Let the Battle of the Taste Buds Begin! My husband and I frequent the Rocky Hill location since it's closer to home but the other day I stopped by the Bristol location, and left with a smile. I was welcomed with a compliment about my hair, and I was attended to right a way. The staff offered their recommendations and made accommodations when the large soup lids ran out. I ordered 2 large chicken soups, and a medium curry goat for my Jamaican husband. Followed by a friendly request from the staff to compare & rate the taste between Rocky Hill & Bristol. My husband enjoyed the meal & hesitantly said the Bristol flavors were more tasty. He smiled at the innocent tasting competition between his fellow "yard man", and he's looking forward to giving his review in person. PRO: Friendly staff, flavorful food (Deeper flavors than Rocky Hill), off street parking, and close to UConn Hospital. Also, they were collecting for the recent disaster relief following Hurricane Melissa, bless their hearts. CON: Beverage fridge was near empty. There were only 4 homemade lemonades available to choose. Interior could use more wall art like the Rocky Hill location. read more

Love this place!! Great artwork on the walls! The seating is comfortable and spacious. Staff is very friendly and patient. We ordered Spicy beef patty with cocoa bread, (I ate it before I remembered to take a pic) it was awesome!! Can't go wrong with that!! We also ordered Jerk Chicken with rice and peas and seasoned cabbage. Delicious!! Perfectly spicy! The fried fish was excellent!! Cooked perfectly and not one bone! If you like Jamaican food, get over here! You'll LOVE it!! read more

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Jerk pork was room temperature on a cold bun. Definitely not great. I picked through half of it. Definitely not impressed. Employees barely spoke English. I tried it and I'm all good with cold food that should have been hot. And I dined in. The building is nice.Too bad you can't eat it. read more

Stopped in for lunch. Had the goat curry, rice & peas, and cabbage. Service was quick, friendly and attentive. Food was phenomenal. Goat curry was perfectly seasoned and fork tender. Cabbage was delicious. Rice & peas were really good (and I don't even like rice that much). I ordered the large and the portions were just that. When I come back I'll ask for a larger cabbage to rice ratio (standard serving was more rice than cabbage which is probably what most folks want) and I'll try the chicken. read more

The spinach patties are worth the money. But beware of the spice. It'll wake you up. Delicious

Food is good. When you think of Jamaican food you think of spicy. Their kind of spicy is not really spicy. More sweet flavor if anything. Last 3 times I came during the night shift, staff is very rude. Did not feel welcomed, they hurry you up to order and want you out. Overall every business has their weakness but the food is decent. read more

Ambiance- simple, modern, amazing smells. Service- incredible service. We were greeted more than once, assisted with kindness. Overall the service sold us. Food- we came in at 8:30 when they close at 9. There were some items unavailable due to the time but that's fine. The oxtail was delicious, rice and peas were wonderful and the cabbage was my personal favorite! The Mac and cheese was also delicious with surprise pieces of chicken throughout. Please check this gem out. We can't wait to go back. read more

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Food: HIT. Atmosphere: HIT. Service: DOUBLE HIT. absolutely loved this place. Make sure to get the macaroni and cheese! I've never been to a Jamaican place but this sets the bar very high now! read more

The woman at the counter was very kind and helped suggest the best foods to try for my first time here. I loved the jerk chicken with veggies and rice. read more

Great food. Kinda slow service but not too bad. Really good jerk wings, chickpea stew, sorrel. The turmeric in the chickpea stew will stain so don't spill any. read more

GOAT IS NASTY! OVER PRICED unless they make it different were ever this chef is from ? wired taste cant even make out what that taste is patties were good however they were way to flakey if you grab one in the car it will make a serious mess of your car I'm use to crust similar to an empanada read more

Been waiting on a Jamaican place around Bristol and we finally got one. Great service and nice ppl read more

Jamaican Kitchen - (Medium) Rice and peas with Oxtail and cabbage. Side of plantains. - Caribbean Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

A very good place to eat quiet and clean staff is very friendly I would eat here again and will be telling everyone about it. I had the beef patty and chicken stew the rice was good and the chicken was so good I couldn't get enough. I will be trying more on there menu read more

Jamaican Kitchen - Spicy beef patty with white rice and chicken stew with cabbage very tasty. - Caribbean Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

Everything is fantastic,Staff is friendly the service is great good music playing and even better food highly recommend. read more

Jamaican Kitchen - Highly recommend. Everything is great. - Caribbean Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

