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The Houseboat Grill vs Scotchies
Both restaurants are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, The Houseboat Grill scores marginally better than Scotchies. The Houseboat Grill is ranked #3 in Jamaica with recommendations from 6 sources such as Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Travel + Leisure.
The Houseboat Grill
Concierge
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
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Southern Cross Blvd, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Concierge
"It may look like a misplaced paddleboat from the Mississippi—or a tourist trap—but this floating double-decker eatery serves terrific food, and to a mostly local crowd."
Frommer's
"The setting for this unusual and very laid-back restaurant is a houseboat built around 1960 that floats at permanent anchor from a pier beside Freeport Road."
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Travel + Leisure
"Half the fun of eating at The HouseBoat is the location: a floating restaurant that’s permanently moored (and softly rocking) at a pier overlooking the Montego Bay Marine Park."
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DK Eyewitness
"Unusual location in a refurbished floating houseboat, with tables inside and on the decks."
Rough Guide
Star
"Fantastic, unique setting in a converted houseboat moored on Bogue Lagoon."
Scotchies
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Rough Guide
Frommer's
Falmouth Road, Montego Bay, Jamaica
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Fodor's
"Many call this open-air jerk eatery the best in Jamaica, but the Scotchies Too branch in Ocho Rios certainly makes it a tough call."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The extremely popular jerk joint, made famous in Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, has come to conquer the capital, and very successfully, too."
Travel + Leisure
"Situated in Montego Bay, this casual outdoor eatery is widely considered the best place on the island for authentic jerk pork and chicken."
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Rough Guide
Star
"A bit out of the way, but worth the effort if you’re after some excellent jerk cooking; pork, chicken, fish and seafood are served with festival, breadfruit, yam or sweet potato."
Frommer's
"Scotchie’s serves what is arguably the best jerk chicken on the island...just a collection of tin-roofed structures around a few palapa-shaded tables by the side of the road."
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