Welcome dinner and rehearsal dinner restaurants in Jamaica

Booking a group dinner in Jamaica

• Clifftop restaurants and resorts host group dinners well. A villa chef is a great option for a smaller group.
• Dinner usually from 7 to 10 pm.
• Tipping: Around 10 to 15% if no service charge is on the bill. Some all-inclusive resorts have a no-tipping policy.
• Book two to three months ahead for groups over 20, especially in high season (December to April).
• Ask about deposits, minimum spend and the cancellation policy in writing.
• Plan transport back to the hotels. Agree taxi fares before you set off, in US dollars or Jamaican dollars.

For a splurge night

• Sugar Mill Half Moon, Montego Bay
  Elegant restaurant by an old waterwheel at the Half Moon resort.
• Houseboat Grill Montego Bay
  Dinner on a moored houseboat in the marine park. Small, so book early.
• Marguerite's Hip Strip, Montego Bay
  Clifftop dining over the sea, with a lively sports bar next door.
• Ivan's Bar & Restaurant West End, Negril
  Romantic clifftop dinners at Catcha Falling Star, best at sunset.
• Rockhouse Restaurant West End, Negril
  Candlelit tables on the cliffs at the Rockhouse hotel.

Or make the welcome night an activity

• Sunset at Rick's Café with cliff jumping. Watch locals dive from the cliffs in Negril, or jump yourself, as the sun goes down.
• Luminous Lagoon night boat trip. Swim in glowing water at Glistening Waters, one of the brightest bioluminescent lagoons in the world.
• Rose Hall Great House evening ghost tour. A candlelit tour of a restored plantation house and the legend of the White Witch.