Jamaican cuisine: the best places to taste it in Cardiff

8 restaurant menus in Cardiff, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Aubergine
Aubergine
99/100 (19 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Caribbean
Jamaican
"It was lovely to meet Frankie and Selena today. They are so friendly. The cafe is very relaxing and homely. It's super silent when the door is..."
Satya
"1) being inside the arcade means you can escape super busy town down a little tunnel and inside the cafe was really chilled welcome contrast at the..."
Jo B J
"Wonderfully peacful cafe with friendly staff. I had the jerk 'chicken' sub which I thought was rad especially as im not..."
James Perry
"This place is like a haven of peace and good vegan subs! My missus and I had a great time here πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘ Bonus: rocking..."
Kevin Agravante
"Lovely food, fantastic staff and seriously well thought out - an all inclusive cafe that makes you feel at ease..."
Joseph Caton
"Excellent place. Haven of veganism in city..."
Josie Henley
"Great, calming location. Friendly..."
Lloyd-Rhys Davies
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Michael Thompson (GenMet)
Aubergine Cafe And Events Cic
Aubergine Cafe And Events Cic
99/100 (19 ratings)
Restaurants
British
Caribbean
Jamaican
"It was lovely to meet Frankie and Selena today. They are so friendly. The cafe is very relaxing and homely. It's super silent when the door is..."
Satya
"1) being inside the arcade means you can escape super busy town down a little tunnel and inside the cafe was really chilled welcome contrast at the..."
Jo B J
"Wonderfully peacful cafe with friendly staff. I had the jerk 'chicken' sub which I thought was rad especially as im not..."
James Perry
"This place is like a haven of peace and good vegan subs! My missus and I had a great time here πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘ Bonus: rocking..."
Kevin Agravante
"Lovely food, fantastic staff and seriously well thought out - an all inclusive cafe that makes you feel at ease..."
Joseph Caton
"Excellent place. Haven of veganism in city..."
Josie Henley
"Great, calming location. Friendly..."
Lloyd-Rhys Davies
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Ben Rees-Davies
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Michael Thompson (GenMet)
Irie Shack Cardiff Bay
Irie Shack Cardiff Bay
90/100 (1611 ratings)
Restaurants
Jamaican
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Caribbean
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Dinner
Lunch
Halloumi
Fish
Burger
Mojito
Oxtail
Arnold Palmer
Dumplings
Chicken Wings
Curry
Prawns
Chicken Wings
"So we came down to have a late lunch. I've been wanting some good Caribbean food for ages and they did deliver the goods. I had the coconut chicken...."
Brian McGrath
"Turn up outside and not much to look at but walk through the door and your greeted to mellow reggae and soul cooking aromas. With great cocktail menu..."
James vigor-hardwicke
"This place is a must visit if you want something different to the normal eateries around the city. I had the chicken skewers with hickory BBQ rub...."
Alwyn O'Brien-Ribton
"what a fantastic find. looking for some vegan options for my daughter e found this little wonder on a back road in Cardiff. great atmosphere, music..."
Tim Bonnell
"We had a fabulous time! Love the ambiance of the place and the music! I had the Spicy chicken pot which was actually spicy and really filling. I also..."
Su Di
"Popped in to escape the surprisingly hot sun last Sunday and found it to be a friendly, chilled-out place with some really good food, and great..."
Nathan Robinson
"Went with family for the 1st time. 2 for 1 cocktails and when they say do you want your chicken spicy hot they mean it. Lovely decor and great..."
Keith Bevan
"Amazing food, lovely and helpful..."
Nicolo Paolucci
"It is really a 5 star for an area of average and overpriced eateries. Just off the Bay, good plentiful and tasty food, pleasant waiters and honest..."
Argiris A
"Wonderfully done out great atmosphere. If you've been to Turtle Bay forget it this is Turtle Bay with proper Caribbean food and proper portions Great..."
