Been there Sunday gone and trust me. The beach is clean and parking is secured, food prices isn't bad. Nice spot to bring the family

Pros: clean, secure, relaxing, you have shades and chairs to sit on, lovely view, life guards, bathroom (toiletries provided) and shower area, food shack (only one so order food early or bring your own), large parking space. Cons: $1000JMD sadly paid entry, not a lot of shades if beach becomes too full, one food shack so long waiting time (can walk on the beach to next door to get food), lawn chairs limited.

( FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL "JAMAICA WALK BY") Im never one to complain about going to a paid beach as I know it takes money to maintain the bathroom facilities and grounds. Lifeguards were on duty which was a plus.This beach however (in my opinion) isn't worth the $1000 JMD entry fee. More can be done regarding the sanitation and aesthetics of the beach. The restaurant is embarrassingly slow and disorganised. Made my order at 2:15 pm, and was told it would have been ready within an hour. I didn't get my food until almost 5pm. The restaurant staff were not the least bit apologetic 😒, in fact they were extremely rude and argued with guests. It was horrible. All in all, its not worth the hassle, just go next door to Waves Beach. My spouse did a full tour of the property ( FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL "JAMAICA WALK BY")

Wonderful and relaxing place. The beach and park is clean,staff is very friendly. There's a charge to get in that covers beach chairs as well. Food is good but overpriced, as well as beverages.

Clean, has life guards. I believe the entry fee is too much. Paying to enter is ok, especially since it's well kept but, $1000 is steep. Cost of fish is also very pricey.

First thing first, I was a little bit disturbed when I called the listed number to get details on the items that were allowed. The young lady on the other end was clearly annoyed, and it came out from the way she answered the phone and how she responded to the questions I asked, abrupt and sharp, and ill mannered. Two security officers at the entrance, one was a little bit rude. I'm not really impressed with the setup. i see no difference with the old and the new other than the cashier at the front. After the long closure and the much anticipated upgrades, I expected more. Fresh water wash off is way too far from the changing rooms, especially when there is no running water in the changing rooms. The food wasn't good. There were only two choices for fish. Escoveitch and steam (only red snapper) and to make matters worse, they only sell 3lb fish, which reduces options for a small group. For example, 3lbs is too much for a 4yr who wants fry fish, and it's the same for a 11 yr old who wants steam, they can't can't share that 6lbs because their choices are different. Yes, there are beach chairs, but I have my own chairs, so personally, that's not a plus for me. I much prefer the old setup that provides different choices or different restaurants for food. There are some good points, the beach is clean and cleaner than when the previous operators had it. guardsman patrols along the beach is visible. However, I was advised that this is to ensure that the people who sell small items like peppered shrimp and peanuts don't access the beach to peddle their wares. The kitchen staff was well mannered, cashier was good, and the other server at counter was also very helpful. Small children and the elderly were allowed to park closer to the beach in the previous set up, this is no longer allowed. There is a lot of potential here to make this a great space, but there are areas that need to be addressed urgently, specifically the food and the customer service.

Nice clean beach, I little entry fee, secure parking, clean food shops and 2 working life guard. It's a yes! Great for the family, friend chilling, or just meditation session

It could have been better if the clean the beach alot of seedweed is there but on the other hand I enjoyed my time there and food as well and parking is great

The beach was clean and the facilities good. Adequate parking and fairly safe. There is an entrance fee of $1,000 for adult and $500 for children.

As I live in Kingston, Fort Clarence beach is one of the closest, so I frequent the location whenever I need to be alone with my thoughts or get some amazing fried fish and bammy or festival. The beach was recently leased and is under renovation. Currently it feel a bit more spacious based on some of the work done. There is no sea weed currently which is awesome. There are benches and shaded areas that you can plant yourself close to, but otherwise enough sand for your picking of a spot to tan. The current can be a but unpredictable, as well as the wind sometimes, but on certain days it's very quiet and nice. Current entry price is J$300 for adults and the beach opens at 10a on weekends. With the continued renovation more changes are expected to arrive, so we will see what it becomes. Still one of my nearer beach spots of preference. I Def recommend it. The fish guys accept debit and credit cards but always good to walk with some cash. The beach is also pretty safe and an occasional vendor may try to sell you something but they aren't usually pushy.

Hanged there with some friends pretty clean. Has showers and a hut to order fish and festival. There is also restrooms. You can carry your own food in. Down side they won't allow any inflatable objects in the water. The cost to enter is $250. There are jelly fish when it's not crowded by people. Drop a like if this review helped.

Very relaxing, enjoyed my visit, free wifi , complimentary beach chair . Sandy area and water clean enough to swim in, ( seaweed present ) no venders haggling you. Definitely a good place to go swimming if staying in Kingston or Portmore

Owned and operated by Guardsman Group of company Paid entry: $1000 per adult, $500 per child Only one restaurant but have snapper, lobster and shrimp. Liquor and drinks. No snacks. Food decent Lots of seats and beach chairs (free). Sand was Clean enough and there was lots of it between the sea and restaurant and seating area. Music present. Cool vibes Just sad that the beach water wasn't suitable to swim in so they warned us not to enter it at the time. But it was otherwise nice.

