Royal Jerk

This is a small takeout place that has very limited seating, just a few stools, so it's best to get your food to go. We were at Linden Park and went to get food to take back and eat at the park. The food is already prepared in a buffet style, and it actually smelled pretty good, so we were excited to try it out. The guy at the counter was not particularly welcoming and seemed mostly annoyed that he had to answer our questions about the food. They have no labels on any of the food dishes, which is something they would consider if they don't want to be annoyed by customers asking questions. We ordered the stew chicken, rice and peas, and mac and cheese. The food was actually pretty good, and the prices were reasonable. The main issue was the lackluster service and that we were made to feel like we were annoying them by asking simply questions.

Oxtail was worse than the servers attitude. Never again. How do you not sell pieces of chicken? Go across the street? No problem maaan!

Delicious fresh authentic Jamaican food. Great hospitality and service. Fast service!! Jerk chicken is delicious

*Servings are small unless you're a male, before my turn came up all customers before me their trays spilling over but not mine, guess because i didnt want rice but extra veggies & then I had to pay more.So just order only the fish, poultry or meat, forget the fillers;*Rice & Peas - dont look for peas only enuf in the rice to color it*Cabbage has NO love in it, like the rice & peas just a tray filler.*Google map has the wrong times, so I was told I should have called first by the guy cleaning up - how about an apology & correct the times.Food Is only ok,I know costs of food has gone up but it's going up again - soon their quality will be even worse than now. Over $19 for one fish & extra bell peppers (not even pickled] may 2023

The BBQ smelled good as we passed by so we decided to go in! Ordered a medium order of Jerk Chicken, Oxtail with rice & peas, tiny side salad, and sweet plantains. All came out to $27. Pros: We have been to Jamaica so the food here was authentic! Chicken was moist, good seasoning. Oxtail had good flavoring, and was tender. The sweet plantains were cooked well, yum!Cons:Not too much a fan of rice & peas, but that's because I'm not a fan of Allspice in general (sorry) and that's the lifeblood of the cooking! Takeout only, no seating. Bread/cakes being sold on the side shelves were SUPER old and dusty. No prices on the menu! And no paper menus for takeaway.

Love this place . Make sure to get there before 8:30AM if you want some ackee and saltfish .

Extremely disappointed. The oxtails were horrible. Some were hard and some were gummy (all fat/no meat).The cabbage tasted like water. No seasoning at all. The only plus side was the kind workers there.

I like their breakfast more than lunch/dinner. They have the typical Jamaican food offerings-nothing stands out except their fried dumpling. Just a tip to newbies-don't go to a Jamaican restaurant expecting the cashiers/servers to greet you with a smile and warm hug.

This place is great for take out. They don't have any seats for indoor dinning. The food is marinated well and pretty tasty. This neighborhood doesn't have a lot of choices in terms of food. We order takeout about once a week.

I was initially excited to try this place out but was soon disappointed. I ordered a large oxtail dinner with plans to have 1/2 for dinner and the remaining 1/2 for lunch. The oxtails were horrible, as were the rice & peas and cabbage, and the only decent thing was the plantains.Soon after eating the food, I began to feel nauseous. I'll never eat from there again.I don't usually write negative reviews, but this was warranted.