Hartleys Jamaican Res

The oxtail was tender and flavorful. I love that they give a good amount of gravy on the rice. The rice was cooked perfectly! The meal came with a side of steamed cabbage. They were out of plantain but, theirs is usually good. The restaurant has a few parking spaces, there's also street parking. There's tables inside with plenty of traditional dishes and dessert. The employees are always friendly and greet customers.

First time trying here and was neither impressed or disappointed. The fried chicken and curry / jerk chicken were a highlight. The brown rice and beans were pretty good but very mushy. The yellow rice and Mac n cheese needed some flavor or seasoning of some sort. The plantains were hard and seemed old which is weird since I went during prime lunch time. The service wasn't bad but my first time my questions seemed more like a bother than interested in being helpful. I wouldn't say don't try it but it wouldn't on my list either.

I can still remember when I first heard about them opening. I was beyond excited. Upon entering the vibe? Excellent. Music plays, large screen tvs for dine-in patrons, and impeccably clean. Nine times out of ten, you'd even see the owner cooking up the goodness in the back, while his attentive and friendly servers worked diligently to take care of our needs. Wonderful service, excellent food. Consistency all around.Jump several months later, and unfortunately, the excitement is gone. Dissapointed has entered the chat.The first bad experience? I'll even take the fault because I simply didn't pay attention. I got off work and headed in for their breakfast. I was looking forward to some porridge. The woman who assisted me said there wasn't any porridge that day but and different hot cereal I wasn't interested in. I ordered a meal for my wife, a breakfast meal of salt fish, banana and ackee, only 13.99 I saw. Grabbed two beef patties with coco bread and no cheese, and I asked her for another plate of the same as my wife. I received two small containers. One of each. I didn't think anything of it. I also ordered some carrot juice and a soda.....It was when I got home that I realized it came up to 66 dollars. I went to look at my reciept, and there was no atomization of what I ordered, just the total. Im thinking, 45.00 at best.Like I said, it was when I got home and seeing as they're a good 25 minutes away. I chalked it up as a loss and moved on.The next visit, the same woman was serving along with another, the one who took my order last time..When I ordered my medium goat, I asked how much another scoop would be. The woman serving turned to the other woman who took my order last time. She clearly seemed like she was bothered. Only to see she had an earpod in listening to music. She wasn't like the others whom I'd dealt with previously. She walked over to the computer and after a few moments she said "7.99". No eye contact whatsoever. I said, "7.99?" I was just asking again to make sure. She said nothing. I said "nevermind, no thank you."The woman then shrugged her shoulders and walked away...I came home after spending another 40.00 dollars on my wife and is meals and thought about it.Im never going back, What has happened to general consistency? I've loved jamaican food my entire life, been called a "goat head" for my love of it by friends. I've also been a chef well over 30 years and have taken a devoted stand on customer service, no mattet what. When that leaves the window, so do I. Hartley, your food is SO good! Continue to keep up the good work. I spoke highly to you one day. Niether here nor there. Just need to let the people know. It's not you. it's who you have out front. Be blessed

Excellent new venue for Jamaican fare all the comfort classics from the land of Reggae and positive vibrations. Oxtail, Jerk Chicken, Beef Patties etc. Great location spotless premises and great location close to the Harrison BLVD exit off of rt 24. Go! Now!

I got the jerk chicken with rice & peas and string beans along with a side of mac & cheese. The mac and cheese tasted weird. One bite and it went in the trash. Besides the mac& cheese the food was fresh, hot and delicious! I'll go back!

Food 10Service 10Ambiance 10Best Caribbean food on the south shore!I had rice and peas with oxtails. I would post a pic with this review but I only have bones left.

The food is great there! So no more Flames for me for while! I love the curry chicken and rice and peas. What I liked about the curry chicken is that curry sticks to the chicken. A lot of other Jamaican restaurants their curry chicken looks beige because the curry chicken doesn't stick! I also love the chicken soup but they don't make it everyday just certain days of the week! But this is my go to place for Jamaican food!

I ain't gon lie...the food here was incredible,well cooked and fresh ...I had jerk wings rice and peas cabbage ,plantains,a a piece of fried chicken....everything was perfectly prepared...I've tried all the other carriibean restaurants in the area and this is by far the best...not even close...hand down...no my wife isn't a big eater...I got her ox tail and white rice and cabbage,normally she'll eat half and then save half...she said the food was so good she couldn't put it down!!! Ya'll definitely got a customer for life in me!!!!!

Food was amazing service was amazing atmosphere is amazing and the young woman that served us our food was absolutely amazing!! She made sure our experience was an absolute joy!! Ma'am I don't know your name but my fiancé and I were very pleased with the service you provided us.. You made sure we were well taken care of and we thank you for that.. Your food was very fresh and your establishment is very clean and warm.. We look forward to eating here again!! Thanks again and happy holidays!!!

Great place to grab lunch! Curry chicken was fantastic- full of flavor and fall off the bone. Oxtail stew was tender. Beef patty with cheese was great too. There are some tables to eat in and restrooms although most everyone else was doing take-out. Everything was clean. Only complaint was that the loud music made it a little hard to talk with the staff when ordering.