Visited on a Sunday early evening. Old school reggae and Motown hits were playing, which set a great vibe right away. I sat at the bar and ordered a piña colada,the bartender was friendly and even asked what type of rum I preferred. The drink was good and definitely heavy on the rum. I ordered the baby bang shrimp. They were supposed to be jumbo but seemed more medium-sized. The shrimp were a bit tough, though well-seasoned. I wouldn't order them again. Loved the overall vibe, cute outdoor seating. Nice spot to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. read more

Valencias - Pina Colada - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

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Valencias is located in the Ace Hardware Plaza across from the Margate City Hall complex. There seems to be some confusion on Yelp as Valencias has now transitioned from a daytime restaurant into a night time event venue. At one point Yelp even had them listed as closed but now I see that they are listed as being open again. I ended up visiting Valecias for a friends Saturday night birthday party. I walked in at 9 PM and it was pretty much dead. There were a few patrons at the bar and it was very quiet. Our party had a small raised area with couches above the dance floor which provided comfortable seating. Later on in the evening there was a DJ and things were a little more lively but not by much. I checked out the menu and it seemed very expensive so I stuck to the party wings and fries. Some of the guests got drinks at the bar. The party was still going strong when I left at 1 AM. I honestly didn't know there was any place in Margate that was open past 11. I am not sure how long they can stay in business with so few people but for now they are definitely open at night and there are a few people who come in to sit at the bar in addition to whatever parties they are hosting. read more

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Overstimulating. Not worth it unless you want music blasting in your ear at 100 bpm. Plus I wasn't served until I personally went up to the bar to ask what was going on, the said they would be with me in a minute, and even then I had to wait an extra 30 minutes. I only ended up staying because it was the only thing open in the area, however I wouldn't recommend read more

The food and service were awesome. You gotta check this place out. Off the beaten path but worth it.

The food here is 5 star all the way! We came for lunch after first stopping nearby. I have some "go to" meals when I'm craving Caribbean food. And this newly re opened restaurant bills itself as "Caribbean fusion". Although they do a large take out business, their airy and spacious venue is more than able to do inside dining. This is what we opted to do. They also have a bar/counter inside as well. They had a number of lunch specials listed on the board, and from that list, my husband chose the brown stewed chicken. I was craving oxtail as I'd seen a picture of someone's meal here with it. They have a takeout menu printed and a regular menu accessible via your phone. Both meals were served in take out containers with plastic ware. My husband requested some hot sauce as he likes a bit of spice in his food. The perfectly cooked tender oxtail came with tasty peas 'n rice (in this case small red beans) and sauteed cabbage with bits of added carrots. There were also some fried plantains. Added to the oxtail were some large white beans and brown gravy so delish that i wanted to drink it up. Eating oxtail is a science. You have to use your fingers to hold each piece and your teeth to get every bit of meat off around the bones and yet leave the fat. But it is oh so worth it. And I was in heaven. I brought some of the rice and cabbage home with me. My husband's order of brown stewed chicken was a tad easier to eat than my oxtail. But really, here too, the best way to get the full experience of each piece (there are bones) is to use your hands. He ate every crumb of his lunch! With no leftovers! The guy manning the fort today was the owner's son. He was so nice and friendly. Add that to the wonderful meal we had, and this place is definitely a keeper. Can't wait to come back again... soon! read more

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This place is definitely NOT closed. 3 stars because I didn't try any food or drink. Just went for information. I stopped in tonight Wednesday 9/6/23. I saw 2 people at the bar and spoke to the bartender. Real nice guy. Hours are Tuesday to Sunday after 6pm. They are having staffing issues so no morning or day hours. If you know anyone looking for work! I was given a menu. If you are close stop by and give them a try. I plan to do this our next date night. read more

Valencias - Menu 9/6/23 - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

Lunch time and one of my wife's bookmarked locations took us to a wonderful lunch experience! With seating outside, if you desire, or in the spacious interior, the ambiance and delicious aromas wafting out of the kitchen are enticing. We were greeted immediately and offered QR code access or paper menus to review. My standard in choosing Caribbean cuisine is the Brown Stew Chicken and that is what I ordered. My wife chose her standard, and most coveted, Oxtail stew. A short wait and our lunches were brought to the table. Perfectly cooked. Hot and savory, my Brown Stew Chicken was accompanied by Peas and Rice with hot homestyle Cabbage. I asked for some hot sauce to go with my Rice and Peas and it was delivered immediately. Meanwhile my wife expertly and skillfully locked into enjoying her Oxtail. She enjoyed every bite of her lunch as I did enjoy mine. After we finished our filling and delicious lunches, we chatted with the son of the owner, (our server), and got a little history of the founding and opening of this great spot! Plenty of parking available and easy access. We will be back! read more

