About Ristorante Pappagallo

Then, as you enter the spacious foyer, you're met at the front door by an African gray parrot, humorously called Humphrey Bogart. He is one of the oldest Pappagallo employees with over ten years experience in welcoming guests and posing for photos (especially with the little ones!). You will then immediately notice the inviting and well-stocked bar, decorated in an art deco style, where customers can take pre-dinner drinks or enjoy an after dinner drink in a cool and inviting atmosphere.

On your right hand side, lies one of our two dining rooms, the Pappagallo Room. Inside, the impressive high ceiling will grab your attention, with its typical Mexican-style thatching. Wrought iron lights gently illuminate the air-conditioned room and huge glass-fronted bird cages feature all around the walls housing live parrots, macaws, cockatoos and African grays, all vying for your attention. The walls are also decorated with colorful pictures of parrots and a giant turtle shell which came from a 500 pound green sea turtle, which was raised in Cayman at West Bay's Turtle Farm. All this, and a great view of the waterfall cascading into the lagoon directly outside the room... how can you possibly forget that you are dining in a tropical paradise?

On your left hand side of the foyer is the Flamingo Room, also with a fabulous thatched roof, this time in a traditional Cayman style. The entire roofing used 100,000 fronds and took over 6 months to construct - no mean feat. The Flamingo Room is left open to catch the cooling breeze, but is air-conditioned when the weather dictates. Here, you can enjoy a fabulous panoramic view over the lagoon. Large prints of flamingos decorate the walls and again, wrought iron lights lend their soft glow. Beyond this room lies a third eating area, the Garden Patio, a large screened- in porch where diners eat al fresco during the cooler winter months. This also has a magnificent lagoon view and Pappagallo usually caters for large parties & weddings here.

History

Ristorante Pappagallo is situated on a 14 acre bird sanctuary overlooking a natural salt water lagoon, home to herons, egrets, ducks and numerous other local and migratory birds.

The area surrounding Pappagallo's is so rich in natural wildlife that most of the book "Birds of the Cayman Islands" (1985 Patricia Bradley and Yves Jacques Ray Millet) was researched and photographed here.

With nature providing such a perfect setting, the developers of Ristorante Pappagallo had only to construct a building in keeping with the natural surroundings using bamboo, mahogany and wicker, marble o, thatch, rustic wood and Caymanite Stone and Ristorante Pappagallo was finished just in time for the tourist season in 1985 The most noticeable feature of the building is it's unusual thatched roof, which combines 100,000 fronds and took over six months to construct. The uniqueness of the restaurant is immediately apparent as you traverse the wooden bridge that crosses the tidal lagoon upon which the restaurant stands.

As the original Owner were of Italian descent , and great cooks , Italian food was the logical choice , trough out the years and with the evolving of Cayman culinary scene and availability of fresh food items , Pappagallo cooking evolved to incorporate a more Caribbean flair.

Our menu is constantly evolving as we proudly offer our guest the freshest selection of local and imported foods Pappagallo ward winning list feature over 350 Labels and most of them are specially selected from our sommelier in order to compliment the unique dining experience.