The service was amazing the bartender gave a vibe of chilling in her living room in which she poured your drink of choice and food magically appeared and then play list was perfect. The cuisine is Afro Caribbean and the atmosphere is spacious with clean high end restrooms which I'm a stickler for! This is spot you must check out it is a nice contrast from the SUV strollers that take up the side walk in park slope and the typical vibe you get with these Wall Street/ middle class people. I hope it stays open! read more

BK9 - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I've gone twice this week already! Once for dinner and again for brunch. I highly recommended the oxtail empanadas (OMG) and the pork chop was a piece of heaven. Peach Bellinis all around for brunch with the fried chicken and banana-rum waffles!!!! Halleluyer! read more

I was in the area and decided to check this place out with a coworker. We arrived around 3:30 in the afternoon and were told that the kitchen was closed until 5pm, but the bar was open. Thankfully, the chef was very accommodating and whipped up their famous oxtail empanadas for us. Let me first start off by saying that these were by far the best empanadas I have ever tasted. The best way to describe the favors is like an explosion in your mouth. There were so good we placed two orders. The drinks were amazing as well , strong and perfectly mixed. Special thanks to the chef and Maya the bartender... We will definitely be back to try the other items on the menu. This place definitely is a hidden gem. read more

Came for brunch. Service was horrible. Took 20 minutes just to get two drinks, we waited 45 minutes for the first dish to show up out of our group of four. All of our dishes came at different times and they had all been sitting out as they were all cold when they reached our table. The Hamburger was burnt to a crisp resembling a hockey puck, the french toast was burnt bruschetta bread that you couldn't cut into, and the waffles were soft and cold when they finally reached our table. The rum in the syrup was over powering almost as if they poured straight shots of rum over the cold floppy waffles. None of us in our group ate our food. We ended up eating elsewhere after we left. read more

The owner was really nice, ambiance very nice and everything after that was horrible. The waitress didn't know the menu or liquor offerings. The food is very pricey, portions extremely small and the menu lacks any Caribbean touch - especially the food. Will NOT be coming back, which is sad because I would love to support my fellow Caribbean businesses. read more

I was looking forward to trying this restaurant. I was happy when I called to check their wait and they told me to come right in. My party of four arrived and we waited to be acknowledged for almost ten minutes. My friend finally decided to ask a worker if it's self seating. The worker replied that he was setting our table right now and would seat us. Several minutes later another worker came up to us and asked us how many people in our party. After we replied she said it would be a few minutes. Then another worker came and asked us if we have been helped. I explained that I called for a party of four. She was really nice and said she would seat us shortly. After a few minutes, she called us over and we started walking towards the assigned table, only to have another worker tell us we can't sit there. At that point we just walked out. Honestly, we didn't have an issue waiting for a table. I just don't trust a restaurant where all the workers are confused and don't have a set role. Though the food may be good, it shows that the service and wait will be poor. I hope this restaurant improves on their service and first impressions! read more

I'll try not to make this into paragraph but... I've never felt so disrespected in my life. And I still don't understand what happened fully all I know is I'm still shocked! My friend and I walked in there and all the customers just stopped and looked at us like a weird look and went back eating and that alone made us uncomfortable.... Then we see people hustling and bustling and doing their thing. And then this woman who appeared to be the host passed us TWICE and didn't even acknowledge us at all... and we both saw her watching us in the corner of her eyes. She KNEW we were there but just didn't want to say anything. Let me just say that was our first time stepping up in that place I've literally never even heard of this place until a couple of days ago.... After waiting for 5 mins with people passing us not asking us why we're standing or if we had a reservation, which we did it was for 6:15, we walked right out! I don't recommend this place to anyone because the people who work there and the customers are really strange. I honestly feel like it's because we didn't look like them (their customers majority of them are Haitian). Which I know it sounds fucked up because my bf is Haitian and he and his family are very nice. But after telling him what happened even he said some Haitians act like that and I was shocked. So yea I won't ever be going back EVER!! read more

i made a reservation here for tonight, got an email confirmation and all, and i just showed up and they are CLOSED to protest the president who is not going anywhere. stupidest reason to protest & i am pissed. i traveled an hour to come to this restaraunt, which i HAD A RESERVATION FOR. this is no way to run a business. absurd. read more

