Yaad Style Jamaican Cuisine

Being so far away from home it was nice to have a taste of local island cuisine

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Service was mediocre but I ordered to go so didn’t really expect much. The food was very bland. I ordered the jerk chicken plate and the oxtail plate both with red beans and rice, the beef Pattie and the fruit punch. The jerk chicken were very very small barely any meat what flavor I could taste was okay. The oxtail was very tender but only got maybe 3 pieces, the flavor was ehh. The red beans and rice were very very bland. The beef Pattie was very very good though as well as the fruit punch and veggies!! It was the first time going so could have been a off day but I had to toss more than half of the plates since it was really just all red beans and rice. So out of the $80 I spent I tosssed about $60 because it was practically inedible. I’ll give them another try some day but only thing for me that was worth it was the meat pattie truly!

Food choice was limited. I would have like bananas and food choices with the chicken dish and akee.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

I don’t normally leave reviews unless a restaurant is a disappointment every time I get food from there because it extremely frustrating to overspend for something that’s not good.

This is the 3rd time I have purchased food from this place. The first 2 times were about 2 years ago. As someone who has eaten authentic Jamaican food my whole life from many different places and family from Jamaica, both time the food was very disappointing. I’ve had the oxtail all 3 times. Jerk chicken and curry goat the first 2 times. And the beef soup twice.

Back then the curry goat was too salty and bland. The jerk chicken was just ok to be edible, and the rice was old with a lot of hard grains making it inedible. The oxtail is overpriced for what you get, not tender enough, and not the best flavor. The beef soup may as well be bean broth and another overpriced item. There are no provisions or meat in it.

Overall I really wanted to give them my business but this will be the last time I try this place. A waste of money and disappointment through and through. I hope the chefs/cooks reexamine their recipes and prices and make a lot of improvements. Who knows maybe I’ll try again in a few years since I’m from the Caribbean and Jamaican food ranks in the top 5 of my favorite cuisines.

The reason this food gets 2 stars (even though none of the food was great) is because it’s edible.

Food: 2

Food was delicious. So much flavor & the vibe was very chill. A little pricey but worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was top tier! I ordered the Oxtail and it was basically the best oxtail I’ve ever had. The stew and sauce was perfect; the meat was so tender and flavorful, and the sides were brilliantly done. The plantain had sweet chewy edges and was delicious; the veggies were cooked perfectly, and the rice & beans were the best!

I will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rice and Beans

Originally From Jamaica and honestly it’s a disgrace it was expensive and the food was trash also the cook was very rude.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Rare Vegan Authentic Jamaican Food
Probably the only place in Portland where you can eat Brown Stew Tofu with a side of Festival! The flavor of the Brown Stew Tofu is slightly sweet with a main deep tomato flavor, pairing that up with their Rice & Beans and it's incredible. That Festival though, wow, it tasted amazing! It's more so like an old fashioned donut with how sweet is it and tasted too weird to dip it in the savory dish. Instead, we enjoyed it on its own, and it did not disappoint. Very crispy on the outside and pillowy on the inside.
They also have Jerk Tofu and Curry Tofu to which we can proudly say are also a delight, but our favorite is the Brown Stew Tofu. Sides also include Sweet Plantains and Slaw. But DO NOT get their mashed potatoes as that is not vegan!
The food here is so wholesome. As someone who grew up on Carribean food, the flavors are welcoming and is a delicacy to find in a vegan form. It really tastes like home cooking and not something overally junkie. The portion sizes are generous and can be two meals worth.
One complaint is that the staff is particularly unfriendly. You quickly feel like your bothering them when asking for basic service (like where to put a cup with a drink that you didn't finish). Whether you dine in or taking-out, it's certainly should be on you bucket list for Vegan Portland Food.

Vegetarian options: Mains: Jerk Tofu. Curry Tofu. Brown Stew Tofu.
Sides: Rice and Beans, Festival, Sweet Plantains, Slaw.

Dietary restrictions: Vegan

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Fried Sweet Plantains, Rice and Beans

Curry 9.9/10.0 solid sauce taste robust!
Jerk 9.9/10.0 solid sauce taste robust!
Sweet potato pudding ? (looks like a pie) 1.3/10.0 sorry it just didn't do it for me!
Rice and peas 10.0/10.0 (kinda hard to mess that up)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Jerk Chicken

The best jamaican restaurant food in Portland. The food is true to the jamaican food authentication

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Worst jamaican food I ate...order jerk shrimp..was tough ,peppery and they loaded the rice with the peppery gravy. Ask for cabbage, they gave me salad from the bag which waswarm up in microwave...

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

My go-to when in Portland love them.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Curry Chicken, Beef Patty, Jerk Chicken Platter Half 2 pcs, Fried Plantains, Jerk Chicken Wings, Jerk Chicken Dinner Platter, Jerk Chicken, Rice and Beans

Food is great! A little wait but worth it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Plantains, Fried Sweet Plantains, Rice and Beans, Curry Goat Dinner

Not going to lie the brown stew and curry was decent . Please do NOT get the Yaad style wings! Any local bar serves better than this. What gwaan? They aren’t wings for starters and they were the worse wings I ever had in my life. Customer service was rude about my feedback. look at my picture for the “wings”. I was so disappointed cause a lady ordered some jerk wings across from me and they were regular wings lol. Lastly portions were not what I was expecting for the price and what I’m used to getting from an authentic Jamaican restaurant.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 2

Me and my Jamacain Homie qent to eat here. We have been here many times before. This time right when we walk in the guy at the register was just like talkimg to a zombie. We will no longer be going here. Now for the food it wasnt good at all just bad the chicken was cold dry barely any flavor. I dont know if theirs a new owner but this place is simply trash. And way overpriced for what you get.