When we were first introduced to Barry's pepper pot on Wesley Street in Ajax, it was so good. We were there every week. We were happy that they open In Pickering as it was closer to us. We went there many times, but after ordering last night. Chicken roti, and goat roti I will never go back there again. The sauce was runny watery hardly any chicken lots of potato. The roti itself is store-bought not homemade with the crushed chickpea,.. save your money. It's time to stop giving to restaurants that are putting out shit food... for big $ read more

My husband and I had lunch at Beryl's Pepper Pot and we really liked it. I ordered the Jerk Chicken with steamed vegetables, and rice and peas ($16) while my husband got the boneless goat roti ($14). When my plate arrived, I got coleslaw instead of steamed vegetables, but I was super hungry, and I'm not opposed to coleslaw, and the place was really busy, and the poor server was by himself serving all the tables, so I didn't say anything and just ate my food. I was so pleasantly surprised when the server brought me a separate plate of steamed veggie, since the kitchen had made a mistake. They had realized this without me saying anything. I got the Jerk Chicken mild, because it was my first time at Beryl's and I didn't know how hot, hot would be. I enjoyed the mild, it was flavourful with a slight spicy kick. I may try the hot next time. The chicken was moist and tender and I loved every bite. The rice and beans were a bit on the dry side in my opinion, but this was ameliorated by pouring the little container of gravy I got on the rice. The coleslaw was just ok (I'm not a huge fan of coleslaw, but I will eat it). It wasn't too wet, nor too sour. The steamed vegetables were good. Nothing was too mushy and I liked the variety of vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and red, yellow and green bell peppers). I like that they were just steamed and not buttered nor drenched in oil. I had a taste of my husband's roti, and while I'm not the biggest fan of goat, I thought it was tasty. The goat pieces were not as tender as I like, but still delicious and not gamey. I found the amount of goat to be good, and the filling also contained potatoes, but there was definitely more goat than potatoes. Service was very courteous and friendly (I didn't catch his name, but he was the young Asian guy). The decor is simple, but it's clean and bright. They have a restaurant section and a takeout section. You cannot buy takeout and eat it in the restaurant, the restaurant is for full-service only. They have signage indicating such. They have daily specials, but not on weekends. They are licensed and serve alcohol. They are in a plaza with lots of free parking. I am rarely ever in Pickering, but if I found myself there and hungry, I would return to Beryl's Pepper Pot. read more

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Was impressed with their Jerk pork the first time we ordered for takeout couple weeks ago. Was so tender my husband loves it. But two ago, when we tried ordering takeout again, the staff who took our order was kinda not so nice she seems unhappy to work their, never smile. I ordered 1 small size spicy jerk pork and 1 large regular jerk pork. We end up getting two large both spicy jerk pork. Didn't realize that until we got home coz I also ordered small size of jerk oxtail, so I thought that small container was the small spicy jerk pork. The jerk was dry and for the fact that both were spicy, I could barely eat it. I can't eat too spicy. read more

Having never had jerk chicken before, I was excited to try this restaurant when it opened in Pickering. We came here on a weeknight for dinner and there were a few people here. You can either dine in or take out. We chose to dine in and although the service was great, I felt that there was a little bit of a disconnect between the type of restaurant, the décor and the table linens. I think the restaurant was designed mostly for takeaway and there is a long hallway where guests can queue while waiting to place their orders. The dining area is modern and sleek but I was a surprised to see cloth napkins with flatware on our table. It seemed a little too... fancy(?). Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining, it just felt a little... off. I ordered the jerk chicken and my husband went with the curry goat. Both dishes were fantastic and I would definitely get the jerk chicken again. Like I mentioned before, I have never had it before so I don't really have anything to compare it to but it sure was good and with just the right amount of kick! I will absolutely be back to try other items from their menu! The food was great, the service was great and they are a nice addition to our city. read more

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They are advertising Goat but in truth they are selling mutton and we did not get what we pay for