BK9 - but i had a reservation... and no one called me to tell me? i traveled an hour to get here. - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Love this restaurant! Came here to celebrate my husband's birthday with a small group. The food was delicious! For starters they served this great biscuity bread with guava butter that I can only describe as "yum". I had the Legume and even though it was vegetarian, it was so tasty that I did not miss the meat at all! My husband had the salmon which he really enjoyed. Our guests seemed happy, as I noticed a lot of clean plates. They earn the final star because prices were reasonable and the staff greeted my guests warmly, and were extremely attentive. Will absolutely be back. read more

Was there to celebrate with the family. Food was great - Excellent service - Pleasant atmosphere and a DJ rocking some of the best hits. My wife and I did not hesitate to show some moves. All in all, definitely recommend to all to visit. Thanks Nesly for the great service. read more

Great food and vibe! Music is solid and laid back. Lounge downstairs is also nice after drinks/food.

Excellent food and very good service. Will come definitely come back again. Some of our favorite dishes: mussels, oxtail, jerk chicken and salad. Jerk chicken is a must! read more

Been here a few times; the food has been consistently good, although I can tell when there is a different chef as the food can be prepared a bit differently from time to time it seems. The drinks are strong, the service has always been good and the music of course is good. It's somewhat of a small spot but very accomodating and cozy. read more

Delicious food choices and dessert. The staff members are extremely welcoming, great ambiance perfect place for a first date or a friendly gathering. Definitely going back. read more

The food is delicious! But it took fifteen minutes to get a drink. Then they did not have any cups so I had to wait about 5-10 min for a refill. May come back to give it another try read more

Considering it is a late night .... BK9 has been taking baby steps to evolving to my next hang out spot... drinks are served well; just right on the liquor content.. The customer service from Quana was great... the TVs, music selection are great... reggae.. Two thumbs up... read more

We had a reservation at 4 for 3 people. We had to flag someone down just to order after sitting for 30 minutes. Another 30 minutes down we still haven't gotten our food nor has anyone even refilled our waters the least you can do. I've had bad service before but this takes the cake. It almost felt like they were intentionally not serving us which felt like a slap in the face. The table in front of us was seated for about 20 minutes ordered food and drinks and received their food at about the same time as while we were seated for a full hour before we got food. ONLY WHEN some gentlemen started his shift after we were there for 45 minutes did we finally start getting proper service. Thank goodness he came. We asked 2 people for barbecue sauce. One was that gentleman and one was the woman who served us. The gentleman got it for us right away. I hate that the food was actually decent. Just a suggestion, if you're not going to refill people's water glasses, GET BIGGER GLASSES!! read more

Went there for Brunch for a private event. Every entree was delicious! My Mom, aunts, cousins all loved the food and presentation. The only con that day was service but I don't blame the waitress. She had to take of 30 people by herself! That was just poor planning...I went back there the 2 weeks later for dinner and the food was on point ! GOOD JOB Guys! read more

My family came in town from Washington DC and I decided to take them to enjoy a comedy show on June 27th 2018. I was pleased to find it was held at Black establishment. My joy turned to frustration when we had to rely on the comedy host to constantly find us a server. The show took place in the basement and it often felt as if we were forgotten or not important enough for the server to just check-in on. I really enjoyed the show and hope the venue steps up its service to match its success. read more

One of my favorite places to go.. Their Jerk wings are delicious ... The drinks are good and the ambiance is better ..

