True Flavours Caribbean Cuisine
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About True Flavours Caribbean Cuisine
True Flavours Caribbean Cuisine is a Caribbean restaurant in London, at 101 Acre Ln, run as a counter-only takeaway with no seating inside. The menu is written daily on a chalkboard to the left of the counter, with jerk chicken, curry goat and peppered steak among the dishes. Portions are sold in large and small sizes. Service is walk-in. Customers order at the counter, step aside to wait for their name to be called, and pay when they collect their food. A halal sign hangs behind the counter. The kitchen also takes catering orders.
Good to know
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- ParkingUsually difficult to find a space
- DietaryVegetarian options
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention peppered steak, rice and peas, curry goat and brown stew chicken.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention peppered steak, rice and peas, curry goat and brown stew chicken.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often return for the peppered steak, with curry goat, brown stew chicken and rice and peas close behind, and several praise the pasta or okra salad sides. One reviewer calls the beef steak tender, and another singles out the dumplings and curry goat from a catering order for a birthday. Negative accounts are nearly as frequent, and many say the food has slipped. One finds the peppered steak dry and tasting a day or two old, while another says the portions are mostly rice with only a few pieces of steak. Waits are a recurring complaint, with one reviewer reporting a long wait even after calling ahead, and others noting that nobody answers the phone. Two reviewers describe finding a long hair in stewed chicken and a snail shell in brown stew chicken. Several question the price for the portions, though one calls the food restaurant quality in a takeaway shell. Reviewers describe a counter with no real queue where payment comes when the food is handed over.
Customer Review Summary
Diners most often return for the peppered steak, with curry goat, brown stew chicken and rice and peas close behind, and several praise the pasta or okra salad sides. One reviewer calls the beef steak tender, and another singles out the dumplings and curry goat from a catering order for a birthday. Negative accounts are nearly as frequent, and many say the food has slipped. One finds the peppered steak dry and tasting a day or two old, while another says the portions are mostly rice with only a few pieces of steak. Waits are a recurring complaint, with one reviewer reporting a long wait even after calling ahead, and others noting that nobody answers the phone. Two reviewers describe finding a long hair in stewed chicken and a snail shell in brown stew chicken. Several question the price for the portions, though one calls the food restaurant quality in a takeaway shell. Reviewers describe a counter with no real queue where payment comes when the food is handed over.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Foods good - unbelievable sharing potions when ordered by delivery £19 for that”
- Google user
“Established business. What more can I say . Other than £10 for leg and thigh jerk chicken. No matter how good it taste £10 for two pieces. Restaurant quality in a takeaway shell. You go here knowing the price and quality so don't complain.”
- Google user
“Found a whole snail shell in the brown stew chicken absolutely disgusting!!! The snail must have been in the food! And it smelled gone off. This place has gone so downhill, If I lived local I would have gone back and thrown it at them kmt.. This place needs shutting down!!”
- Google user
“Just paid 13£ for a large , I can count the steak pieces 8% steak 12%pasta and 80% rice ,mums violating.”
- Google user
“Food was excellent special catering service was used to celebrate my Uncles B/day the dumplings were amazing as well as the curry goat chicken and rice A +”
Highlights
“Unassuming restaurant providing traditional steak, chicken & curry dishes, plus breakfast options.”
- Great dessert
- Popular for breakfast
- Popular for lunch
- Popular for dinner
- Popular for solo dining
- Healthy options
Amenities
- No-contact delivery
- Takeout
- Vegetarian options
- Casual
- Onsite services
- Late-night food
Show more amenities
- Breakfast
- Dessert
- Seating
- Solo dining
- Trendy
- Usually difficult to find a space
- Service options· 1
- Delivery
- Offerings· 3
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Dining options· 3
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Counter service
- Planning· 1
- Usually a wait
- Crowd· 3
- College students
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- Tourists
Location
Restaurants near True Flavours Caribbean Cuisine
- New Tings CaribFusion4.55190.1 mi
lobster tail, fish fritters, jerk sauce
- Thats It Grill London4.61140.4 mi£10–20Good for kids
peri-peri chicken, hot wings, ribs
- Tawa Roti4.74000.4 mi£10–20Vegan optionsVegetarian options
doubles with chana, buss up shot roti, sorrel juice
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Flavours Caribbean CuisineVegetarian options | 3.9652 | — | £10–20 | peppered steak, rice and peas, curry goat |
| New Tings CaribFusion | 4.5519 | 0.1 mi | — | lobster tail, fish fritters, jerk sauce |
| Thats It Grill LondonGood for kids | 4.6114 | 0.4 mi | £10–20 | peri-peri chicken, hot wings, ribs |
| Tawa RotiVegan options · Vegetarian options | 4.7400 | 0.4 mi | £10–20 | doubles with chana, buss up shot roti, sorrel juice |
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