We searched out this restaurant based on other Yelpers' recommendations. We are tired of the whole pizza, subs, and burger scene in the Myrtle Beach area, and we are trying different kinds of cuisines here. We are finding some excellent places with this being one of them! We went there on a Wednesday night around 7PM and the restaurant wasn't croweded. The place is not fancy and there not many tables, but if you want good Jamaican food, you will get it here. We had the Oxtails and Brown Stew Chicken entrees with sides of cabbage and rice. The taste was delcious and the portions were generous. The prices were very reasonable also. The service was very good and the employees friendly. I definitely recommend this restaurant. Addendum: We went back to Clarendon Cuisine a week later and ordered the Curried Chicken and Curried Goat platters. Both were mouth-wateringly delicous! read more

This food is amazing! We did takeout so can't comment on the service or ambiance, although it is quite small, three tables I think. We had oxtails, goat curry, and jerk chicken. All were excellent, tender and juicy. The sides almost stole the show, also excellent. Freshly cooked plantains, piping hot. A huge amount of rice and peas, such great flavor. And BTW, not the American version of peas (green), small brown beans sort of like kidney beans but not exactly. Lots of leftovers (the pictures are what was left after we stuffed ourselves - lunch tomorrow taken care of!). Highly recommend! read more

Clarenden Cuisine - Jerk Chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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Over priced food. The young man working did the best he could at explaining the prices. He just works there.

Asked for half goat and half oxtail (thinking I would get half and half like st chipotle for example) I was charged $50 for one plate. The worker says he had to charge us double but if we aren't getting two full portions of meat how does that turn into $50. Beware of the scam read more

My husband and I randomly came in here yesterday. We ordered the oxtail, rice and peas with cabbage. The food was amazing! Even our son enjoyed the food. The oxtail does have some spice to it fyi. I would have this again read more

Food was perfectly seasoned. We ordered escovitch fish and oxtails. It took 30 mins for the to be brought out. Food was delicious. Service was decent except the young lady at the counter having a full on personal phone call while customers were eating. read more

The customer service was great, they were friendly and very pleasant. The food is always amazing. Gotta come back for breakfast some day! read more

Clarenden Cuisine - Oxtail plate with rice and peas and cabbage - Caribbean Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Amazing food, excellent service, Devine oxtail experience!! After trying out every Caribbean restaurant in the area we agree that these are the BEST oxtails you'll ever have! Service is friendly. Great place to dine in or take out. No image because we cleaned our plate!! read more

Local joint serving awesome Jamaican cuisine. I had the oxtails with peas and rice with steamed cabbage and it was by far the best I have had. Chef and counter person were great and made sure I enjoyed everything. They even had Ting which although expensive, made me feel like I was back in Mo Bay. read more

Food was great service was great and the cleanest restaurant I've ever been in even the kitchen was so clean you could eat off the floor I was very impressed. read more

Just three tables inside and a shelf with stools in the back. We had the curry goat plate. It was the best curry goat I have ever eaten. Just the right amount of heat. The plate came with rice and peas and cabbage. The rice mixture also had a wonderful flavor. You order at the counter and grab a table. My only complaint was the goat was way over-salted for my taste; even for my husband who loves his salt. But, if salt doesn't bother you I recommend giving this place a try. read more

Such a awesome fine! The ox tails were so good we came back for seconds the following day! They were so nice and clean! Everything was seasoned great, looked great and brought out extra fast! My sister in law loved the pineapple flavor soda also. read more

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I work up the street and was craving Jamaican food one day so I came here. The lady working there was outside sitting on a break I assume. I didn't care though I waited patiently for someone to show up at the counter and after about 2 minutes, she came in and took my order saying her husband was around the corner. I ignored that and ordered jerk chicken because I wanted it. First off, she said it was jerk chicken fish and I'm like uh no then changed my order to the next special and she said she didn't have that or this or that. I was about to give up until she finally had something they had. It was so frustrating and I wanted to get out of there. Only reason why I put two stars is because the food was so good and she gave me a lot. Customer service has to be worked on here. read more

Disappointing. I'm a big fan of Jamaican food and the food here was just not good. Had the jerk chicken and it was awful. Chicken was not fresh and had a bad chicken taste and there was this bad sweet and spicy sauce over it that was disgusting. Usually rice is very good at any Jamaican restaurant but even the rice was not good here. It didn't have enough of the flavorful jerk chicken sauce that it should have to go over the rice. I also tried the ox tail. That was better than the chicken but it didn't again have enough sauce over the rice and it was overcooked and dried. Overall disappointing. read more

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We are lovers of of Caribbean food and read previous reviews but decided to give it a try anyway. Big Mistake! Per my Antiguan wife the curry chicken was horrible and you can barely taste the curry. Oxtail was not as bad but you don't have to worry about seeing us there again read more

Food was bland and the cashier had the attitude of someone who was being forced to work.

I would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for Jamaican food. We found this restaurant while on vacation. The food was delicious and portions were a good size. No complaints at all read more

This place has great food. Excellent ox tails, also the cabbage, plantains, and rice and peas are really good. I highly recommend this place. read more

This place is suitable for Diners, Drive Ins and Dive. It's one of those hole in the wall type places with deliciously authentic Jamaican cuisine. A very friendly staff. We had the Jerk Chicken with cabbage and rice. The large was enough to share for two. We also tried the beef patty. The tastes took us back to our many visits to Jamaica. Don't be fooled by the appearance, this is a must try. read more

The food wasn't great and the ox tails were horrible. I will never try this again because you have only one time to satisfy my appetite.

