Went here with my family for lunch today and had the goat roti-it was absolutely delicious and the hot sauce (homemade) was really great. This place is run by a man who has been in the business for 30 years and advised us that he was the first Caribbean food restaurant in Ottawa.
Tried this place for the first time, the roti was absolutely amazing!! We tried the chicken and the beef curry ones, and highly recommend them. It's hard to find places that make them like this in Ottawa so it's nice to know where we can go now. Next up on the menu for our future visit is jerk chicken! :)
REALLY Fantastic roti, I'd say the best in the city. Also lovely owner.
Love the Saturday evening buffet. The buffet at Tropical Heat last Saturday was a lively event with delectable food. Tropical Heat has a casual Caribbean feel with colourful artwork and a mellow mix of Reggae music. Customers could choose from a generous selection of meat (beef, chicken, goat) curries, vegetable curries, rice, salad and roti. The curries boast a mouth-watering fusion of Indian and Hispanic spices and flavours. We left this Saturday’s buffet with full bellies and a warm sense of community togetherness from the roughly twenty fellow diners. Tropical Heat is a must for anyone who wants a taste of authentic Caribbean food and culture.
Straight up, real Carribean flavours. This place is great. Very low key, with solid portions of food. Had the goat curry wrapped in roti. The roti was PACKED with goat and potatoes. Curry had enough gravy to soak in the roti. The home made hot sauce definitely has some kick, but be careful though if you're not aware of the power of a scotch bonnet pepper.
Will return, and you should too!
Just Delicious. I have been eating Mikes food for decades. Yes I have strayed and tasted other caribbean food but I have mended my ways and will try to stay faithful to Mikes' delicious food.
We just hosted a birthday party there and it was great. The owner went out of his way to make our dinner memorable. Love his curry chicken roti
Have taken out food a few times from here. We had our get together of 20 people catered by Tropical Heat. Mike was great to work with and provided us with more food than we could possibly eat! Everything was delicious and everyone left happy and full!
Besides the owner being strange & being a creep this is the best place I can think of to get curry chicken. Haven't found a better place yet, great food!
Still Great!. Mike moved from Merivale to Lancaster Road and his place has been booming in its new location. Very good food, especially the roti.
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Haven't had Caribbean this good since Ritz in Toronto. What it lacks in atmosphere (especially now since it's take-out only until sometime next week due to reno, and according to the owner reno will not be totally complete for 3-4 weeks) it more than made up for in food quality. The rice and peas were perfect, for starters. That's important! I had the jerk chicken, which is the measuring stick, and it was on point. My wife had the ox tail, which was also quite delicious. All that for $20 all in. Yum!
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