I've tried so many items on the menu at Tropical Delight Cafe, and I can honestly say this is one of my favorite places to eat in Dover! The food is consistently flavorful and fresh. My absolute favorites are the Brown Stewed Chicken and the Jerk Chicken, both are perfectly seasoned and tender. Both the rice and beans and mac n cheese are delicious. The Curry chicken patties are flavorful as well. I highly recommend giving Tropical Delight a try. read more

Customer service/ Management is terrible. Didn't Inform me before I drive half way across town to pick up an order that was already placed over the phone just to tell me to wait on my order for another 30 mins. I go check and tell me that my menu you item ( that I called and placed order for already) was not available. read more

My friend wanted to go here. I agreed. She asked me if I wanted anything. I waited to see if anything had changed. She then got the BBQ chicken and fries for her and her son. Of course her 10yr old loved it. However, she had the same complaints. The food is so bland. I looked at my review from last year and there was no change. Super chill inside. A lot of people play with food. It's just not great even according to a person that was trying it for the 1st time. I didn't influence her with my opinion. So...in conclusion, step it up Tropical. Please read more

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Went for the first time last week for lunch before I went to the commissary at Dover AFB and can only talk about what I ordered, which was the Oxtail with rice and peas and cabbage. WOW...it was excellent! The meat on the oxtail pieces was tender, moist, and bursting with flavor. The sauce was incredibly delicious...so good over the rice and peas. The cabbage was also nicely seasoned. The only thing that would've made me happier was if the oxtail pieces were a little bigger or there were a few more pieces to go with the generous serving of rice and peas. If I had to mention a (minor) negative: my bottle of Ginger Beer had lost its carbonation. Had a nice flavor but did not have fizz. In any case, I am most definitely coming back. I will like to try their fish dishes and some of their vegetarian offerings. Glad I gave this place a try. read more

Vegan Rasta pasta is delicious. I don't live in the area but if I did I would try more of the food. Great job tropical, I was passing through and decided to give it a go. Whenever I am back in the area, you have a customer. read more

Best Caribbean food in Kent County! Moved here from NYC. So happy I found this place the food is always made fresh to order so make sure you order ahead. My personal favorites are the pepper steak, catfish and chicken wings read more

The only reason I continue to go to this place is because the food is good. However, my family, friends and I may stop going because the service is terrible. The two young ladies taking the order are very, very rude. It is not difficult to smile, be pleasant and service your customers. Every time I visit I have a nasty experience. Really sad read more

This is my first time visiting, place is clean, lots of menus posted. Ordered to go and took it back to my hotel room. Service was good, even got a free dessert as a first time customer! Oxtail was soo delicious!! Very tender and flavorful! Probably the best I've had in a while. Mac and cheese is okay, ate it with the gravy from the oxtail. Plantains were good too! I eat it as a dessert, as its a little sweet. I got too full to finish the beef patty and coco bread, but the patty was flaky with good flavor, and coco bread was soft. Rum cake was moist and not too sweet, topped with walnuts. Overall very pleased with this place! I will definitely be back again! read more

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I ordered food from here on a Monday evening a little before they were expecting to close. We all know how that is usually when an establishment is at its worst. I ordered two large jerk chicken platters. The food was unreasonably fresh at nearly 9pm. The rice and peas and cabbage were perfect. Fresh rice just before closing y'all! The jerk chicken was the best I've had in a while. In fact, I was asked about the best Jamaican food in Dover the other day by an out of towner. He said keep in mind that I'm Jamaican. I said that it was hands down, Tropical Delight! After swinging by the place next door, I got in my car and drove away when it hit me that I forgot to ask for extra jerk sauce as I really like my stuff spicy! The young lady behind the counter immediately poured me some in a cup and enough for both platters. I asked how much and she said just enjoy your meal! Can't ask for better service than that! They also had karaoke in the back although I was way too tired to head back and check out the action. It definitely looked like a cozy good vibe type of gathering so I was very tempted to get one drink back there assuming there was a bar, but hunger and sleepiness got the best of me. I plan to make it at some point, but figured I'd throw in an advertisement so someone can put in a review for it. I travel for work and get Jamaican on the road anytime that I am able so I've had Jamaican food in a plethora of locations and this was the best that I've had in some time. I'll definitely be back! read more

Yesterday, I drove to this location to get an oxtail meal. Unfortunately, there was no meat in the meal. All they've given me was bones and fat. I knew immediately because the bag was extremely light. When I returned home, there was no oxtails in the meal. Just bones and fat and very little, at that. So they were even stingy with the fat and bones. Please when visiting this location DO NOT ORDER THE OXTAILS because they are very stingy and what they do give you is not meat. I think they do this on purpose. Just a heads up. THE LONG DRIVE WASN'T WORTH THE GAS SPENT AS THIS LOCATION IS NOT CLOSE TO MY HOME. UGH!! read more