Some friends of mine wanted to try Beryl's so I tagged along with them. Third visit in ten days. Hey, I like their food. With five of us, we ordered a variety of dishes. We started with the Ackee and Saltfish Spring Rolls, Saltfish Fritters, and Red Peas Soup (of the day). They were all good, especially the ackee spring rolls. There was a generous amount of tasty filling. The fritters could have used a little more saltfish (and maybe another fritter). On to the mains. The Curry Goat and Oxtail were as good as on my previous visits. Consistency is a good thing. The Escoveitch Red Snapper was served whole, with rice and peas and coleslaw. It was the prettiest dish of the evening, very colourful with pickled peppers. It tasted good and was also a good portion because some of it ended up in a takeout box. The fried chicken was crispy and I was offered a choice of gravy for the rice and peas. I chose oxtail gravy. Good choice! The chicken, however, was a little on the dry side. One friend enjoyed the red peas soup so much, he ordered another bowl for his main course. For dessert, we had Rum and Raisin ice cream and a very generous slice of Sweet Potato Pudding that we shared. Very good on both counts. We were very happy with the taste of all the food. The service (attentiveness) has definitely improved since my first visit. Our appetizers came out fairly quickly but the mains took a little while and the food temperature could have been hotter. They did have a full dining room and a steady flow of customers at the takeout counter but that shouldn't affect our orders. The menu is a little confusing. Some items had a choice of preparation listed under it that may get missed. For example, under Whole Red Snapper, there is a choice of Escovietch, Brown Stew or Steamed Fish, in a smaller font. Under Chicken Breast, there is a choice of Jerk, Stew or Island Style Fried Chicken. I actually got thighs (which I preferred). Chef Beryl visited our table to say hello and get some feedback. I like that touch. Disclaimer: Three reviews in ten days may seem unusual. For the record, I have no affiliation with this restaurant, their ownership, or employees. I simply like their food and their location is very convenient for me. read more

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Extremely poor customer service. The person who answered said they are the "line cook" amd didn't know how to take orders but proceeded to take our order. After a really difficult phone call trying to order I was told it would be 45 mins. I showed up when it should've been done. And was told it's not ready. I waited in the store for another 50 minutes... I kept asking and they said it was almost done when it clearly wasn't. almost 2 hours the chicken was extremely dry in the jerk chicken. The rice was flavourless. The fried fish smelt so terrible we had to throw out. I highly doubt not recommend. The food was no way worth the 2 hour wait nor the over priced. I will never order here again and advise you to do the same. read more

Good Jamaican food. Went here for lunch last week. The restaurant is located in a strip mall behind Home Depot. Parking can be tight though. Inside the restaurant it's split in two very distinct areas; one for pick up and one for dining. Great setup, so you get good service if you're dining in without people coming in all the time to get food to go. And the to go area, was fast and efficient. I ordered a vegetable roti and peas and rice to go. Best authentic roti I've had since I was in the Caribbean. Good crisp veggies with all the roti seasonings. However my rice and peas looked like rice and beans. This was good, but not what I was expecting. Since I got it to go, I did a little research on the rice and peas. In Jamaica, kidney beans are commonly referred to as peas. So my order was correct! Now I know. One tip, many of the items are made to order, like the roti, and can take 20 mins or so, call ahead of time or you'll have to wait. I'll be back again read more

