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Ruby's Jerk Centre

Name: Ruby's Jerk Centre
Address: New Holland Main Road Shaws, Before/After Holland Bamboo, Black River Jamaica, AW
Rating: 5

★★★★★5.0 out of 5 · 4 reviews

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Ruby's Jerk Centre is a $ caribbean & jerk local restaurant in South Coast rated 5.0/5 by 4 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

About

Ruby's Jerk Centre is a roadside spot on the way to Black River, the kind of place where locals pull over because they know. Four reviews with straight fives across food, value, and service isn't a fluke at this scale — it means consistency when it counts. The jerk is done over pimento wood in oil drums out front, and you can smell it from the road. This is south coast cooking without the beachfront markup. You order at the window, they hand you a plate, and you eat under the overhang or take it to go. No menu theatrics, just chicken, pork, or fish done the way it's supposed to be done. The perfect scores on value tell you what you need to know about the bill. Cash is smart. If you're driving between Treasure Beach and Negril and you time it wrong, you'll pass Ruby's around lunch and spend the rest of the drive regretting it.

At a glance

Area: South Coast
Vibe: local
Price: ●○○○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: caribbean
jerk
Dietary options: —

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