D'Palms Sports Bar & Grill (just past the roundabout heading out of town toward Spur Tree Hill, tel. 876/622-0490, 11 a.m.\you say when Mon.\Sat., 3 p.m\4 a.m.Sun.) is a jerk center and bar located by the roundabout on the western end of town heading up toward Spur Tree Hill. Occasional stage shows are held in the parking lot. The bar has a billiards table and Wi-Fi.

Bird of Paradise (1 Brumalia Rd., tel. 876/962-7251, 7 a.m.\10 p.m Mon.\Sat., 10 a.m.\3:30 p.m Sun. for brunch, 5\10 p.m Sun. for dinner, US$10\50) is an upscale restaurant with marble tables and a sleek bar. It serves a mix of vegetarian and meat dishes with appetizers like calamari al aioli, shrimp margarita, and spring rolls.

Bloomfield Great House (noon-10 p.m Mon.-Sat.) is one of the most beautiful colonial-era houses in Mandeville. Bloomfield opened for business in 1997 following a two-year restoration by Aussie Ralph Pearce and his wife, Pamela Grant, whose father became the first Jamaican to own the property when he bought it in the 1960s.

International Chinese (117 Manchester Rd., opposite Guardsman, tel. 876/962-0527, noon\9 p.m Mon.\Thurs., till 9:30 Fri. and Sat., noon\8 p.m Sun., US$6\14) serves items like Cantonese-style lobster, cashew shrimp, and chicken with mushrooms.