymangoodtaste.com/restaurants/chicken-chicken

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

Are you unable to read? OP wants recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

Why would you even respond? So unhelpful. OP, one thing I love to do is watch YouTube videos. Have fun.

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I posted the thread that was just a few posts down on the first page…filled with the usual suspect restaurant and activity recs.

Do we need two threads on Page 1 of the travel forum?

Plus: trip advisor has the same info—with pictures and links to book reservations.

GC is literally the easiest Caribbean vacation. Rent a car and wander. The island is small and safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

Why would you even respond? So unhelpful. OP, one thing I love to do is watch YouTube videos. Have fun.

?

I posted the thread that was just a few posts down on the first page…filled with the usual suspect restaurant and activity recs.

Do we need two threads on Page 1 of the travel forum?

Plus: trip advisor has the same info—with pictures and links to book reservations.

GC is literally the easiest Caribbean vacation. Rent a car and wander. The island is small and safe.

Btw, Trip Advisor is stacked and paid for. Not a trustworthy source.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s already a thread from this week.

Trip Advisor lists all the main restaurants.

Grand Cayman is a small island. Limited choices. All tourists basically eat at the same places.

Why would you even respond? So unhelpful. OP, one thing I love to do is watch YouTube videos. Have fun.

?

I posted the thread that was just a few posts down on the first page…filled with the usual suspect restaurant and activity recs.

Do we need two threads on Page 1 of the travel forum?

Plus: trip advisor has the same info—with pictures and links to book reservations.

GC is literally the easiest Caribbean vacation. Rent a car and wander. The island is small and safe.

Btw, Trip Advisor is stacked and paid for. Not a trustworthy source.

Btw, I’ve been to GC a million times over the last 20+ years and the popular restaurants as well as the old standbys are listed on Trip Advisor.

Like I said, it’s a small island. Everyone rents a car and mostly wings it.

You can always book activities onsite…which makes sense so you can check the weather.

It’s an easy vacation.

[Anonymous]

Another 20+ year GC vacationer here, and my main advice is not to eat at the restaurants that cater to tourists; they are mediocre and overpriced (on an island where everything is expensive).

We tend to grocery shop and eat breakfast/lunch in the condo we stay in that walks out onto the beach. We are on the beach and in and out of the condo basically from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then we go out to dinner; these are the places we like: Heritage Kitchen (fish shack on the beach in West Bay), Singh’s Roti House (Trini in a bar in Georgetown), Burger Shack (smash burgers in a strip mall), Yoshi (perfectly fine pan Asian in a strip mall in West Bay), Cafe Eats (average diner next to Yoshi). We’ve had decent Indian and Thai, as well, but I can’t remember the names of the restaurants.

It’s not an exciting island. But it’s absolutely beautiful, a dream if you love sitting on the beach and dipping in clear, warm water. The snorkeling is fantastic. Lovely place to sea kayak. Some of the best scuba diving in the world (I hear—we don’t dive).

Hope you have a great trip!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another 20+ year GC vacationer here, and my main advice is not to eat at the restaurants that cater to tourists; they are mediocre and overpriced (on an island where everything is expensive).

We tend to grocery shop and eat breakfast/lunch in the condo we stay in that walks out onto the beach. We are on the beach and in and out of the condo basically from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then we go out to dinner; these are the places we like: Heritage Kitchen (fish shack on the beach in West Bay), Singh’s Roti House (Trini in a bar in Georgetown), Burger Shack (smash burgers in a strip mall), Yoshi (perfectly fine pan Asian in a strip mall in West Bay), Cafe Eats (average diner next to Yoshi). We’ve had decent Indian and Thai, as well, but I can’t remember the names of the restaurants.

It’s not an exciting island. But it’s absolutely beautiful, a dream if you love sitting on the beach and dipping in clear, warm water. The snorkeling is fantastic. Lovely place to sea kayak. Some of the best scuba diving in the world (I hear—we don’t dive).

