I really wanted to enjoy the food at this restaurant. I visited on a Thursday afternoon.The woman at the register was very nice. There was a woman behind in the kitchen cooking unfortunately the food was bland. I ordered Chili wings, which were the best of anything, also had the rice and peas, which was dry parboiled rice with dry dry peas no flavor in this dish, the cabbage also not flavorful, had no smell weird seasonings if any, the ginger lemonade was very sweet. Taste like a powder mix.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Alisha Parker
Rasta pasta is just pasta with cheese and a dash of seasoning. The rice is dry and the capers or beans in the rice are even more dryer. I’ve never tasted cabbage like this and never will again… jalapeño, carrots, wax peppers, bell peppers ??♀️. I was sooooo excited to try this place and highly disappointed ☹️
Vegetarian options: Unauthentic!!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
velisthalito
The food is really delicious. I ordered the bowl for $13. Rice. chicken stew and fried plantains. The food is really fresh too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
zelma lewis
Mimi was great. I love J*** chicken and I know what it tastes like. I've had it in Jamaica too. This was no where near the taste and was just bland baked chicken with bland yellow rice and a few peas. I didn't bother with the small condiments, because I shouldn't have needed them. The meal was plentiful and I will doctor it up tomorrow for leftovers. I make tastier chicken with the j*** chicken seasonings I buy from the Jamaican market in Oakland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
JY_Globetrotter
I wanted a hearty meal for dinner since it was a cold day and I thought getting a chicken curry meal would hit the spot. I ordered the food and it took quite a while. I was quite disappointed with the chicken because it tasted dry and overcooked and there was not a wow factor in the flavoring. The only thing I enjoyed in the meal was the cabbage.
djB5881XU
This place looked promising, they have lots of caribbean style dishes oxtail, jerk chicken, curry shrimp. So far, so good. We place our orders, wait for the buzzer to go off, and take our meals to go. The chicken tastes like it was baked in an oven in the midwest and slathered with sweet bbq sauce. No flavor, no seasonings at all. The rasta pasta had a better flavor, but the pasta could have been cooked more, it was pretty chewy. The plantains were delicious, sweet and cooked perfectly, a little crispy on the edges, slightly burnt in a good way. Those plantains were the best part of the meal, unfortunately. What a waste of $$
Rhonda Kay
The fish tacos were delicious without too much spicy kick. The rasta pasta with shrimp was quite tasty. It was an enjoyable experience to try a new place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chili Pineapple Wings
Paul Katz
I had the j*** chicken salad. The j*** chicken was over cooked and dry. It also was fairly bland, which is odd for j*** chicken. The veggies were crisp and the dressing was tangy, but nothing tied the salad together. Overall dissatisfying
Incredible food! Great service. Chef Verna & team have outdone themselves. We need more Guyanese + Carribean representation in the Bay Area and Calypso Rose has set the bar extremely high
Jordana Jiltonilro
This lady can cook! So far I’ve tried the j*** chicken, curried shrimp, Rasta Pasta, plantains, coconut rice and stickey toffee pudding…everything was delicious! The homemade hibiscus sorrel and ginger lemonade are also delicious!
Kristina Cordero
We ordered the oxtail and it was amazing! So tender and delicious! I highly recommend the dish.
GetMoneyJ
First things first the food here is amazing, very authentic and up right delicious. I stopped by the day the Calypso Rose had a soft open and been there since. I got the J*** Chicken dinner both times and was blown away each serving. Will definitely be a regular here ! 10/10 !!
Ginger drink and beef patty
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Patties, Ginger Lemonade
I really wanted to enjoy the food at this restaurant. I visited on a Thursday afternoon.The woman at the register was very nice. There was a woman behind in the kitchen cooking unfortunately the food was bland. I ordered Chili wings, which were the best of anything, also had the rice and peas, which was dry parboiled rice with dry dry peas no flavor in this dish, the cabbage also not flavorful, had no smell weird seasonings if any, the ginger lemonade was very sweet. Taste like a powder mix.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Rasta pasta is just pasta with cheese and a dash of seasoning. The rice is dry and the capers or beans in the rice are even more dryer. I’ve never tasted cabbage like this and never will again… jalapeño, carrots, wax peppers, bell peppers ??♀️. I was sooooo excited to try this place and highly disappointed ☹️
Vegetarian options: Unauthentic!!!!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 4
The food is really delicious. I ordered the bowl for $13. Rice. chicken stew and fried plantains. The food is really fresh too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mimi was great. I love J*** chicken and I know what it tastes like. I've had it in Jamaica too. This was no where near the taste and was just bland baked chicken with bland yellow rice and a few peas. I didn't bother with the small condiments, because I shouldn't have needed them. The meal was plentiful and I will doctor it up tomorrow for leftovers. I make tastier chicken with the j*** chicken seasonings I buy from the Jamaican market in Oakland.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
I wanted a hearty meal for dinner since it was a cold day and I thought getting a chicken curry meal would hit the spot. I ordered the food and it took quite a while. I was quite disappointed with the chicken because it tasted dry and overcooked and there was not a wow factor in the flavoring. The only thing I enjoyed in the meal was the cabbage.
This place looked promising, they have lots of caribbean style dishes oxtail, jerk chicken, curry shrimp. So far, so good. We place our orders, wait for the buzzer to go off, and take our meals to go. The chicken tastes like it was baked in an oven in the midwest and slathered with sweet bbq sauce. No flavor, no seasonings at all. The rasta pasta had a better flavor, but the pasta could have been cooked more, it was pretty chewy. The plantains were delicious, sweet and cooked perfectly, a little crispy on the edges, slightly burnt in a good way. Those plantains were the best part of the meal, unfortunately. What a waste of $$
The fish tacos were delicious without too much spicy kick. The rasta pasta with shrimp was quite tasty. It was an enjoyable experience to try a new place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chili Pineapple Wings
I had the j*** chicken salad. The j*** chicken was over cooked and dry. It also was fairly bland, which is odd for j*** chicken. The veggies were crisp and the dressing was tangy, but nothing tied the salad together. Overall dissatisfying
Loved the pattys
Restaurantji Recommends
Incredible food! Great service. Chef Verna & team have outdone themselves. We need more Guyanese + Carribean representation in the Bay Area and Calypso Rose has set the bar extremely high
This lady can cook! So far I’ve tried the j*** chicken, curried shrimp, Rasta Pasta, plantains, coconut rice and stickey toffee pudding…everything was delicious! The homemade hibiscus sorrel and ginger lemonade are also delicious!
We ordered the oxtail and it was amazing! So tender and delicious! I highly recommend the dish.
First things first the food here is amazing, very authentic and up right delicious. I stopped by the day the Calypso Rose had a soft open and been there since. I got the J*** Chicken dinner both times and was blown away each serving. Will definitely be a regular here ! 10/10 !!
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