WHERE TO EAT - Bermuda 2012 - page 112

Serpentine Rd. (at Pitts Bay Rd.). & 441/295-6995. Main courses $12-$27. AE, MC, V. Mon-Tues and
Thurs-Sat 9am-9pm; Wed 9am-3pm. Closed 1st 2 weeks in Mar. Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.
The Hickory Stick DELI/LIGHT BITES Near the Hamilton Princess, the
Hickory Stick is the most popular delicatessen and takeout restaurant in the city. It
serves 1,000 customers a day, including lots of office workers. Although one section
seems like a coffee shop (with scones, doughnuts, and coffee), most customers come
here for overstuffed sandwiches and takeout meals. It ain't glamorous: You'll stand in
line, order your food, pay, and carry your food to a table. Offerings include steaming
portions of chicken Parmesan and fish cakes. Even more popular are the salads,
sandwiches, and hot dogs, all of which can be wrapped up for a picnic—the staff
provides paper napkins and plastic cutlery on request. The restaurant has added a
sushi bar. Advance telephone orders are accepted—a good idea if you don't want to
wait.
2 Church St. (at Bermudiana Rd.). & 441/292-1781. Salads $4-$7; sandwiches and platters $4-$12. No
credit cards. Daily 6:30am-4pm (closing times vary). Bus: 1, 2, 10, or 11.
Hog Penny BERMUDIAN/BRITISH A bit tired these days, Hog Penny remains
Bermuda's most famous and enduring pub, serving draft beer and ale to each new
generation of mainlanders who head here, probably on the advice of their grandpar-
ents. The dark paneled rooms are decorated in the British style, with old fishing and
farm tools, bentwood chairs, and antique mirrors. At lunch you can order pub specials
(including shepherd's pie) or tuna salad and the like. The kitchen prepares a number
of passable curries, including chicken and lamb. Fish and chips and steak-and-kidney
pie are the perennial favorites, and they are comparable to what you'd find in a Lon-
don pub. Dinner is more elaborate; the menu might include a whole lobster, a fresh
fish of the day (perhaps Bermuda yellowfin tuna), and excellent Angus beef. The food
is better upstairs at the Barracuda Grill (p. 103). There's nightly entertainment
from 9:30pm to 1am; dress is casual.
5 Burnaby Hill. & 441/292-2534. Reservations recommended. Lunch main courses $13-$23; dinner
main courses $15-$32. AE, MC, V. Daily 11:30am-3pm, 5:30-10pm; pub hours daily 11:30am-1am. Bus: 1,
2, 10, or 11.
House of India INDIAN This is one of the few Indian restaurants in Ber-
muda, and the only one in the City of Hamilton itself. As such, it's viewed as some-
thing of a dining oddity, even though its fans insist that the food here can be
genuinely wonderful. Within a dining room that's decorated with Indian paintings and
woodcarvings, on the northern edge of the City of Hamilton, you'll enjoy a menu that
specializes in the slow-cooked, often-spicy cuisine of northern India. There is a wide
variety of vegetarian, beef, lamb, and chicken dishes, prepared to whatever degree of
spiciness you request. Our favorite dishes on the menu are lamb maas (lamb sim-
mered in an array of spices) and beef rogan josh (Indian curry with a variety of spices,
plus yogurt and tomatoes). A buffet lunch is served weekdays, including a wide selec-
tion of vegetarian dishes. The chefs point out that except for breads and pastries, all
dishes are free of gluten and wheat.
Park View Plaza, 57 North St. & 441/295-6450. Main courses $10-$18. MC, V. Mon-Fri 11:30am-
2:30pm; daily 5:30-10pm. Bus: 7 or 8.
Jamaican Grill CARIBBEAN/JAMAICAN This casual, aggressively local eatery
specializes in the spicy cookery of Jamaica and also serves other West Indian special-
ties. It's geared mostly to the takeout crowd who place their orders downstairs. You

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