Valencias - Brown Stew chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

We were looking for a take out place for our Friday dinner and stumbled upon Valencias. We tried calling in our order but no one picked up the phone, so we tried once more and got lucky. We placed our order- a regular brown stew chicken with oxtail gravy on the rice and peas, and a regular oxtail. My husband went to pick up the food and said it was a little confusing to find the restaurant as it is in an event venue. Once he found an employee he was assisted immediately. Our takeout containers were packed to the brim with food. There was an insane amount of rice and peas, a small portion of steamed veggies and an even smaller portion of meat. Everything tasted delicious. I loved the brown stew chicken. The steamed veggies were also awesome and the rice and peas were very flavorful. I tried my husband's oxtail and it was also very tasty. The reason I am giving 3 stars is because there was very little meat. In my portion of stew chicken, more than half of the small serving was bone. I maybe got two small chicken wings worth of meat. Also, there was wayyyy too much rice and peas. Enough for a family of 4 in my regular size portion. The other issue we had is that they charge a credit card fee. I don't have a problem with the fee itself, but my husband wasn't told there would be the fee in advance so he didn't have the chance to decide to pay in cash instead. Overall it was a very tasty meal, and I'm sure we will be back. read more

Valencias - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

First time visit. First impressions, clean, friendly, knowledgeable staff, dine in or take out. . Food quality excellent both in freshness as flavor. BRAVO. I ordered take out. The food was prepared and packaged in a reasonable time. I ordered Oxtail, brown stew chicken and the Jerk Chicken. I and the Wife have not one bad thing to say. Portion size was appropriate to price. You may say. What do I know about Carribbean food, my response is I've been eating it for over ten years. I was introduced when I married my wife. She grew up eating this food. They packaged/wrapped the take out containers to help prevent any spillage in the car. Utensils provided with napkins. This place is recommended and a must visit. I'm happy to give my honest (without compensation) review to this restaurant. I will be back. read more

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All postings of their hours noted they were open, drove out my way to try it, and they were closed. Doesn't look like they are in business anymore. read more

Great atmosphere, good food, amazing drinks....

I googled Jamaican food and across this gem a couple weeks ago. It's nice inside with a full bar and outside seating. They even change to a club atmosphere on Friday and Saturday nights. I had lunch and even though I got stew chicken when I ordered fried chicken, I would have given them a high score because the food was very good. Today I decided to go back for the fried chicken and I wish I had not. I ordered the regular size meal and I asked for heavy oxtail gravy. I was told I could have the gravy but she couldn't guarantee it would be heavy. I get home open my meal and you would have thought I said light gravy because it was barely any. The chicken was OLD and no one can tell me any different! It was not crispy, some parts too tough to eat and the bone was very dark. The cabbage and plantain were some of the best I've had from a Jamaican eatery but I won't be going back for that. I wish them much success and longevity. Unfortunately I most likely won't return for the food but I might check out the night scene some time. read more

I have spent a ton of time in Jamaica and i know the food well. The best Jamaican food I've had in South Florida is at Valencia's Caribbean Cuisine. These 2 lunch specials of Brown Stew Chicken and Curry Chicken, served with rice & peas, vegetable & plantations were $5.50 each! The Brown Stew Chicken is the perfect mix of Jamaican Allspice and brown sugar to give it the sweet and spicy (no heat) deliciousness that it should have. The Curry Chicken has a wonderful heat to it without being "hot", just enough to have a little kick. I didn't think I'd report on the rice and peas but they are outstanding. I find so many Jamaican chain restaurants here skimp on the coconut milk that gives it that creamy element. This rice and peas was truly authentic. The restaurant inside is large and very clean but was completely empty at lunchtime. It looks like they're struggling and could use customers. Their Facebook page says they have outside seating. I am excited to go back and try the Escovitch Snapper, my personal favorite Jamaican dish, that they serve on Fridays. The prices are beyond reasonable and the food is delicious. The staff was very sweet and masked properly. If you're a fan of Jamaican food or haven't tried it, this is the place to go. Today was my first time there but I will be back soon. read more

Valencias - Curry chicken, rice & peas, vegetable and plantains. - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

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The food was amazing. My husband and I had the lunch specials. I had the fried chicken and he had brown stew chicken. The lunch portions are big. I also had the chicken soup which was the best soup I ever tasted. The flavor was so rich. We will definitely go back and spread the word about this new found gem. read more

