Free Lunch (well almost)
Jan 14 '02
The Bottom Line Good food, cheap prices, absolute convenience. Can't beat it.
One of the best values for lunch in Grenada is one you won't see in any guide book. But you, you lucky child, have Friskycelery as a guide, and I'll let you in on the secret.
Think back to 1983. The deputy Prime Minister of Grenada, a man with decided Communist leanings, has staged coup and taken over the government.The Prime Minister, Maurice Bishop, has been placed under house arrest. After about a week, Maurice Bishop and some of his supporters are lined up against a wall and shot. This event, and subsequent events in Grenada, prompts US President Reagan to invade Grenada with the support of several other Caribbean states. The stated purpose of this invasion is to rescue US medical students at St. George's University.
Today Grenada has a democratically elected government, and St. George's University still exists. There are two campuses, one of which is located directly on Grand Anse Beach, just north of the Spice Island Resort. It is on this campus that you will find a wonderful deal on lunch.
Walk in off the beach, and you will find yourself in an open air, stone flagged kitchen. There will be eight to ten ladies working furiously over four, six-burner professional stoves. The menu is basic, and leans heavily on chicken, fish, and rice. The day's selections are scratched on a chalk board, though they don't vary from day to day.
For EC$10, about US$3.75, you can get a chicken breast sandwich on a wonderful, made-on-site bun, plus a glass of sorrell or ginger beer. EC$5, about US$1.90, gets you a big bowl of chunky soup. Sit yourself at the counter looking out over the beach, or get your meal for take away.
The lady at the end of the counter will take your money. She'll drop it into a white plastic bucket at her side that serves as her cash register. Don't try to pay in big bills, and don't try to pay in any currency other than EC$.
The restaurant at St. George's University is good, filling, cheap, and absolutely fresh. This is a place frequented by students, taxi drivers, and people drawn in from the beach by the tantalizing smell. This is not elegant dining, but the food is as good as anything else on the beach, for half the price.
FOOTNOTES:
1. Sorrell is tart, red non-alcoholic drink made from the leaves of the sorrell tree. It is popular in many of the island of the Caribbean.
2. EC$ - East Caribbean dollar, current exchange rate is US$1 = EC$2.67.
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