Jamaican Bar & Grille - Jamaican restaurant in Denver - 709 W 8th Ave, USA

RED FLAG! I pulled up and the cook was sitting outside in a van hanging out. I decided to patronize anyway. So I wanted the chicken pasta and wanted to add shrimp. The lady told me I couldn’t add shrimp for an extra fee but instead I had to order the whole shrimp pasta meal. I purchased the chicken pasta meal this is what I received. The lady handed this mess to me with a smile on her face. What a shame. I should have opened the bag before leaving. But drove 25 minutes to my hotel only having to order something else. Trash. Shut this place down.

As a West Indian residing in South Florida, I will say I am pleasantly surprised with this meal. My first bite was a piece of the chicken and I thought it can nyam but it got better as I continued to eat the meal. The food wasn’t spicy like other reviewers mentioned (the sauce was actually a bit too sweet in my opinion) nor does it compare to Fort Lauderdale, or NYC’s, Jamaican food but for Denver, it was one of my best meals here. I didn’t enjoy the potato salad and should’ve gotten the fried plantain but being that it isn’t something typically served on menus home, I figured I would try it. I’ll try this restaurant again when I am back in town and feeling homesick. PS - price in my opinion is a little high but you get a large portion for it. Jamaican food in Fort Lauderdale is typically $6-8 for chicken meals this size so my opinion on pricing is very biased.

Coming from South Florida this place hit the spot. The only time I can get Jamaican and Soul Food worth eating is when I make it here in Denver but this restaurant definitely changed that. I recommend the curry chicken (pictured) or the oxtail stew but all the food is amazing. Generous portions for price IMHO.

The food is out of this world and Davi was amazing. She even send us home with drinks to go! I’m gonna go back and see her and order the chicken montego bay or the natural mystic!!!

Only reason I'm leaving this is because I know they can do better and are worth 5 stars. Asked for extra sauce on side and plantains for jerk chicken. Didn't receive either. The sauce I understand, but not the plantains. Besides that, food is A1.

Every other Friday I get a half day and rush over her to get lunch at one of my favorite spots in Denver . Their jerk chicken is tender and delicious , their oxtail is fire and their spicy is actually spicy . I tried their red snapper this time and it was delicious. I really enjoy the food here at it reminds me of family meals..

In town visiting and looked this place up. My husband is Jamaican so he would know if food was going to be good... Unfortunately it was Soo gross!!! We ordered and then she rushed out basically since they close at 7 but we were there at 6:00, food came at 6:30! Not complaining about the wait but rushing people out is another thing! Glad we tasted or barley tasted the food before we left! We didn't want to make a big deal there, so we just left. The vegetables were horrible, my Curry shrimp was not curry shrimp! Seems like some kind of hot sauce was over the shrimp to make it spicy, I can do better than that! My husband had the Goat and it was saturated in goat sauce, and was horrible! We ended up getting a bag and got back to the hotel and threw it out, and went to cheesecake factory! What a waste of $48!! Never again! Hopefully we will try another spot in Denver cuz this was definitely not it!!!!!!!

I’m disappointed to share this, but this is not Jamaican food at all. I recently moved to the Denver area and was looking to find an authentic Jamaican food spot. I ate here about a month ago and as soon as I stepped in I knew this was NOT going to taste like Jamaican food at all but I thought let me give it a try anyway. I had the rice and peas with jerk chicken and my husband had the rice and peas with fry chicken. I’m a born Jamaican and I cook Jamaican food at home. The jerk chicken I make taste more like authentic jerk than what they make here. The food here is no where close to authentic Jamaican food. It’s just so upsetting that they label this place as Jamaican food. I’m not sure where they get there recipes but this food is no where close. I’m surprised they have such good reviews it seems that the people eating here do not know what Jamaican food should taste like. Don’t get me wrong the food taste fine and the serve was okay, but this is just NOT Jamaican food. It taste like a random person’s home cooked meal. I’m appalled by what they serve and is representing it as my cultures food when it’s far from it.