ieuan counsell
Turtle Bay Cardiff
Turtle Bay Cardiff
90/100 (13332 ratings)
Bars & Pubs
Restaurants
Caribbean
Jamaican
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Caribbean
Jamaican
Gluten Free Options
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Drinks
After-hours
Brown Chicken
chicken curry
Fried Chicken with Mac N Cheese
Mojito
Ribs
Chicken Wings
Margarita
Curry
Burger
Tropical Cocktails
Curry goat
Prawns
2'4'1 Vanilla and Passionfruit Mojito
Juice
moscow mule
Jamaican Run Down with Rice & Peas
Vegan options
Watermelon
Happy Hour for Cocktails
Cochinita pibil
Hot Sauce
Toasts
Dumplings
2'4'1 Island Ice Blast Cocktails
Mai Tai
Chicken Wings
Goat
Ginger Beer
Puddings
Espresso Martini
Salad
Cake
Coconut Prawn Rice Bowl
Halloumi
Wings
Fried
Sweetcorn Fritters
Lamb
Chili
Jerk Chicken Breast
Fish
Duck
Jackfruit Burger
Pork
Salmon
Vegan Yardbird
Chicken Roti
Pork Belly
Sit down
Jamaican
Caribbean
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Dinner
Brunch
Lunch
Mid-range
"We had a great time at Bottomless Brunch. Cocktails and food were fantastic. Shout out to Ab for looking after us!! Would recommend the Curry..."
Chelsea Holmes
"Great bottomless brunch πŸ‘Œ Fab food Lovely cocktails and a big shout out to our very attentive server Sami, he was fantastic..."
joanna williams
"It was a wonderful experience. The ambience and service was great. We had a 2 course menu. Thank you Joe for the wonderful service. A bit expensive...."
Althaf Muhammad
"Lovely brunch the big kingston grill was amazing n drinks defo got us in the holiday mood!! Jess an Luke was amazing lovely chat with then both an..."
Jade Brookes
"Buzzing, Carribean vibe, mostly young crowd in their mid 20's-mid 30's. With a wide range of interesting food choices, I had seafood soul bowl, my..."
Marilou Price
"Fabulous time with friends for the bottomless brunch, service was excellent we had a few members of staff but Abi was awsome he was so friendly and..."
Wendy Cox
"First visit, absolutely loved the atmosphere and staff excellent and very helpful, with special thanks to Sarmi brilliant service l. Food exceptional..."
Huw Martin Butler
"The staff were absolutely amazing at accommodating my allergies, really made me feel welcome and like I could participate in the group I had come..."
henry st george
"had the lovely isabel as our server, also had a lovely man with glasses wish me happy birthday and take our food order, loud atmosphere but great..."
Courtney Marie
"We had a fantastic bottomless brunch, thanks to Issie looking after us..."
mike lent
Turtle Bay Cardiff
Turtle Bay Cardiff
86/100 (18725 ratings)
Bars & Pubs
Bars & Pubs
Restaurants
Vegan Options
Caribbean
Caribbean
Jamaican
Jamaican
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Brunch
Burger
Lamb
Goat
Fish
Puddings
Salad
Pork
Cake
Wings
Fried
Chili
Salmon
Ribs
Curry
Prawns
Caribbean
Jamaican
Serves Alcohol
Highchairs Available
Full Bar
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Takeout
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Brunch
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"Really enjoyed this meal in Swansea! Having had a really spicy dish in the Cardiff branch a few years back, this meal really knocked that one out the..."
Danielle Meredith
"We booked online, very easy to do, the table was waiting for us when we arrived. The drop bid service was a little slow, but the flavours in the..."
Kristian Grey-Nichols
"If you don’t like spicy food I recommend the mo chicken, was really tasty and mild spice! Loved..."
Cerian Alison Callaway
"Love it here - have had food on two occasions which was lovely and another two occasions popped in for cocktails! Would..."
Leanne Grabham
"Food was delicious, spices tingle on your tongue. Cocktails were very good, lots of variety. Friendly, efficient staff. A must to..."
Karen Maidment
"I am from California visiting Cardiff. I was there this afternoon for the first time. The curry goat on a pot was very good. It was medium spicy but..."
Lupe Rubalcava-Woodbury
"Food was delicious, staff friendly and atmosphere great. Cocktails packed a punch and were something different. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and will..."
Sandra Healey
"Great food, great staff and great cocktails , what more can you want! Love the..."
Rob Evans
"Fantastic food with a lovely atmosphere highly recommend..."
Geraint 'Froggy' Pritchard
"First time, loved the atmosphere, choice of cocktails and the food was great too..."
Helen Towl
"Great food, great atmosphere and brilliant service. Not too expensive really. Cocktails really good..."
Paul Andrew Beales
"Food fabulous staff very friendly x service quick..."
Gaynor Griffiths
"1st time here..cocktails was fab .good customer service .onky had drinks ..food looked nice..."
Lisa Brandon
"Lovely food, nothing too much trouble. Always a good..."
Maureen Jayne Conlan
"We got serviced by Alice today who was absolutely lovely! Super quick on the service, made sure we got lots of drinks and the food was the best we..."
