Cayman - Dining

More than 100 restaurants, fast-food outlets and small snack bars offer visitors a selection ranging from elegant fine dining to budget fast food and take out on Grand Cayman. Traditional Caymanian cuisine has been enlivened by a strong Jamaican influence of jerk, curry and other vibrant seasonings and features conch, lobster and local seafood in a variety of dishes, complimented by coconut, plantain, breadfruit, yams, cassava, rice and peas and other West Indian side dishes.

In addition to Caribbean and Central American cuisine, Grand Cayman offers European, Italian, Mexican, German, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Japanese and "American Tex-Mex" variety as well as fast food chains featuring hamburgers, tacos, chicken, pizza, subs and salads.

Cayman Brac has five small local restaurants in addition to two hotel restaurants serving buffet style meals, and the new Captain's Table full service restaurant at the Brac Caribbean Beach Village.

On Little Cayman the Hungry Iguana restaurant at the airstrip opened in December 1994. With advance reservations, dining is available for non-guests at Southern Cross Club, Little Cayman Beach Resort, Pirates Point and Sam McCoy's Lodge.

Restaurants often automatically add a 15% gratuity to their bill on food and beverage: Visitors should check before adding gratuities.