Irish Rover

Irish Rover (Greenwich Park, Drax Hall, tel. 876/972-9352, cell tel. 876/573-4933, info@irishroverjamaica.com, 10 a.m.–10 p.m. Mon.–Fri., open later on weekends, starting at US$8.50) lays claim to being Jamaica's first Irish pub. Jamaican Winston Samuels and Irish wife Angela opened the place in 2008. The kitchen offers garlic bread ciabatta, garlic mushrooms, chicken wings, coconut shrimp, soups and salads, sandwiches, burgers, baked potatoes, steaks, shepherd's pie, crab cakes, salmon, and snapper, in addition to more typical Jamaican dishes. Reggae night features a live band on Fridays, Latin night brings out Latin dance enthusiasts on select Saturdays, and there's jazz on Sundays (6–9 p.m.). The bar offers a wide selection of liquor, with bottled domestic brews and Red Stripe on tap.