So excited to see this place open! Finally a good jerk chicken restaurant in Pickering! The restaurant is split into two areas - one side for dine in and the other side for take out. I have to admit for a dine in Jerk Chicken place it's far more upscale than others I've been to. I was here for take out though and at 3pm in the afternoon there was a line up at the take out counter so I take that as a good sign seeing as they just opened 2 days ago. The menu is projected on flat screens above the counter. After placing your order and paying you are giving a receipt with your order number on it. They call your when it's ready. Dinners come in two sizes served with coleslaw and you have a choice of either white rice or rice and peas. I ordered two large jerk chicken dinners with rice and peas with oxtail gravy and one large jerk pork with rice and peas oxtail gravy. As listed on the menu they charge a dollar extra for gravy but on my bill there was no charge so maybe it's changed? Large Jerk Chicken with rice and peas with oxtail gravy - The container was quite large and I'd say a pretty hearty portion of rice for a large. The large comes with 3 pieces of chicken (dark meat) basically a leg with the back cut into 3 pieces. Truth be told I was hoping for 4 pieces of meat in such a large container. The chicken however was cooked to perfection, still juicy with that nice roasty jerk flavour permeating right through the meat from the skin to the bone. I loved the peas and rice good flavour but the oxtail gravy is really what made the rice. So rich in flavour with bits a meat streaked through and plump butter beans. Large Jerk Pork with rice and peas and oxtail gravy - The pork also had that great roasty jerk flavour and the meat had a beautiful brown crust encasing the juicy white meat. Sometimes you find jerk pork cut too thin and dry but they did theres perfectly. Oh and they definitely didn't skimp on the meat, a hearty portion of sliced pork completely covered the rice. Overall I'd say I'll definitely be returning here frequently to get my jerk chicken fix! Service was fast maybe 10 minutes despite being busy and preparing fresh to order. I'll be back to check out there other menu items like oxtail and fried chicken as well. FYI dine in menu has more choices than take out men read more

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Bright 28 seat dining room is very quiet on Sunday afternoon. I. Hope they get busier! We've only eaten at the Ajax location (without a baby) and was thrilled to see them open up a location in Pickering. Although the restaurant seemed pretty minimal, it serves the general purpose of expansion and actually having sit down resto. We ate in on a very quiet Sunday afternoon and the quiet dining room hosted just one other family who were equally enamored with Beryl's food. We had some goat curry and fried chicken (dark meat so my daughter could partake). The curry dish was just as good as I remembered from my first visit to Beryl's and the fried chicken was well received by my toddler. The service is efficient but slow (if that makes sense). I'm not sure if I would return to dine-in but I'm sure happy that there will be a closer take out location for Beryl's excellent offerings. read more

The food at Beryls has always been amazing. Love everything.... Jerk Chicken Chicken Roti Fry Chicken Restaurant is always very clean and the food is incredible. Janiece...the girl serving at the take out counter is fantastic. Friendly Courteous and remembers the returning customers. Beryl.... give Janiece a big raise and bonus at Christmas. read more

This review is only based on my take away experience. I have not yet dined in but I will in future. Dine in experience to follow. My take away experience was, well to be honest, nothing spectacular or memorable. Upon walking in and patiently waiting for the young woman behind the counter to finish her text, I then asked for a take away (take out) menu. The woman then turned to the back staff and screamed 'eh, where the take away menus at?' To which the kitchen staff replied 'we don't have none'. The young lady then told me to take a picture of the board and decide what I wanted. Suffice to say I didn't take a picture, the 8 items on the board were easy enough to remember. I settled on the Curry Goat Rice and Peas large and it was delicious. The spices, sauce and meat flavour was on point. I don't have much to say in terms of the food. To be honest, Caribbean food is pretty standard. The opportunity to shine for places like this is in the presentation and the delivery. Both areas, I believe, that beryls completely lacks. I enjoyed my take away but I hated the experience. I will however try the dining in experience just so that I can give a final and honest review. read more

A very clean and authentic Jamaican restaurant. Service is excellent. Food could have been hotter but it was very good. read more

Beryl's Pepper Pot - Caribbean Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

The food is okay but nothing special. Came for takeout, the servers were not very friendly. They looked like they didn't want to be there. Ordered their jerk chicken and rice. Thought it would be fast since this what they are known for, the order took for ever. The staff don't seem to care about the customers. read more

money hungry expensive with no customer seevice or appreciation of the customers or new customers I must say I was referred and i my order was done incorrectly which is okay bc that happens but when I called to enlighten Baryls about the mishap especially because I came from so far and spent so much. I was truly shocked with the way I was handled and dealt with as a first time customer who was referred an came from so far. truly unhappy and I wouldn't go back nor recommend to anyone. Mrs. Baryls not everything is about money in the world its okay we all win some and lose some but youve lost a new customer and business !! don't recommend this at all I would strongly recommend Chris Jerks Superb Service anytime I go 24/7 read more

