Avocadoes. Pineapples. Mangoes. Rum.

They're all players on the menu at Likkle Jamayka, the new Caribbean restaurant at 235 S. 2nd St. in Walker's Point. The restaurant officially opens tonight at 5 p.m. for its first dinner service, and we got a sneak peek at the menu during the restaurant's soft opening.

Diners can expect a small but well-executed menu of dishes ranging from appetizers and salads to main courses and desserts, all of which offer a nod to the Caribbean islands. 

Among appetizer options are pan seared crab cakes made with blue crab, aioli and panko served alongside a cajun remoulade ($14.95), crisp fried plantain chips with Caribbean tomato salsa and cilantro pesto ($8.75) and breaded chevre served with tomato compote, orange marmalade and crostini ($15). Seasoned black tiger shrimp are served alongside tropical salsa on a bed of pleasantly spicy jerk sauce ($10.25). 

There is also tender, sweet fried conch served with a cilantro lime vinaigrette and Sriracha aioli ($14.75).

Salads include a classic Caesar and spinach salad, along with an avocado salad featuring well-dressed arugula accompanied by blueberries, chevre, cherry tomatoes and candied walnuts ($9.25).

Main dishes include pan-seared salmon with smoked gouda, taro root mash, grilled asparagus, smoked chili sauce and Tabasco onions ($24.75) and red snapper escovitch featuring seasoned grilled snapper topped with traditional pickling sauce made with vinegar, pimento, onions, bell peppers and a choice of sides, including rice and peas, steamed rice, asparagus, carrots and cabbage and sweet plantains ($23.95). 

There's also jerk chicken and waffles served up with strawberry salsa and Appleton gold rum coconut scented maple glaze ($23.75); stewed oxtails with beans and baby carrots ($24.95), and curried goat, which is braised in an herbed coconut-based curry sauce with peas, carrots and potatoes and served with buttery steamed Jasmine rice ($22.95).

Among the dessert options is a citrus creme brulee, Oreo bread pudding and a tender, buttery pineapple upside-down rum cake topped with whipped cream and served with seasonal fruit ($7.50).

Bar menu

The bar serves beer, international wines and a variety of tropical cocktails including the classic Mai-Tai, Painkiller and options like Jamayka Mi Krazy with white rum, banana liqueur, cranberry and pineapple juice; Old Jamaican with rum, cane syrup, lime, bitters and prosecco; Romantic Kiss with mango vodka, cranberry, grenadine and prosecco and Backyard Tea with spiced rum, tea and lemonade. All are $8.

Sipping rums include Rhum Clement Premiere, Paramount 151, Wray & Nephew Overpoof, Great Northern Distillery's Opportunity Rum, Appleton 12-year, Appleton Signature, Appleton Reserve and J-Wray Gold, priced $7-8 a glass.

Likkle Jamaica is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.