Hello foodies, today I bring you another Caribbean food review. Because of my love for Caribbean cuisine, I have to been to almost all the Caribbean restaurants or takeout joints in the GTA, so this place was on my must-visit list! I finally made it around to stopping in for some lunch since I was in the area.
I was really looking forward to trying their food since I read some pretty good reviews from some of the elite reviewers here on Yelp.
This review is based solely on the items I ordered and no other dishes from this place. I have a lot of experience with the typical Caribbean dishes as I frequent these restaurants on a weekly bases so I do have quite the reference to compare.
The dishes I got were the Oxtail over white rice medium size and I had to order a side order of the macaroni salad as I read such good things about it. With your meal, they throw in a complimentary small cup of coleslaw.
FOOD 3/5 Now I don't know how some of the elite reviewers on Yelp gave this food such high ratings, either they have not been to other much better Caribbean restaurants in the GTA or it's their personal preference in taste, but my honest review is far off from theirs for several reasons.
Oxtail was by far the best of my meal however being the best does not mean it was fabulous, I must say it was extremely tender very well cooked fall of the bone, but it lacked flavor and those fabulous Caribbean/Jamaican spices, the best way I can describe it, is the oxtail it was on the bland side compared the way oxtail is usually prepared the Jamaican way full of spiciness and some heat. So average at best as far as flavor.
Macaroni Salad, it's funny seems like the other reviewers really like this macaroni and it was probably the item I was really looking forward to eating, but it was a huge disappointment. The reason! It's super sweet! and by super sweet, I mean like desert-level sweet loaded with sugar. I like my macaroni salad with some sweetness but this was way overboard to the point after a few bites I could not eat the rest and threw it out. Way! Way! too much sugar, It's very refreshing and a great recipe if they removed 90% of the sugar it would be perfect. Not sure how anyone really enjoys this level of sugar in a cold macaroni salad it's too much!
Rice I also did not like the white rice it was sticky and on almost soggy and probably overcooked for it to be this way, not a nice loose rice
Coleslaw was also not good at all. The cabbage was minced so finely that it had zero crunch, and because of this reason it seemed like the vinegar had almost cooked it to a mooch with no crunch and not fresh tasting at all, it could have been fresh but the prep destroyed the final outcome ...I do not recommend this coleslaw at all.
Service 5/5 I must say their service was top notch the people were very friendly and attentive and the place was spotlessly clean even with 3 people picking up their food there I was served in 5 minutes and out the door with my food, great service! Would I go back to this place, probably not there are several other options in the area that are superb in comparison to this restaurant, but hey you might have a different opinion again these are the only dishes I tried. read more