Grape Tree Cafe

Want to enjoy that real island feeling of a meal right by the ocean side? This place Grape Tree Cafe is the real deal. Don't visit Grand Cayman and not stop by this lovely spot to enjoy a lovely tasty meal filled with some of the best type of island food.

We love this place and usually eat here twice in the week we visit the island. It's nothing fancy, but the price is right and it tastes great. Fried whole snapper, plantains, & fry bread are my favorite. Food is "served" out a window in styrofoam to go containers with plastic utensils. Seating is on painted picnic tables with umbrellas in soft sand facing a beautiful view of the ocean. The location is better than you'll get in town. Come early to get what you want. They run out.

This is our favorite place to grab delicious local food! The seafood is so fresh! We had cayman style lobsters, fried red snapper, and conch fritters. The only thing that was disappointing was that they closed for the Christmas holiday and we had to leave after trying once instead of multiple times. The restaurant has free outdoor seatings and nice beach and ocean view! If we visit Caymans, this is our first place we’ll visit!

Great food, prices, and atmosphere! Finally a spot that plays island music! Great local place to escape the tourist and I am one! Take the bus! It stops across the street. Only $3 USD from Starbucks.

Chill spot to get some local food. Had the snapper, mahi mahi, lobster and wings. All of it was pretty good. Also had the guava and lemonade which was delicious. No complaints. Will be coming back again. A real island spot if I’ve ever been to one. Prices are very reasonable as well. Probably some of the better priced seafood on the island.

Had the oxtail plate (meat falling off the bone) with rice and beans (cooked to perfection), plantain (sweet bites in between the savory food), coleslaw (not overpowering nice addition). Out of our entire stay (10 days and tons of places to eat everywhere on the island) this place was hands down the best. We waited by the beach for our food and they must have known we eat messy bc they also have a sink and soap on the side of the building. Super affordable and great food. Highly recommended!

Amazing food! The grilled Mahi Mahi and fritters were the bestest! You sit right on the beach to enjoy the yumminess 😋 A definite great local find!! We also met the BIG BAD CHEF! Jeffrey is so sweet and an amazing cook. We tried the jerk pork, Mahi Mahi, fried snapper, oxtail, cow foot, and conch soup...we would've tried everything if we had more time!!! We will definitely miss Grapetree 💜

This is not a tourist place. This is a local place. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles the tourist places do. Thank God. You walk up to the window, place your order and hang out on the patio till they call you for payment and pick up. Before I ever came here, I messaged them on Facebook with a couple questions. The same friendly response I got on Facebook was the same friendly service I got at the window. I ordered the fried snapper ad did my wife, (side note, they were huge and we got 2 dinners out if each). The fish was really good though I am accustomed to a little more seasoning. Don't let that make you hesitant. It was damn good. Everything else we got with it like fitters, conch bites ect. were also awesome. Once you get the food, you can take it home or do like we did and hang out at one of the many tables there on the beach. Depending on season, you might want to spray yourself with some mosquito repellent. Go here, it's great and I would happily come back many times over.