Valencias - Fried chicken lunch special - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

Best Brown Stew chicken lunch special hands down!!! Who offers such a large amount of delicious food for so cheap?!! You can taste the coconut in the rice and peas. The vegetables are absolutely 100% the best vegetable I have had from any place Period!!! Most times they are hard and have no flavor at all and all boring. Here they have the perfect cook on them, just the right crispness to them. They are loaded with flavor, AMAZING flavor!! The right amount of seasoning !!!! The brown stew chicken is so succulent !! Sometimes at other big caribbean chains they do not give you that much meat especially for a lunch special. Their brown stew chicken and rice and peas taste exactly how my in laws make it in Jamaica!! I know anyone who gives this place a try will have found their new go to spot!! I know my family has. read more

Valencias - Best Caribbean food anywhere hands down!!! - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

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Hours clearly say 9am-3am come here on Saturday at 12pm and they're closed. Great 1st experience

Overall, very poor service. For example, I waited 90+ minutes for my food before I left without ever receiving my order.

the restaurant was just unorganized and looked depressing inside i ordered two oxtail plates which came up to 44$ which is a rip off we didnt receive steamed vegg or plantain which comes with the meal !!! the lady who brought us our food didnt say anything until we asked she brought our food out she gave us double rice which we didnt ask for and barely any meat i asked for a refund and she offered to give me more meat so i settled for that and honestly i regret it i shouldve just took the refund a waste of money!!!!!! read more

Valencias - Oxtail - Caribbean Near Me - Margate, Florida

My Sister visiting from Sepastapol wanted Jamaican food. Googled ones near me and tried Valencia's in Margate. Amazing. The best Jamaican food in South Florida. The Snapper was perfect. The spice and and sweet ratio was perfect. And the plantains were sublime. The best kept secret. SHHHHHH! read more

If your looking for good reggae, hip hop, r & b music with a good dj great atmosphere and amazing food?? Look no further if your in Broward! This restaurant has the best jerk chicken I have ever had in my life! It is seasoned to perfection and it has little bits of jalapeño that as a burst of spicy flavor in every bite! Another customer advised me that the night chef is their secret ingredient! At night this spot turns into a nice jazz type club. Clean bathrooms and great drinks!! It was a vibe!! read more

Hello, We heard about this place from Facebook (of all places). We went there on a Saturday. The wait staff are excellent (especially in these trying times). I had the Snapper prepared Jamaican style, and my partner had the Jamaican Jerk Chicken Pasta. Both excellent. Rounded off with the Jamaican Rum Runner. I know this sounds like a cruise menu, but the food is great, the service excellent. Our lovely waitress comped us the price of admission at 10:00pm ($10 a person for the DJ). We just added that to her gratuity. Well done. read more

Great atmosphere, excellent service, and the food was fantastic. I had the curry chicken but I only eat white meat, they said no problem. They went above and beyond and made a special order just for me. Looking forward to eating there again. read more

Excellent vibe. Good people loved mista Dj wizard... nuff respec inay de place! Wings were excellent and staff was great as well. Will definitely be back read more

Great restaurant I had the ox tail and it was delicious my dad had the fryed red snapper he seem that he enjoyed it it was worth the wait definitely will be back read more

Very nice spot! Can't wait for the bar to open up and the festivities to happen. The food is definitely clean eats, not to heavy on salt and the cabbage was steamed and not greasy. The oxtails were tender, the jerk chicken was spicy! (If you like spice, you'd enjoy it) and the goat soup was good, not too spicy either but very flavorful. I ate the food before I could take a picture but they have an IG @valenciascaribbeancuisine they are new so it's worth a try! read more

When I was there the beginning of the year the food was delicious. Now I dnt know who's the chef, they not ready yet pasta plan I would of did a better job at home without spending twenty five dollars for a meal that wasn't good. I'm disappointed. Yall need a new chef cause the chefs you hve ain't ready yet. read more

I really enjoyed the service and the great cooking. Just like Mom's house. I order in person just because everyone is so nice. If you want home cooking look no further!!! I love it !!! read more

Went in with a friend to get some dinner. Girl at the counter was extremely rude, gave us dirty looks while we were just standing there, didn't want to answer any questions and then asked us if we knew this was a Jamaican place, as if we shouldn't be there because we weren't Jamaican. Then she explained they barely have anything available. We left without getting food. Very disappointing experience and terrible customer service for absolutely no reason. read more

Valencia is my go too. Since the grand opening I have not been disappointed. The food is great not commercialized and great customer service. Never a long wait. read more

