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Caribbean Restaurant
Bringing the tastes of Montego Bay to a wintry West Bromwich.
Magazine and Review show 1986 7 mins
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Complete with a then fashionable wine bar element, the Caribana restaurant attempts to bring a bit of Caribbean culture to West Bromwich. The things that chef Gairy Flash can do with a lobster is far removed from the traditional Black Country fare of groaty pudding and grey peas - as reporter Vera Gilbert discovers.
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