disclosure: We received a discounted stay at Beaches Negril, however, all opinions expressed are my own.
We had wanted to travel to a Caribbean all inclusive with the family for awhile now, but one of the biggest things holding us back was our picky, picky eaters. My husband and I had visited resorts before and felt bored with the food after a couple days, but were happy to make do. Our kids on the other hand, they are as stubborn as it comes and we worried how they would survive.
After a quick trip to Beaches Resorts in Turks and Caicos with my oldest son, a resort with a whopping 19 restaurants, I saw that while he preferred to stick to what he knew and liked best, we were always able to locate choices that suited him. We decided we were ready to take the whole family away and Beaches Negril in Jamaica was on the top of our list.
Beaches Negril has 7 fantastic restaurants that serve up everything from seafood on the beach to wood fired pizzas, plus a little cafe for late night sweet treats!
Here’s the lowdown on where to chow down at Beaches Negril!
Beaches Negril Restaurants
Bar B Q Park
After a long day of traveling, we weren’t feeling up to sitting down in a nice restaurant, and we were delighted to find Bar B Q Park just steps from our room. BBQ park is a walk up and order eatery with outdoor seating. It serves up all the favourite American barbecue favourites, along with some Jamaican patties. The french fries were delicious and the kids were excited to see Bacon Cheeseburgers and Chicken Nuggets on the menu! It’s open for lunch and dinner and has late hours for nightime snacks. There is no dress code so you can even pop over from the pool to grab a bite to eat.
The Mill
The best place to start the day! The Mill is the largest restaurant located directly beside the main pool. It’s open for breakfast, lunch and dinner most days, and served buffet style. There are a wide variety of choices for both kids and adults. Our family loved breakfast here, with made to order omelettes, pancakes, cereals, bacon, bagels and lots of fruit. There was plenty to choose from.
During the lunch buffet we sampled chicken wings, grilled ham and cheese, fried chicken, and burgers. Dinner was a different theme every night. Dress code is resort casual.
Dinos Pizzeria
Pizza by the beach? yes please! Our kiddos love pizza, so this was the perfect spot for us! Despite having about 14 different featured pizzas, my guys always ordered pepperoni, it’s a classic. The Garlic Pizza Sticks are a must and I loved the Calzones as well. They even have dessert pizza! Marcello, the pizza chef from Italy, hand makes your pizza and cooks them up fresh in a woodstone oven. He’s also super friendly and great to chat with as he works!
Dinos is only open from 12-6pm daily, so you’ll have to eat an early dinner or grab one to go if you are planning on pizza in the evening. Just like a regular pizza place, they are happy to box one up for you. No dress code, so feel free to come over straight from the beach or the pool.
Stewfish
Nestled right out on the beach is Stewfish restaurant. Only open for breakfast and dinners, it’s a great place to eat with your feet in the sand. Our table was right by the sea and the boys enjoyed playing on the beach while we waited for our order. The boys did not find much on the menu to their liking but Mom and Dad enjoyed the Jamaican & Caribbean cuisine and even came back for a second night without the kids. They do focus on seafood but have other options as well such as stuffed chicken. If you love sweet chili as much as I do, go ahead and order the fish sticks with sweet chili sauce off of the kids menu for your appetizer!
The Venetian
Located on an upper level between The Mill and the Live Entertainment Stage, The Venetian gives an amazing few of the beach and resort. The restaurant itself is gorgeous and pretty darn fancy! So. many. breakable. glasses! The mom in my immediatley wondered if we should have sent the kids to Kids Camp instead, but my worries were completely put to rest as soon as our waiter Daryl arrived on the seen. He was so friendly and fun, despite his sophisticated black suit and white gloves and the kids loved him instantly. He joked with them and showed them some cool water pouring tricks and we ended up having a wonderful dinner. He even worked his magic and somehow got my youngest to eat spaghetti, which he never eats at home! My oldest fell in love with the mushroom risotto and donuts for dessert is always a win.
The Venetian is one of two restaurants that require reservations, and the dress code is Resort Evening Attire. It’s a great place for a date night with our without the kids and is open from 5:00 until 9:30pm.
Kimonos
The other reservation required restaurant is Kimonos. Knowing this was fare that the kids wouldn’t enjoy, we did feed them early and drop them off at Kids Camp this night. Our experience was very different because the restuarant was currently under renovations and the restaurant had been relocated to the large hut on the beach. Normally you would see authentic Teppanyaki tables and lively trick weilding chefs at your table, but our beach dining was pretty romantic and we enjoyed everything about it.
The food both smelled and tasted amazing! If you are wondering about the menus before booking reservations, drop into the Conceirge office and take a peek at the full menus for all of the restaurants available there. The renovations are now complete and Kimonos is back open in their original location, I would love to go back and see it again!
Arizona’s
The last restaurant is Arizona’s and one of our favourites, we ate here almost every day for lunch! It’s located just steps from the pool and Pirates Island Waterpark and includes a nacho station that is to die for! I’m still craving those delicious chips! All the toppings are fresh and ready including hot cheese and chili, fresh salsa and guacamole, everything you desire to custom build your favourite nachos!
Arizona’s offers all kinds of Southwestern fare including quesadillas and churros, which were favourites for the kids. French fries arrive in cute fry baskets whether you order them on their own or as a side to go with something like a jerk chicken wrap. Dress code is resort casual and you can dine here for both lunch and dinner most days.
