Hi MTCDivers,
Here's my two cent review of the places we ate when we visited Provo last July:
Restaurants:
I kind of divide the places to eat into 2 categories the resort areas have more elegant ambience, but you pay for the privilege. Then there are the local eateries, with more authentic Caribbean cuisine and much lower prices. In the first category:
Aqua ***/$$$ - expensive, but we were able to save money by asking for the lunch menu even at 6:00. Very good, nice Turtle Cove marina view.
Hemingways - **/$$$ - decent food, great Grace Bay views
Caicos Café - ***/$$$ - best food preparation of the expensive restaurants outstanding Caicos shrimp (grilled), grilled snapper, veggies with each that had a delicious spicy sauce but the tab was $140 for 3 of us (only ordered 1 beer with dinner too).
Tiki Hut - **/$$ - we went for the Wed Chicken and Rib special good food, nice Turtle Cove view.
Shark Bite **/$$ - Had a great lunch there try the grouper sandwich done jerk style yum! Lunch prices were reasonable.
In the hole-in-the-wall category:
Hole In The Wall - ***/$ - Outstanding jerk chicken and curried conch, accompanied by tasty beans and rice. Entries $10 or less.
Smokies - ***/$ - Local hangout in Blue Hills area great fresh seafood again, entries less than half the price of Grace Bay, but very well prepared.
Bugaloos - ***/$ - All conch, all the time literally brought from the ocean to your plate - very nice!
A couple of other notes:
When eating anywhere that is not directly on the beach, bring bug spray - especially in the evening.
We rented a villa, and ate all breakfast and some lunches there, saving $$ for dinner.
You'll love CA! Great boat, very attentive service, great dive sites.
Have fun!
Rich