My experience is about Service, Food and Customer Care. I ordered through Uber Eats when I noticed all of the charges, I cancelled immediately and noticed 2 days later, I was charged a $14.99 cancellation fee from the restaurant. It was impossible the restaurant had started working on the order because as soon as I clicked and noticed the amount, I canceled. That charge should not have gone through. RIP OFF!!! I ordered from them that Sunday to try their food. My order was delivered cold and the chicken and shrimp was cooked in old, used grease. You could taste the grease had been used all day. NASTY!!!! HAD I SEEN THE CHARGE FROM THE CANCELLATION, I WOULD HAVE NEVER ORDERED ON SUNDAY. read more

I am always up for some Caribbean food and so I decided to stop by after work. Inspite of the existing reviews, I wanted to give it a fair chance. As I am reviewing the menu, I start asking questions... this brings me to my next point. They need a fresh start as this place was just taken over 45 days ago by new management. The owner was extremely friendly and accommodating. I thought the prices were a little high, but he told me about the daily specials at $6.50 with 2 sides. I really wanted jerk chicken and he had a deal that I didn't see on the menu... for under $10. It came with 2 sides...so I got the plantains and baked mac n cheese. Both were legit sides and I would highly recommend. The jerk chicken was really good but not as spicy as I would like, but I understand that they have to cater to the populous. I ended up getting the spicy beef patty for $2.25. I recommend eating it right away as the crust gets hard sitting in the container for 15 minutes. They have a separate room that he mentioned for the military folks to gather after hours w/ a bar, etc. I mentioned that the sign to the store was hard to see and he mentioned that he was planning on revamping the signs and making it more visible. Overall very satisfied and hope this place survives despite the previous negative reviews. read more

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Great taste and great portions for vegans looking for something different in your neighborhood. read more

Tropical Delight - Vegan Spicy Meatball Pasta - Caribbean Near Me - Dover, Delaware

Amazing food for a great price! And friendly staff! They even gave my pregnant wife a free dessert. Highly recommend.

The food is always delicious and the prices are great for the portion given! The people who work there are always welcoming and nice as well. read more

Coming from nyc its hard to find West Indian food here. Delicious food! Arrived hot was also a plus.

Ordered wings, very spongy, and under cooked. Crinkled fries weren't cooked well. Customer service was not great. Makes supporting local restaurants very challenging. read more

Where do I start? This was the nastiest food ever! I got curry chicken over white rice with Mac and yams. The yams were the best part. I had to mix them with everything to cover up the taste and not waste my money. The Mac was dry as hell, the rice was hard as pebbles. The curry chicken tasted like curry and water. No flavor whatsoever! No gravy for the rice. Complete disappointment! Worst food I've ever tasted smh read more

Tropical Delight - Dry ass Mac,hard ass rice,flavorless chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Dover, Delaware

food was trash. There was no seasoning, there was no taste, there was no flavor! False advertisement I was told that I got a free dessert with each entrée. Called back and spoke to someone at the store, and the woman was very rude and nasty. read more

Delicious very good energy from the workers and it was very clean too say nun the less

I had high hopes for this place. I ordered the oxtails and when I started to eat the rice it tasted just like minute rice and was hard. The oxtails doesn't taste anything authentic what so ever. As I continued to eat I bit into a TWIST-TIE !!!! This place is not worth what they charge. Will not be retuning. read more

This establishment was recommended to me and I wasn't disappointed. I got the brown stew chicken and a jerk shrimp and chicken special. Both dishes were excellent. Even the accompanying rice was flavorful enough that it could have stood on its own and I don't like rice! I ordered it to go and the portions were as generous as you'd expect if you ate in. The 2 gentlemen who waited on me were personable. I'm anxious to try other menu items so will stop again when in the area. read more

Tropical Delight - Yummy. - Caribbean Near Me - Dover, Delaware

I tried this for the first time last night, I was pleasantly surprised! The Honey Bourbon shrimp over rice was GAS af. The curry chicken and and the corn could have more flavor but I still enjoyed my meal. read more

I had the oxtail they were alright would not call it Jamaican oxtail No butter beans the plantain is sweet the Mac and cheese is good you get a good amount of food for the price read more

