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starched linens and silver. Or they can opt to eat in the main
dining room with local specialties such as ackee and codfish,
liver and bananas, pan-fried fish, or eggs, pancakes and
freshly-baked breads. This inn is open to the public for meals.
The Ruins
DaCosta Drive
876-974-2442
Dress code: casually elegant
Reservations: suggested
$$-$$$
The menu here is diverse: Oriental specialties such as lotus lily
lobster and Far Eastern chicken, Jamaican specials, and even
vegetarian dishes are available.
The site of the restaurant has an interesting history. In 1831,
Englishman Robert Rutherford built a sugar factory near these
falls, using their energy to grind the cane. Allegedly, he married
a local girl named Rose Dale and they moved into a great house
near the falls. Later, while Rutherford was in England on busi-
ness, Rose fell in love with one of the plantation's overseers.
When her husband returned home, he learned of his wife's in-
discretions and began seeing Annie Palmer, better known as
the White Witch of Rose Hall (see page 234) in Montego Bay.
One night, after finding his wife with her lover, Rutherford took
them to a cave between the falls, chained them to the wall, and
sealed the cave with a boulder. Later Rutherford married Annie
Palmer and the plantation became, literally, ruins.
T
The Ruins is perched right beside a waterfall. Tables
sit at the base of a 40-foot cascade, a wonderfully ro-
mantic site for lunch or dinner.
Port Antonio
Mille Fleurs
Hotel Mocking Bird Hill
876-993-7267 or 993-7134
Dress code: dressy
Reservations: required
$$$-$$$$
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