The Poop Deck in Nassau, Bahamas- Seafood paradise!

 

Nassau’s Poop Deck Restaurant and Pub is an iconic place on East Bay Street in Nassau, Bahamas, and it is often mentioned in the Penumbra Database spy thriller. Why? Because it's a meeting place where CIA agents meet their contacts. Here's a snippet from Episode 6 of the "Penumbra Database":

Episode 6 Missed rendezvous

Poop Deck Restaurant and Pub Nassau, Bahamas

"Corey Pearson sat on a barstool at the Poop Deck Restaurant & Pub sipping a Goombay Smash. General Morrison scheduled the rendezvous with Darnell Ferguson at noon. It was 12:30pm…  a no-show.    A lone man entered the restaurant, drawing Corey’s attention. His behavior was dissimilar to that of a typical customer. He sat at a table overlooking Nassau Harbor and nervously glanced at Corey and the other bar patrons, then at the entrance doorway and around the open-air restaurant. Whoever it was he expected to meet made him uneasy. Corey made a quick mental note of the man’s physical appearance and exited the restaurant.

CBIF protocol dictated the next step. He proceeded west on East Bay Street toward the backup rendezvous, the Bullion Bar at the British Colonial Hotel, the old “BC” as the locals nicknamed it. Corey footed it quickly down East Bay Street for an eighth of a mile until    he reached Potter’s Cay, a conglomeration of open-air venders and fishing boats underneath the Paradise Island bridge. Once there, he glanced over his shoulder to determine if the uneasy, thin, mustached man in the Panama hat followed him out of the Poop Deck."

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Dante Carrer of the Poop Deck thanked me for featuring it in my spy thriller novels. He said that he often dreams about all of the contacts made there over our 47 years. Cartel members, mob bosses, and even a couple of serial killers (all of whom he didn't know of at the time) in addition to agents of the DEA and several clandestine agencies have all imbibed here. There were of course the film and music celebrities as well. So, if you’re ever visiting Nassau, stop in at the Poop Deck and give Dante my regards!

     There’s another reason to visit the place. The seafood on the menu may very well have been swimming in the ocean a few hours before… it’s fresh! I luv conch and the Poop Deck’s grilled conch is to die for! Native Bahamian conch is tenderized, then grilled inside a foil pouch with onions, tomatoes, sweet peppers, herbs, and spices.

 

Here's a neat video of customer enjoying themselves at the Poop Deck, Enjoy!

Robert Morton is a member of the Association Of Former Intelligence Officers and enjoys writing about the U.S. Intelligence Community and loves the Caribbean, Bahamas, and Florida Keys- why not combine the two!