The Grotto

Vibe check Ambiance: 5/5Service : 5/5 Food:10/5Walked in and got seated immediately in the back but our waitress was very intentive. I ordered the sweet chili wings and Mac & cheese as an appetizer both were extremely tasty. For my entree I ordered the jerk pork which came with rice and peas. The pork was tasty and tender No complaints here.....Definitely have to come back again to try some other things on their menu like their oxtails tostones

Foodies, just discovered a hidden Jamaican food in the heart of the Brooklyn area Everything here made Jamaican food lovers' dream come true. Authentic Jamaican Food in this cozy spotwith outdoor potion with additional space. Let's start with Chicken Wings just cooked perfectly flavored sauce It was worth to waitOh! Yes! The chicken the lamb made us night SO CRAZY FRESH & JUICY & TENDER & FLAVORFUL They have the variety choose of the drinks even non-alcohol drinks

*THE WORST RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE* This is one place that I will never recommend, and wouldn't go back if I was paid to go! The entrance is very distasteful with a bar that had nothing on the shelves. There were only two tables for seating, but if you are aware, there is a seating area in the back which is like a patio. I waited a while to be seated because this night in particular it was crowded.Once seated in the patio area it was freezing cold. They had two portable heaters to heat up the place. One heater was so close to someone's chair that the jacket could've potentially caught fire because actual flames were ignited. The waiter came and took our orders for drinks and food. The drinks took forever and he came back with one wrong drink which was mine. Didn't want the drink that he had so I just said to cancel the drink all together. He never came with water for the table though we asked. He went over to another table who came AFTER us and told them he was coming back with a shot on the house for them because of the long wait. Didn't offer us the same treatment though we waited EXTREMELY long and he came to me with the wrong drink. Food was taking forever and a day. While sitting in the cold of the patio waiting a worker came with a big bag of garbage to dispose on the side door of the patio (near the patrons dining). ON ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS OF WINTER THE STENCH OF DEATH & ROTTING MEAT Was upon us! It smelled so bad omg their garbage disposal was right near where we dined. Imagine if it was the summer with that smell that lingered! Eventually the waiter came and offered us a shot of our choice. My friends and I told him Casamigo shots. He came with the shots and we drank it and they were in fact NOT Casamigo AT ALL! It was a different cheap tequila.Once the food arrived all of our entrees were COLD! Like everything on the plate cold! He had to then take all of the plates to be microwaved! Atrocious. I will say my food was okay once heated but the service, HORRIBLE. Would never return, never ever-ever!

Dinner with the family and The Grotto BK did not disappoint! We started with drinks and then the ackee tostones along with the Octail spring rolls were delicious. And then we moved to the main event of dinner which brought on Oxtails with rice and peas with fried plantain, crab stuff shrimp, steam veg and fried plantain and a rather tasty baked Mac and cheese with oxtails..... Yes we love oxtails very much. All in all we loved the entire experience and the service was amazing.

I love Jamaican food and couldn't wait to try this spot! When I arrived I parked on the street nearby! I walked into a dimly lit place and was greeted. Allison was my server/bartender, and she was nice! She sat me in the back area. I started with the Grotto Punch, which was like a sangria, and it was good but a little sweet, so I added some more Merlot. For my appetizer, I got the mussels, and it was delicious! I then had the stewed red snapper with rice and peas, and that was also very good! I lastly had the rasta pasta with shrimp. This dish took quite a while to come out. When it did, the pasta was good, but the shrimp was a bit salty. All in all, I had a pretty good experience!

I really enjoyed my experience at The Grotto! I went a few months back with my friend on a rainy Friday evening. We were treated with such kindness. Our waitress Ally was patient in explaining the menu to us and the happy hour drink special.Ally suggested the rum punch which punched us indeed! The Wray & Nephew was hittin'! Lol. My friend followed up with a sorrel mimosa, which she also liked.As for the food, it was super tasty and well seasoned! I had the jerk lamb burger and my friend had the salmon grotto pasta. The lamb burger was superb! I've just started getting into meat again after some years and this was a nice treat! It was so rich in flavor. I wish I'd ordered one to take home. It was juicy, tangy, and cooked to perfection (not raw nor overdone). My friend liked her salmon pasta. Nothing was left behind! The restaurant has limited seating but it's always the cozy spots that I find has the best food. Ally made our chill, rainy Friday night special with her warm hospitality. Loved this new Caribbean option in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood. Hope to be back soon!

Went here for the first time a few weeks ago and was very impressed! We got wings to start which had good flavor but was hoping for a Caribbean dipping sauce rather than ranch. For my meal I got Rasta pasta and Mac and cheese. Both were great! I wish the pasta was spicier but I usually prefer things spicier than others so that could just be a personal preference. Also this is one of the few spots that you can get chicken on the side which is great if you just want a bigger portion!

BIG SIGH...I really really wanted to like ALL the things about this place. I just didn't. I came here with a group of friends for dinner on a Friday night. When you first walk in you think, this can't be it? The front of this place leaves much to be desired. It's like no effort what so ever was made to have the front of this place match the back of it. So don't be fooled by the videos you see. B/c we didn't make reservation we had to sit in that very same lackluster front. I just couldn't believe that they thought this non ambience was okay. LOL LOLAs for the food, I will say I enjoyed the Mac & Cheese, the oxtail spring rolls seemed to not have the oxtail part, and the jerk chicken was tasty. I however am sure my jerk chicken connoisseur will say the jerk didn't jerk enough though. ..LOL. My friends got the salmon pasta, lamb chops, and oxtail entree's. They enjoyed their food, however one felt the oxtail dish was too salty. I must likely will not come back b/c of the ambience. That may not be important to some, but it's definitely required if I'm spending money. I will potentially order b/c the food was pretty good. :-)

Ive been to many food spots and I can say that this has been in my top 3 of worst experiences. Its now 6:40, I arrived at 5:08pm and ended up leaving without having eaten a thing. Ordered calamari for an appetizer with a couple rum punches. The drinks came out but no calamari. Literally sat there for an hour and a half for nothing. No update, no "the kitchen's backed up", "we're a little behind" NOTHING!!! No food for us but carry out orders are steady moving. Wanted to give this place a try and support after seeing an instagram video. The person should've listed how terrible the service was.

Great service, great food. Cute ambiance. We were greeted at the door by a lovely gentleman. He made delicious drink and food suggestions that were definitely on point. For appetizers we had ackee and plantains and crab cakes. I chose the mango margaritas and it was delicious. My meal was escovitch snapper with peas and rice. My friend had escovitch shrimp with peas and rice and plantains. Overall great experience. We will return.