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Island Cafe & Grill

4.6 (158 reviews)
Closed • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Fatboy S.

Would've gone 4 1/2 stars if available. Got a couple of salads with jerk chicken. They were really good. My buddy went back a couple of days later for breakfast and got the coconut French toast, which he said was amazing. Friendly and helpful service. Will be back to try their other offerings.

Mike C.

We walked in and immediately was seated, this place was crazy busy. We were brought coffee right a way and Tasha our server was excellent. We ordered and it was on our table with another round of coffee in no time,literally,We were only waiting for about 10 minutes. I got the Hot Mama Omelet and my wife got the Irish Benny, both were excellent and the fried potatoes were even better. When we are back in Hyannis we will be back to the Island Cafe and Grill

Ashley D.

Rum punches are amazing!! Staff, food, ambiance and location 5 stars! Do yourself a favor and stop by! We had: Snapper escovitch Chicken sandwich w/fries (omg @fries) Run punch

Ackee & callaloo with fried dumplings
A T.

Came here for breakfast while visiting the Cape. Decided to try the Jamaican breakfast with the ackee and callaloo combo. it was so tasty! And it came with fried dumplings, which wasn't what i was expecting at all but was freshly fried and slightly sweet. So good! It took a little long to get the orders out but the staff was great and the food was good and filling! Will be back!

Braised Oxtail
Carmella P.

Oxtail and goat are very tender and cooked perfectly. Everything needed a little salt. The veggies are raw with no sauce. Kind of disappointed. I wanted at least pickled vegetables or salt and pepper on them. Staff is welcoming. Small dining room it's cute and there is a small fish tank to look at while you eat

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David N.

Wife had business in Hyannis over the weekend during the off-season (mid-Oct) and I tagged along. We knew most businesses either close early or don't open at all during the off-season so our options were limited. However on the plus side there's practically no waiting and so we seized the opportunity to try real local breakfast spots (not hotels) that remained opened for locals. We visited Island Cafe & Grill based on yelp photos, ratings & reviews. Getting there wasn't too bad. It's situated a couple of minutes away from Main Street by car. After navigating through an ocean of construction cones at the intersection of Transportation Ave and Route 28 (Iyannough Rd), we arrived at our destination. A word of advice -- avoid Transportation Ave. Island cafe is small but has plenty of parking and charm. We parked in front and entered through the front. The owner greeted us and invited us to sit anywhere. We opted to sit at a corner table with a good vantage point of the entire place from the bar to the main dining room at the rear. Our server promptly arrived with our menus. We ordered orange juice first and then our breakfast entrees. I ordered the Breakfast Hash with eggs over easy and whole wheat toast dry. My wife ordered a Farm Fresh Omelette just Cheese & Onions with home fries and an English muffin toasted with butter. As we waited, we noticed the table top where we sat wasn't mounted securely to the legs and slide with the slightest pressure just with the weight of an arm. This was distracting with everything shifting on the table. Our hunger and the anticipation of eating our entrees superseded any distractions this may have had at that time. The fellow who was seated next to us finished his breakfast and left. A larger group of six arrived. After an inordinate amount of time waiting without our food, we noticed this group had ordered, received their food and were eating but we still hadn't been served yet. After 30 minutes, we beckoned our server who came and asked my wife what she ordered again. She apologized and said that she had put the order in for the larger group first and the kitchen was backed up and that she would put our order in immediately. Our jaws dropped. 45 minutes had passed and my wife had to be work. The owner apologized offering to make our orders to go free of charge. We thanked her, explained that we couldn't stay but wanted to pay anyway. She refused to accept payment and quickly gave us our boxed and bagged entrees. My wife's omelet unfortunately sat in the bag untouched in our backseat while she was at work. I however ate my Breakfast Hash in the car which was delicious. Overall, we applaud the owner for doing what was right. The place had charm. The food (mine anyway) was delicious. The service could have definitely been better. The one server didn't exactly have a packed restaurant to serve and she could have written our orders down instead of trying to memorize them which she failed at. I would give this place a try but also give yourself at least an hour just in case the service falls short.

Eggs over well with delicious home fries and perfectly cooked bacon . Eggs were also cooked to order and were perfect!
Valerie M.

We stopped at this restaurant for a quick breakfast. We were pleasantly surprised. The decor looks like you are on an island somewhere. Very nice ! We were greeted in a very welcoming way. The food was outstanding especially the coconut French toast !

Braised Oxtail
Anthony P.

A wonderful surprise to find a Jamaican spot in town - do yourself a favor and get the oxtail that melts off the bone and the red snapper for a big portion. Each of these jamaican entree's comes with a heavy portion of seasoned rice and beans, plantains, salad. My only critique is that I wish there were more of the entree ordered! We got four to share but felt like most of the meal is side stuff rather than the entree of focus. Though, the rice/beans/plantains were great - fluffy and flavorful rice, tender beans, thin plantains sliced lengthwise with a satisfying chew and subtly salty/sweet without too much added to it - no glaze, so not one of those honey-glazy plantains if that's what you're looking for, but satisfying nonetheless. OXTAIL *** Melts off the bone with a great savory sauce that gets all over the rice! Our favorite item of what we ordered. It falls apart in your mouth and the sauce is glazy/sticky, sweet, salty, savory. RED SNAPPER Comes with a whole fish on the bone - the picture doesn't do it justice - but this was probably the entree that gave you the MOST as far as the main item of interest. If you're not used to eating a whole fish (bone and head and everything) this may put you off but trust me it's worth it; it was very tender and came with some okra salad on top that was warm and captured the fish flavor. FRIED CHICKEN Tastes like regular fried chicken, was tender enough (not the juiciest I've had) but the sauce on top makes it much better and is deeply flavorful; would have liked more with it as well! JERK CHICKEN Jerk Chicken I've had before was much spicier so if you're looking for a milder version then this is it for you. Still pretty well seasoned; tender enough. A staple as far as Jamaican food is concerned and parents who can't tolerate spice loved it. CLAM CHOWDER How do you not get clam chowder when visiting cape cod? This was nice and savory, salty with plenty of tender pieces of clam, on the runnier side as opposed to being thick. Not bad at all.

Greek Omelet

Though it doesn't look like much on the outside, but the food is great. Atmosphere is clean and welcoming. Good variety of American and Jamaican cuisine . Had an outstanding omelet for breakfast .

Clam chowder one of the better ones we had on this trip
Frank H.

Very good Clam Chowder. Nice deck out back to sit outside to eat. Waitresses a little weak at her job, she brought the wife a tea pot, but no mug.

Cheesesteak omelette special
Melanie O.

The food was great. It was a short ride away from the airport (down the street) so location was also awesome. Our waitress was good, checked on us and made sure we had waters/anything we needed. Cute place with great food. Their cheesesteak omelette special was amazing. Would return for that!

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Great little place for breakfast. Food, coffee and service were all excellent and the prices are very reasonable.

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1 year ago

Awful food and awful people. Ordered take out and it took forever and then got attitude when it was ready.

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Great burgers as well as jerk chicken!! Add cocktails and friendly service and you have found a great Island to land on!!!

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Took one hour to get a chicken wrap and a salad with grilled chicken they both were sub par.

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