Snacks
Still hungry? The best place to grab a sweet treat, crepes or hard serve ice cream is Cafe de Paris. Two things I absolutely raved about our visit to Beaches Turks and Caicos were the frozen hot chocolates and warm chocolate chip cookies at the ready. Sadly, neither was available at Beaches Negril, but there were other nice things like brownies and cupcakes. If you love lattes, this was definitely the place to get your fix.
The other spot to sneak a sweet treat was Sweeties Ice Cream Counter, located right by the water park. We often popped in here to make our own ice cream cones to cool off during the day or for a fun dessert after a meal.
With all these great choices, it was impossible to go hungry with the Beaches Negril restaurants. Yes, we did have times where the boys chose to skip a meal, but I think that had more to do with being tired from the sun and surf than not finding something they wanted to eat. Not every restaurant is open every day, so watch your daily newsletter to see which ones are operating, and be sure to book your reservations for The Venetian and Kimonos, early during your stay. One night a week, you’ll be able to join everyone down at the beach for a great beach party! Tables, chairs and a large buffet is set up right in the sand and the kids can get cotton candy and try drinking right from a fresh coconut! It’s a lot of fun, complete with fire dancers!
For more information on Beaches Negril, visit their website!
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I struggle with a picky eater in our family but sadly it is mostly hubby LOL. We often don’t go to many different places to eat because he is never sure of what he will be eating so we tend to stick with what we know to make him more comfortable. It is nice to see a resort with such a variety of places to pick from.
We have been talking about a family trip I will have to bookmark it for later:)
The great thing about all inclusive resorts is that you always have options and there are no limits to how many times you eat. So if you didn’t find anything at one restaurant you could easily pop into another one and there is no risk in ordering something new to try even though you may end up not liking it. You can grab something else to eat later.
The food looks great, lots of variety!
Boys seem to be enjoying it
We haven’t been to Jamaica but it sure looks great! We have travelled to Cuba and Mexico and I found myself going hungry. I too am a picky eater and would enjoy a resort with so many options! Thanks for a great read!
we got bored of the endless buffet food in the Dominican pretty fast too, no problems here though!
Wow, it sounds like they have an amazing selection of food! Very good to know especially when you have picky eaters!
It’s so hard to travel with picky eaters! Eating well can be a constant worry!
The food looks delicious. I love a resort with so many options
Oh yum yum yum! Makes me want to go on a vacation right now because I so go for some ice cream.
That food looks amazing. I bet the view did too!
Looks fantastic! I’m surprised you’re easily bored with the food at resorts… we’ve done three cruises now and one of the things I look forward to there is the fantastic food! It’s always different and new every day. I would have expected a resort to be similar. One with so many restaurants sounds fantastic! And thanks for the tips on taking kids. 🙂
I’ve never done a cruise but I’ve always heard the food is amazing!
The Mill looks stunning! I love hearing about resorts food choices, as food makes the vacation for me haha. I enjoy trying out new things. That wrap looks amazing.
Oh man, all that food looks so YUMMY! *wants* I would totally start my mornings at The Mill too, WOW. I love experimenting with new foods, but there are certain times where you just need the comfort of certain foods you know well, lol. Its so great that you can virtually experience any type of foods you want at Beaches Negril!
This place looks amazing!
The food looks delicious
Love it! My oldest would love to sample all the food! lol
Foods looks delicious and plenty of variety.
The pizza and Mexican buffet look incredible, wow!
What an awesome experience! I’d love to go.
I wish I was there with my family right now! Looks and sounds beautiful!
Looks like a trip of a lifetime!! I can only dream 🙂
I just love the idea of an all-inclusive resort and there was obviously plenty of choice of restaurants to go to. The food looked mouth-wateringly good 🙂
all inclusive is definitely the way to go!
I like the food at Kimonos, glad you had a great time 🙂
what a wonderful stop on your trip
What appealing food the resort offers! So many fun choices!
what was in the deep fried round thiingies?
Spot-on…we were there in June, ’14 w/our 9 yr. old daughter and our son who was “warming” inside Mommy who arrived in Oct. Food was delicious and ALWAYS available. BBQ park Jamaican meat patties w/a Red Stripe by the pool was Daddy’s fave. Beaches/Sandals “Does it right!”
You are right about that! They have all inclusive vacation down to an art!
Oooh everything looks absolutely delicious! I am really impressed witht he selection!
Lots of choices! Looks good.
Cheers.
Mmmm, something for everyone! Love the nighttime pic, what a nice way to spend an evening!
Well one thing for sure, you would never go hungry while being there, you listed off some pretty amazing places and some pretty awesome food!!
I love being able to try new things at an all inclusive.
All-inclusives remove so much of the stress associated with travelling.
so true! once you’re there all you need to do is relax!
What an incredible selection of restaurants. We love eating a wide variety of foods while on vacation.
So many food selections…I could just camp out at each of the restaurants
Looks great!
What amazing dining options!
Awesome!
I stopped and drooled over that pizza for a while. The food looks delicious.
Nothing better than pizza by the pool!
That food selection is mouth-watering!
The food selection looks simply amazing!
I went to Negril last Novembernd & really loved it! I liked it more than Montego Bay! =D
Isn’t it beautiful?!
The food looks so delicious!
This looks amazing I am hoping to plan a visit here soon.
it will not disappoint!
That mexican buffet looks amazing
This sounds and looks like a lovely place to take a vacation
We are planning a trip here next fall. Lots of good info Thanks!!
You’ll love it!