Houndfish Posted August 17, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2019 My wife and I wil be in George Town on a cruise in November and I would like to get some recommendations on restaurants near the port that serve turtle steak. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebInAntigua Posted August 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 18, 2019 At the risk of being told "tastes like chicken".... what does turtle taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted August 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 18, 2019 (edited) well you kinda nailed it ...... IME turtle is getting harder and harder to find in Cayman we have enjoyed a wonderful dinner of turtle cordon blue and it was very difficult to tell it wasn't chicken .... maybe we got scammed! This was many years ago .... Paradise Grill still had a turtle burger last time I looked at their menu. Looks like gone today tho .. they do have turtle soup. (Remember that the turtle farm WAS an actual farm raising for FOOD but pressures from 'the world' have virtually dried up the market and the farm is little more than a water park today) Even Guy Harvey's which I consider one of the nicer places close to the cruise terminals has no turtle on the menu ... conch yes, turtle no. The new "thing" is lion fish ..... try it ... tasty .... Edited August 18, 2019 by Capt_BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbabe Posted August 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 18, 2019 The first three restaurants on this search seem to have turtle dishes at least on occasion. I’d call first to double-check, maybe? https://www.caymangoodtaste.com/restaurant_menu_search.asp?search=Turtle&Submit=Go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndfish Posted August 18, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted August 18, 2019 13 hours ago, DebInAntigua said: At the risk of being told "tastes like chicken".... what does turtle taste like? I have eaten sea turtle a lot growing up as it was legal then. Popular item in Miami and the keys. Depending on the cut and preparation it can taste like veal or a good cut of steak. Last time I ate it was in 85 on a trip to Grand Cayman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_BJ Posted August 20, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I too was tempted to say it tastes like veal but that ALSO registers a negative opinion with many today . . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndfish Posted October 6, 2019 Author #7 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Menu Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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