The not so jolly Jolly's on Port Henderson Road

Well I was in Portmore maybe two Saturdays ago and wanted something to eat, couldn't think of anywhere else but Hellshire Beach or Back Road, time wouldn't permit the drive to the beach so back road was not a hard choice. Well where else on back road to eat but at the world famous Jolly's. It was a rather warm day out, typical of this time of year in the tropics. The drive to Jolly's took us about five minutes and we drove unto the compound that seemed vacated. I literally had to ask if they were open for business.
Well they were much to our delight. We entered the restaurant space which had a bar area and a large enough dining hall to seat maybe 60 persons. This place in my recollection has seen far better days. Rusty as opposed to rustic is the adjective that comes crashing to my mind. I do not care to describe the different reasons. So we had to choose our fish, my companion and I wanted steamed fish, parrot for her and of course snapper for me. If it were entirely left up to me I would eat hog snapper every time I sat down to have fish. There is no other fish as enjoyable as a steamed hog snapper.
We were whisked off into a room near the kitchen with some large freezers, the fish were neartly arranged in the bottom of the freezer in order of size, the fish seemed fresh and it was hard to make up my mind, I eventually decided on a 1 and a 1/2 lb size snapper and my companion found a red parrot which is her her favourite.
We waited in the dining hall while my companion sipped on a cup of fish tea which was much to her satisfaction, she really enjoyed it. Some other diners came in maybe about 2 other couples.
While waiting some young ladies (not sure if ladies aptly describes them) entered the hall, they wore hair of varying colours and were dressed like ladies of the night. They were very boisterous and began hurling insults at at one of the ladies who was seated at another table. The whole atmosphere changed and the proprietors seemed unperturbed about this unfolding situation. That lasted for a short spell and they got what they came for and left.
Our meals arrived and by the looks of things they seemed to match up to what we expected of the establishment. The fish looked good and tasted good too, lots of okra to my delight with the usual water crackers and I ordered fried green plantains to go with it. Was well delivered. We had tropical rhythm with our meals although I would have much preferred a nice home made natural juice or even simple lemonade would have done the trick. All in all the food was good but atmosphere and surroundings needs a lot to be desired. So Jolly's not so jolly anymore.