Heard of JK on Facebook and decided to try it tonight. We both were looking forward to it because everyone was saying how great it was. Well, it wasn't bad but just wasn't great. The order consisted of the Oxtail, Jerk Chicken, Jerk Wings, Mild Beef Patty, a Bulla Cake, Coco Bread and some Sweet Plantains. We ordered off of Doordash so the order was around $85 with tip. The prices are pretty decent for the amount of food you get and the quality is good too. Everything seemed very fresh for the most part. The Jerk Chicken and the Jerk Wings were pretty much the same thing. Seemed like the same seasoning and the same sauce. Which was fine because it was tasty. The chicken was fall apart tender. The Beef Patty seemed like the frozen variety. In fact I've had frozen beef patties from gas stations which were better. Oxtail was OK, flavor was there for sure but the actual Oxtail meat was barely even there. Very disappointing and each meal had just the slightest bit of cabbage on the rice. Very slight! We didn't receive the Bulla Cake for whatever reason. Instead we were given something called a Tutti Fruiti cake and a Round cake. Both were pre-packaged and purchased from a 3rd Party vender. Taste was awful on both items and were both thrown in the trash. Coco bread was blah. Slightly sweet with a soft chew. Decent bread overall but nothing special about it in the least. Lastly, the sweet plantains were very good. Properly cooked and tasted pretty good. There's definitely some goods and bads here. I think JK has the potential to be a fantastic place to eat. Just not right now. I hope they do well. We'll probably order again from JK and try some other items. Looking forward to see how they do in the future. read more

Thrilled to have delicious Jamaican food 5 mins from my house! Love the ambiance and kind customer service. The jerk pork is SO good!

The food was amazing, the place very clean and the service was fantastic. This has definitely turned into my go to place. Fully recommend.

Had my first visit there and the food was amazing. The jerk pork was out of this world. Definitely gonna be a go to place for me

TEN STARS!!! I was visiting in the area and we stopped in for quick bite. We were greeted professionally and promptly by the woman behind the counter. I ordered the jerk chicken meal and it was delicious! The meal comes with rice and peas, cabbage and plantain, which is pretty standard for a Jamaican meal. I also got oxtail gravy on my rice and of course, topped it off with pineapple and ginger beer. We decided to dine -in and there were plenty of tables, as it is a very spacious establishment. Overall, good vibes! Highly recommend! read more

I had the escovitch fish it was so good, the service was amazing as well, and the ambience was good, i went during the weekday so it wasn't packed but it was made to order and it was fresh, will be back for more! read more

Jerk Chicken Sandwiches with chicken and cheese and Jerk Pork be like a potato sauce or something. It's a good thing to eat. Do you want to analyze them for the food yesterday as our dinner was done? Seriously. Service was good and the ambiance was +++ read more

Food was yummmmmy and the gravy was everything!! I was extremely happy they had vegan options as well. I will Return and very happy it's local. read more

Second time I tried this restaurant. Second time I was ignored for a customer behind me. Twice. This will be the last time I ever visit this restaurant, and if anyone mentions it around me I will not have nice things to say. I'm sure the food would have tasted better if the service had been even halfway decent. To his credit there was one person behind the counter who helped me. There were two others who ignored me and my friend to attempt and take the orders of customers behind us. As it so happens I threw the food out after 2 bites. Very poor experience. Also the sweet and sour tofu was a pitiful portion, and the half pound of curry goat was mostly bones. read more

I've been driving past this place for weeks waiting for them to open and I'm so stoked I got to try it today - everything was bangin!! I got the jerk chicken and my brother got the oxtail and everything was perfectly cooked, fall off the bone tender. I can't wait to go back and try everything else on the menu! read more

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My first time trying Jamaican Kitchen, their customer service is outstanding. The kitchen area is open and clean. The food was absolutely amazing. I purchased the oxtail dinner with beans and rice, with cabbage. The meat was falling off the bone. Rice and cabbage season to perfection! Please go try if you are in the area. read more

This place is amazing the food is great the people are super nice I advise it for everybody to stop in and grab a bit to eat! One love ! read more

Food and service has been excellent. I'm so glad they opened a Jamaican restaurant in Bristol. The variety of food offered is amazing as well. Nice location and restaurant is very clean, I will continue to support this establishment. read more

Had the curry chicken and a beef patty very good! Good selection of other dishes will need to return to try!

Bussin... my first time having oxtail at a restaurant have only had it from my friends family that's been making it the same way for every and it keeps up ! The sauce on the oxtail is to die for I got rice and peas and plantains with it everything went together so well ! The lady working behind the counter I didn't get her name but she was very helpful and nice... even made my plantains fresh on the spot because I told her I didn't like cabbage. Will be returning and spreading the news ! read more

I decided to try out Jamaican kitchen today and the food was fantastic. I ordered the pepper steak with the rice and peas and cabbage . The steak easo tender and falling apart it was so delicious the rice was very tasty not dry. I've tried many Jamaican spots in my day and I'd have to say this is pretty close to the best I've ever had it was extremely flavorful and I definitely will be going back and highly recommend this to anyone that enjoys good Jamaican food. The owner Nicole was so friendly and made my experience thatu h better. read more

I would rather drive to Hartford and get a good plate of Jamaican food. The food was mediocre. I've had way better food. They were out of most things. read more