How do I begin? - I research restaurants before I go in hopes that I'm able to find something good especially since there are not a lot of places in our area. Based on the reviews we willingly drove 30 minutes away from our home. I called ahead to ask if they had oxtails. We were told they were in the process of cooking the food that was at 3:14. We arrived at 4:08. Walked in very excited as we saw people waiting in line for their food. When we spoke the the lady taking orders we explained that we called ahead for the food and arrived within the time she said it would be done. 1 hour and 22 minutes later ( I watched two episodes of love it or list it watched countless people come and go In the pouring rain) and after 3 times to check and see if the food was ready. At last the food was done cooking. No apology, no offer of a free beef patty, not even a drink. I get home and expected to be "Delighted" in my tropical dish and the first thing we noticed was dry plantains. How do you mess that up?? The oxtails need to be cooked longer as I was unable to bite, pull or chew on the undercooked meat (that took me 2 hours to get) I like to support small business especially since we are in a time that many businesses are losing money. We even took a menu in hopes to reorder food in the future and share it with friends. When we called to talk to the manager to explain our frustration about the long wait and the fact that the food wasnt even cooked properly they laughed and said sorry we can offer you a free plate. Why would I want more of the same? Or even risk get your extra special sauce included with my next meal? Please save your money, go on pinterest, call a friend make your own food as it would come out faster and taste better then the food that is cooked here. Glad I own a pressure cooker, I'll see if I'm able to save my $40 meal. read more

Tropical Delight - Under cooked tough oxtails - Caribbean Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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Where should I start lmao...should be my review..or smfh...ok no greeting for one..dude not friendly and by the way no beard net..store didn't have a welcoming vibe..price vs. the quality of food is waaaaaaaay off, being from NY there is a certain taste u look for in Caribbean food and this place lacked big time wife had oxtails hard ASF no plantains which is a given in most Caribbean restaurants..and I had the chicken roti it's been a while since I had one and was disappointed big time...never again...and I love Caribbean food..gotta find that one place I can go to but definitely this is off the list.. read more

Now under OLD MANAGEMENT - The flavor is back! After a period of change, Tropical Delight Cafe is back under old management and it is definitely a change for the better. The food is seasoned to perfection with large portions and moderate prices. My last couple visits had me revisiting my longtime favorite Jerk Chicken, as well as trying out the delicious Hennessy wings! Rice & peas are on point and the collard greens are exceptional. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. Looking forward to my next visit! read more

The food was not good and what made it worst is they charged $15 for such small portions. Providing I had bigger portion I could have re-season it. I'm very disappointed and will never return back again. read more

Stopped by here on my way home, once I was inside and went to where orders are taking I was greeted by a man who didn't seem happy I was there, he gave off a hurry up and order, I'm not tryna be here, I'm just filling in til the owners get back, type of face. I was hungry so I looked past it, I ordered oxtails which was good and the banana pudding which was also good,so if you can over look customer service then your in the right place. read more

Absolutely the best I've tasted in a very long time in this area. I have family in Dover, but came for a brunch with my friends. I had chicken Roti and jerk chicken dinner! Great portions and whenever I come back I want to try the oxtails. Thank you read more

So bomb it tasted quite good and authentic though I feel that it could've used one or two more ox tail but I understand that with the price they won't have as much but overall very tasty over all the staff was very kind and friendly and it's super close to base read more

Walk in. No one! After five hello any body here??? Man comes out frowning and that is the greeting!! He goes in back washes his hands.. I ask for small oxtail plate and I recieve a plate of rice with five fatty oxtails and no other choices but cabbage which was raw and bland in taste. Two dry plantains for $14 and change. First and last time... will not solicitate this business ever again. You open the box and feel totally ripped off in quantity and quality!!! On top of horrible service!! read more

Food is bland. The oxtails are rubbery and the cabbage is slimey! The man taking orders is the least bit of pleasant & not informative about the menu and sizes at all. BIf you're in the mood for Jamaican food you have to drive out of Dover. read more

When I first moved to Dover I actually enjoyed this place. Today, we waited almost 2 hours for fried wings and shrimp. My order of wings were rubbery and not seasoned. My cabbage taste like straight sugar and the Mac and cheese wasn't good either. For the amount of time we waited for the food the food still wasn't fresh.. barely warm. Overall I am highly disappointed. I will not be returning. read more

A large is enough for two. We've had the jerk chicken, brown flounder, fried plantains. If you like hot sauce ask for the truth. My girlfriend gets the oxtail and said it's delicious. read more

Went in for the curry chicken. Price not to bad at $11.00 but it was a very large to go box that matched the portions. Came with a side of rice and cabbage. Piping hot even after I got home to enjoy my feast. So much that I ate half and will eat the rest tomorrow. Staff was very friendly and took pride in what they were doing. Not many carribean food in this town but this place is on point. Inside was clean and they do have small seating so do take out. Check it out for yourself cause when I finished eating I was satisfied. read more

This place is very unassuming from the outside so I was hesitant to try it but I'm so glad I did. It was clean, the people were friendly, and the food was great. We enjoyed the sweet and spicy chicken the most. read more

One of my go to places when I'm in town. Waiting for lunch order is usually very slow. But I ordered dinner tonight and it was ready before I even paid. Portions are large. I've only ever had the jerk chicken and I think it's great. Right amount of spice. Sides are always decent. I think they need a better beverage selection. But all in all I would definitely recommend to anyone that likes spicy jerk. read more