The Lobster Pot is a can't miss. It has a great atmosphere with friendly staff and cozy seating. Make a reservation - this place is not a secret. We had the fish with bananas/almonds - a Bermudian specialty that is outstanding, and of course, the lobster, which was excellent. Even the desserts were off the charts.
The Dockyard Brewing Company is actually the in-house microbrewery associated with THE FROG AND ONION PUB. There is a small covered patio area outside of "The Frog" over at Dockyards which is signed as "The Dockyards Pub". Basically, the items available at "The Dockyards Pub" are also on tap for The Frog and Onion Pub.There are five different beers, each having a different focus and style. (Please see below, both in this and the next sections, for a description of the five brews. The prices are as follows: $5.75 for an English pint, which is 20 tasty ounces. A half-pint is $3.75. And if you want the BEST deal and/or you can't make up your mind, you can sample ALL FIVE brews (six ounces of each) for only $9.00.Here are the five brews, the Dockyards' own description (from their menu) and my personal commentary...Whale of a WheatA typical German Hefeweizen, this light and refreshing ale is...
The Frog and Onion is one of Bermuda's most recommended pubs. For a lunch or dinner out at dockyards, it's an excellent choice. This place is named for its owners, one French (le FROG) and one Bermudian (the ONION). They have an excellent selection of food and spirits, and it's served in a friendly and typically pub manner. Many of the specialties are named for famous English pubs, which makes for some interesting moments during your order session. (see below) As is our usual plan, we were eating early and didn't hear the live band or DJ. But, I'm told that the Frog really hops later in the evening, and especially on Dockyard Nights...the weekly celebration that occurs for cruise ship visitors.Also, if you're into billiards or snooker, The Frog and Onion is one of the few pubs in Bermuda that has pool tables.On a personal note, please say hello to Respesio, our waiter. What a great guy....
The White Horse is a great place for atmosphere, and some decent pub grub as well. Located right on the harbor at St George, in King's Square, White Horse is a good place for a pint or a bite. There are dining areas both inside and outside (under an awning).They have a nice collection of salads and sandwiches for the lunch menu, and several meat dishes are added for dinner. Seafood is also a good choice, especially at dinner.The White Horse also considers itself a "sports bar" and has live entertainment in the evenings. We did a light lunch at White Horse. Beers all the way around, and then one of their "Bermuda Onions", the local version of the ubiquitous "blooming onion" appetizers served at fern bars everywhere. I had another try of the local fish chowder, and White Horse's was quite good. Bonnie and Sara did salads.Hey, happy hour at White Horse happens seven days a week, from 5-7...
The Swizzle Inn is one of Bermuda's most well-known and beloved pubs. They claim to be the source of the rum swizzle drink that's lapped up all over "the rock". And while others have swizzles, The Swizzle Inn feels theirs are, by far, THE most potent. Their unabashed motto is "Swizzle Inn, Swagger out". I personally think that STAGGER out might be a better choice. And for you worry warts out there, they make it very clear that they're more than happy to hail a cab....and the bus stops right across the street. So, getting tanked at the Swizzle shouldn't cause you much more than a morning headache, if you over do it.The Swizzle Inn itself was established in 1932 in a 17th century roadhouse. My understanding is that the same family has run it since the 50s. There are now TWO Swizzle Inns in Bermuda... the original on Blue Hole Road in Hamilton Parish, and a new one over on the south shore...
The only day that we really found weather to be an obstacle was when we visited St. George. We spent much of the day wandering in and out of stores, picking them as much for their rain refuge as for their wares. And of course, we kept thinking of reasons to stop in for coffee or tea or a snack to escape the precipitation.One of the better choices was Temptations, a nice little ice cream parlor over on York Street in St. George's. Other than having their restroom temporarily on the fritz (bad timing...), it was a nice visit.Temptations also is a little cafe, not just an ice cream shoppe. Well, let's just say it was I C E C R E A M Good stuff indeed. I had one of my favorites, pistachio creme. Sara chose a coconut that was very good as well. Bonnie went for hot chocolate instead of ice cream, also a perfect choice on a wet day.If you're looking at their non-ice cream menu, Temptations...
If you happen to get the munchies before or after your trip to Crystal Cave/Fantasy Caverns, the little Cafe Ole onsite is a decent place for a lunch-snack.Friendly folks, pretty decent fast food and fairly inexpensive. Let me say friendly folks again, SUPER nice staff working there.Now, if you want to eat a larger meal, it's only about 0.5 km from this area on over to the Swizzle Inn, so keep that in mind. This will be silly, but this was one of the first places that advetised plain old iced tea on the menu. Not "sweet tea", but just iced tea. I was missing it and lapped my large tea up quickly.Hot dogs, burgers, fries and such. Grilled cheese sandwiches, too. I think they also had a fish sandwich of some kind.
We didn't eat here either, but I've been told by several folks that it was very good. It's one of the newer places out at the Dockyards. And BTW, I know there is a chain of restaurants in America called "The Bonefish Grill"...I think it's part of the same bunch that does Carrabbas Italian, etc. I don't think THIS establishment is associated with the American chain.Basically, they have a restaurant and bar combo, and for the dining, you can either eat outside (under an awning or umbrellas) or indoors, depending on the winds and temperature. Again, didn't eat here. But, they advertise themselves as serving "reasonably priced seafood, top-grade meat, and pasta dishes.The separate bar looked like a nice place to wet your whistle out on the Dockyards as well.
The Lobster Pot is a long-time Hamilton eatery, featuring the best seafood offerings. As you'd guess from the name, they do feature lobster dishes, which seems a bit different given that they bring most of them in from Maine. But, I'm told their lobster is fresh and perfectly prepared.The Pot has quite a few other nautical offerings, and if I remember, they had steaks as well. So if you're looking for anything from mussels to swordfish, and about everything in between, the Lobster Pot is a tried and true Bermuda Classic. Everything is good at the Lobster Pot, and the reason is that "only the best goes into the pot", per their slogan. They use the freshest ingredients and have been doing this seafood gig for a long, long time.Among the better appetizers are "Fritz's Famous Fish Chowder" and the lobster bisque. On the chowder, I recommend adding just a bit of the sherry pepper sauce (HOT...
Beethoven's is actually two different restaurants housed in the exact same space. For breakfast and lunch, it's pretty informal with a menu geared towards casual dining...maybe not casual pricing of course, this IS Bermuda...but casual dining. But at night, they apparently add candles to the tables, lower the lighting and turn into what Lonely Planet's Bermuda Guide actually called "perhaps the most romantic dining spot on the West End". Hmmm, I'll have to think about it I guess, we were there for lunch, and had burgers and salads, along with drinks. More drinks you say? This IS Bermuda. ;)OK, let's also have a little chat about lunch versus breakfast. I suppose the same issue applies at lunch versus dinner. These cats are pretty set in their ways (not just at Beethoven, but in Bermuda proper) about strict times. Case in point, we wanted to get a quick lunch out at dockyards, so we walk...
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