Jerk City

Was looking forward to eating here, as I have read quite a few reviews with positive write ups.But myself & my companions were disappointed.We ordered a chicken roti, mutton roti & jerk chicken.The meats were cooked very well but they were not seasoned & this to me makes Caribbean cuisine so special, but sadly lacking here.The jerk chicken was smothered in barbeque sauce. I was going to ask about it, but my friends said to leave it as we won't choose to eat there again.Sadly, I agreed.The top of my friend's drink was not properly secured & she spilt some of her guiness punch on her brand new white Levi t-shirt, o, dear!

We went to a bar afterward to chill out, then my friend who had paid at Jerk City for the meals, noticed in their change that they were given a 'Euro' instead of a pound coin.They only had notes until they broke them at the restaurant,this could be a genuine mistake?

We weren't impressed, Jerk City in our view is over-rated, but there is a market for good tasty, well-season Caribbean cuisine without a doubt, where the service isn't sloppy or rushed; also attention for dodgy coins of lesser currency should be guarded against.
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S. M. Swildee
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Food 3 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 2 | Value for money 1
Monday, March 05, 2007

I aint got a clue wat ur talkin bout cus da staff in mr jerks r all luvly !!! dere all so polite n cudnt try n deal wiv ya quik enuf ... neways da food is great(especially da festivals!!!) n if ur feelin ungry den mr jerks is da place 2 go !!!
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leighann
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Food 9 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

I visited Mr. Jerk recently and at first the atmosphere was very chilled, enjoyed my dinner and was chatting with friends. But the staff were very rude and unrational, once the clock struck 10, they got moody and wanted to throw my and me friends out. It was amazing that a restaurant band in the centre of west end had such poor customer service, and the way they spoke to us was unbelieveable. You don't want to visit such a place, trust me it would spoil the rest of your day.
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Hanna
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Food 7 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 0 | Value for money 6
Saturday, February 10, 2007

oh my!!! what can i say. i was dying for a roti one day at work, had a look on the website and found out they deliver.... even better. the Roti was the best i have had in england. 10 out of 10
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jo fair
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, February 09, 2007

Another lovely meal was served to us last night at the newly named Jerk City, no change , everything else seems to be the same apart from the name. The service is great and on my last few visits even at 7.30pm they seem to have a full menu. Having been to many other caribbean resturants , Mango Rooms , Cottons , etc this one knocks the socks off the service and even the food compared to the more higher class establishments. I know this is more of a cafe style venu but I give it 8/10 for everything, its cheep and cheerful and the portions are good.
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Jacqueline
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Food 8 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Does what it says on the label. Time and time again, consistently tasty food. Huge portions. One of the best value quality meals around.
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Simon
Overall rating
Food 9 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Thursday, November 30, 2006

Good points....tasty food, decent service,(no "soon come" business),Generous portions.

Bad point. Advertising a certain price on the board outside and then claiming/feigning complete ignorance before listing prices which are removed from what you see outside.

Ps

Please make your curried chicken HOTTER!!!!
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man de man
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Food 8 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 3
Sunday, November 26, 2006

We were in the area on Friday and popped in, The place looks the same apart from the photos missing from the wall you would never know there was a fire!.. It was a little quite at first for a Friday evening but they soon started to roll in. The food was lovely as always and such good value for money . The only thing is the coleslaw is so yummy I wish they gave bigger portions!! On the whole no change still serving lovely food
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Jacquie
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 9
Monday, November 13, 2006

Just to advise Mr Jerk opened back up last week after the fire- what good news for its customers we can eat again!!
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jacquie Tolan
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Food 9 | Service 9 | Atmosphere 7 | Value for money 8
Monday, October 30, 2006

I have sampled Mr Jerk's food and I can truly say it is delicious. However, I am sorry to hear about the fire. Does anyone have any more information as to whether they will be re-opening?
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Lush - View all reviews by this user
Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 12, 2006