There are several Jamaican restaurants in the area, but this was the one that had the best vegetarian (or I-tal, if you prefer) selection. Ordering a jerk tofu got me one of the more impressive renditions of such a dish I've ever seen, with ample sauteed vegetables and a sauce that delivered a robust, sweet and spicy flavor. The tea I got to drink was also sweet; I wish I had known that in advance as I would have just had water. I tried a coco bread (presumably with coconut milk in it), which was handy for sopping up my sauce but not anything that really jumped out at me. There were a few other vegetable dishes and an extensive selection of juices and Caribbean sodas, so plenty of ways to get the island flavor. This particular culinary tradition isn't all that easy to find in the U.S., so I was happy to have found it here. read more

Tropical Flava - Jerk tofu - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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I placed an order over the phone for pickup. My partner went in to get it and mentioned the service was top-notch. The restaurant was clean and had nice decor. My partner had the oxtail and said it was well-seasoned, super tender, and the portion was generous--though a bit on the pricey side. The cabbage was also really good--not the best we've ever had, but definitely solid. As for me, the rice and beans were just okay. The texture was a bit mushy and it lacked the bold, seasoned flavor you typically expect from Caribbean rice and peas. The mac and cheese, however, was a standout. Creamy, flavorful, and hands down one of the best parts of the meal--right up there with the cabbage. The brown stew chicken was good, but I've had better. It was tender, just needed a little more seasoning to really hit the mark. Felt like it was missing a little something. Overall, I enjoyed the meal and I'm definitely looking forward to trying more items on the menu! read more

Tropical Flava - Oxtail, rice and beans and cabbage. - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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The food is always fresh and delicious, the snapper.. oh my goodness. I wish I was able to eat there everyday

Customer Service: 3 stars: our waiter was friendly and nice the older man whom appeared to be the manager was an antagonist. He got Sassy mouthed with my friend. She asked for rice and peas and he was like it's called rice and beans. Mf what?! Everywhere calls it rice and peas.... we dgaf what you personally call it. Price point: 2 stars: I've had larger portion sizes for the same amount elsewhere. If you get sweet tea you only get 1 refills. Just charge people $4 for a drink like everywhere else and give unlimited refills. Because of this is why we didn't order more food. Food quality/taste: 3 stars: it was slightly above average, his "rice and beans" needed some work, not enough thyme, coconut milk, salt, or scotch bonnet. The curry goat was noteworthy. The wings weren't that great, my friend boxed those to go after eating 2. I've never seen someone eat 2 wings and say I'm done when they are good. The coco bread and patty came from somewhere but they aren't made in house. Definitely prepackaged. Cleanliness: 3 stars: it's ok...... Overall: if I was in the area I wouldn't come back. The waiter was nice but the manager owner was some a jerk what but we noticed him being nice to another table. We would've tried more on the menu had he offered some level of customer service. We are customers that came with appetite that decided not to order much with his sour attitude. Our waiter is the only reason we stayed because he works on tips and was so pleasant. Speaking of that, tips are automatically included in your total. It's run of the mill "authentic" Jamaican food. Wasn't great but it wasn't bad. read more

Tropical Flava - Definitely prepackaged - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Best meal I've had in a long time. On a rare trip to Macon, I stopped here with my fam for my Caribbean meal staple: rice and beans, plantains, cabbage, and jerk chicken. It was delicious. They give a generous service and the service was outstanding. I'll be back here on my next trip to Macon. read more

The food is excellent. I love the curry chicken and the oxtails are supreme! I go to Jamaica every year and the food at this restaurant is authentic in every way, flavors, looks, and very tasty. Everything I've ever eaten there has been amazing. The decor there is beautiful also. The cook is very friendly and all of the personnel are friendly as well. I recommend this restaurant wholeheartedly. You will not regret it! read more

Great food and service jerk chicken wings went crazy, not too spicy perfect flavor and sauce takes forever for the wings, would be nice if they tell me before not after lol, but all good cause wings went crazy garlic shrimp plate was excellent, little bit more spice would be nice ;) awesome sautéed veggies to go w it read more

The food was very well seasoned and authentic! The service was very good, my food came out quickly! The restaurant was very clean! I will visit again. read more

Tropical Flava - The food was very good and tasty. The service was very good. - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

If you haven't eaten here yet, you must try it! Escovitch Fish (a whole red snapper, flash fried and amazingly seasoned) is better than any I have had world over!! Everything is prepared with love! Fresh juices are amazing. read more

Tropical Flava - A beautiful Escovitch fish!!! - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

The best of the best! I've been a loyal customer for years and the food is ALWAYS delicious, fresh and full of flavor! The portions are also perfect! If you've been considering trying Tropical Flava, this is your sign to do so! read more

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Great little shop. The ox tail is better than what I had in Jamaica! Delicious flavors, be careful of the bones and you're in Flava town. Highly recommend the pineapple and mango juice with ginger. Great place for a nice, intimate date. read more

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Great experience food and service were awesome. First visit will be back soon . Chicken curry and Oxtails added a side of Mac & cheese Ms Jackie provided a wonderful service for our first visit read more

