John H.
Google
My wife and I visited Nassau for the day on a cruise. I had looked for good places to eat, to try and sample the local, famous dishes, and this place came up with a 4.9 stars so I marked it. My wife wanted to see the animals and gardens at the Ardrastra preserve, so we took a cab there, and when done walked about 10 minutes to The New Duff. I think a cab ride is better; there are times when you're walking right next to the road surface, and there is a ton of humidity in the Bahamas. Anyway, we walked in to a small cafe-ish place and the first thing was that the people were really nice. We looked at the TV screen menus, and saw a bunch of teas/drinks on one and breakfast on the other. No sign of the local must-haves that it was rated well for. So we ordered some drinks and a cinnamon roll. We went to sit in the window and there was a small, laminated menu there that had all the stuff I was looking for. Off of that we ordered the jerk chicken buns and the guava duff. What's really nice is they have this little historical display and part of it tells the story of the duff; so yeah, a must read while waiting for your food. The cinnamon roll was very nice, but not above and beyond all other cinnamon rolls. The buns are really like mini-tacos and the shell is this soft, white, dough, very similar to what you'd get in a Chinese dim-sum bun. So it's a puffy, spongy thing that they curl and put the filling in. These were very tasty. I'd recommend getting at least one per person. They have different flavors, but were told the jerk chicken were best and they did not disappoint. We then dug into the duff. This was very tasty, again, seemingly made of the same white, puffy dough as the buns with chunks of guava in the bottom. But this isn't wrapped, this is a unit unto itself. They have different fillings, too, but the guava is the famous one. It is then generously covered in the sauce which is rich and sweet and makes the whole thing delicious. My wife and I split one of these and that was fine. A nice place. They need to include the buns and duffs on the TV menus, just rotate them with the breakfast items, as it is a little confusing when you're looking for duff and buns and don't see them. Great place. I think this is an important stop if you're in Nassau in order to sample the best of the local cuisine.