Excellent JAMAICAN food ! No catagory for Jamaican on this lovely site. Small menu means everything is excellent ....terrific inexpensive lunches...simple but charming atmosphere....owners are very nice and involved. Terrific choice for inexpensive dinners and carry out ! Support these fantastic localy owned small restaurants ! BOOO Chains ! read more

When I went they only had one dish available. I was a little disappointed. What I had was decent the chicken in brown stew. The beef patty was normal, not homemade. Overall, I think if they had more traffic coming through their doors they would do well and have more pots cooking at a time. I hope this happens for them as they are in a location where they may do well as being different among a lot of restaurants that all look the same. DT read more

they make an excellent sweet sauce out of pimentos. Jerk chicken was good but a bit soggy style. read more

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Okay Myrtle Beach, this place is GREAT!!! Went for lunch had the Jerk Chicken and it is EXCELLENT!! Tasted like I was back in the islands... It was so good we went back for dinner and had the snapper. You will not be disappointed! If you are visiting Myrtle Beach this place is a must!! Trust me, you are going to love the food. read more

Very rude. Out of half of the posted menu items such as white rice and plantains. Food was not flavorful I've had Jamaican food that was a million times better... don't waste your time. read more

Just got a delivery to my hotel and this food is too good !! Makes me feel like I'm back in Jamaica..anytime I'm in town I'm definitely getting a plate from here read more

The people seem friendly but the food was sketchy, the chicken they brought in a bag the bone structure didn't even look like chicken the Cabbage it was Raw wasn't even cooked I was sick for about a week. read more

I often wonder why cooks making the simple food from poor nations charge so much as soon as they leave the native shores. I ordered the jerk chicken plate. The rice and peas are quite good. Rice is the main dish and is even placed in the large section of the Styrofoam carry out container. The jerk chicken and the side of steamed vegetables occupy the smaller divisions. The vegetables were excellent but the bony jerk chicken was not very spicy and a bit too wet. For ten bucks I expected more than this. With some adjustments to portions this could be a good alternative for those tired of barbecue and fried fish. read more

I cannot believe that this place is in business for so long. First let me say, the place looks clean and orderly. The workers were pleasant. The food on the other hand (the reason we're here) just didn't make the cut. We ordered the jerk chicken. It was a charred mess and over priced. We paid $6.00 for a leg quarter. The sides we ordered were cabbage and rice and peas. Both cabbage and rice are some of the cheapest food on the planet but I doubt they served me 2 tablespoons cabbage and half-cup of rice. Shame on you. I will never return. Poorly seasoned food, kids meal portions and outrageous prices. Avoid! read more

I have to agree with Dick S.. The food at this place is fantastic but $$$$$. I think the owners have confused what should be a side of rice as the feature item. Aside from that, the food is great and I recommend that all give it a try! 4.5 stars otherwise, enjoy!!! read more

This is some Authentic home style real food! Don't pass this up if you like Caribbean food!! Sh't will make you go home and smack your mother, then ask her "wtf was you feeding me my whole life!" read more

On vacation found and wanting an oxtail stew at Clarendon, however the meat was well done, the dish has no substantial flavor. The curry chicken was not as good as an indian curry dish or malaysian. No fried sweet plantain because here, its seasonal. Disappointed, will not come back when we vacation again in Myrtle beach. read more

Good Jamaican food. Not the best. Curry goat was ok. Oxtail was ok. The escovichy fish is a long wait cause she has to defrost the fish but it's worth the wait. Not as good as in Jamaica. Overall, not bad if you want Jamaican food but definitely not representative of Jamaican cuisine. Not enough use of spices. But they do carry Shirley's coconut biscuits! read more

I went to this very small establishment ,oversell the food was good, the rice and peas could dfefinetly use more peas. And for the I paid for two meals the portions could have been larger. read more

Jerk chicken was good . Only this was that it could have been fresher. Customer service isn't too notch.but this is an authentic Jamaican Resturant soooo you get just that. read more

As a real Jamaican this food is wonderful, the staff was pleasant, My boyfriend and I, ate here almost everyday. The curry shrimp, stew, jerk chicken and the fish was amazing. My boyfriend wasn't to pleased with the oxtails but it got a 7 out of 10. read more

Best Jamaican food I have had in years. Ox tail rice and beans. The Jamaican patties are great too. Definitely a must try

Please do not waste your time going here...me and my fiancé decided to give this place a try because we both love Caribbean food...big mistake...first of all they only had two items available to order on the menu...first warning...then they ran out of rice and peas...second warning..and the finale...I ordered oxtails and they were the toughest nastiest oxtails I have ever eaten...my fiancé ordered stewed chicken and its tasted awful....I tried to get him to leave when they said they ran out of rice and peas...I mean really what's Caribbean food without that...but anyway try it at your own risk...me personally I will not ever, ever eat there again and definitely will not be recommending it to anyone!!!! read more

This was a nice find thanks to Yelp, as most reviews are stating, excellent experience and the owner was quite nice and extremely helpful for our first visit. Jerk Chicken was flavorful and spicy just the way we like, not salty. The cabbage was cooked to perfection not a cabbage soup. Rice and peace moist not soggy and very tasty. Wish we had more time in the MB to try more of the menu. Passed their info onto others staying at the hotel and even to freinds heading down next week. Great for take out or a quick dine in. Enjoy. read more

Delicious and reasonably priced! Food was flavorful and fresh! It was a great alternative to all the chains in Myrtle Beach. If you like spicy food I recommend the jerk chicken read more