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    Brawta

    3.9 (17 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Jennifer P.

    My husband and I got takeout at Brawta and my meal was great, my husband's not so much. I got the medium Jerk Chicken ($13.49). It comes with rice and beans, and your choice of coleslaw or steamed vegetables. I chose the latter. My husband got the Jerk Pork Sandwich combo ($10) which comes with a canned drink. He got a 7Up. My Jerk Chicken was good. It was flavourful and not too oily/greasy. It wasn't spicy hot though, so the spicy BBQ sauce I got on the side added some heat to it, which I liked. I got a drumstick attached to a thigh and an additional thigh with the medium portion. The steamed vegetables were cabbage and carrots and nicely done. Not too hard, but not too mushy. Also not too greasy. The rice and beans were also good. I would have liked more beans mixed in with the rice though. It was also not too greasy, which I appreciated, as some places make it way too oily. I quite enjoyed my meal. I gave my husband a thigh and he had some rice and vegetables and felt I had made the better choice. His Jerk Pork Sandwich had a huge chunk of fat in it :( Also the bun wasn't toasted and since the coleslaw was wet, he said it made the sandwich soggy. He was not a fan and regretted his choice. Service was courteous and efficient. The restaurant is not far from "Pizza Corner" (Blowers and Grafton). There are a few seats to eat inside. No outdoor seating. Street parking only. I'm giving 4 stars based on my own experience here, with my Jerk Chicken meal. I added my husband's experience for additional information, but I did not lower my rating as a result of it.

    Yaady - Jerk chicken meal.
    Jacob B.

    I ordered the Yaady again from Brawta and unfortunately found the jerk chicken much drier this time around. Certainly will be back again, but not their best performance. I found their jerk chicken to be spicy, but I have a low tolerance for spice.

    Medium soup.

    My medium chicken soup took 25 min to receive even though I was the only customer. It contained a chicken foot, a large bone, a dumpling, corn on the cob piece with a handful of kernels and 3 tablespoons of broth. At least I have a hilarious memory. How do they get away with charging for food and not serve any? I'm off to find something to eat.

    Jerk chicken.
    Michael B.

    Absolutely phenomenal food, super delicious and tons of it. I'm a big eater and I couldn't finish this. The staff are warm and friendly. Can't wait to go back.

    Andre R.

    I eat out daily! I had the combo plate (2 meats with a side of rice'n'black beans and coleslaw). I chose the jerk chicken (2 x 1/4s), as its a rarity to find delicious Jamaica food, Jerk Chicken. The jerk chicken was tastefully spicey, not hot. If you want hot, they have some sauces available. I have to say, this gem does a disservice to Jamaicans, as now Halifax doesn't have to travel to Jamaica for grrreat jerk chicken !!! The resto is cute and clean.

    Jerk chicken and oxtail with rice and peas and coleslaw. Yummmmmm!!!

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    Delicious food. Love the jerk chicken, very moist and favorable. All the sides are great. Very good value.

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    1 year ago

    The food is amazing. BBQ chicken is so good. Beef patties are great to take home and warm up the next day.

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    OK +. Not that spicy or even authentic, but ok. But nothing that we ate in Halifax was that great.

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    Mi Bombaclaat. The food was incredible, service was genuine and it was a relaxing place.

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    Stella's - Oct 4th menu

    Stella's

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    Waterfront, South End

    As I continue to eat my way across the farmer's market, Stella's was my target one Saturday…read moreafternoon after things slowed down at work. Located next to most of the other prepared food vendors in the northern end of the main floor, Stella's has a monopoly on Antiguan cuisine in Halifax. Serving up the likes of curry chicken, jerk chicken, curry goat, and oxtail, I was eager to try a couple of her meats and asked if there was some sort of combo plate which wasn't on the menu board. Luckily there was, and at $12 was a fair price, especially once you see your jam-packed container. The deal was for the oxtail and curry or jerk chicken, as well as rice and mixed veggies. I asked which she (Stella?) suggested and she didn't hesitate to say "jerk", so I went with that. After taking my container of Caribbean cuisine back to the office, I dug right in. The chicken was a thigh coated in a medium-dark brown sauce and the expected heavy seasoning. The meat was a little toward the dry side, but luckily the thigh is more forgiving than a breast would be. The flavour was delicious; jerk seasonings are complex and unique to every cook. This one was spicy, but it didn't beat your tongue to death with it, just enough to give a lingering front of the mouth burn that had me reaching for some liquid refreshment. The oxtail was chunks of bone with tender, rich meat around each piece, pulling away from the bone easily. The spice level was definitely easier going here, with just a pleasant warming effect. The plentiful seasoned rice had some black beans mixed in and both were cooked perfectly. The mixed veggies were comprised of wide slices of cabbage, carrot and zucchini and were a bit tangy, a sort of Caribbean coleslaw I suppose. The flavour helped balance out the richness of the other portions of my meal. It was a solid meal, especially considering that this is food from warming trays and not cooked to order like in a restaurant. The bang for your buck is quite good as well, especially considering the generous amount of protein in the dish. I won't be going to Antigua any time soon, but I will be making my way back to STELLAAAAA's. Sorry, couldn't resist.

