I was in the mood for Caribbean food and wanted to give this spot a try. I called in my order of the whiting special and shrimp patty. When I arrived parking was terrible so parked illegally. I ran in and grabbed my food and paid. I first dug into the patty which was good and not messy. When I had the whiting special it was pretty good and very filling. I had a good experience.
This spot never misses! Good patties, plantain, mac, oxtails, jerk, cabbage, and of course that pepper sauce. You can’t go wrong eating here.
After visiting one of my lady's favorite places Toni's Minnis, we decided to try out DCE. The customer service was good, but the food is God Awful..the oxtails taste like they were cooked in an air fryer. The fried 'sandpaper'chicken was disgusting and the rice was dry and tasteless definitely not worth the $60 spent!
1. When i walked into this establishment it smelled like acrylic. Why? I dont know.2. The mac and cheese looked and is disgusting. Why does it has cinnamon in it? I dont know. It honestly does not need it. Does not require cinnamon AT ALL!3. The ox tails and stew chicken has no flavor at all. Disgusting. The ox tails also has cinnamon in it. Which DOES NOT NEED IT.Whatever yall doing with cinnamon; for the love of almighty above put it DOWN! Needs flavor and seasonings.If i could give zero starts i would. Do not waste your time nor money on this place.
I have been reading all the bad reviews left on here, and I think that the posters who left those reviews should give this business a second chance. The reason why I think so, is due to the fact that Downtown Caribbean Eats is a newer business, and like many other restaurants opened during the pandemic, has been having difficulty attracting and retaining the appropriate staff.Potential customers will be happy to know that my friend and former boss, Karen was recently hired as their main chef. She has a wide reputation as an excellent cook, having been in the food and beverage industry for over 30 years. In fact, when we used to work together, she used to bring in her leftovers from home to give to her favorite employees. Needless to say, it was a good life to be one of her favorites!I went down to visit her last Saturday after working a double security shift at the airport on an empty stomach. The owner, (who is from Trinidad) the cashier, and Karen, ( who is Jamaican) all took exceptional care of me. They offered me tasting samples of different dishes, and were kind enough to give me a larger helping of the entree that I finally chose. I decided to dine in, so that I could hang out with Karen for a few minutes, and while there, I saw from the size of the line that business is starting to pick up.If you decide to go, say hello to Karen, and try the Jerk Chicken, Mac and Cheese, and the Brown Stew Chicken. All entree plates come with stewed cabbage and sweet plantains. Also the Tarry brand bottled fruit drinks are off the hook!
best Coco Bread ? I love the Veggie Roti
Ion even do this review stuff mane, but that nasty ah food had me come on here to tel the world mane. I had ordered a jerk chicken meal and it was burned, straight bone and no flavor. The jerk chicken patty had bones in it and the rice was terrible. The oxtail gravy tasted like ? juice mane. STAY AWAY FROMTHEM.
*THIS PLACE SHOULD BE NAMED BAD EATSSSS*A waste of money. Food was so bad, Mac & Cheese looks promising but it’s terrible. Oxtail taste mmhh. The rice taste like cafeteria rice. The beef pattie was okay & that’s it. Don’t even bother coming here honestly. SMFH
Oxtails were great! Definitely would recommend this place.
Great customer service! But these Oxtails are horrific and flavor less. Could not even finish them. Rice is disgusting. Best thing going was the plaintains.