Patio dining has its ups and downs – a lovely opportunity to
bask in beautiful weather, but when it’s hot and you’re craving a chance to
chill, the blazing sun is not necessarily the best for dining. Hence, I rather
enjoyed Hemingways plantation feeling dining room: it’s bright and the opened
doors lead onto their patio. Yet, if you sit near the windows, there’s the
feeling of dining outside while still enjoy a cooling breeze.
Of course, a cocktail always helps cool me down… the Trade
Winds (CI$8.50) is even named with temperature reducing qualities! It’s rather
sweet for a drink that doesn’t list any sugary ingredients; the hidden simple
syrup a bit too much with the gin, elderflower liqueur, basil and lemon juice.
Once I gave the ice time to melt and dilute the drink, it was better.
Hemingway’s lobster and mango salad (CI$14) sounds enticing –
who wouldn’t want plump pieces of seafood and sweet mango from the tropics?
Yet, while the cold lobster did arrive in good sized pieces, the fruit was too
small and pulverized so that the mixture resembled mush.
Additionally, the sheer amount of mango juice made the salad
too sweet, so the salad had a dessert-like quality. The dish certainly needed
larger pieces of the fruit and other ingredients to give it texture and help
the dish stay savoury – the finely diced red onions were a step in the right
direction.
Given I’ve tried a limited menu, it’d be unfair to say the
food at Hemingways was poorly executed. After all, their Caribbean steamed red
snapper and fish & chips sounds delicious. Perhaps just stay away from the
lobster and mango salad, unless you’re in the mood for dessert.
How To Find Them
Location: 7 Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
Address: Inside the Grand Cayman Beach Suites
Address: Inside the Grand Cayman Beach Suites
Website: http://www.hemingwayscayman.com/
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- Anything under 5 - I really disliked and will never go back
- 6 - decent restaurant but I likely won't return
- 7 - decent restaurant and I will likely return
- 8 - great restaurant that I'd be happy to recommend
- 9 - fantastic restaurant that I would love to visit regularly and highly recommend
- 10 - absolute perfection!
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