Claudia Gration
"I have visited here once before i recently visited again on monday and both times my partner and i have received amazing customer service. The staff..."
Leah
"1st Time here , absolutely loved it . The staff who cooked the food, the cocktail maker, the servers was excellent. Will defo be back..."
Pass with KLJ
"Visited Turtle Bay with my wife before Sting Concert in Castle for lunch amazing atmosphere and food. Our waiter Charlotte done excellent customer..."
Peter
"Our waitress Amelia was the hostess with the most & very attentive in the most positive way. Manager Cat was well informed & professional. Today was..."
Naomi Watt
"Marsh our waitress was lovely. Friendly helpful and advised us on our meal choice. Would definitely eat here..."
Ken cowen
"We booked Turtle Bay for food and drinks as part of a date night and were served by Luke and Jerin, who are honestly a credit to the restaurant -..."
Charlotte Anna
"Excellent service. Really impressed with the speed and quality our food and drinks arrived at thanks to Sami and AB. Jake and Archie smashed it..."
Jun Boulton
"There was far too much spice on the food and really should have more options to have no spice added. 3 out of 4 of us left food due to it being too..."
Kerry Watts
"The staff were friendly, welcoming and informed. My server, Joe was lovely. I had the katsu curry which was lovely. Katsu flavour with a Caribbean..."
Jo Black
"Great atmosphere food is delicious. And service was excellent from AB gave me great recommendations on what food was the best. Thank you for a fab..."
Vickie Thomas
"Very nice place for lunch. They had 1+1 on mocktails (I'm not able to drink a cocktail for lunch and survive), and their Caribbean food is very good..."
Alex
"Beautiful food as always and friendly service. We booked last minute (Monday) as we were in the area. Ribs were falling off the bone and the chilli..."
Robyn Woodcock
"fabulous experience and great food. the team were quick and welcoming, our server joe and another server (girl with pink claw clip) were amazing!..."
Whit C
"My fiancΓ© and I want to give a special mention to Harri. We visited yesterday evening (Saturday 30th September) to have a few drinks to celebrate..."
Danielle Henden
"Sam and Alicia were amazing! Came for bottomless brunch, they provided great service. Service with a smile and never a glass empty! Would recommend..."
Iiona Radford
"Great Jamaican food, we had a great time! I highly recommend the bottomless brunch, our waitress, Lucy, was very attentive and we had a great chat..."
Jack Richards
"Place has good atmosphere and service. Liked that there is 241 cocktails till 7pm. Food is on the spicy side but flavourful and nice. Mac and..."
Sze Ling
"Joe was fantastic our waiter, very polite and nothing was too much of a hassle, food was gorgeous and drinks was fantastic, good variety of cocktails..."
Kelly Smith
Irie Shack
Irie Shack
79/100 (2028 ratings)
Restaurants
Street Food
Vegan Options
Caribbean
Jamaican
Barbecue
Bar
Caribbean
Vegetarian Friendly
Jamaican
Street Food
Gluten Free Options
Vegan Options
Vegetarian Friendly
Gluten Free Options
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
After-hours
Burger
Chicken Wings
Beef
Kabobs
Dumplings
Halloumi
Salad
Wings
Lamb
Fish
Curry
Prawns
Fast food
Barbecue
Street Food
Caribbean
Jamaican
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Free Wifi
Accepts Credit Cards
Serves Alcohol
Delivery
Wine and Beer
Highchairs Available
Outdoor Seating
Full Bar
Takeout
Digital Payments
Accepts Mastercard
Accepts Visa
Live Music
Reservations
Dinner
After-hours
Drinks
Mid-range
Cheap Eats
"Fab eve great food & service lovely atmosphere & singer was the icing on the cake in fact took the family back for lunch today as my grandson has 2..."
Jackie Trigg
"Had a great time Saturday evening for our ladies only family Christmas meal. Food was outstanding, music was fab especially the singer, staff were..."
Tina Ryan-Harley
"Finally got to try the food and experience the Irie shack. What can I say, food was amazing, jerk chicken was the best I've had and the halloumi..."
James Yhnell
"After an initial bad experience at the Cardiff Bay restaurant where the food was awful and staff very slack, I can honestly say that visiting the..."
Hayley Guy
"Visited this place for a friends 60th birthday Food staff and service were spot on,happy friendly staff who couldnt do enough for us.Will definitely..."
Carolyn Bury
"I love this place & this visit was to celebrate a best friend's 50th Birthday, never let us down great food, lush cocktails & lovely friendly staff...."
Linda Lewis
"The best place -amazing food οΏ½ and lovely staff..."