Horrible service, went there last weekend for breakfast, found a sticker in my food.. I called them and they said I could get a refund. When I returned the owner came to speak to me and she was very rude... she needs some training in customer service... will never return... she acted as though I should have kept the food even with the sticker and no apology! read more

Beryl's Pepper Pot - Caribbean Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

Grabbed myself a quick bite just to tide me over until dinner so I ordered festival and oxtail gravy. Festival was a generous portion that was made to order so it was very fresh. Was a little bit on the dry side but it had a really nice crisp to it. I'd still order this again, though. 4/5. Oxtail gravy was absolutely delicious that it's making me eager to try their actual oxtail dish. Fingers crossed that it will be a generous and hearty portion. 5/5. read more

The food is way over priced. The mark up is very astronomical when compared to other restaurants selling similar food items and beverages.The Food size does not reflect her pricing. I must say though that the restaurant is pristine and I usually get service with a smile..... Thank you read more

Excellent, definitely going back! Coconut shrimp was absolutely fantastic! The curry goat was one of the best meals I've ever had. Jerk chicken and pork were good. read more

Tried their curry goat and jerk chicken. Love them! The festivals (side dish) is also very good. The jerk sauce is peppery and spicy. For those spice lovers, you will like the jerk sauce. The only thing is its more like gravy texture than liquid. Personally I like the gravy consistency. read more

Beryl's Pepper Pot - Jerk chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Pickering, Ontario

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My old review of this place was good as I had a pleasant experience, and we've had a few enjoyable dinners from here since. Tonight however has made me decide to never go back. They were rude To my husband when he asked if he could purchase extra coleslaw. He was told no he would only get one per meal ordered....but it's on your menu as an extra side dish... we wanted to pay for it??? They are always out of dumplings and festivals which is very disappointing and today one of their feature items was the Fried Chicken and guess what, they were out. You need to have food available for your customers in order for them to want to come back. Thanks for an unpleasant experience, due to your lack of accommodation, poor customer service and lack of food supply, we will not be returning. (Old review)Just got to try this place tonight. Very nice decor inside. We got take out this time around but will be back for dine in as the menu has more selection. We tried the jerk pork with rice and peas and the ox tail. The pork was cooked perfectly with a nice charred outside and tender melt in your mouth meat inside. Added some jerk gravy which is quite spicy but full of flavour. We wanted a side of ox tail gravy for our rice but they were out which is unfortunate. The ox tail was really good and tender and the gravy on the meat was delightful, wish we had more! The coleslaw was simple but perfect for cooling your mouth following the jerk spices. We will be back for sure, glad this place opened up for some more variety in Pickering. read more

This place is the closest thing to real Jamaican home cooking. I had the Ackee and Salt Fish with green banana, yam, 2 fried dumplins( they were nice and moist inside). Staff was very helpful and courteous. The meals took a bit longer than normal because I was with a group of people. The staff was very apologetic but it was not a big deal for me. The place is not that big. It is a small and quaint setting. It looks like a very welcoming place. It does not look like a typical West Indian place by looking at the interior and setting. Which for me it is refreshing. The price is average and not too expensive. You can also pick up your orders if you call ahead of time. read more

The oxtail at this place is amazing. Their prices are a little high, but their food is worth it. The jerk is also excellent.

