Their food is perfectly delicious authentic Jamaican food! The service is great and the atmosphere is like family! I absolutely love it here!
Cheryl
Best Jerk Chicken!! I feel like I am in Jamaica every time I eat it.. Irie
Food: 5
ROBERT PADGUG
Love the oxtail!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
price trotter
There’s not even enough gravy to cover all this rice! I ordered a LARGE OXTAIL!! You gave me 4, 2 mostly fat and all of them tough asl! You been getting worse the past 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Charelle
This is the only place that I used to enjoy getting Jamaican Cuisine from. However, for about the past year their hours are asinine. They are closed more than they are open. Their hours don’t match what’s on google. I have driven there on numerous occasions thinking they’re open and they are closed. The food quality has also went down. The rice is either dry or soft and overcooked. They give you less chicken and a whole bunch of rice with the Jerk chicken meals. This honestly is not proper business practice. People want to support your business and to not hold yourselves to a standard to at least have your doors open to patrons on a consistent basis is very disappointing and sad. I don’t think i can continue to support this business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Simms P
I am giving the food a one because I ordered brown stew chicken and it didn't taste like brown stew chicken. It tasted like chicken with brown gravy. Also I don't like the fact that they use chicken legs and thighs instead of white meat, and if they do use white meat, they didn't specify when I ordered it. The cabbage was crunchy and the gravy was over the race so I didn't eat any of it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Cr Rich
I’m over it. Like when tf are they actually open? It’s ridiculous at this point. I tried Thursday 8/17…didn’t answer so my stupid self drove there on lunch break thinking maybe they were too busy to answer and yep…closed even tho google said they were open. It’s Saturday and I just tried calling again…google clearly says they’re open…no answer. Smh. Yea kalypso getcha ish together please. People actually wanna spend money with you. And these random hours and long periods of closing makes me question the integrity of the food/ingredients atp
Phillip Hopkins
I give this restaurant 5-stars! I tried to do with the Stars on the app, but it wouldn't let me give it five stars the staffer courteous and helpful I recommend it to anyone who like Caribbean food!
Captain Obvious
If I'm being honest, this is not Jamaican food. The food is not well seasoned. The oxtails are tender but extremely bland. The rice is soft like soup. I'm from NYC where you can get very tasting Jamaican food and wanted a bite here but this just ruined my taste buds. I'm not sure if the actual reviewers tasted real Jamaican food before but it is NOT this. Although, the portion sizes and service is nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Karen Camarda
No disrespect, but the food did not taste like authentic Caribbean food. I grew up in a West Indian household so I know what it should taste like. It was more like a watered down Caribbean resort food that catered to Caucasians who can’t handle the authentic foods of the Caribbean. I got curry chicken and could barely taste the curry. The coleslaw hardly had any dressing on it. Will not be ordering again. Sad, because Buffalo hardly has any West Indian restaurants around. Will wait till I go to Toronto
One of the best Jamaican spots in Buffalo!! The service is great! Always friendly and great food for the price! I love the j*** chicken with rice n peas, cabbage, and plantain. The oxtail is very tender, and the plantains are the best I always make sure to get them.
Katherine Donohue
Colorful little restaurant in University Heights. Great service, great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
treayona g.
Horrible food it was very bland. Need to find a new chef! I couldn't believe how awful my meal was never again.
Joe C
Best food on the PLANET, BAD Service, don’t know how they stay open people literally waiting outside for food and they just open whenever they feel like it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
Brianna Gardner
The inside of the building is practically falling apart (wood plank ceiling, paint peeling/dirty) but never mind that. The j*** chicken was extremely dried out and the rice and peas tasted like they've been made in the morning and sat in a heated up pot. The coleslaw is not bad, the portion size is excellent, the plantain is delicious, and the j*** seasoning is pretty decent but the chicken and rice kills the vibe entirely. All these good reviews must be from people who've never eaten jamaican food from the island itself and grown up on it like I did because a real Jamaican would never praise this food. The coco bread is also dry and stale. They also don't honor the 12-2 lunch special so don't expect to get $5 j**** I paid $15.50 for a small j*** chicken and coco bread and didn't finish either.
