the island spot - jamaican kitchen & bar

this place has great food went for lunch today chicken so tender well seasoned fall off the bone unbelievably delicious. i couldn’t stop eating after i got full i was still trying to finish it all! i highly recommend trying this restaurant nicole was so friendly and very attentive, service with a beautiful smile! thank you for such delicious food and great first jamaican food experience!

well the food is pretty good. it was fresh and the jerk chicken had some good heat. the only issue was our waitress/bar tender. we ordered ice tea, and even after several reminders we still never got our tea. she just had excuse after excuse.

third time not the charm. went back for a 3rd time and the jerk chicken was dry but very tasty .


-----16 apr, 2015-----

jerk chicken wow. well my first jerk chicken and wow it was great.

jerk chicken, sauteed vegetables and plantains. the best that i've tasted in the states!!!! mouth watering authentic!!! fa real!!!!

amazing as always. took my friends there and everything was great as usual. they said they will go back! the service could be a tad better but it was acceptable.

wonderful atmosphere & experience. how can you not like this place authentic food or not? the outside of the run-down strip mall in no way prepares you for the look and feel inside. you will walk into a small restaurant with very soft pleasant jamacian music playing. bamboo, palms and wood decorate the bar and key areas creating an island feel. the colors are warm sage and muted terracota. it's relaxing just sitting there. add a hammock and i'm snoozing for a bit with their peach passion island tea.

the servers are on island time. that means slow, relaxed and no worries. they are in no hurry to bring you your menu, drink or table setting. when they speak, it's with a jamacian accent. i will admit their initial demeanor is a put off, but just talk to them. they start laughing and opening up. i started questioning how they made their tea and she went off adding to the experience. two new customers arrived also using jamacian accents. they conversed laughed and talked with the server. we started talking across tables and comparing notes of what to eat.

i picked this spot to try their jerk burger. it was nothing special, but it did make my nose run. my neighbor had curry muton and said it was good.

i will be back. i was so relaxed after leaving. the food can be whatever it wants if i walk out relaxed and laughing with future visits. should other dishes be very good, this will become a favorite.

terrible. customer service is awful. total rip off. jerk chicken is good, but don't expect good prices or good service. not worth a visit.

not worth it!. if your concerned about value, don't come here! the advertisements on the table are misleading and entree portions are very small! sides were ok, but my buddy and i got three small pieces of chicken with our jerk chicken. we thought, no big deal, it's on special, but when we got our check and asked why we were charged full price we were told, because we didn't ask for that and it's a different portion size. i can't imagine what the special portion size looked like! the shrimp curry was also a very disappointing value. my girl friend asked if she could get the lunch portion for dinner, but was told no. however the amount of shrimp had to have been a lunch portion, maybe 6oz. if lunch was half that she would have had about 3 shrimp on the plate. funny thing was we didn't ask for happy hour drink prices and didn't get a smaller beer because it was on special. the icing on the cake was when the server inquired to the manager about these things, he made no effort to apologize or ensure we left happy... he was too busy sitting at a table playing on his cell phone. i paid them the extra four dollars, but its sad to say that will be last dollar they ever see from me again. the food was good, but not worth $40 for a dinner for 2!

horrific service. i made certain to call in the order for a pick up. i was told it would be ready in 25 minutes. i made certain to leave my destination after 30 minutes to ensure my food would be ready. when i got there my food still was not ready and i had to wait an additional 20 minutes. so by now they have had an hour to prepare my order. when the food was brought out, the order was wrong. and although my time was wasted and my order was wrong, they wanted me to pay full price for the order i placed. i advised them i was not a happy customer and it needed to be recitifed. they kept patronizing and ignoring my request resulting in me walking away with an empty stomach. i will never give this place my business and if you value your time and customer service i would advise you to do the same.

the place is good but the loud music is bothering

my island spot experience. my experience at the island spot was not as favorable. being from south florida and dating a jamaican for 5 years, the taste of the food is not all "authentic". the rice tastes like "minute rice" (not the long cooking rice that is traditionally used), the brown stew chicken tastes as if i had been cooked the day before and certain foods advertised on the menu was not readily available (i.e. the festival), which is very important if you are on a lunch break.
i love jamaican food and has had my fair share of several dishes, therefore i must say that the food at the this restaurant is not what i consider as "authentic jamaican cuisine".
needless to say, based on my negative experience, i have not returned for a repeat meal.

awesome. this place is great. great vibe, nice staff and ridiculously good food. had the plantains and jerk chicken. highly highly recommend those!

hated the food. not like what i had when i visited jamaica.

amazing!!!. the food at this plaec is to die for! i always have the oxtail with plaintain and callaco (sp). the shrimp appetizer and the meat patties are awesome too. definitely give it a try you will not be disappointed. best carribean spot in dfw.

yeah mon!!. originally from belize, i need a good fix of caribbean food every now and then; the island spot never fails me! their food is fabulously delicious and authentic, plus the service is great; personal in the most positive way! i schedule my meetup there as often as possible. i just got a message that they are starting a sunday gospel brunch for $14.99 what a deal!!! be sure to try the primo fresh-made fruit punch... that is no hi c drink! :-d www.meetup.com/urban-mosaic