11 Best Caribbean Restaurants in Ottawa

“Best Caribbean food I have had in the 613. True home flavour- balancing heat, flavour, texture. Quality and quantity on POINT. Service friendly and efficient. Highly recommended. I have had chicken roti, goat and j*** chicken with sides rice and peas, plantain and veg. A blessing to taste these hardworking and honest folks’ food. Don’t rush- this is not fast food.“

“staff was friendly and quick“

“best jerk chicken in ottawa. Perfect balance of spices. Delicious rice and slaw. Friendly owner, we will be back. Highly recommend it“

“This has become one of my go-to spots in town for Jamaican food. Top tier service and the food actually amazed me. Coming from Toronto, there are few places I’ll trust for their Jamaican cuisine but Reggae Rooster impressed me and I’ll definitely be back.“

“Walking into the store it felt like I was back home in my family friends kitchen. The gal serving me was super sweet and answered all my questions. I ended up ordering the jerk chicken roti and it was amazing!!! Honestly just like we are having my auntie Paula’s cooking! So so good!“

“I love the food it’s amazing flavor. Fast and friendly it is my go to for Jamaican food“

“We found this gem while looking for a place to eat with my wife for lunch and it didn’t disappoint, we are world travellers and foodies , we have eaten in various Michelin recommended restaurants bib gourmand and Michelin star alike a little bit around the world ( Osaka Bangkok Tokyo Kyoto Paris Madrid Geneva London Hong Kong Kula Lumpur and the list goes on ) and HONESTLY THIS IS THE BEST FISH we ever ate and nothing comes close to it , it is so tasty so flavour so rich without being overwhelming, perfectly cooked and balanced, deliciously good , honestly a joyful delight, this Haitian style fish was so amazingly good that I ve could eaten 2 or 3 more , we have our intimate top 5 favourite restaurants list in the world where we always go back to with my wife and this place with their fish , just unexpectedly got into my top 5 worldwide and definitely grabbed the Top 1-2 spot with their fish. Thank you so much guys for the delicious fish , I recommend it eyes closed , order the fish!“

“Highly recommend!
Purchased the holiday dinner with jerk turkey, callaloo, macaroni and cheese and stuffing. It was delicious!! The cranberry sorrel compote had a brilliant flavour profile that I really enjoyed, the callaloo was authentic trini style but could have been a bit thicker, the jerk turkey was moist and flavorful, and the portion size was good. The macaroni and cheese was rich and tasty but I didn't taste any particular caribbean flavours. We also ordered a side of rum butter which we ate with cake and waffles - it was delicious.

I am very grateful to have had authentic caribbean main dishes to supplement my Christmas dinner this year. It saved us a lot of time and effort, and we truly enjoyed the flavours and meal. Chef Reesa is an absolutely wonderful chef and her responses to my online questions were quick. Will definitely order again!“

“Ordered a full meal of curried goat meal. 1st time having goat. Very good. With rice planteen and cabbage. Will come back again for the ox tail.“

“Can't say enough about how good the Jerk Chicken is!! AMAZING!!“

“Visited Fumi for the first time. Wonderful n delicious African cuisine. Excellent service n friendly. Will definetly go back.“