Review Caribbean Flavah - Hamilton

Food is very flavourful and super delicious. I always get the large jerk chicken and it comes with so much food, I always have leftovers. I also had a spicy Jamaican patty that could’ve been spicier but it was very good. Cute local restaurant with friendly staff, would highly recommend!!

Working in the area I have stopped by quite a few times. Caribbean Flavah always has really tasty food with great portions and friendly staff. The goat curry is my favourite but their jerk chicken is also a classic. Excellent takeout joint, worth trying the whole menu!

We got sick, seems the food went bad and they still served it. Overall horrible experience with the food this time. Paid over $80 for lack of flavour, off coleslaw, stale dry stone rice and peas, burnt dry fry, potato curry roti rather than the ordered curry chicken roti, and burnt dry curry fry chicken (was supposed to be curry chicken). Ate here before and it was good. There seems to be some lack of understanding of what the food is, should look like, taste like, and be cooked. You can't put the whole rock potato uncooked pieces in the curry with the chicken and call it curry chicken. You can't give people hard black chicken that looks and tastes like it was made in old oil. We won't be back but I do hope the food will improve.

review date: november 9, 2021, february 10, 2022. customer service date: november 9, 2021, feb 10/22. i discovered caribbean flavah (CF) by chance as i was driving thru the area. i checked out their website and reviews and decided to make a move on their menu. CF has been in business now for 6 years, and they are located on main st west near the corner of dalewood ave. there is plenty of free parking beside the store in a parking lot. i phoned-in and at first, was put off that the store doesn't accept phone-in orders, but convinced the store person that i wasn't going to flake. the reason i phone in especially with caribbean places is to ensure desired times are available, the store is actually open, and for me to save time with driving 15 min's away, and waiting in-store for food prep, given this is not fast food. once i arrived at the store, george explained why they avoid phone-in's because they have had people in the past not come in to pay after phoning in an order. while this is the 1st place that i've dealt with such procedure, i understand and respect their viewpoint. george recommends for phone-in's to use their online ordering menu instead. CF takes cash or debit for payments. also, to CF's credit, there is little wait time for walk-in's...food is ready to be put together/collected as ordered and you can be out the door in 5 minutes or less. items ordered: 2 beef patties, 1 jerk chicken roti and 1 large jerk pork with rice and beans/coleslaw. jerk chicken roti: decent size and weight relative to price ($10 plus tax). comes with potatoes, a curry sauce and chickpeas within the roti. roti overall was delicious, would order such again. 2 beef patties: a bit higher in price ($2.99 each + tax) compared to other places i frequent. quality was ok. not bad, but not great. patties were listed on the in-store and flyer menu, but not online. 1 large jerk pork with rice, peas/coleslaw: ($12.95) quality of contents were good. however the large size would be a regular size at other caribbean restaurants. meat contents were good but not a serving size consistent with a large box; so 1 star knocked off for that. CF does have lunch specials (mon -through- fri, 11a-3p) which at the time of writing this review, are $7.95 plus tax, and from what i saw with other customers coming into the store, looked like a better value than the large size dinner boxes. other positives: CF is a 7-day operation. many other caribbean food places are open between 3-6 days (covid still in effect at time of this review) 2nd review (February 10, 2022) i ordered 3 items, a jerk chicken roti, chicken curry roti, and a large chicken stew. all-in $40.25 after tax. large jerk chicken stew: rice and chicken cooked well, however small portions of chicken, and not much stew flavor. overall overpriced for $14 relative to size. chicken curry and jerk chicken rotis: both have excellent roti shell, not much gravy or neat contents inside,lots of potato and chickpeas. decent sized portion for $11. drawbacks: -lunch special cannot be ordered online. -pickup time settings cannot be changed from 20 minutes online. -store discourages phone-in orders, unless you have an established history of business with the store. -large sized rice meal pricing and content amounts do not match up. not much meat, and portion size would be a medium box at other competitors. -roti meals do not come with much meat compared to other competitors. bottom line: i would return to CF only if i was in the area, and only for the roti offerings. aside from that, there are much better competitors for patties, rice and roti meals in the city. i would recommend others to try CF and other places, and draw their own conclusions.

Just finished my chicken roti and it was delicious. Staff is friendly. With a little prodding I ordered the large oxtail for my mother. It's a little pricy but, with the rise in foods the prices are reasonable. Would I recommend it to those who ask, yes I would. There are a lot of people to go around for both shops. Go and enjoy a meal or curry roti. I ordered the Jerk Pork and Jerk Chicken lunch special and while the chicken tasted great, the pork came out on top. The spiciness and flavor of the pork is a 10 / 10.

Went in search of the closest thing to Dominican cuisine for my husband and found this lovely Jamaican place close to Mac. We got the jerk chicken (spicy) and stew chicken (not spicy), a side of plantain & 2 patties… both mains were delicious and very filling. Patties satisfy the craving but nothing to write home about. The owner is so friendly and welcoming. Overall would order here again- the place was clean, and the service and food were great!

Ate here from their food vendor in London at a festival and it was delicious! Best jerk chicken and rice I've ever had - so flavourful! Very friendly service too. I wish I lived closer, but definitely will be stopping by whenever I'm in Hamilton next! :)

Ordered the coco bread.. if you like a dry hamburger bun then this item is for you! Also ordered shrimp curry and it tasted like cardboard! Had to add salt and hot sauce. Do not recommend!!

Absolutely delicious! Had the curry chicken and oxtail with rice and peas for supper. Wonderful flavours and the meats were tender and juicy. We're saving our ackee fish and bake for breakfast, and eggplant and beef rotis for lunch. They look and smell just as delicious as the rest. George threw in some complimentary plantain chips and coleslaw, which was also a treat. Definitely will be ordering again

I had the vegetarian roti with eggplant and some chic peas....absolutely loved it � It was the best roti I've had. The staff were really friendly as well.

Got takeout for a quick work lunch. Impressed. The oxtail and the jerk pork were great, rice and peas were WELL seasoned. Lunch specials are super value. Will be back for certain. Working in Dundas with a St. Lucian in the office, we were worried we would find nothing close by with proper island taste. WRONG! - we found it and are most happy.

I've only ever had the chicken Roti so cannot comment of the rest of the menu, but i keep going back, so that says something.

Carribbean Flavah $5 lunch menu can't beat it. Good food,Friendly atmosphere.

The curry shrimp was so delicious and only $8!! Plus the service was quick and everyone was very friendly. Will definitely be returning soon:) thanks again!

First time visiting and the food is awesome I'll be back for sure.

In love with their Jerk Chicken! Fabulous food and fabulous staff. So glad it's so close to home.