Maureen’s

Yu muss go try and sample and I guarantee ya won’t eat anywhere else, ya pay for what you get and it’s pure quality and niceness.

Visited today for lunch having never tried Caribbean food and found it really delicious and amazing value. We plan to keep returning until we have tried everything on the menu.

In all honesty when you’re as white as pint of Tippex and come from the foetid marshes of the land that culture forgot (Essex) then upon hearing the radio advert for Maureen’s («West Yorkshire’s Headquarters for Caribbean food») you may find yourself compelled bodily to take part in its delights. Don’t fight it. Give in to the pull.
It’s small, it’s basic and it’s not going to win any glamous location awards but STUFF that, the food is UNBELIEVABLY GOOD. Where to even begin… just do what I did when I lived nearby, go every week until you’ve eaten everything on the menu, even the cow’s feet (I aint kidding). Wash it all down with Guiness punch and then top it off with the only reasonable thing to have after a plate of glorious, flavourful, fresh Caribbean food… a giant slab of homemade, hot, sweet sponge pudding smothered in an orgasm of thick creamy custard.
I am physically salivating at the thought… I have to go. TAXI!!!
p.s if you are lucky you’ll go when Maureen is singing her hymns at the top of her rich, warm voice… I wonder if she realises she’s already in heaven? Spicy, filling, creamy, delicious heaven.

«Maureen’s more better food» is the best Carribean Café I have ever eaten in and I travel a long way to eat here on a regular basis.
What it may lack in terms of luxury inside, it more than makes up for with the always lovely warm welcome from Maureen and her Team. Each Customer is made to feel special and valued. The Café is always nice and clean and has a really homely feel to it.
The service is always great and you never wait long for your food, which is delivered to you at your table. if you eat in, your food arrives on a plate and with a knife and fork. Much better than other places nearby, where you get take away cartons and awful plastic cutlery (
Maureen’s offers all the traditional fayre, curry goat, jerk chicken, lamb chops, festivals, oxtail, steam fish, ackee and salt fish and a good range of drinks and desserts too. The rice and peas is simply divine.
The Chef is so accomodating and he and the Staff can always help you with the menu and recommend something just right for you.
There is always a nice warm atmosphere inside and lots of people clearly enjoy taking a long leisurely lunch and generally chilling out.
The prices are very reasonable with daily specials going all day for around £3.50, this includes a drink too.
Every year Maureen’s always has a stall at the Chapeltown Carnival and is a clear favourite with Customers old and new. In fact Maureen’s is the best food at the Carnival in my opinion, am sure the other fans will more than agree.
I am so glad to put this place on the map and hope many more Customers go and find out just how special this great place is… Really not a place to overlook.