Description
If you were wondering how we dreamed up our tropical mix of rum, reggae and jerk then here’s the story of how it all began.
Our founder, Ajith, was in Barbados and looking for a real Caribbean place to eat. He found it in Surfside. At first glance it’s just a hut on the sand! But Surfside is all about the experience.
What was meant to be just one drink quickly became two. The cool, fresh cocktails laced with local rum were too sweet and delicious to resist - but it wasn’t just the rum that kept them there. It was the smiling bartender, Victor, who drew Ajith and his friends in. Victor wasn’t just mixin' drinks, he was making friends. He recommended some bar snacks and as the sunset over the turquoise sea, freshly made local dishes just kept on flowin' – as did the drinks and the conversation.
It all ended at midnight, when Surfside shut up for the night – but really that was just the beginning.
So that’s Surfside - the kind of place you arrive at 5pm and in a blink of an eye it’s midnight. Your night has passed in a whirlwind of new friends, cocktails, rum, bar snacks, more rum, games of dominoes – and most importantly, the friendliest service. The true essence of the Caribbean - good times.
It was so magical, Aj knew it needed to be recreated back home in the UK. And so, Turtle Bay was born.
As soon as you walk into any of our restaurants, you’ll spot our very own island bar taking centre stage – a homage to Surfside and the hundreds of other beach shacks of the Caribbean that share its friendly, feel-good spirit. And as you take a seat and stay a little longer, you’ll see that there’s so much more. A lot of rum, a never-ending backdrop of infectious reggae beats, and a feast of Caribbean-inspired food for any time of day or occasion.
Location
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11 Bridge St, Bath BA2 4AS, UK
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10 Brindley Place, Birmingham, UK
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3 cathedral Square, Blackburn BB1 1FB, UK
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1 Market Street, Blackpool FY1 1ET, UK
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24 Madeira Road, Bournemouth BH1 1NL, UK
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8 Broad Quay, Bristol BS1 4DA, UK
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221-223 Cheltenham Road, Saint Andrew's, Bristol BS6 5QP, UK
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382-384 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9 7AW, UK
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10 Jamestown Rd, London NW1 7BY, UK
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114-116 St Mary St, Cardiff CF10 1EB, UK
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22-24 The Drive, Chelmsford, UK
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Albion Walk, Cheltenham GL52 2LJ, UK
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The Square, Chester CH1 3AJ, UK
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138-140 High Street, Colchester CO1 1LE, UK
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1 Broadgate, Coventry CV1 1NF, UK
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100 High Street, Crawley RH10 1BZ, UK
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16 High St, Croydon CR0 1GT, UK
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1-5 Wardwick, Derby, UK
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1 Framwellgate Bridge, Durham DH1 4SL, UK
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16 High Street, London W5 5DB, UK
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Queen Street, Exeter EX4 3HP, UK
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130 Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow, UK
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1 North Street, Guildford GU1 4AA, UK
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245 Hammersmith Road, London W6 8PW, UK
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Spa View, Leamington Spa, UK
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The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL, UK
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15 Bath House Lane, Leicester, UK
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Sincil Street, Lincoln LN5 7ET, UK
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Turtle Bay, 59-61 Hanover Street, Liverpool L1 3DY, UK
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6a Victoria St, Liverpool L2 6QE, UK
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46-50 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE, UK
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33-35 Oxford St, Manchester M1 4BH, UK
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32 Corporation Road, Middlesbrough TS1 2RX, UK
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5 Mortimer Square, Milton Keynes MK9 2FB, UK
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117 Newgate Street, Newcastle NE1 5RZ, UK
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2-6 Gold Street, Northampton NN1 1RA, UK
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8 Swan Lane, Norwich NR2 1HZ, UK
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12 Trinity Square, Nottingham NG1 4DB, UK
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12 Friars Entry, Oxford OX1 2BY, UK
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Westgate, Peterborough PE1 1NH, UK
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5 St Andrews Cross Roundabout, Plymouth, UK
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Birley Street, Preston, UK
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7a The Brewery Walk, Romford RM1 1AU, UK
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The Quays, Salford M50, UK
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Holly St, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2GT, UK
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36-38 Station Road, Solihull B91 3SB, UK
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1 Guildhall Square, Southampton SO14 7FP, UK
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24-26 High Street, Staines TW18 4EE, UK
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10 Castle Street, Swansea SA1 1JF, UK
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