Caribbean Starr Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food was great I ordered 5 pcs of Jamaica fried chicken omg one of the best fried chicken I ever tasted so fresh and crunchy better than American fried chicken also the staff at the front was the best of greeting and helping out customers."
• "The food here is AMAZING!!!! I had the oxtails, rice and peas and cabbage and my boyfriend had the jerk chicken."
• "Authentic Caribbean food that never disappoints your palate."
• "Their food is really good and reasonably priced."
• "Honestly this best tasting Jamaican food I have eaten since I being here."
• "Their curry chicken is amazing, red snapper with veggies is amazing, their fried jumbo shrimp is amazing, their seafood rice is the incredible, and their oxtail is heaven sent."
• "The food was so good. I had the curry goat with peas n rice and steam cabbage."

Cons:

• "As others have mentioned, the portion ratios of rice to meat is off."
• "You could barely get a slither of meat off the bone."
• "Got the oxtails. They were not tender at all and had so much FAT on them."
• "The oxtails were extremely small."
• "Food is disgusting. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. tried this restaurant before ND the food was delicious they must have switched cooks."
• "The jerk chicken was ok not the best but ok. The fried chicken was very salty..."
• "The oxtail and stew chicken taste like dessert."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "Now the staff is generally nice for Business and once in a blue you might get someone who's attitude is indifferent but overall customer service is satisfactory."
• "The staff is pleasant, lovely young ladies."
• "And the workers there treat you very nice! Love this place, also very clean!!"
• "The servers are always respectful."
• "The servers were accommodating even though the restaurant was extremely busy."
• "The staff was friendly and patient."
• "The staff is really friendly and outgoing. Ask for the girl penny she is very sweet. Amazing customer service."

Cons:

• "Won't be going back."
• "The service is horrible.. they are very rude and nasty to their customers."
• "The staff is so rude and disrespectful!"
• "She wasn’t apologetic & very rude."
• "Good luck trying to communicate with the staff."
• "Customer services extremely poor."
• "The ladies who serve the food and collect payments all have Nasty attitudes ALL THE TIME."

Price and Value

Pros:

• "Their food is really good and reasonably priced."
• "The food is affordable and the place has a Caribbean vibe."
• "Food was amazing and the portions very generious for the price in comparison to other local Jamaican restaurants."
• "Roti the BEST...Curry Goat lick your fingers gooood!!! Only $20.00 with soft drink."
• "I would eat here all the time if I could good prices too‼"
• "Tasty, fresh, great Jamaican food and great prices."
• "The price is a tad bit above average but the food isn't average and definitely worth it!"

Cons:

• "An oxtail platter over $22."
• "Everything is extremely overpriced."
• "Large oxtails is $30 not $22 idk the last time the menu online has been updated."
• "It's ridiculous, I've paid way less in Brooklyn and even in Midtown East for similar portions."
• "Overpriced food and you not getting what you paid for smh."
• "It's a bit pricey for the portions you get."
• "The food is very expensive."

Ambiance and Experience

Pros:

• "It felt like they just didn’t want people inside but we went outside and enjoyed our food."
• "The guys outside on the block kept the area lively as well."
• "The food is affordable and the place has a Caribbean vibe."
• "Home feeling intimate restaurant. Earth colors of beige and brown for the decor."
• "The restaurant is very authentic, very clean and great staff."
• "Beautiful environment. Clean, spacious, Top quality service."
• "Ambiance with exposed brick and island music softly playing in the background."

Cons:

• "Not sure if the female with the enlarged picture by the bathroom is the owner however if i wanted to listen to dancehall on 10& extra loud i would go to a concert...u cant even enjoy your food they KILL THE VIBES."
• "First of all I've never been in a restaurant where I had to shout over the music to order my food."
• "The ambience of the restaurant is a usual jamaican vibe with noisy good jamaican music and the t.v on in the back ground."
• "This isn’t Authentic Caribbean food I got leftover scrap rice and about five oxtails for close to $30 it was a mess completely Disappointed."
• "The food was less than desirable. The jerk chicken was not only salty, but it was dry and lacked jerk seasoning."
• "Atmosphere was just right had authentic dancehall music playing."
• "The food was delicious a bit spicy the service was ok I went back in to purchase ice to add to my drink it was a bit sweet $2.15 so I explained to the waitress can she add ice to the drink I already purchase an she had a attitude."