Tania Georgieva
"Had food here yesterday, food was amazing and cocktails were delish! And staff were so friendly especially waiter billy, will definately be back..."
Sam Trueman
"Had an enjoyable night here Saturday night. Live music, tasty food, huge portions & cheap drinks. No table service so you order at the bar, food came..."
Cardiffgirl _
"Good tasting food. We had stewed chicken and curried goat. Portion sizes were generous. Prices were reasonable. I would prefer waiting service..."
Wendy Smith
"Had a great meal here last night with friends Staff were great and the place looked great. Food very a reasonably priced and tasted very good. The..."
D THOMAS
"Super cool place, the vibes were great. I went with a group of 11 girls and we all chose to get cocktails with our meal which arrived very quickly..."
Janine Lizut
"Lovely dishes provided from the Jerk Pit, Extremely reasonable (around Β£9 a dish) has a great meal! Seen here is the lemon chicken skewers and Red..."
Jamie Scarrott
"Something different and worth a visit, great friendly atmosphere and simple but tasty food served in a traditional style - not expensive either and..."
Peter McLK
"This has been a favourite spot of mine for a long time, and continues to be! Returning to Cardiff I knew I had to have dinner here and I was not..."
Mariana_jd Mariana
"After dining there last week, eating the hot curry chicken with a side of sweet potato fries and dumplings. It came to my attention this was probably..."
The Wolf Among Us
"Really nice staff, good food with large portions! The night we went they had live music from a great female singer that made the evening even more..."
Keri Beal
"Great unpretentious & lively Caribbean restaurant with great food & lots of cocktail options and deals. Really enjoyed our meal & drinks here with a..."
DigitalAmoeba
"Nice selection of food which is mostly GF which is great for me. Loved the service with a smile and mocktails for the kids. Speedy service, will be..."
Krishna Chauhan
"Goat curry and the chicken skewers were a good serving size and had excellent flavour. Prices are reasonable and overall a decent..."
Averey Chan
"Went for a late dinner here and we both ordered onepots. The food was wonderful! large portions and beautiful flavor and reasonably priced. Staff..."
Anu Wimalarathna
"Cool, calm atmosphere with great music if you like your afro Carribbean beats and reggae! Food was lovely. Cocktails are banging. Only issue with the..."
Rhydian
"Very polite staff. Food was good especially Oxtail with Rice. Will definitely visit again soon. Mentioning again, excellent staff who served us. They..."
Jeevan V
"Generous portion sizes and reasonably priced delicious..."
Lowri Kadelka-Williams
"You need to know that your order food at the counter or you ll be waiting a long time for table service. Cocktails 2 4 1 all day and week made. Did..."
anthony smith (Tony)
"Lovely Carribbean cuisine and atmosphere! Amazing Curry Goat and Coconut..."
Cherie Marshall
Matthew Jones
70/100 ( ratings)
Restaurants
Caribbean
Jamaican
Caribbean
Jamaican
Caribbean
Jamaican
Splott Fish & Chips
Splott Fish & Chips
70/100 (1022 ratings)
Restaurants
Fast food
Pizza
Caribbean
Jamaican
British
Fast Food
British
Caribbean
Jamaican
Kebab
Cheesy chips
Caribbean
Jamaican
Fast food
Pizza
British
"First time here and I loved it. Great food and great staff. Thank..."
Trevor Rendell
"This place is great, i go once a week with my daughter, its our treat. Staff are friendly and helpful. Tonight they forgot my gravy but I'm sure that..."
Sharon Leigh
"These guys, really sorted me out. Lovely fresh tasting food too. Delivery was bang on the time I requested too. Very helpful and highly..."
Mahdi Mashrafi
"Very humble staff here, helpful and quick, good food in taste, quality and..."
Colins V Jacob
"I went in to get some chips and was met by a nice clean shop and friendly staff. The chips were really good and decent portion size..."
Shyam Pankhania
"Nice food but pity about the dogs mess all outside the shop. Disgusting and Quite off putting if I'm..."
Amy Bowden
"Very nice food really enjoyed will be..."
Kelvyn Milward
"Great food every time. Pizza meal deal is very good value..."
Tristan Tremain-Jones
"Absolutely love the Doner Burgers here Β£2.49..."
kelly β€œCurlz” demournay
"Not a bad chip shop plenty of choice... pizza , kebabs,..."
Lukus Maximus
"Very generous portions of tasty food with excellent affordable..."
Phil Thomas
"Quick and efficient service with decent sized..."
Stephen Richards