First of all, the food is OFF THE CHAAAAAAIIIINNNN. It's a tad pricier, but for the quality and fanciness, they could be charging way more. It would be a good place to bring a date if you want to take her to a nicer place, and not totally break the bank. She will be impressed with the presentation of the food. It is Creole, and everything I had was the best of that ever.. even the brussel sprouts, THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD without a doubt. They sprinkled magic in them... must have. The staff is genuinely friendly, I mean like, they obviously care that you feel comfortable. Relaxed vibe. One of the owners visited our table and by the time we left we felt like we were a part of their circle. Such nice dudes, for real real. I will definitely go back any chance I get.. Planning on brunch next, I hear the brunch is bomb dot com, can't wait. Taking my next visitor there fo sho. read more

Only half of the items on the entree list were available at 7pm on a Saturday!!!! The woman at the next table were fuming and cursing and rightfully so: the missing items like the oxtail were the most Caribbean. We settled for the appetizers, which were good. The nouveau take on classic Caribbean food is worth doubling the price of stuff you can get at hole-in-walls up north in crown heights. I overheard another waiter apologetically explaining to another disappointed table that the chef is trying something different. Maybe she by trying burned all the oxtail or jerk chickens? read more

Place is nice love the candlelight and music fast service give good decent size of food on the plate people are respectful for their i definitely recommend any one to go. read more

The FOOD is amazing and affordable!! The portion size is almost too much to finish!! Came for brunch and tried the oxtail hash and shrimp and grits!! So savory!!! Will most certainly be back for dinner and for brunch again. read more

My husband and I had dinner here at BK9 and as soon as we walked in, the waiter who greeted us was not warm or inviting....as a matter of fact he didn't even look like he wanted to serve us. My husband noticed the unfriendly manner after our waiter seated us, but I told my husband to give it a chance. After giving us the menu, our waiter did not mention any of the specials they had listed on the chalkboard outside the restaurant, nor did he mention that they were out of their oxtail dish.....he told us after I ordered it and that's what we were looking forward to. I'm sorry but at any restaurant you go to, aren't the specials and dishes they are already out of the first thing you tell your customers???? Since they were out of oxtails, I ordered their seared scallops and my husband ordered jerk chicken as his appetizer and for his entree he ordered their 16 oz. Berkshire Pork Chop. When my husband tried their jerk chicken, let's just say that it wasn't really jerk. Yes, it was juicy, however, there were no jerk seasonings or rub on the chicken. In addition, the chicken was not cooked all the way through so he did not eat the rest. They gave three pieces of chicken and out of the three pieces only one decent enough to eat, the remaining two had raw patches not cooked. When we brought this up to our waiter, he told us that the chicken does not get cooked all the way through. Hearing that the cooked is not even cooked all the way through is a huge turnoff!!! And on top of that, the waiter was not even apologetic about the chicken not being cooked all the way through which was a HUGE disappointment. After taking away the uncooked chicken we waiting for more than 30 minutes for our dinner to arrive. When dinner FINALLY arrived it was decent. My husband's pork chop was not bad but it was definitely NOT a 16 oz - now I'm not sure if it's really a 16 oz pork chop or if that was the name of the dish, but it was not a huge pork chop. It looked like a regular pork chop but not worth $29. It's not like it was a steak or huge in size, it was a regular pork chop with squash and greens dressed up on a dish, nothing special. My seared scallops were decent. Good flavor, not rubbery and had a nice crust. It was served with creamed spinach, pomegranate, and polenta. They could have done without the pomegranate, I didn't see the point of them in the dish except to add color, but it didn't do anything for the dish. And as for the polenta.....I had no idea it was polenta and you wanna know why???? It was about the size of one of my scallops and I thought it was a piece of plaintain.....again, if you're going to give me polenta at least give a decent amount. Overall, the service was lacking, the food was ok and not worth the price of $24 and $29. I could have gone to a restaurant in the city or another restaurant in Brooklyn and gotten better service and food. In addition, the waiter did not even remove the uncooked chicken from our bill. Never going back here again, this place a waste of time and money. read more

Great upscale Caribbean restaurant with modern decor delicious authentic style dishes. There Sunday brunch is amazing with live jazz music and they also host Live Comedy events. Great spot to watch the games and enjoy cocktails and wings read more

