Negril ATL

Saw the Negril food truck on the Beltline and stopped by. It was great decision! The jerk chicken bowl and ginger pineapple juice were delicious . I would order from them again.

The servers are reasonable; however, the wait times can be long. The excellent music makes it not so bad.The drinks are okay. The food can be small in portion sizes but decently tasting. My favorites are the oxtails, rice, and peas, as well as the mac and cheese and cabbage. The bathrooms are upstairs; be careful. This used to be an old fire station where my dad worked at one point in the 90s. It's great to see what they did with the decor.

We have had the worst restaurant experiences in Atlanta this past week and NegrilATL took the cake. The delay, lack of customer service, and drop in food quality in this establishment is just disappointing. Especially since I had such a great experience at the Brooklyn location. Firstly, it took 40 minutes to receive our appetizers, one order of jerk wings and an order of ackee and Saltfish egg rolls. And they were COLD! Normally this would've be an automatic "thank you, we're paying for what we have received and we are leaving." However we'd been at a conference all day and it was too close to a time when most restaurants were closing. We decided to extend some extra patience or risk not eating at all that night. Much to our dismay, the entrees (coco salmon and whole snapper) took an additional 45 mins and they too, were COLD! Day two in Atlanta and this downtown restaurant scene is not looking good. Imagine the joke was on us when the plates were hot but the food was burnt, over fried and served cold. Absolutely not freshly cooked at all.

Upon arrival, at approximately 12:10 pm, the restaurant wasn't ready to seat anyone. We were then told by our server that they were out of a number of items on the menu. Seemed odd considering they just opened for the day.Food was hit and miss. I ordered the Jerk Salmon with mixed vegetables. The salmon was cooked perfectly and the jerk sauce was great. However, the mixed vegetables had no seasoning and the mashed sweet potato also had no seasoning.

Negril village is one of the few Jamaican Restaurants in the metro area that has a sophisticated yet casual ambiance. The building is an old historic Firehouse built in 1907 and you'll surely see and feel the elegance and charm of construction. We came to celebrate my grandmothers 80th and my family is a picky, opinionated bunch so we decided to just eat Jamaican Food (like we don't eat this everyday- LOL. With that in mind we knew to visit Negril because it's one of the few places that will provide the atmosphere to celebrate an occasion like that. The service was Great! The waiter was patient with my family and gave answers to questions. My family is Old School and cook everyday, and if they don't cook they cook something that's quick. So when eating out they have questions and he was very patient. He also allowed us to split the check which was a plus. The menu has typical Jamaican Fare and a few items that are fused with American favorites like wings, pasta and grits.... In all we enjoyed ourselves.For constructive criticism I would serve wine in a wine glass especially with the ambiance of the restaurant. My mother was taken back when they brought the wine in a rinsed tumbler. That's really my only con. They do offer brunch, so this is a popular restaurant for Brunch Vibes and Sunday Funday. They also have a large event space upstairs that can accommodate your event and host parties during holiday weekends in Atlanta. Until this most recent trip I hadn't visited in years but from what I remember and based on other recent reviews they get packed fast! Be sure to book a reservation and if you have a group everyone MUST be there to be seated!

I enjoyed my shrimp and grits. They were so flavorful and filled me up. The tomato based creole sauce paired so well with the grits. My friends enjoyed their entrees as well. For my drink , I ordered the Rude Gyal with vodka and it was so fruity and not too strong. The service was slow that is the reason for the 3 reviews. There was only one waitress for multiple tables which caused the long waits. Our server was good and helpful . She made the experience better and was apologetic. We watched one table leave because they had not been helped for a long while. The only recommendation is better service to minimize the long wait times for drinks and foods. The decor is beautiful and I liked the artwork upstairs.

The ackee and saltfish eggrolls were very delicious. The sweet sauce was a nice accompaniment. I enjoyed the oxtail, but I felt like the flavor was lit exactly my preference. It leaned more into spicy flavor without the spicy kick and without enough of other flavors. I hope that makes sense because that's the best way I could explain it. We sat at the bar and the bartenders were fun. They suggested a giant mimosa tower which got me and my two friends exactly where we needed to be. I started off with an old fashioned and finished with the mimosas. They have outside seating, bar seating, regular seating and parking (about 20-30 spots)

Great food, fast, and a parking lot to the side. I brought my friend here who is from Jamaica and wanted Caribbean food while visiting from England. We came for lunch at about 2 on a weekday and we were the only ones there. With the nice weather we sat outside. They don't have paper menus so you'll have to get the menu from their website. We ordered a few things for her to try and 2 mains. Codfish fritters - 3 crispy balls filled with fish and a little bit of spice. Served on a bed of lettuce and mango salsa. My friend loved these. Ackee and saltfish rolls - deep fried with lots of fish and crispy. Comes with 2 rolls and some sweet and sour dipping sauce. These were a hit! Jerk Chicken Bowl - I ordered this. It was a large portion with 3 cuts of chicken, all dark meat, maybe 2 cups of rice and beans, cabbage, sweet plantains, and a lot of jerk sauce at the bottom. The chicken was great! I just wanted to keep eating but had to take half to go. Jamaican Breakfast - my friend loved this. The saltfish and ackee was a large portion on top of the appetizers. They also have sorrel to drink so my friend was in love! Next time: I'm trying a Curry Goat Bowl or dinner.

I came here and sat at the bar for 15 minutes and no one ever stopped by to offer me a menu or food. The service was awful. Parking is also $10 - $20.

I've been here before, primarily for private events hosted in their lovely, quaint second story venue. This visit, I invited a client to a late lunch at 2pm on a Thursday. The decor is beautiful and included preserved historic components. We had a reservation, and a host quickly came over to greet us and gave us a very lovely, corner table, which was ideal for business conversation. I think we sat for nearly 10 minutes with no server. We tried to hail a passing employee to inform them it appeared no server was assigned to our table but he did not hear us. Finally a server noticed that no one else was serving us, and she came over to apologize and seemed frustrated that either the host hadn't notified the staff of our being seated or perhaps we were placed in an area servers weren't working. Also it would have been nice to have used to the time to peruse the menu but we weren't given any by the host and oddly there were no QR code menus on any of the tables. So not the best start to begin a business meal with a dead 10 minutes of no attention.Alas, our server, Deja continued to provide good service to us. She made excellent cocktail recommdations. Definitely order the Sprtiz Thing if you enjoy light alcohol + bubbles - perfect for midday.My guest ordered passion fruit salmon and I ordered the curry chicken. The food was lovely, and we also had jerk shrimp skewers for a starter. Because I've been before, I probably should have gone with the jerk wings which never disappoint.Definitely worth a trip. There is a small adjacent parking lot which uses ParkMobile. I paid $7.75 for 2 hours. On evenings and weekends when it's crowded you may not find a spot. In that case I suggest on-street parking on West Peachtree & North Ave, which may require Park mobile payment unless it's after 10pm or on weekends.