Chances are, you've heard of the Turtle Bay chain, with its many restaurants that have popped up all over the country over the years. In Blackpool, Turtle Bay is located near the North Pier, positioning it perfectly for those looking to enjoy a mid-afternoon bite to eat or a pick me up cocktail. Doors are open from 11am every day, except on Saturdays, when you can visit from 10am. It's no surprise that Turtle Bay opens nice and early, as one of the restaurant’s most popular offerings is its bottomless brunch, which brings people together to enjoy endless cocktails, fizz and beer, and tasty dishes inspired by flavours of the islands.
The jerk pit is the ultimate Caribbean barbecue, where dishes are seasoned in a secret spice rub recipe and marinated for 24 hours before being fire grilled and basted. The rum BBQ ribs are slow roasted and fire grilled pork ribs, covered in the house rum BBQ sauce, and served with pineapple chow coconut rice, for that perfect blend of sticky, sweet goodness. As for curries and stews, there are plenty to choose from. Try Jamaica’s comfort food in the brown stew chicken with marinated chicken thighs in a stew, slow cooked with thyme, pimento and scotch bonnet, or the curry chickpea and callaloo that is slowly simmered curry packed with greens and chickpeas in a coconut milk sauce.
From the soul food section try the curry goat hash with smashed spiced fries, topped with crispy fried eggs and pickled veg, deliciously cheesy mac and cheese with jerk bacon, or a seafood soul bowl with whole king prawn, squid, and salmon in a mild and creamy coconut sauce, served with rice, peas and roasted greens.