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The best cabbage medley mix and plaintains in Macon, Ga. Period!!!!! I could go there daily just for these two items. read more

Tropical Flava - Cabbage & Plantains - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Food and drinks were very delicious! I love the environment great Christian music and awesome service ! We will be back ! read more

Went on a lunch date with hubby and had. The jerk chicken - hubby had the curry goat . Our meal was fabulous... we were stuffed like a tick read more

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LOVED our dinner here! The food was fabulous and the server made our experience so much fun. We highly recommend the house-made sodas, especially the cucumber. Everything we tried for food was delicious, the chicken was perfectly cooked, the plantains were delicious, and we will be back! read more

Tropical Flava never disappoints true caribbean flavor and authentic flavors. Our go to spot every month when we want some REAL food. read more

Tropical Flava - Oxtails and Escovitch! - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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decent luke warm food with terrible customer service go to your nearby mcdonalds instead

Delicious oxtails and the customer service was awesome. The ambiance was grea, I love the tables were nicely set.

Food was delicious, and atmosphere was great. I live the presentation of the food, our server Jackie was kind and patient. They played gospel music, which was lovely after leaving church. Thanks so much, I'm good and full read more

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Smh I'm so disappointed I don't even want to write this review. I could have cried because I wasted $40 dining here and I don't have money to waste! I couldn't even eat the curry chicken patty if that's what you can call it. Just look at the pics. The $4 side of macaroni was the same, the both had some sort of wax paper stuck to the bottom of them. AND my macaroni had red bell peppers in them. Like. Why??? It wasn't tasteful at all. The "jerk" sauce was NOT authentic and taste like a jerk BBQ sauce and my coco bread was STALE! My fiancé eats practically ANYTHING so when he didn't like it I knew I would hate it. I hated to have to write this review. And I plan on calling for a refund. I feel robbed of my money. just look at the pics! Smh read more

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Stopped in for lunch today and had generous portions of great food. They seated us outside and it was very pleasant. My Husband Robert had the special Beef Stew. Katrina had Jerk Chicken Forrest had oxtail and I had curry goat. read more

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Bottom line up front: The customer service experience that I endured was sub par, humiliating, and I will not be back. I came into town from Nashville to visit my parents. My mother and I decided to pick up takeout for Sunday lunch on April 21, 2024 between 12:30 and 1:45 PM. I normally support J&F Caribbean Delight, but they were closed, and Tropical Flava was nearby. We walked in and a woman with short cropped blond hair took my order and I paid in cash. My mom and I sat down and waited for the meal. One hour later, we were still seated and waiting. I asked the young man at the cash register for a time check on the arrival of the food. He went to check at the serving window and I saw him subsequently ask the woman whom I had paid about the status of my meal. After she looked for the ticket, it appears that she went to check on the status. It was clear to me that my ticket had been misplaced and the cooks did not have my order. As I continued to wait, my mom and I watched three groups of people receive their food after having walked in 15 to 20 minutes after we came in. The woman with the blond hair walked over to me to tell me that my food would be out shortly. I waited for nearly 15 more minutes, and finally having had enough, asked for a refund to which the woman responded she completely understood. To my astonishment, she then proceeded to look for the ticket with my order, walked back over to me, and inquired if I had actually paid for the food! She further inquired about who I had actually paid. At this point I was speechless and so taken aback by her lack of accountability that I told her to just keep the $21.00 that I paid because if I did not leave, escalation would have been my only recourse. I was angry, insulted, and completely overwhelmed with what has to be the absolute worst customer service experience of my life. As my mom and I departed, the blond lady came out of the store to further inquire, for a second time, about whether or not I actually paid her specifically. I pointed out to her that noone comes into the restaurant, gives her the order and skips payment. She asks for payment after every.single.order. I further communicated that I would not have waited over an hour without having paid. To be clear, my angst was not just about the fact that over an hour of my time was wasted on a Sunday with my parents. What most upset me was the complete lack of accountability, humility, and the demonstrated disregard for a mistake that she made and the blatant attempt at blame shifting that left me frustrated, humiliated and exasperated. I love to support minority businesses. It is something that I take seriously, and I thought long and hard about this review. However, this is a blind spot for this particular establishment and the egregious slight could not go unanswered. The owner should be wary of how her/his cash register is managed, as I am quite sure that I am not the first nor will I be the last to have this experience if the current representation keeps her job. The rest of my family has been made aware, as they have also frequented this establishment in the past, and suffice it to say that this represents at least 6 people who will not be back. In short, I will wait until J&F Caribbean Delight is open next time. I never leave there feeling like my patronage is taken for granted. read more

I'm glad that I finally caught this restaurant open. Their hours are a little weird. The food was absolutely great. I had jerk chicken wings and the oxtail dinner. The wings were reallyyyy good. If they sold that sauce, I'd buy for my house. The oxtails were really good also (fall off the bone) and you get a huge portion. It's definitely worth the money since you're getting 2 meals in one really. The cabbage mixture was fine, just really healthy lol. You may wanna consider trying the macaroni. It was pretty good and had a little kick to it. Suggestion: if you can, call ahead and just order pick up. It took a little while to get our food after ordering. Note: 20% gratuity is automatically added to all checks. read more

