You are unlikely to notice Bananas in the daytime, a quiet, empty venue on the side of the road… but come midnight and the place is alive, full of energetic students and buzzing with an upbeat soundtrack, and of course there is plenty of rum punch going round.
We went along on a Friday night at 9pm (early by Grenadian standards) and enjoyed a quiet dinner before the crowd stampeded in.
We were led to our table in the Grill House restaurant on the upper decking, overlooking the four bars, fast food restaurant (“the Cave”) and nightclub that complete Bananas. The waiter immediately helped us select cocktails and appetisers – I chose the bruschetta and a Sex on the Beach, while my guest had the coconut shrimp and a Passion Punch. The cocktails were refreshing, the usual Caribbean concoctions of strong spirits and fruit juices. The starters were displayed like canapés, easy to eat finger food. My bruschetta was crunchy with fresh toppings though there was too much bread and not enough topping for my liking. My guest seemed to enjoy his shrimp dish and consumed it in just four bites!
For mains we both went for steak: mine a 10oz T-bone, and my guest’s an 8oz loin strip. Both were cooked as requested and well flavoured with creamy sauces accompanying them. The cuts were surprisingly thin and lean. The chips were very skinny and crispy, just as I like them.
The dessert menu offered little choice… “cheesecake, ice-cream, or cheesecake with ice-cream”. This typically American pudding arrived typically American sized, huge. The cheesecake was okay but the surrounding sauces splattered on the plate were unappetising and unattractive. Strawberry, chocolate and mint seemed an odd combination to accompany vanilla cheesecake.
The Grill House is a fun place to eat but Bananas is known less for the restaurant and more for the club – for that it has a reputation throughout Grenada.
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