Caribbean Feast

In my travel to Philly, this is by far represented the best meal that I experienced. I had the jerk chicken and Oxtail combo with rice/​peas, cabbage, and plantains, and I must say, with all of the Jamaica Food I’ve eaten all over the country, it was definitely the most memorable. The spice provided was just enough to amplify the flavor along texture of the competing items on the plate. I can’t wait to travel again to the City of Brotherly Love, not for those disgusting cheese steaks, but for a Caribbean Feast!

I felt like the place was hard to find, but that might be me not visiting that area too often. I don’t know when they took those pictures but it doesn’t look that inviting to say the least. But really who cares when you get food this good and plentiful. Not saying it’s the best in Philly but definitely worth a try.

Good Jamaican food appropriately priced, really no where to wait for food you have to pay extra just to sit down and eat your food, I always get my food to go

Hard to ask questions here – between the scowl and surly answers, you just have to wing-​it. Jerk chicken delicious and moist. Watch out for bone fragments in the rice and beans-​could break a tooth.

This is my first check in here but not my first time eating here! I can’t count how many times I have eaten here all I can say is everytime I eat here the food is consistently great no matter how crowded they get. I usually get Oxtail cabbage and mac n cheese.
I like this place because they not only serve great food but they also give back to the community!

Where do i begin, the food was horrible. that baked mac & cheese was watery, the rice was hard smh & the jerk chicken this place need help, like a need «cook «it’s super dark inside, they could never get my money ever again. And the prices don’t match the platters, I swear ron’s near broad & olney have the best food in Philadelphia :.waste 13 dollars…. Just Nasty…

Upon walking in, this establishment doesn’t look too inviting. The lighting in the dining room is poor. Our waiter was very sweet, but he was definitely someone’s child being put to work. For like the first 20 minutes while we were reviewing the menu, everything we inquired about, even the drinks… they didn’t have. They have a big menu, but very little off of it is available. Their «vegetarian» menu is not really vegetarian. They cook these items in meat for flavoring, and then remove it. Very annoying. We did have to wait forever for our cornbread to be put on the table, along with any utensils or napkins. The food is good. That fact is undeniable. I had jerk chicken roti. Generally do not think I’d reutrn.

Worst jamaican spot ever. My friend just got me a small oxtail, rice & peas with steamed cabbage & that platter went straight into the trash. I know good yard food when I get it, my parents are jamaican, and this shit was the worst of the worst. First of all, the oxtail was as tough as concrete & ridiculously salty like I was eating Lot’s wife & sidewalks. The cabbage was over boiled and mushy, and to top it off, the freaking rice they used was parboiled rice & canned kidney beans. That shit was a total joke & a waste of my friends hard earned money (I’ll be damned if I had paid for that depression meal.)

My favorite Jamaican spot by far. I choose to go the distance instead of buying from 52^nd street. Love the oxtails and jerk chicken. I’m a spice queen any thing with spice is my kick. This place is a gem located in north philly. So if you ever up broad and allegheny you have to stop by !!!

Their food is good. I never ate in but today. My sisters and my Mom and Aunt. The service is real slow and we got here at 3:20pm and we still waiting for our food. Still waiting no food all we have is bread, ice water, and toasted butter bread. I’m so hungry. Some of the food is coming out. We ask to speak to the manager and this guy darrell came out and said well I’m not the manager but is there anything that I can do for you. So my sister said yes I brought my family here to enjoy your food and this restaurant but unfortunately it was a mistake that I brought them here. Because it took so long for the food to come out no one came out to say will be right with you they gave us cornbread and it was hot but then the bread got cold. We didn’t get our food it was all most an hour. Then two people got their dinner and the other two didn’t so we had to get takeout boxes so the other two didn’t eat their food. And another couple came in and they left right back out because they took to long. A couple came in before us and their food took a long time. The food took about an hour and then we got the check before they got their check and no one came back up to see about us or anything then another couple was sitting there after us they got their food but it was just one platter so the guy was eating off his girlfriend platter because his plate was not out yet then when we was get ready to leave which was 20 minutes later than his food comes out they need a lot of help it was a lot of people in the kitchen but a not enough help on the floor it was some young kid he didn’t tell us his name he didn’t know what was going on and everytime we ask him for something he went back in the kitchen and took like 20 minutes 15 to come back no silverware know nothing and it is a place that you can BYOB. Also when we ask Darrell about what he was going to do for us everybody there wanted a desserts and he said I’ll check and I will be back. So he went in the back and act like he was looking around and said Oh we don’t have any dessert so when you come back I’ll give you something when you come back so everyone said they will save the receipt and talk to the real manager and try to find out the problem but the problem doesn’t matter they should give us something for the inconvenience. And this restaurant was on the Cooking Channel with one of the chefs but if he found out this it will be a disgrace. And the people that was ordering on the phone we’re coming up to the restaurant which ordering from the window they was getting on their food faster than the people that was sitting in a restaurant. Then after we left we had to walk to the front pay the bill cuz a young guy never came back with my sister credit card we had to go to the window with a take the orders at to get a paper bag and then we drove around the corner in front of the restaurant they have a sign that said help wanted for managers servers you name it they need help if we would have seen that we probably wouldn’t have went in. And I found out that my sister had a Groupon coupon and she need to let groupon know how the service was there. I told one couple is better to order at the window and take it home and enjoy it because sitting inside the restaurant is a waste of time. Good luck whoever tries to sit in next time if we do go back we have to ask how long would the food take.