    This review is short, sweet, and to the point. Stella gets five stars. The chicken roti is…read moreauthentic island food with hot peppa sauce. Fabulous!

    Irie Vibes Bar & Grill - Menu Page 1

    Irie Vibes Bar & Grill

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    When the food is in front of you and the music is bumpin' there's no place you'd rather be!…read more The vibes are truly Irie! Jerk, fried or curried, the chicken is... Lawwwd have mercy! Chicken stew roti, callalou, or just get the goat curry if you cannot choose. E recommends Red Stripe to wash it all down and the cocktails were jammin' too! Side note... Ackee & Saltfish Dip to start is E's new lipsmackin' pleasure. Well kiss me neck! In all honesty, this place needs more attention. A gem in the HRM! Support this establishment!!!! Great service, great food, great vibes. Don't worry, be happy (after trying this spot). - E

    My second visit in, and this time I tried the jerk chicken with a pineapple coconut soda! There was…read morea veggie slaw of some kind with onions and peppers, I wasn't sure I was going to like it but I was pleasantly surprised! It mixed it well with the rice. Really enjoyed the jerk chicken and the mix of spices they use. The gravy that they pour on the rice is one of the best gravies I've had in my life. It has an amazing aroma and I just can't get enough of it! The peas (beans), are not something I normally would eat, but they taste so good in this rice recipe that I love them. I'm hoping to get that coconut spice cake one of these times if its there when I'm in, for now I got the rum cake which was good. I put a little caramel sauce on it when I got home. I want to try that Red Stripe beer one of these days to! Keep it up! (I broke the perfect formation of the rice before I thought to take a photo).

    Jamaica Lee Style Cuisine - At the good truck rally earlier this month.

    Jamaica Lee Style Cuisine

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    Dartmouth

    New to the Halifax food truck scene as of this year, Jamaica Lee is slinging a handful of the…read moreisland's best known dishes from this bright green bus. I'd been wanting to try them out for a while, but their usual home base of Dartmouth and my schedule this summer had not been working in my favour. The food stars finally aligned though when I was working one sunny weekend and Jamaica Lee was one of the trucks at Brunch at Bishop's. Once my work was taken care of for the moment, I made the jaunt up to Bishop's. Being around 2pm, there wasn't anyone lined up, so things went quickly. They had a small set of offerings: jerk or curry chicken with rice and peas, ox tail, beef patties, and "festival", which I would later learn were cornbread fritters. Thanks, Google. I went for the jerk chicken meal with rice and peas ($10), and tacked on a beef patty ($5) to sample some more of their wares while I had the opportunity. It just took a couple of minutes for everything to get packaged up while I took in the waterfront sights and sounds and chatted with the cool cats at Halifax Press. Back in the office under fluorescent lighting, I dug into my significant pile of food. The peas in the rice definitely looked more like red broad beans, but the name didn't matter much as it was tasty stuff; lightly seasoned, perfectly cooked rice that was even better with the jerk chicken sauce. The chicken was pleasantly plentiful - four hunks of drumstick and thighs, with a great jerk seasoning that was spicy but not oppressively so, and a light dash of sauce for some sweetness and more depth of flavour to the infamously complex jerk spices. I had a small bit of my co-worker's oxtail as well, and while I had the poor luck of choosing a piece that was more bone and fat, and less meat, the sauce had a fantastic mix of tomato and beef flavour. The beef patty was an impressive hue of orange, and was a decent size, although five bucks was kind of pushing it for something like this. The meat was heavily spiced and packed a good kick to it, but sadly the flavour of the beef itself got lost among the spice and other seasonings. I like a good beef patty, but probably wouldn't go for this again, saving my five notes for something else. Jamaica Lee is doing it right by keeping the menu concise, and the jerk chicken spicy, delicious and approachable. I'm glad I finally got to try them out, and will be keeping them in mind in the future for all of my jerked meat needs. PS. They really need to drop the "Style" from their name. Jamaican cuisine varies from household to household, and I don't think there's any/many people that are going to call BS on their food not being authentic Jamaican food.

    Jamaica Lee Style keeps things simple and great. With only three menu items when I went, you know…read morethat it's a quality vs. quantity approach. Frequently at the corner of Main Street & Caledonia - I'm grateful that a food truck besides ol' school donuts is in Dartmouth. :) I showed up to the bright green truck, looked at the three menu items: - Jerk Chicken - Oxtails - Beef patties I believe all three come with rice and peas. I opted for the Jerk chicken - $10 taxes in. What a perfect blend of flavours and heat. JLS definitely does jerk chicken right! I wanted to savour the taste and flavours so bad, but I couldn't help it. I devoured it immediately! Good portions and I was full afterwards....but I still crave it every other day. Beef patties is next!

    Brawta - caribbean - Updated May 2026

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