Traphouse Caribbean

I came across Trap House Caribbean & Seafood while walking downtown and had to check it out. The first thing that caught my eye on the menu was the oxtail patty, and wow--it was everything I hoped for and more. Tender, flavorful oxtail wrapped in a flaky, golden crust? Absolute perfection.Since it was happy hour, I also grabbed a beef patty and a jerk chicken patty (half-off steals!). Both were packed with bold Caribbean flavors, but the jerk chicken patty really stood out with just the right kick of spice.Trap House is doing something special with its creative menu items and authentic vibes. This isn't your average patty shop--it's a flavor experience. If you're craving something different or just love good Caribbean food, this is the spot. I'm already planning my next visit!

The food was on point. When we walked in had more of a club feel than restaurant. Dark lighting and loud (but good) music. Only a couple other peeps having dinner. Ordered the jerk chicken with sweet potatoes and coconut rice and greens along with a beef patty. The jerk chicken was exactly what you'd expect and the sweet potatoes were my favorite. Greens not complaints there. The beef patty to me could have been a thinner dough and meat spread out more.The service was great and they delivered to the table despite having a call number. Other than being caught off guard with the club like setting and the decor, the food was good. I'd return to the other items.

Quick summary: This just wasn't very good.Heard a lot of buzz about this place and tried to come before, but they were closed. So I made it a point to go after leaving the office.Ordered:Chicken patty - 3Oxtail patty - 3Oxtails - 2Mac n cheese (they add + $2 for it) - 1Collard greens with turkey - 2Rum cake -2Rating (1 = poor / 5 excellent)Spent ~$60.00. Felt like I ruined a great opportunity to have a great meal after blowing my calories here.It just wasn't very good and flavors were muted. Not what you'd expect from a Jamaican restaurant.

My new favorite Ubereats option at the moment. The oxtail plate and goat curry plate is absolutely delicious!!! The jerk chicken plate is good too but I like to order red meat whenever I order out. I really enjoy the cabbage and plantain sides. I can't comment on what it's like eating there but if you order on ubereats, the quality of food is consistent! It is a tad pricy but considering oxtail is about $20+ if you buy it at market, the $30 doesn't seem too bad. Highly recommend!

Was in the mood for jerk chicken and the place that I normally order it from was not taking orders so went with this ghost kitchen. You get a drumstick and thigh with plantains and rice. I picked the cabbage as my side. You don't get a side of curry sauce but you can order a portion for extra. The sides are generous. The jerk is a little more sweet and not as spicy as my typical place. I assume this is a different style. It was interesting sauce because you taste hints of raisin or plum in the sauce. The rice also had a nice coconut-y flavor so I definitely felt Caribbean influences. I do wish it was more spicy since I didn't get that hot lip after effect I was craving.As for price point - it's pretty fair and I felt pretty full and could have split it into two meals.

Come here all the time before I hit Rain. Love the food. The place can get a little hot if there's a lot of bodies in the restaurant. I have also tried the patties. My favorite is the jerk.

I love supporting Black owned businesses. I love good food. I would give this more stars if it were based on taste alone. The ox tails were flavorful and delicious, but if you notice in the picture, there was mostly bone. There wasn't enough meat altogether for a single forkful. It was beyond disappointing. I was still starving AFTER eating the super small meat serving that I received. The service was friendly and the music was pumping. It was the meat portion size for me.

This food was delicious! The service was friendly. And the vibes inside were pretty dope as well. I definitely recommend. I had an oxtail plate with sweet potatoes and cabbage. A beef phatty, and trap juice. I also tasted the loaded mac with chicken, the jackfruit phatty, and some churros. Every thing was so good! Jackfruit was a little spicy as well as the cabbage but nothing too overbearing. I do not tolerate spice at all! They sold out of the oxtail phatty which I really wanted to try and sold out of the rum cake. Again this meal didn't disappoint at all.

The Caribbean food stand at the Cuatro Gato bar on Colorado Street.Cuatro Gato used to have Venezuelan food.Now they have Caribbean food.I have no idea how the old Veneuzuelan stand was ...But Traphouse is absolutely positively outstanding.* * *A lot of the food served at "Sixth Street" bars is really really mediocre.The hamburgers at Casino El Camino are legendary.But in general, food stands and food trucks serve overpriced lousy stuff to people too drunk or too hungry to care.The food trucks at the corner of Red River and Sixth are an abomination.* * *Traphouse, in contrast, is in the circle of the saints - along with the aforementioned Casino El Camino.Most of the menu are Caribbean rarities it is hard to find elsewhere in Austin.Yeah, Trinidadian food trucks exist in some of the distant corners of our city if you go looking for them.But no one will confuse Austin with Miami as a source of great Island food.Traphouse in contrast, is first rate.* * *I dared to go boring and got macaroni and cheese.Macaroni and cheese at Traphouse is definitely positively NOT boring.Never mind the fact that the actual mac and cheese is very high quality ...Really good Ziti with an unusual mild cheese mix I could not identify. Hearty comforting fare.Traphouse serves four Island hot sauces on the counter to go with everything.I put Mabel's Hot Sauce on my mac and cheese.OHMY GODMabel's took that otherwise solid comforting macaroni and cheese and turned it into the edgiest most interesting dish ever.Mabel's is a Trinidadian food company that makes everything.You want mayo? They got it.You want spiced beans in a can? They got it.Etc. Etc.Their hot sauce is not even the most famous food product they sell.(It is not the equivalent say of Heinz Ketchup.)But Mabel's hot sauce is an eye opening revelation.My mac and cheese was already good.But the Mabel's made this a dish to remember totally.* * *I don't think much of Cuatro Gato as a bar.But Trap House makes a trip to Cuatro Gato an interesting proposition.After you are finished, you can go dancing next door at the eminently worthwhile Coconut Club.An open side door connects both establishments.

Talk about a hidden gem!! Don't know how long this place has been open, but as my first time was nicely surprised at the level of service and quality of food I received!! After seeing a review on IG (@thedaviddouglas), ordered online and within 27 minutes exactly my order was ready. The ease of ordering was perfection: functional site, be customiziable selections and built in SMS notifications. Love it!! Although parking is horrible, after circling the block three times I finally found a parking space. Was Immediately greeted by a young lady at the door. Food was picked up at the bar by a friendly face, and then once made it home, I dived in. Ordered a little of everything:, jerk chicken, oxtails, curry goat, three patties (chicken, beef, oxtails). All meals came with two sides so I tried them all: macaroni & cheese, cabbage, sweet potatoes, potato salad, rice and peas, and collard greens. EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, seriously! Favs: oxtails, beef patty, curry goat, sweet potatoes, and potato salad IN THAT ORDER. Only negatives were the curry goat was not a freshly hot like the order dishes (still tasty tho!!) and the oxtail patty was a complete rip off!! Not worth nearly $9 for the size. Also the cabbage was blah...could be seasoned better. Other than that, I will DEFINITELY return!