Caribsoul

I work in the same vicinity of restaurant. It is poshly decorated for caribbean restaurant. In fact I walked passed it for about three weeks before noticing it was a caribbean restaurant. It looks like a crossover of Nandos and Preta mange. Anyway my girlfriend and I decided to try it out. The staff greeted us with a warm welcome. We could not help but acknowleding the vibrant music of Micheal Jackson and Bob Marley. IT was slightly louder than background music but not too loud that you cant talk. I had the curry goat with rice and peas and my girlfriend had jerk chicken with rice and peas. We both had red stripe beer. Both dishes were expertly presented, and was on our table within 8 minutes .The curry goat was very tasty, had a lot of flavour and a very soft chewy texture. The Jerk chicken had a great flavour and an impeccable taste. All in all we enjoyed the food and music and the friendliness of the staff. A great way to spend a Friday evening. We definitely will visit again and will recommend it our friends.

I’ve given this one star because I had to!
I called to make a reservation for 13 of us, to celebrate mine and a friend’s birthday in June. I was asked to pay a £5 deposit for each diner. I duly paid, then was told they had no liquor licence. No matter.
We all got there. The Manager came over and said that each of us would pay for each meal individually, and would ask me who had paid the deposit. As some people who were due to come didn’t, but some who I hadn’t paid for did, it was awkward. What happened to just taking the deposit from the final bill?
Anyway, mains came before the starters, they got my friend’s order wrong FIVE times, charging her £17 for the privilege, another friend’s chicken was smothered in an unidentifiable sauce, and my chicken came last, was cold and wasn’t particularly spectacular.
Regarding the deposit, I received £35 back from my friends, meaning I was £40 down. I wasn’t too fussed but my friends were and asked the manager for it back. He refused, and was rude in the process.
The «highlight» came when a friend who’d come all the way from Slough closed the door because she was cold. The manager came over and said that his staff and the four other diners were hot, and he didn’t want to put the aircon on!
All in all the best thing about the night was spending it with my friends. I will not be going back, nor will I be recommending it.

Ever since visiting Jamaica I have been on the search for really good delicious Jamaican food and ever since moving to Croydon I’ve realised that there are plenty of places here to try out.
Caribsoul recently opened up right across the street from my local watering hole, The George and I was intrigued by it. It doesn’t look like much but it boasts a few of the popular Caribbean fares: jerk pork, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curry goat etc. My boyfriend and I went out to eat it on a whim, excited by the possibility of having proper Caribbean food. The people working there were kind and informed us that they had just opened up two weeks prior (this was about two weeks ago) so we were some of their newest customers. We ordered our food, I had the Jerk Pork, my other half the Jerk Chicken (exciting I know) and decided to sit in and eat.
The food came quickly partly because there weren’t many people in there. From what I recall of the food it was pretty decent; very spicy as it should be. My pork was a little tough with quite a bit of fat around the edges an issue that I can easily overlook because many big restaurants do the same. The portions were immense for the roughly £8 I paid and there were several cuts of pork and my boyfriend got a few sizable pieces of chicken thigh. It was served with a heap of rice and peas and some coleslaw.
Overall the way I feel about this place is undecided because I decided to visit so early in its business days. I really enjoyed my first visit and felt that this place had really good potential. Once it sees a bit more business they can really start taking off and producing even better meals but for now it’s definitely in a good starting place and I would certainly go there again.