Reef Restaurant & Lounge

Came here for a birthday celebration for my mother the staff was very nice and welcoming. Our weeder was amazing and very attentive to my mother and her dietary needs. We had the plantain and the golf shrimp for appetizers along with the sweet chili crispy wings. Everything was amazing. for entrées I had the Rasta pasta with chicken and broccoli. My mother had the oxtails with mashed potatoes and cabbage, and my sister had the salmon jerk cheesesteak without cheese because she's vegan also very good. The bread was so soft. The salmon was so seasoned I barely missed the cheese.

A friend and I came here for the dancing event upstairs but stopped at the bar to order food and drinks. Pros-- bartender made great drinks and they were reasonably priced. Cons- bartender's service was very nonchalant. We were told there wasn't any mac and cheese available to order but when the waitress came out with my friends fried calamari she confirmed there was mac and cheese. I then placed an order of mac and cheese and decided shortly after I wanted plain french fries. The fries were ordered at 10:56pmPaid for at 11:07pmAfter reminding the bartender and then a server that I still had not received my order, a manager(i believe she had the demeanor of one but never introduced herself) said "your fries were given away. Now do u still want us to make you more or do you no longer want them?" I very sternly reminded her that they had been paid for and I wanted them. She was very rude never apologizing for the inconvenience or offering anything complimentary while I waited. Fries came out at 11:38pmThe wait caused us to be late for the event and we were almost charged until I explained the hold up on the restaurant's end. Auto gratuity is added (18%) to every check and there are a few other taxes on the bill as well. I will NOT return. I will never return.

I made reservation this evening for 8:45pm. Upon being seated, the server proceeded to tell us there was a limited menu available. If the kitchen closes at a specific time, reservations should not be allowed. My wife & I ordered the jerk chicken (we wanted oxtails and curry chicken, neither were available). We asked for extra gravy...what we received was barbecue sauce. Bottled barbecue sauce at that. The chicken was dry and so were the rice & beans. The baked Mac & cheese was basically noodles with cheese on top that was broiled. The only thing that was good was the cabbage. Our meal was overpriced at $100 which included a service charge of roughly $16. The website states the restaurant is 'Tried & True Caribbean Meals - No matter what you choose, you can't go wrong!'. We disagree. My wife is West Indian and for her, this was a terrible experience. We'd heard so many great things about restaurant and we were excited to check it out. After tonight, we just want our money back.

Jerk chicken cheesesteak was really good as well as the wings. Ride and beans and cabbage were good. Jerk chicken was ok. Server was great !

I use to live this restaurant/lounge! The good use to be so good. It's been years but after my last visit, I likely won't return. The food is just not the same, the oxtail nothing but grease, did not taste fresh was barely able to finish it. Service was good nonetheless and my company played it safe with the salmon and jerk chicken.

Upon entering the restaurant we were seated right away. We requested to be seated outdoors because of the ambiance and the cool evening temperature. Eventually or waitress came to us and asked if we we're ready to order, we were not. We did express we would like to have two glasses of water with lemon as we reviewed the menu for the first time. Unfortunately that was the last time we saw our waitress at our table. She helped several other tables before she returned to us as she saw that we were exiting. Prior to that I even reminded her like "excuse are you able to take our order?" She responded "yes" and still never returned. I don't see myself returning either! Simply rude.

The music made me want to dance !! I went with my cousin on a Sunday, and the 90's reggae as jumping ! I loved it. The food was great, I got jerk wings as an appetizer, Yum! And Salmon, rice and plantains for my entree. So good !!! We sat at the bar and Calvin (I believe) was very attentive and had a great Jamaican accent We ended our meal with a beautiful piece of cake for my cousin's birthday I will definitely return Oh btwPrices were very reasonable Food delicious Drinks were good Trust me, go there!

The Reef is a decent restaurant to eat Carribean cuisines when in the area. The staff are always friendly and the food is good.I haven't been to the Reef in several years. Been to this restaurant on many different occasions. Most recently, the hostess asked for proof of vaccination before being seated. We ate at the bar since it was in the afternoon and not a lot of people at the restaurant.We ate the jerk bbq wings which was fried well with a little kick of spice, mac & cheese (it was not that good; would pass on this), sweet plantains; no complaints, mini crab cake bites; it was okay w/ the dipping sauce that was sweet, and the best part of the meal was the flavorful Rasta pasta. We also had the STRONG & tasty rum punch! Very authentic.It's clean inside; including the bathroom. The Reef now looks like it's time for the beloved restaurant to do some updates. I remember going to the restaurant for the first time years ago and thought the reef decor was cool.

The food was really good. We went on a Sunday they sold out of curry chicken which was a shocker to me because it was the weekend. If you're a Caribbean restaurant, you should be fully stocked with food at least on the weekends but the food that we did order was pretty good and they give you a good portion as well so next time I go hopefully they'll have the curry chicken available.

I share the sentiments of the majority...will never be back.Was in town visiting from out of state and was in the mood for Caribbean food. We (just 2 of us) were seated and no one ever returned to take our order or even bring water. Yet a table with 3 people were seated and had their order taken while we waited. We left after 15 minutes, walked down the block and had an amazing experience from start to end, even met the owner and got a free dessert. I so desire to support black owned establishments but situations like this seem to be too common.Do Better!