This place is okay for refreshments. After bathing in ocean there is fresh water arrangements where you can clean yourself. Food stall, wash room and changing rooms are also available there with good arrangements. Tables are there to have sun bathe at the beach. But have to pay 1000 JMD to take the advantage of all of these things.

Ft. Clarence Beach is one of the better beaches in Portmore. The facilities, whilst in need of improvement are fairly well kept and are generally clean. There is a peace of mind whilst swimming here, as there are multiple lifeguards on duty who keep a watchful eye on persons in the water. There are several cook shops on the compound serving jamaican style seafood dishes. You can also get beach chairs to rent for a small fee. This Beach is worth the visit once you are in Portmore or its environs.

Lovely renovations there. Under new management and the place is clean and looks like Negril beach. It is a welcomed change after bein closed for so long. You should check it out.

Beautiful scenery, long shore line, clear water and great beach facilities however, the showers 🚿 should not be on the beach, where you have to walk on the sand afterwards, I suggest those are move closer to the changing rooms, overall lovely day you will have at the beach with family and friends. Five star for me.

Beautiful

This beach is mostly for hanging out. Cost to get in is 250 for adults and 100 for children. Most of the time the beach is line with sea weed and the water is rough and dirty

Great beach for a quick get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. It's kept clean and has a minimal J$250 (J$100 kids) per person fee for entry. Also cook shops are on the beach for good seafood meals (escoveitch fish J$1400-1600 per pound). If you don't compare it to north coast beaches you'll be 100% satisfied. Enjoy!

Amazing place.

Nice scenery at this beach. Beautiful small seagulls, lovely food. Worth s family visit.🌞

Customer service is great, parking is good, has guardsman security that patrols the beachfront, bathrooms are clean but there’s a lot of garbage on the sand.

Beach had Wi-Fi. Was clean.

Great place to spend time with friends -family or even having a time out by your self...

The renovation works that commenced after the summer of 2019 really paid off. The facility really had a major face lift. Clean beach front, newly built bar area, better renovated restrooms a d changing areas, outdoor shower stalls, and a burger/food cart. GUARDSMAN security really went all out to make Fort Clarence Beach a conducive family attraction.

Great beach with clean bathrooms and changing stalls. There are swings for the kids and the young at heart. The numerous food vendors offer lobster, soup, festival, steamed and roast fish and an assortment of drinks. Lifeguards are always on duty so no need to fear drowning.

The good: Sea was warm, water calm, no seaweed so swimming was pleasant. Lots of sand and they raked the beach. There were plenty of lounge chairs. Each chair received a cleaning before they were brought down to the beach for you. Two shower areas to rinse off. I did not use the bathrooms. You are unofficially allowed to bring outside food. Staff was polite and helpful. No vendors hustling you to buy anything. The bad: Their food service is terrible, you will die of hunger before you get any food. My family lives in Jamaica so they knew to bring food. Any unsuspecting tourist would be really disappointed and hungry. We wanted to get some festival but gave up after a 1 and a half hour wait even though we could see the festival ready on a tray. We had to leave the property and go next door for fish and festival. This lack of food service is appalling. They need more than one food vendor to ensure competition which will help to instill quality. Debris that was raked up was left in mounds all along the edge of the sand, quite an eyesore. Beach and sea experience, okay. Food service, lacking and in need of major improvement. Hopefully, things will improve soon.

The beach has improved with new ownership, a little pricey but I think more family oriented. The fish, festival and bammy was good.

I I like the beach is so good because the pool is so cool and not even cool with my daughter she always run up and down with her friends and she is quite impatient when I get her food so when I get your food she just sit down and eat quietly so I like this beach like it it's so beautiful and really quiet sometimes and I reach it there and I just couldn't relax everything I want

Very relaxing place now. No more lewd music or garbage. Pay $1k and get a beach chair and free wifi along with clean restrooms. I love going there now and just lying in the beach while listening to good music and enjoying the breeze. Great job Guardsman Group. It's a pleasure to patronize the facilities now.

Nice chill spot with public bathrooms. A small fee to go in but that's fine as it goes into keeping it clean. Fish shops are around.

The place was officially closed but the adjacent public side was open and was a good respite

Great place to chill out any day. Lots of shade. Bathroom facilities and food places available. Very affordable to enter.

Enjoyed our family trip to Fort Clarence! The beach chairs were accessible and at no additional charge and parking and entry was hassle free. The cost to enter was $1000. Didn't see a wash off area close to the restrooms (might have missed it) but putting some away from the beach area would be good. That way after washing off the sand you are not walking back in sand to get to your vehicle.

This beach is a great beach. Beautiful and certainly a must stop of you wanna go to the beach while in Kingston. It’s recently been upgraded but you won’t find little shallow pools for kids. That’s disappointing for me. The wait for food can be long too so you’ll have to order and come back.