Hope you have a great trip!

All the restaurants you mentioned are frequented by tourists. Basically anything on or near Seven Mile Beach caters to tourists…which is totally fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another 20+ year GC vacationer here, and my main advice is not to eat at the restaurants that cater to tourists; they are mediocre and overpriced (on an island where everything is expensive).

We tend to grocery shop and eat breakfast/lunch in the condo we stay in that walks out onto the beach. We are on the beach and in and out of the condo basically from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then we go out to dinner; these are the places we like: Heritage Kitchen (fish shack on the beach in West Bay), Singh’s Roti House (Trini in a bar in Georgetown), Burger Shack (smash burgers in a strip mall), Yoshi (perfectly fine pan Asian in a strip mall in West Bay), Cafe Eats (average diner next to Yoshi). We’ve had decent Indian and Thai, as well, but I can’t remember the names of the restaurants.

It’s not an exciting island. But it’s absolutely beautiful, a dream if you love sitting on the beach and dipping in clear, warm water. The snorkeling is fantastic. Lovely place to sea kayak. Some of the best scuba diving in the world (I hear—we don’t dive).

Hope you have a great trip!

All the restaurants you mentioned are frequented by tourists. Basically anything on or near Seven Mile Beach caters to tourists…which is totally fine.

Yes, tourists go to these restaurants, including my family. My point was that they aren't the overpriced hotel restaurants that exist to serve tourists. And my larger point was that because the tourist-focused restaurants are often expensive and not-great, planning to grocery shop and eat some meals in is not a bad idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another 20+ year GC vacationer here, and my main advice is not to eat at the restaurants that cater to tourists; they are mediocre and overpriced (on an island where everything is expensive).

We tend to grocery shop and eat breakfast/lunch in the condo we stay in that walks out onto the beach. We are on the beach and in and out of the condo basically from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Then we go out to dinner; these are the places we like: Heritage Kitchen (fish shack on the beach in West Bay), Singh’s Roti House (Trini in a bar in Georgetown), Burger Shack (smash burgers in a strip mall), Yoshi (perfectly fine pan Asian in a strip mall in West Bay), Cafe Eats (average diner next to Yoshi). We’ve had decent Indian and Thai, as well, but I can’t remember the names of the restaurants.

It’s not an exciting island. But it’s absolutely beautiful, a dream if you love sitting on the beach and dipping in clear, warm water. The snorkeling is fantastic. Lovely place to sea kayak. Some of the best scuba diving in the world (I hear—we don’t dive).

Hope you have a great trip!

All the restaurants you mentioned are frequented by tourists. Basically anything on or near Seven Mile Beach caters to tourists…which is totally fine.

Yes, tourists go to these restaurants, including my family. My point was that they aren't the overpriced hotel restaurants that exist to serve tourists. And my larger point was that because the tourist-focused restaurants are often expensive and not-great, planning to grocery shop and eat some meals in is not a bad idea.

Makes sense.

I think everyone realizes that hotel restaurants are typically overpriced and subpar. The one exception might be Lillie’s at Palm Heights—which is expensive but good.

The reality is GC is an expensive isiahd when it comes to dining. There are other islands where you can get off the beaten path and find true local food in hole in the wall places.

[Anonymous]

The thing about Grand Cayman is that it lacks an individual cultural identity. Many tourists go here expecting some sort of Caribbean culture, including in the food and really what it is is a hodgepodge of culture from all over the world. (Eg when you go to Jamaica, you know that jerk chicken/goat is a staple). That’s not necessarily negative, but tourists should set their expectations. we went to the lobster pot one time when we visited, which was recommended by our hotel and other people who had been there before. We asked the waitress for information about the lobster, is it a special Caribbean lobster from the caymans, etc., and she looked at us and was like no it’s flown in here. Totally cracked us up that this restaurant that was “sold” to us as a local staple didn’t even have a local delicacy!