Tuesday 23 March 2021

Montego Bay 2020 - Secrets Wild Orchid - Part IV - Food and Beverage

 The offerings were more limited than would normally be the case because of the pandemic. The lounge which should offer breakfast and hors d'oeuvres, as well as beverages, was only open in the evening, and only offered beverages. However, the selection was great, and if you wanted champagne, all you had to do was ask. They would give it by the glass, or the bottle to take back to your room.

A 5 tiered selection of top shelf beverages.

A side table full of liqueur bottles.

Only a few restaurants were open on any given night, and the Jamaican restaurant alternated between its own, and the Mexican restaurant's, menu. The other options were Italian and French.


A simple white plate containing olive oil and parmesan cheese

Two pieces of fresh foccaccia on a plain white plate


For some reason, I only have pictures of the food from the Italian restaurant. It was quite good, especially the seafood pasta, and their signature lasagna.


Seafood Pasta, includes lobster!

House Specialty Lasagna half red sauce, half white with a piece of bruschetta on top

The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the health precautions reassuring.  I really enjoyed the dinners. 

Now, what was I having for breakfast/lunch? Frequently, the wait staff at the pool would do food runs for us, so we had the choice of entrees from the restaurant (sandwiches, etc), or they would go to the travelling jerk cart if it was in a reasonable location. (The jerk cart was wonderful, and it was a bit of an adventure to find since it moved around the resort). 

There was also the option of going to the snack shack. It had patties, pretzels, and hot dogs. Also available was your choice of hamburgers, shrimp burgers, turkey burgers, and veggie burgers.  And unlike some of the "Barefoot Grills" I've seen at other resorts, you actually don't have to put shoes on to get food at this one. 
A snack shack. The sign at the front says "Welcome to the Barefoot Grill". The cook faces away from the camera in the background.

This concludes the report for Jamaica in 2020. Would I go back to this resort post-pandemic? Absolutely! This is my current favourite Caribbean resort.