Jemma's Tree House Restaurant

[Marco]

No menu was offered, but we were given the choice of chicken or fish
Cheers to all - stu

Aaaah - that brings back memories. Going into restaurants and being aksed if we wanted chicken or fish served with the standard green gloop!

Totally agree with the general thread however. Just don't 'get' the attraction.

[Brian Taylor]

the attraction WAS:
them beeing the only restaurant on that beachfront years ago,
the funny way of building the house arround the tree (that suffered a lot when they attached the big help-a-bus-arrives-porch on the side,
the food was excellent when it was cooked in smaller portions in the mommy-cooks-best-way

now it has a famous name and you would be surprised how many people insist to stop there during an island tour. we would always choose the birdwatchers next door instead, but the guest is king, so we obey...

feel there is a slight change (in some restaurants more in some less) in the fish-and-chicken-only manner and in the choice of side dishes that start to vary a bit more.... as I said, a slight (slow) change...

good appetite where ever you eat

stephanie

[Julian Mansfield Hickman]

I'm sorry I have to give a little balance to this discussion. It is unfair to constantly criticise an "institution" without being entirely fair to that establishment. With regards to the fact that Jemma's does not server alcohol, that is for the restaurant to decide (they are Seventh Day Adventists after all), as much as it is for them to decide what food they serve. You can go to plenty of Indian restaurants in Manchester (UK)where they don't serve alcohol and nobody complains, they simply go to the local off licence for drink. As far as menus are concerned, so what ? If it's on a chalk board, on a piece of vellum or in somebody's head, what difference does it make ? People seem to constantly impose European/American ideals on Caribbean culture - surely that is what mekes the place a bit different. Okay I will grant you that it is expensive, the service is somewhat indifferent at times and if you go when the coach parties come you may come away thinking wondering why you ever went. Conversely plenty of people do go and I for one ate twice there in the summer months and it was good food on both occasions. I can think of far worse places to eat at such as the mass produced nonsense at Cafe Coco that is constantly lauded on these boards. People who want a homogenous world would do well to go to KFC in Scarborough.

[Brian Taylor]

our point was only the quality of the food comapared to some years ago, when it was soooo extra delicious, that we went there from castara just to have a special lunch sometimes.
and maybe the hype that is made about the "famous" restaurant, when the food next door is better, cheaper and faster... ;o)
still want everyone to check it out themselves and enjoy whatever meal they have wherever on the island.

good appetite
stephanie

[David Watkins]

I agree with Stephanie.Before it became an"in"place the food was good and varied and often you had far too much of it.Nowadays the standard of food and sevice has deteriorated drasticly.
My opinion only and others may have and are entitled to have different views,
David

[Paul Holman]

We ate at Jemma's Tree House once in Dec 2006. We found it to be a nice cafe style restaurant, with the novelty of being built around a tree, and having lovely views across the bay to Little Tobago. The food was fine.