Had lunch today at this place. We opt to dine in. We were stop by a wait to be seated sign. Stand there to be ignored by the staff. Finally we got someone attention and was told to sit anywhere. The wait came over she apologize and took our order which came quickly. She didn't take our drink orders. My partner ordered the curried goat, it came with white rice and slaw. The white rice was HARD. It's was NOT FULLY COOKED. The goat was too salty. It's was a waste of 18$. I ordered the goat soup. It's was surprisingly good! Service sucks. I would not eat here again read more

Just ordered a shrimp roti and instead of telling me they were out of shrimp, i got home to a roti with a total of 4 shrimp filled with green peppers and potatoes. Stale parantha as well. Save your money and go to a roti shop if you want the shrimp roti. read more

Decent food. Messed up my order and overcharged me for their mistake and did not correct it.

Finally able to try this place and ordered their fried chicken lunch special for $7. Decent portion size and it was only $7. Each day has their daily special. The chicken was nice and crispy with a small coleslaw and rice and beans. The order took a little long but it was prime time lunch. Can't wait to come back and try other items on their menu. Great place to get authentic Jamaican food and their hot sauce is to die for if you can handle spicy. read more

I currently live in the United States but I am in Toronto quite frequently. Whenever I come, I always come to Beryl's Pepperpot. My boyfriend Joseph and I always get the Chicken Roti and Jerk Poutine. Shanell, I believe, is always so gracious and remembers our order every time. Thank you all for your wonderful service here. We will be back a hundred times more. read more

Yummy and flavourful! Our server was a sweetheart. Glad we took a risk on a new place (for us) when it was our turn to pick.

First off the lady at the front counter seemed upset or mad and was just not nice. On that point alone I wont go back. But i probably would overlook that if the food was good. Well i had the jerk chicken and its not good. Dry and overcooked . It seemed to be baked in an oven for too long. This is not real jerk chicken by no means. Take any store bought jerk sauce and bake in your oven ....it will be better. If you bbq it it will be way way better. Seriously some of the worst jerk chicken i have ever had. I feel embarrassed for this place. read more

Great jerk and good service, the dine in menu prices are higher than take out, wish there was a place to eat for take out side.

The BEST roti texture, moist but not wet. If you want to indulge the sweet potato jerk chicken poutine tastes as yummy as it sounds. I would recommend sharing both the poutine and roti as the servings are HUGE. read more

I went into buy my favorite Caribbean dish (oxtail) and xould wait to get home to eat it. I live in scarborough so Pickering is quite the distance. I get home o anxiously open my container and tale a bite. This was the Worst! And i mean worst oxtail i ever had. The meat was hard and nowhwre near fall off the bone. The food was taste less ans needless to say i threw ir right in the garbage. Worst thing is i bought 2. 1 for my husband and one for me..so wasted 30 dollars. How dare you charge 30 for trash food. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE. RITZ IS AMAZING GO THERE. i called to complain and i was told xome in we will refund your money. Very very turned off!!! read more

Amazing, authentic Jamaican food. I found out about this place by asking my friend who's from Jamaica, where is there a GOOD place around here for oxtail? She pointed me here and I've never been disappointed! The only negative is that eventually you've eaten all of your food (it's a huge portion) but you still want more! read more

First time here and we ate in, and it was amazing. So amazing in fact we decided to order ahead of time for take out about a week later. Total letdown, my chicken roti was totally undercooked. Prob never hit this spot up again just cuz I am totally grossed out by the undercooked meat #puke read more

The most authentic Jamaican food I've ever eaten. The place is so clean, as soon as you walk in you smell the clean. The place is set up classy and the staff are groomed and pleasant. The prices are also reasonable and the food taste just like home. Its worth visiting Berly's. Pepper Pot. read more

Food is expensive...Food is tasty...Good to eat when you are hungry and don't mind the high calories.

Awesome food here. Everything we have had has been authentic and great. Goat and roti are a must.

We dropped in after shopping and both had their Chicken Roti. Delicious. Clean restaurant with a busy take out counter.

Amazing food. Fresh to order tho. Yor order will take 10 to 15 min depending on time of day. Curtious and friendly staff.If you don't mind waiting you will get great tasting food. read more