Jersey Food and Drink

Jersey has an enviable reputation for good cuisine, and its many pubs and restaurants cater for every taste. Seafood is very popular – scallops, oysters, crabs and lobsters are particularly good. Jersey cows are renowned for their rich and creamy milk.

Specialities:

• Bean crock (dried beans with onions, herbs and pig trotters).
• Fiottes (balls of flour, sugar and eggs, cooked in milk).
• La Soupe d'anguilles (conger eel soup).
• Cream tea (served with strawberries).

Things to know:

Licensing hours are 0900-2300 for restaurants and 1100-2300 for pubs and bars.

Tipping:

10 to 15%.

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