COLUMBUS RESTAURANT JAMAICA PEGASUS IN KINGSTON

Columbus is the only Italian restaurant in Jamaica Kingston. Located on the first floor of the Pegasus Hotel, the Jamaican restaurant boasts fine Italian cuisine and décor. The look and feel of Italy is invoked in the restaurant with a choice of deep jewel blue fabrics on the chairs. The anti pasta table in the far end of the restaurant is also decorated in the deep blues and also adds to the unique Italian Jamaican look. Suspended from the ceiling in the restaurant are grapes that remind the travelers from the wine country and locals that they are in an Italian setting. The bulkhead of the restaurant is painted in a warm deep yellow representing the sun.

The Columbus restaurant has a ship's mast in the corner carved in the traditional shape of a woman. The food and beverage manager at the Pegasus Hotel remonstrated that very experienced staff members serve you the customer. With a wide selection of Italian dishes the restaurant most of the dishes are done flambé cooking in front of the guests table. This is one of the only restaurants that employ this method of preparing Jamaican food. The restaurant comes complete with a full selection of wines. Serving this wide array of wines by the glass or bottle the restaurant is superbly tailored for the budget-conscience. The restaurant observes a strict dress code where no shorts, tee shirts or sneakers are allowed.

The aim of the restaurant introduces people to an alternative venue. The restaurant provides most of the locals with a change from the ordinary dinners and Jamaican meals provided by other everyday restaurants. Some of the great Italian Jamaican meals include, as an appetizer, costini alla florentina ­ which is actually Florentine toast with chicken liver, anchovy and fresh cream. Though this recipe does not sound delectable the taste of the dish is often described as heavenly by the locals. Another favorite among visitors is the panzanella di pomodoro which is actually tomato and bread salad with olives, cucumbers, onion and basil. Antipasto, or the famous soup Passato Di Cipolla or Jamaican onion soup. The Lasagna Bolognese is also a favorite among the locals as it is made from beef, along with, pollo con pepperoni e fungi or sautéed chicken breast with sweet peppers and mushrooms. For dessert ice-cream and a delicious soufflé.