RACQUEL’S Caribbean American Cuisine

RACQUEL’S Caribbean American cuisine, 1629 Dutch Broadway, Elmont
(516) 837-0100

Recent Reviews

John E.

Went there to try this place out for the first time. First and last time ever. I can't believe this place will be in business for much longer when they serve customers food like what you're about to see in the pictures. Absolutely disgusting, looks like dried poop covered in dough, which is also hard as a freakin ROCK!!!! Wouldn't serve this to a stray dog. Please just close shop. Customers stay away, FFFAAARRR AWAY !!!

Chantie P.

I saw the poor reviews about this place but my experience was different. I ordered a full pan of stew oxtail for my Christmas party and I was pleasantly surprised.Oxail was delicious, well-seasoned and moist. My guests went crazy over it. Service was amazing as well. I appreciated that I was able to pick up my order (same day) on such short notice. A+ customer service. The chef brought the pan directly to my car for me.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Felicia F.

My review will not do no justice without posting a pic of the food I was served. Disgusting is an understatement!!! i ordered Jerk chicken & shrimp rasta pasta, lets just say the pasta is neither rasta or jerk ... I make Rasta pasta and the one I ordered today is of no comparison.... My Rasta pasta is creamy with a flavorful jerk flavor... I was literally served noodles on top of a cup of oil ... The chicken that was dashed in this dish I don't even know is what.... Maybe a nasty thigh cut up into pieces with no flavor....This is a disgrace. I never ate anything else from there and neither do I want to. If all the other food in the restaurant is good and they just can't make rasta pasta then take it off menu ... it's ok sir/ma'am not everyone can make everything... but don't charge someone $25 for dog s***. If you want me to bring a pan as a sample to the restaurant I will do that. I'Ll even show the cooks how to make it !! * This is my first time leaving a review for a restaurant but I need to start.

Michy H

They cut up one small chicken piece of rib/ thigh into 4 little pieces for $11 (mostly bones). You get 95% rice and 5 % meat. It is not worth the price. Taste is 5/10. I should've else where. They need to read the reviews online.

Suzanne Gantt

I ordered an oxtail and brown stew chicken combo. NO FLAVOR AT ALL. The brown stew chicken is just grilled chicken in whatever juice/sauce the put it in but is not soft stewed chicken . Kind of disappointing because the service was very good. No wonder she gave me so many pieces of chicken. I haven’t tried these patties yet??

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Lydia Davis

Food was delicious!

Chelsea Wilson

The ackee and saltfish was alright at best but the fried dumpling was what really got me. How does one ruin fried dumpling? The food was very oily and just edible

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

saint p

This place has one of the best j*** shrimp I’ve had in years. Solid customer service will definitely go backParking: Plenty of parking available.

Sylvia Douglas mcaulay

Needs more seasoning on there curry chickenPorridge was good but a little

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

shvadre stiffend

If you're looking for quality food. THIS IS NOT the place. This portion was so small 3 pieces of ackee the salt fish was tough and still extremely salty. I got this at 10 am and the plantain looked like it was fried yesterday. The yam, the green banana everything looked old. It was more like peppers and onions in Ackee gravy. They should be ashamed to charge people $14 for this mess. I only gave them 1 star because I couldn't give them zero.

Avin Mohammed

Ordered a large oxtail meal and received 4 pieces of oxtail and majority of food is rice. Too expensive for the amount and quality of food, $20 for a bowl of rice. First and last time buying here.

Scott B

The menu has all the regular Jamaican favorites, and they do combo dishes of various meats. Like shrimp with chicken, ox tail, etc and can be put in the pasta or other dishes. There was also a small deli style counter with food ready-to-go. The young woman at the front counter was really friendly and informative. It is kind of hidden in the corner down from a pizza shop and next to a closed business, so I hope it survives because the food was good.

Avin M.

Skimped on meat paid an extra $5 basically for rice. Ordered large oxtail only to receive 4 pieces of meat. First and last time buying here. Would not recommend this place to anyone. Be considerate that people are trying to support local businesses and times are tough for alot of people financially. Don't need businesses like this blatantly robbing people.

B Gibbs

I've been eating jamaican food long enough to know that this place food is not good. The oxtails was bland and the lady had the nerve to put 4 pieces on my plate. Glad she did though. Expensive for no reason. It had me in the bathroom all night. I never understood why its always empty. Now I know.

Tatiyana Ferguson

Terrible food. The food was extremely skimp I got 5 pieces of oxtail bland oxtail barely any meat on it just rice. My partner got curry goat and only got a few pieces also with no meat on it. First and last time eating here.

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