My friend and I were walking down 5th ave on our lunch break and saw the menu which looked interesting enough to try. The ambiance and music was on point and would be a nice spot for a date. I ordered the plantains with callaloo and smoked mozzarella which I think would a little more tasty for someone who is used to eating callaloo, which I am not, although I've had it before. I also ordered the jerk chicken and french fries. Let's lead off with the positive first, the chicken was moist and plentiful and the french fries were crunchy and not salty. I was not a fan of the jerk chicken, it was like they took chicken tenders, seared it and threw the jerk sauce over it. I am used to jerk chicken from the grill and not covered in sauce but more rub with a little sauce. My friend got the mixed veggie dish with Haitian style rice, which she said was delicious. Also, I took a while for the food to come so we ended up having to take it to go. I am giving the food a three but the service a 5. Charlie was our waitress and she was friendly and nice and when we told her that we needed to get back to work and asked to have the food to go, she did so without hesitation and moved quickly. I would go back because of the service and would try something different. read more

I have been to BK9 many times. The food is AMAZING and I love the atmosphere especially on Sunday afternoons. I just wish there were more room/space. My favorite dish is the Pork Griot. I am Haitian and I approve that dish 100%. I will be having my birthday dinner there this Sunday afternoon, 10/14/18 so I am praying to enjoy my meal and the ambiance with my friends. I hope they enjoy this restaurant as much as I have in the past. I am praying I am not seated by the kitchen. read more

Strong drinks and good DJ! The food didn't take too long and it's in a great location suers close to the Barclays

This is my first review on Yelp and I couldn't go to bed without writing this review. I was extremely disappointed with the food at BK 9. I was given three meals and paid for zero that's how bad it was. My Salmon was raw and had to be sent back. The jerk chicken was so hot I couldn't eat it and it was also pink near the bone. The staff was nice and the drink was ok but I would not here again read more

This place will NEVER see me again. BK9 is utter trash. I went there last week Sunday for brunch with my girlfriends, from the time we encountered the host her attitude was PISS POOR! She wasn't welcoming, very passive aggressive. My friends and I dined outdoor and it was a nightmare the moment we sat down. It started when we we inquired about the heating lamp and was told that "it takes awhile to come on". Keep in mind, it was very nippy that day and the lamp should've been on. The RUDE host seated us with no menus. A waiter came over said she would be back with the menus, she failed to return. Another waiter comes over, and then she noticed we did not have menus so she went to get. After 10mins we finally receive menus, we order. We ask again to the waiter that took our order if she can get someone to turn on the heating lamp. A man from the back brings out one heating lamp, he sets it up but behind us. He then comes back out with another heating lamp, set's the lamp up directly in front of our table. It was like "You asked for this, so here it is". As we're eating, conversing, a sudden bang/loud noise happens and when I look, the ENTIRE heating lamp has toppled over onto our table, spilled over drinks, utensils, food etc. The heating lamp was on but it was on low, THANK GOD! It just missed our hands, and cocktails. Had that lamp would've knocked the cocktail over, without a doubt, the table would've caught on fire. A waiter rushes over, we're all in complete shock, she asked if we were OK and then says "what drink did you have" EXCUSE ME? What's really important here? The waiter then proceeds to ask me "are you still working on your food'? Ma'am, a heating lamp just fell over into my meal, why would I continue to eat this? At this point, I'm pissed. From the beginning the service trash and now this? There was no sense of empathy from the staff. The man who set up the heating lamps came out to assist with clean up but his response was "Oh i was just trying to keep you all warm" Really? First of all, the heating lamps were on a a tripod. He did not think to secure the lamps by placing sand bags on or near the legs. It was hazard from jump. He now asked if we wanted our meals over, my friends said "yes" but at this point, I was already over it so I asked for a cup of tea. The (rude) host brings the tea out but she brings it out with the snarkiest attitude "Someone ordered another tea" ? My friends are looking at her with the blank stare. First of all, the damn heating lamp just almost caused a fire with major injuries and you don't say anything? We know the waiter and the staff came back & told you what happened & she's still carrying on unnecessarily. No remorse, just all attitude like we did something wrong to her. Now I'm ready to go off so I asked her "is there a problem, because I can solve it" she proceeded to walk away, back into the restaurant. My friends and I looked at each other and we collectively got up and left. The host was asking to get snatched up but we weren't going to stoop down to her trashy level. BK9 isn't worth it, period. read more