Decided to try my first Caribbean restaurant today and after looking around on google maps I found that this one had the highest rating out of all the ones near me, I walk in at about 5 In the afternoon and see a front desk type thing and I walk up to it and wait, the restaurant is empty and bland looking with wooden chairs and wooden tables, I see in the distance all the way at the end of the restaurant this lady sitting there by herself on her phone, after a while of waiting I picked up this menu I found next to one of the tables near the front desk and was talking with my girlfriend about it when the lady finally took notice and said hello to us, I asked if we can dine in and she said yes and just stood there and stared at us, so I gestured at a table and she's like yes sit anywhere, she doesn't even bring us a menu when we sat down, I had the menu from before still in my hand but my girlfriend didn't have one and she just didn't bring one for her, she gives us 5 minutes to order our food and I tell her I want a regular fried chicken rice and beans and a regular jerk chicken with rice and beans, and 2 waters, when she comes back with the food it's in a take out box all smushed together, not on a plate like a normal dine in restaurant, but whatever I didn't care that much I just wanted to try the food, the fried chicken was pretty dry but the rice and beans were phenomenal with so much flavor I loved it, the jerk chicken was also very flavorful and I enjoyed it very much, when our "server" brung us the water I'm expecting a cup with regular Decided to try my first Caribbean restaurant today and after looking around on google maps I found that this one had the highest rating out of all the ones near me, I walk in at about 5 In the afternoon and see a front desk type thing and I walk up to it and wait, the restaurant is empty and bland looking with wooden chairs and wooden tables, I see in the distance all the way at the end of the restaurant this lady sitting there by herself on her phone, after a while of waiting I picked up this menu I found next to one of the tables near the front desk and was talking with my girlfriend about it when the lady finally took notice and said hello to us, I asked if we can dine in and she said yes and just stood there and stared at us, so I gestured at a table and she's like yes sit anywhere, she doesn't even bring us a menu when we sat down, I had the menu from before still in my hand but my girlfriend didn't have one and she just didn't bring one for her, she gives us 5 minutes to order our food and I tell her I want a regular fried chicken rice and beans and a regular jerk chicken with rice and beans, and 2 waters, when she comes back with the food it's in a take out box all smushed together, not on a plate like normal dine in restaurants even though their photos imply real plated food, but whatever I didn't care that much I just wanted to try the food, the fried chicken was pretty dry but the rice and beans were phenomenal with so much flavor I loved it, the jerk chicken was also very flavorful and I enjoyed it very much, when our "server" brung us the water I'm expecting a cup with regular cold tap water with ice but no it's the cheapest brand of water bottle you can buy and she brought it with two tiny plastic cups and two straws, so once I finish everything I politely clean up and leave the take out boxes there because there doesn't seem to be a trash can nearby, I get up and walk to the front desk to pay and the lady is nowhere to be found, I wait like 10 minutes and she finally walks out and tells me my total is $25 and I'm wondering why if both my plates were $10.50 on the menu she told me she charged me $1.25 for the water which is absurd, since when do you go to a dine in restaurant and have to pay $1.25 for water??? I'm pretty sure theres other Caribbean restaurants that sell food with the same or better taste as this one and I get a free water with my dine in meal, I'm never coming back to that dead place in my life, I felt like a stranger walking in there rather than a welcomed customer. I rate it one star because of service and the water, the food was good but you can get the same taste at most Caribbean restaurants. read more

I was looking for Caribbean food in the margate area and decided to stop by. When I first entered I wasn't greeted and the host had a nasty attitude. The first thing they said was "What do you want". After I acknowledged him he responded very rudely. I would never go there again. I walked out because I'm giving my hard earn to a restaurant with horrible service. read more

Food and Service is great.. bartender Tiffany makes great drinks. I would highly recommend it.

We catered the food and had three different types of meals for a large group. Each type was well done, delicious to say the least. The staff were friendly and a pleasure to work with. Tables and chairs are spaced out, inside and outside for compliancy. Highly recommended for breakfast, lunch or dinner and delivery is available. read more

This food is always so good and fresh I always order thru door dash and it's still always fresh this place i so good wish I could give 6 stars read more

I have been going back here daily for the past week or so for the jerk chicken and rice! It's absolutely perfect! Extremely tender and just the right amount of jerk! The people that work there make it an even greater experience so kind and helpful! Definitely recommend to anyone! read more

Excellent quality, good size portions. The food was fresh and flavourful. Real Jamaican food! They also take every measure to adhere to COVID precautions, tables are spaced out and staff wears masks. Even so, the ambience remains delightful! 10/10 would recommend read more