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Beachcliff Villa · Negril

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The villa menu

Jamaican home cooking and familiar favourites, made to order by our restaurant-trained cook and served on the veranda. Pick what sounds good and we’ll plan your stay around it.

Breakfast laid on the veranda: a teapot, fresh juice and plates set with a view of the sea

How meals work

No reservations, no set times

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are cooked fresh in the villa kitchen. You cover the groceries; the cooking and service come with your stay.

One

Choose your favourites

Browse the menu below and tell us what you’d like, along with any allergies or dietary needs.

Two

We plan and shop

Before you arrive, we put together a menu for your stay. The staff shop at the market, with fresh fish from Negril’s fishermen, and you’re welcome to go along.

Three

Eat when you’re hungry

Meals are served at the veranda table, looking out to sea. Change your mind any day; just let the staff know.

Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, kosher and halal menus are all easy. Just tell us when you book.

Breakfast

Traditional Jamaican

  • Ackee and saltfish
  • Callaloo and saltfish
  • Steamed fish, okra and boiled banana
  • Fried Johnny cakes
  • Boiled banana dumplings
  • Coco bread or hard dough bread
  • Cornmeal porridge
  • Fried plantain

Continental

  • Fresh fruit and toast
  • Pancakes
  • French toast
  • Muffins
  • Eggs and bacon
  • Poached eggs and callalooOn a bed of bammy
  • Omelette, your way
  • Oatmeal or cold cereal
Golden festival dumplings with sautéed callaloo

Coffee & juice

Freshly ground Jamaica Blue Mountain on request, or an everyday Jamaican blend. Made drip, in a French press or as stovetop espresso, however you like it. Fresh-squeezed orange or seasonal juice every morning.

Light fare

For lunch on the veranda, or something easy to take down to the beach.

Salads

  • Lobster salad
  • Chicken salad
  • Crab saladOr sardines, with Excelsior crackers
  • Macaroni saladWith tuna, egg and cheese

Sandwiches & patties

  • Beef patties and coco bread
  • Callaloo or vegetable patties
  • Ham and cheese
  • Chicken salad sandwich
  • Fried egg sandwich
  • Burgers and hot dogs

Soups

  • Fish tea
  • Red pea soup
  • Pepper pot soup
  • Vegetable soup
Jerk chicken with rice salad and a plate of watermelon, mango and banana
A table set for dinner at sunset, with flowers and a cold Red Stripe

Dinner

The heartier dishes, best at sunset. Pick a main and the staff will pair it with sides, or choose your own.

From the sea

  • Lobster with garlic butter
  • Curried lobster
  • Escoveitch fishScotch bonnet, vinegar and onion, with bammy, festival or rice
  • Brown stew fish
  • Steamed fish with okra
  • Baked fishFillets, steaks or whole, depending on the catch
  • Stuffed crab in the shell
  • Curried conch
  • Conch soup

Lobster is out of season from April 1 to June 30.

Chicken

  • Jerk chickenOn the charcoal grill
  • Brown stew chicken
  • Curry chicken
  • Fried chicken
  • Baked chicken
  • Chicken breast in mushroom sauce
  • Turkey

Meat

  • Curry goat
  • Roast beef
  • Baked ham
  • Leg of lamb
  • Steak, your way

Pasta

  • Bow-tie pasta with shrimp or lobster
  • Fettuccine
  • SpaghettiWith meat or vegetable sauce
  • Macaroni and cheese

On the side

  • Rice and peas
  • Pumpkin rice
  • Steamed callaloo
  • Steamed cabbage
  • Cho-cho and carrotOr stuffed cho-cho (chayote)
  • Garden or string bean salad
  • Boiled or mashed potatoes

Dessert

  • Custard
  • Fresh tropical fruit
  • Cookies and cakes
  • Ice cream

Hungry yet?

Book your dates, then send us your favourites

Once you’ve booked, email or WhatsApp us your picks and any dietary needs. We’ll have a menu ready for your first morning.