BK9 is a great spot to hang out and meet new people. It's spirit/energy just draws in good wholesome people. Ashley the bartender is beyond AWESOME!!! Whenever you say thank you for something she's done, her response is, "my pleasure!" Nerva, Gerry, Gary, Nes, & crew, continued success!!! read more

I recently had my birthday party there and got treated like a king. Everything ran smoothly. The staff were all courteous, friendly, and professional. The owner is a great guy and really cares about the customers. On top of all this, the food is EXCELLENT. Make sure you get the Oxtail Empenadas, they are amazing. But so is everything else. Highly recommend this cool spot. read more

I had a rum punch at the bar with the cod fishcake with an amazing sauce. Simple but so so good. Excellent bartender. Excellent place to hang out. Great music too. read more

The food is amazing and music was good. However, I had the worst customer service known to man. As soon as I came in, there was no host stand. With a group of 6, we were looking really confused. A waiter came and spoke to us. He was super nice. We decided to get a drink at the bar as we waited. It took over 15 minute to get the bartender. We found a waiter who look like JCOLE and asked him is there a way for us to get the bartender. With a nasty tone, he said we had to wait because the place was really busy. We took it and waited. They we sat, our waitress SHANTE had attitude the entire night until the bill came she immediately switched her attitude. Thank God for the food, we waited 45 min between every drink or meal. I WOULD ONLY COME HERE FOR THE FOOD, THIS PROBABLY THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE, I EVER RECEIVED. THEY GOT TO DO BETTER, THERE'S AT LEAST 10 RESTAURANTS ON THAT BLOCK ALONE. I ONLY STAYED BECAUSE I WAS WITH A GROUP. read more

The wait here is ridiculous and they told us about 20 mins ago that they were setting up tables downstairs and should be ready in 10 mins. What's even more ridiculous is that at the bar you can't start the bottomless mimosas and wait on a table. Idk about you but I don't want to sit at a bar for an hour and a half to have bottomless mimosas because they are being bob the builder and apparently building the tables from scratch!!! read more

I came here to eat last night and had really high hopes of a delicious meal because of all the positive reviews; unfortunately my experience here left me very unsatisfied. My friend and I ordered pepper shrimp (not spicy at all), griot (very bland),oxtails and fried plantains which were both very salty I couldn't even finish my meal. We ask for condiments and unfortunately our server forgot to bring it to us (the restaurant was practically empty). And to top off the horrible meal our coffee tasted like pure vinegar! We were sooooo disappointed and unhappy last night and I highly doubt that I will be coming back here in the near future. read more

The food AND service here is fabulous! They quickly accommodated a party of 8 and Chef Brian and Michael offered 5 star service. They went far beyond to make sure that our experience was perfect! I highly recommend! read more

If you are looking for a fun/eclectic new non- traditional Caribbean restaurant in the heart of Park Slope, BK9 is the place to try. BK9's atmosphere is vibrant, the food is delicious, the drinks are innovative and to die for. Our waiter was attentive and knew the menu. We would highly recommend you to try this noveau restaurant. read more

I had the awesome opportunity to attend the Grand Opening of BK9 on August 31st. I am not a real foodie but the food was amazing. I had the jerk chicken appetizer and the Crispy Snapper entrée. The plating for both was exquisite. I usually do not finish all of my meal but I finished and desired more. I ordered the jerk chicken appetizer to take home and share with my husband and he enjoyed. My date for the evening was my 17 year old son who really doesn't like anything else but fast food, however he tried the Hanger Steak. He loved it. It was a great evening and the location is great, 2 blocks from Barclay's. Love this place and will definitely return. I have already recommended to all my Brooklyn friends. read more