Love it 1000 kinda steep should have group rates we had 12 people

The beach needs to be properly maintained..#Grossforaprivatebeach #Ewwww

Worse fish I've ever tasted in 30 years of living in Jamaica. Such a poor experience.   Asked for a pumpkin steamer,  got some curddled coconut fish slop that I wouldn't feed my dog.  Not even in a plate,  but in a box.  If I wanted a box lunch, I'd have gone to Ziggies!

It's a nice beach but it needs to be cleaned more often

There was a major overhaul of the beach. The space is now clean and spacious. The fish and festival is also worth the visit. Thanks for the great beach experience without having to go to another parish.

It’s fun and u have people playing music and people selling shrimp and drops

Dont hate the place....nobody ever answers the phone so dont kno if it's in operations or not....would want to go there

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Entry fee: $1,000 Adults (Includes one beach chair) $500 Children The beach was breezy and relaxing but had a lot of seaweed when I visited. The food left much to be desired… the steamed fish could have been better seasoned, the festivals were very cornmealy (if you like them that way then youre in the right place) and the bammy was awful. Overall I’d go for the beach but not the food.

Fort clarence is under refurbishment at the moment but beside it before you get to waves beach is another similar. Also same guy that was saleing sweet fish and lobster at fort clarence is there. Good vibes and good ppl their x

Beach after this refurbishing is really nice. I hope they continue to develop this site further. However it really is good as it is.

Good Improvement under new management. Welcoming atmosphere for personal family and group settings

Entry fee is $1000 for anyone over 12 years old Kids 5-12yrs old $500 Still have some work being done to make the beach area more beautiful but a great chill spot for the family

Great job the environment is now more relaxing and peaceful. Hope it remains the same and no hike in entrance fees or the freedom of taking your own food

The beach is wonderful these days. It has been renovated and is a real treat. Strongly recommend!

Enjoyed

For such an expensive entry fee of 1,000 jmd per adult i expected a cleaner beach and more affordable menu options. I mean 300 for a Pepsi. Come on!

Nice place to hang out...hod a fresh and eat a food💫⭐🙌

The grounds have been upgraded with an official ticket/staff office, plus a kitchen, bathroom/changing rooms, and outdoor shower facilities. The operations are properly managed with a full staff complement that's always busy working. Lifeguards and security personnel are visible. There's also ample shade, complimentary lounge chairs, and free wifi. Personally, the food is overpriced but patrons are allowed to bring their food.

Wonderful time at the beach! Food vendors are awesome as well! Order early, the lines start to grow!

This is the place I always go when am in Jamaica it's a nice beach 😎 and especially now it's renovated, it's lovely and clean

Recently renovated and friendly staff. Fish and lobster was excellent

They've renovated well and the beach is very clean.

Great food , good vibes

Great beach... the grounds men are abusive to the stray animals though

Newly renovated. Ongoing changes. Large wooden picnic tables. Life guard stations. Clean restrooms. Hopefully we will get beach chairs to rent soon.

Great day at the beach 😎, lovely clean beach friendly knowledgeable staff, they have several life guard on duty,, restrooms are nice and clean....and the food very good Andre think that's the name of the restaurant,great service great staff, even though the are still doing some renovation it was a day will spent

Very great experience, has improved drastically. Nice changing rooms. Areas to wash off. Very nice.

Not bad. Food vendors, beverage, etc. Could use more tables and park grills would be nice

Nice, clean, safe beach. Being upgraded. Missing beach chairs tho. Will be really great when its done.

Nice Clean Beach

My beach to be. Always there

Need something more to it

The beach is clean. They have changing and bathroom facilities which were also clean

Such a beautiful beach they did some nice renovations and its definitely a place to go

Nice upgrade

Ft Clarence beach

The beach is closed, however if you continue along the road beside the beach there is a nice spot to relax and enjoy

New and improved with nice bathroom facilities. Only wish they would open before 10am

Love this place

This would be a 5* beach if it got cleaned up. Unfortunately it's a very sad sight. There is algea and garbage everywhere, and it smells very bad. All this beach needs is a little TLC to be like one of those gorgeous beaches on the north side. It's really a big shame.

love it.. upgrade are to die for

Awesome...great for family trips!

Peaceful, clean.

Major improvement from the last time I visited...

Looking much better now

Beach was very clean.

Renovated nicely

The food is expensive, i paid 14000 JD for 3 fish, 3 bammy and 4 festival, the good things is you can bring your own food, the beach is nice the only things is that has too much seaweed.

Clean, spacious, relaxing

Clean, orderly, lots and lots of seating and good comfort. The swings were a bonus..

Nice private beach. JMD300/adult per entry. Got some food stalls selling fish & beverages. Good for family, kids to hang out. Wide beach area. However, be careful when ordering food. Some stalls just took your order and money without caring to cook/serve you. Waiting time from 30minutes become more than hour and lastly we just cancel it and left. Lucky we can get the refund.

Clean, relaxing, cool and there's a very good food place among others there called Tianna's Fish Hut she serves delicious Brown Stewed Fish. The beach is good but sometimes sea weeds wash up, that's the least really

beach was clean friendly staff. food 1 pound fish 2500 steam or fried

It's nice, under new management. I don't like that they only open on weekends now