Jolly Beach Resort Family Dining

Jolly Beach has five restaurants to sample, from all-inclusive standards to upscale Italian, seafood, even Indian food. Head to Hemispheres and sit under the palms for breakfast. Selections include fresh pineapple and papaya, pancakes, French toast, bacon, sausage, granola, and omelettes created any way you like. You can also return here for lunch and dinner to try the homemade soups, sandwiches, entrees of red snapper and stuffed chicken breast. Caribbean dishes include Pepperpot and Johnny
Cakes.

Most lunches, we headed to the Coconut Grill, down by the pools, for spicy jerk chicken, grilled fish sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, and heaping mounds of French fries. Our favorite dinner spot was Lydia's, set right on the beach. Try the spicy fish stew, tasty garlic shrimp, and the wide assortment of grilled fish, including snapper, marlin, and grouper.

The kids also liked Bocciolo, the Italian restaurant featuring an antipasto bar, homemade pasta, salads and Italian entrees like veal marsala and eggplant parmigiana. On Tuesday nights, the Kidz Club offers a Kidz Soiree, a formal dinner for children where the wait staff and chef give pointers on proper etiquette. Children get to read and understand the menu, figure out which utensils to use, and how to behave in a formal dining experience. Kids need to make a reservation, dress appropriately, and most importantly, leave their parents behind!

Finally, there's Utsav, an open-air Indian restaurant that features such traditional dishes as chicken tikka masala and lamb curry.