Tropical Flava - Jerk Chicken Wings - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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You NEED to try this place. I'm not joking just go. The staff is awesome and the food is SOOOOOOO GOOOD but guys.... the owner makes this homemade juices and it's the best thing I've drank since birth. It was soo good I order 2 drinks and I wanted more so I bought a gallon of the homemade juice. WOW. 10/10. read more

Great food. Oxtail dinner enough food to share. Call first for business hours. Your rice can be streamed white rice or peas and rice. The cabbage is not soggy. read more

Tropical Flava - Cheer up, you got oxtails! Good food, good people. - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Very clean. Everyone very friendly & helpful. Everything was absolutely perfect! It's our new favorite place! We arrived as they had JUST closed, because they were getting ready for a private party...But, they didn't even hesitate to seat us & provide impeccable service! Sept 1st 2017: Took some family to eat here and this place NEVER disappoints!!! Never! The staff has always been very friendly & helpful! As far as my family, friends, & I are concerned...THIS IS THE VERY BEST Caribbean food we have ever had! Thank you Tropical FLAVA!:) read more

Today I purchased two large oxtail plates for $53 and I felt like it was a small plate instead of a large. Y'all getting scarce on the oxtails. Thank you for the food but I will not be returning any time soon. I feel like I was cheated out of my money and the food. I was charged gratuity on an take out order for $5. Who does that? I could see if I dinned in. It's always a gimmick for something. At this point I won't return and my friend said that she won't be back either. P read more

I placed my order at 7 pm, the website says they close at 11. The person with whom I placed my order was very rude. Three normal menu items are out of stock and when I said "wow" she responded with, "Yeah. We're out of things at closing." 7 pm is a normal dinner time for most restaurants. read more

We were finished with a tennis tournament at Mercer University an looked on Yelp to find something different for supper. We are from Columbus Georgia and were not familiar with Macon, We decided on Jamaican and decided to try out this restaurant. It was a good choice. The room was casual but all tables had white tablecloths and colorful flower decorations. The location was in a quaint older shopping strip in a beautiful historic neighborhood. Easy parking out front. The food was way better than most restaurants and very modestly priced. The service was good. My wife had the jerk ribs and I had the oxtails. The mango cheesecake was really good. Be prepared to wait just s little but it will be worth it. There was so much on our plates that our to-go box was an entire meal the next day. We definitely recommend especially for foodies. read more

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My second time here at Tropical Flavor and....ehhhh it's ok. This time I had their curry chicken and its flavored well. Just not knock ya out the ballpark good. To be honest, I've had way better from a food truck. But for basic fare, it's not so bad I guess. *shrugs* read more

Tropical Flava - Curry chicken with beans and rice. - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

I've come here multiple times and every time, the food is absolutely incredible. My favorites thus far are the curry goat and the fried plantains that come with every main dish. On top of that, they have giant portions, so it is well worth the cost. read more

Food is great!! Customer service is horrible!! I ordered my food ahead, got there and waited an hour. 4 walk-in's came in after me and we're served their food before me. Asked the waiter about my order, he had a serious attitude. No more, I despise poor customer service!! read more

the food was delicious !!!! ..... the ribs ... lawd o mercy !!!!! the service was top notch and great atmosphere. one of the best restaurants in macon !!! read more

Service & Food was fantastic. We ordered a variety of different foods in our small party & everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meal from the rice to the main course. Their signature drinks are second to none. read more

Tropical Flava - Caribbean Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Food good... 20 percent gratuity is insane... You work for tips and it's not given if service is sub par... This need to change or make this a take out only spot... read more

Not to many choices for Island food in this area...and with that being said the food was pretty decent...many customers complain about the service...which I can agree on...seems like they serve one table at a time...and with food being cooked to order I would expect a semi long wait...but not a 15-20 minute wait time...I repeat food was impressive...and portions were great compared to price...overall I will return again...and just to a word of advice...get appetizers with drinks...makes the time go by lol...side note...jerk ribs were fantastic...wash it down with lemonade...and let the itis kick in lol... read more

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We were driving through Macon and found this amazing Caribbean restaurant. The jerk ribs and chicken were top notch. The Jamaican patties were melt in your mouth delicious. The homemade fruit punches were amazing and so different than anything we have had before. The service was excellent and everyone was super nice. If we are driving through this area again we will be back!! read more

Tropical Flavor seem to be slipping a bit. I know we're in the mist of a pandemic. I'm a regular customer. I always get the oxtail plate, no rice but extra veg which is two dollars extra. I would like to have more than four small oxtails for $18 come on now. It normally be enough to share but I be darn if I pay almost $20 for two oxtail. Gonna try this one more time on Sunday. read more

Looking to try something different and affordable and worried about if it is good ... then you should try Tropical Flava ... well worth the visit read more