Dinner Date at 511 Conroy’s Plate aka The Stuttering Chef

“Meals and Memories” Chef Conroy Arnold came across my radar a few weeks ago when a good friend in Kingston called me excitedly about her daughter’s birthday dinner/dining experience at a restaurant located in Oracabesa, St Mary. With details in hand, contact was made and voila, a dinner reservation was made for Friday, September 25, 2026.

Unfamiliar with the location, I did a drive-by days before and an unscheduled stop to get a feel of the space. Not surprisingly, Chef Conroy Arnold was up and about, tending to his yard. We spoke briefly; a conversation which inter alia included a brief background on the restaurant, food preferences, allergies, and time of reservation.

Brief Background 511 Conroy’s Plate is owned and operated by Chef Conroy Arnold also known as The Stuttering Chef, a moniker he adopted because of a sporadic speech impediment, which motivated him to immerse himself in cooking as an outlet “because you don’t have to talk a lot when you cook”. The name for the restaurant came about many years ago when his mother gave him a plaque with the numbers 511 engraved in it. It was around these three digits that 511 Conroy’s Plate and culinary/dining experience started in July 2025. The 511 stands for 5-in-1/5 courses at any sitting. Now cue: The restaurant’s name — soup, salad, appetiser, entrée and dessert. It is a reservation-only chef-led (accompanied by a cook, sous-chef and mixologist) dining experience, featuring a seasonal prix-fixe menu, open-fire flavours, and handcrafted Jamaican plates mixing Asian, French and American cuisine.