Their food is perfectly delicious authentic Jamaican food! The service is great and the atmosphere is like family! I absolutely love it here!
Best Jerk Chicken!! I feel like I am in Jamaica every time I eat it.. Irie
Food: 5
Love the oxtail!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
There’s not even enough gravy to cover all this rice! I ordered a LARGE OXTAIL!! You gave me 4, 2 mostly fat and all of them tough asl! You been getting worse the past 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
This is the only place that I used to enjoy getting Jamaican Cuisine from. However, for about the past year their hours are asinine. They are closed more than they are open. Their hours don’t match what’s on google. I have driven there on numerous occasions thinking they’re open and they are closed. The food quality has also went down. The rice is either dry or soft and overcooked. They give you less chicken and a whole bunch of rice with the Jerk chicken meals. This honestly is not proper business practice. People want to support your business and to not hold yourselves to a standard to at least have your doors open to patrons on a consistent basis is very disappointing and sad. I don’t think i can continue to support this business.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
I am giving the food a one because I ordered brown stew chicken and it didn't taste like brown stew chicken. It tasted like chicken with brown gravy. Also I don't like the fact that they use chicken legs and thighs instead of white meat, and if they do use white meat, they didn't specify when I ordered it. The cabbage was crunchy and the gravy was over the race so I didn't eat any of it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
I’m over it. Like when tf are they actually open? It’s ridiculous at this point. I tried Thursday 8/17…didn’t answer so my stupid self drove there on lunch break thinking maybe they were too busy to answer and yep…closed even tho google said they were open. It’s Saturday and I just tried calling again…google clearly says they’re open…no answer. Smh. Yea kalypso getcha ish together please. People actually wanna spend money with you. And these random hours and long periods of closing makes me question the integrity of the food/ingredients atp
I give this restaurant 5-stars! I tried to do with the Stars on the app, but it wouldn't let me give it five stars the staffer courteous and helpful I recommend it to anyone who like Caribbean food!
If I'm being honest, this is not Jamaican food. The food is not well seasoned. The oxtails are tender but extremely bland. The rice is soft like soup. I'm from NYC where you can get very tasting Jamaican food and wanted a bite here but this just ruined my taste buds. I'm not sure if the actual reviewers tasted real Jamaican food before but it is NOT this. Although, the portion sizes and service is nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
No disrespect, but the food did not taste like authentic Caribbean food. I grew up in a West Indian household so I know what it should taste like. It was more like a watered down Caribbean resort food that catered to Caucasians who can’t handle the authentic foods of the Caribbean. I got curry chicken and could barely taste the curry. The coleslaw hardly had any dressing on it. Will not be ordering again. Sad, because Buffalo hardly has any West Indian restaurants around. Will wait till I go to Toronto
Food: 2
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the best Jamaican spots in Buffalo!! The service is great! Always friendly and great food for the price! I love the j*** chicken with rice n peas, cabbage, and plantain. The oxtail is very tender, and the plantains are the best I always make sure to get them.
Colorful little restaurant in University Heights. Great service, great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Horrible food it was very bland. Need to find a new chef! I couldn't believe how awful my meal was never again.
Best food on the PLANET, BAD Service, don’t know how they stay open people literally waiting outside for food and they just open whenever they feel like it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 1
The inside of the building is practically falling apart (wood plank ceiling, paint peeling/dirty) but never mind that. The j*** chicken was extremely dried out and the rice and peas tasted like they've been made in the morning and sat in a heated up pot. The coleslaw is not bad, the portion size is excellent, the plantain is delicious, and the j*** seasoning is pretty decent but the chicken and rice kills the vibe entirely. All these good reviews must be from people who've never eaten jamaican food from the island itself and grown up on it like I did because a real Jamaican would never praise this food. The coco bread is also dry and stale. They also don't honor the 12-2 lunch special so don't expect to get $5 j**** I paid $15.50 for a small j*** chicken and coco bread and didn't finish either.