Service will vary although generally table service can be expected. Local drinks and cocktails have Caribbean rum as a base, and have colourful names such as Dark and Stormy and the famous Rum Swizzle . British, European and American beer is available. It is normal in bars to pay for each drink and to tip the barman. In restaurants, drinks are added to the bill.
Most hotels offer a variety of entertainment.
Dancing, barbecues, nightclubs and discotheques are all available. Local music is a mixture of calypso and Latin American, and steel band music is very popular. The best buys are imported merchandise such as French perfumes, English bone china, Swiss watches, Danish silver, American costume jewellery, German cameras, Scottish tweeds, and various spirits and liqueurs. Bermuda-made articles include handicrafts, pottery, cedar ware, fashions, records and paintings by local artists. Antique shops may have the odd good bargain and shops in the countryside offer many souvenirs.