Absolutely amazing dine in service and food. Everything was sooo delicious. I have visited this restaurant before getting take out so I knew what to expect coming back. The owner greeted us before and after dining. Great experience. Will be back!

I’ve been here a few time, mainly for takeout. I thought the food was pretty good, a little pricy though. I’ve been there to fine in twice, both with groupons. I’ll never dine in again. As a matter of fact I’ll probably never get food from here again period. The service is a joke. The girl looks bored, no knowledge of the menu, it’s bad. And their prices for dine in are a joke. Then my change was $ 13.00 she gave me a $ 10 bill n $ 3 in nickels. I was absolutely not leaving this girl $ 10. She said they had no $ 5’s. #byegurl oh, but the food, just okay. They the ccorn breadand pour a cinnamon butter over it and it is quite delightful. I ordered the ginger chicken And the waitress replied ‘nobody orders that’. Okay. So they don’t make it cause food isn’t made to order. Jerk chicken is pretty good. Cabbage is good. MMacand cheese is good. My daughter ordered jerk ribs but she messed that up and brought out chicken. Whateva. If you go there simply get takeout never dine in it’s an absolute joke

Food was okay. They need to indicate on their menu spicy foods. I could not eat the oxtails. The collard greens tasted like the carrots it was mixed with and I hate carrots. We had to wait for a waitress but there were only two other couples in the place. We got paper napkins while the couples before us received cloth napkins. The waitress was not friendly at all. We received the food and had to wait for utensils. She had no knowledge of beverages available. She did not ask us if we needed anything or if everything was okay.

Vegetarian curry chicken is delicious!!! Had it with rice and beans and cabbage. They give you a good amount of food. Can definitely get at least 2 meals out of it.

I’ve been here a few times, the food is great, but the service is AWFUL. On my last visit, I ended up waiting an hour for my platters, because the cashier forgot to tell the cook to make my food. I swear it’s always something when I come here. The shortest wait time I’ve endured here was a half hour, RIDICULOUS. Although I enjoy their veggie curry chicken, I value my time more, so I will not be returning.

First time here (I’ve been hearing about it for a while). I have to say the food is on point! I got the small ox tail platter with cabbage and rice with a side of cornbread. Everything is just right. The ox tail could be a little more «fall off the bone» tender and there could be more of it (I have like 4 pieces) but it’s still very delicious nonetheless. Next time I’ll probably go for a large! The cornbread is moist and you get a pretty nice slice for $ 2. Long story short, if you like Caribbean food, try this place! You’re welcome.

This is a delicious Caribbean food, jerk chicken was delicious! Mac & cheese was very cheesy mashed potatoes are perfect the plant hands were little green. Overall great experience. I did come here one night and had horrible service, but they made up and good food!

Great food, horrible service.

As a disclaimer, this review is just MY (and my dining partner’s) experience. I don’t want to be unnecessarily harsh, but I do want to be honest.
I first learned about Caribbean Feast through the Caribbean Nights event featured on Unilocal.It seemed like it would be for a good cause and I do love me some Caribbean cuisine, so I thought, why not?
Well, let’s start with the service. I think our waiter was in, like, middle school. He looked young and seemed really new to this whole thing. Not that I had a problem with this, but I guess it explains some of the other kinks of the night. He kept coming over and asking how we were, even when we were still waiting for our order to come out. What could we say to the fifth time he came over when we were just sitting there with an unopened bottle of wine, a couple of empty wine glasses and an empty table in front of us? According to the menu, dinner entrees come with soup or salad and bread, but after about half an hour with nothing (not even water), our waiter came up to us and asked us, «Do you want some salad or bread or something?» Bewildered, we said yes to the salad, which was pretty crisp and fresh.
Oh yeah, speaking of wine. It’s a BYOB. But you may want to bring your own corkscrew. Either that or a screwtop. Is there nothing more frustrating than being incredibly thirsty and having a bottle of wine in front of you, but nothing to open it with? After about two hours of «We’re still looking for the corkscrew,» our waiter finally came and told us that he could open up our bottle. After we were finished with our entrees. Props to the lady who reminded the waiter that we still had a wine bottle that needed to be opened.
But all that’s ancillary to what I REALLY care about: the food. Let me say, this place has the BEST corn bread I’ve ever had, hands down. I’d even come up here to grab a platter of corn bread and skedaddle back home. God, what do they make that with? A skillet? There’s gotta be some sorcery at work here. That corn bread alone warrants a whole additional star.
The portion sizes are generous; all the customers I saw eventually got takeout boxes. I was a little disappointed that my jerk shrimp and some of our side orders were drowned in a pool of oil when I received it. It was a bit difficult to taste the jerk spices around the oiliness, but once you get past that, you’ve got that spicy, smoky, distinctly Jamaican flavor. Juiciness can be difficult to accomplish with jerk chicken, but this place nails it.
Would I come back? Maybe for takeout. Or that corn bread. But the service here was way too sketchy for me to come back for a sit-​down meal; seems like made-​to-​order food is not their forte.

Great food for the price, but horrible location and the most unfriendliest staff i’ve ever witnessed.
The first time I went, the hostess seemed super irritated that I didn’t know how the place worked. She kept cutting me off and responded with the most unenthusiastic voice. Parking is also the worst — either park far, or get a ticket.
But, sometimes, my cravings for this place are so strong that I still come back to this shady location with staff who do not care about you to get the taste of their chicken, rice, and mac and cheese in my mouth.
Food = 4.5
Service, location, staff, and EVERYTHING else = 1