Coco's Soul Food
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About Coco's Soul Food
On Friargate in Preston, Coco's Soul Food serves soul food cooking in a compact space decorated with painted murals. The menu runs to 75 dishes, spanning grilled halloumi cheese, BBQ jerk chicken, and Coco's Black Angus steak burger, alongside heavenly halloumi and jalapeno poppers for those after something smaller. Chilli cheese nuggets round out the range. Service is casual, with orders taken on a walk-in basis rather than by reservation. The restaurant opens Monday to Saturday and closes on Sundays, giving the kitchen a fixed weekly rhythm around its cooking rather than year-round service.
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Menu & Prices
75 dishes · mains £3–13- GRILLED HALLOUMI CHEESE£5.00
- BBQ JERK CHICKEN£6.00
- COCO’S BLACK ANGUS STEAK BURGER£6.50
- HEAVENLY HALLOUMI£6.50
- JALAPENO POPPERS£5.00
- CHILLI CHEESE NUGGETS£5.00
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention caribbean chicken, birria tacos, oxtail and jerk chicken.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention caribbean chicken, birria tacos, oxtail and jerk chicken.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split on the chicken. One calls the Caribbean chicken so tender a fork cut through it, and also praises the birria tacos, while two others commend the value. Another found the jerk chicken extremely salty and not jerk in flavour, the mac and cheese runny, and the channa and aloo missing its potato. A delivery customer reports the promised free item and pictured salad never arrived.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers split on the chicken. One calls the Caribbean chicken so tender a fork cut through it, and also praises the birria tacos, while two others commend the value. Another found the jerk chicken extremely salty and not jerk in flavour, the mac and cheese runny, and the channa and aloo missing its potato. A delivery customer reports the promised free item and pictured salad never arrived.
Featured reviews
- Mansur Ali
“Absolutely delicious 😋 I ordered the Caribbean chicken and it was so tender that my fork cut through it. Flavour was bang on. I also got the birria tacos which were also phenomenal …”
- Muba
“False advertisement on Uber eats. First they had offer that they will send free item if i buy 15 pounds stuff i did it they didnt send the free stuff. On top of that they didnt send the salad thats in the picture. I told them about it so the guy who picks up said that oh you are the first person to say that. Mis leading advertising wasted my money. No customer service too.”
- Toby Boston
“A little gem in the high street! Great food and great value, spoilt for choice with their menu.”
- John Greenwood
“Amazing authentic food and good value. Great little place. We'll definitely be back.”
- Global With DS (부인)
“I recently visited Coco's Soul Food. The service was good. The elderly gentleman upstairs was attentive, friendly, and clearly cared about the customers, which we appreciated. Unfortunately, the food told a very different story. The “jerk chicken” was not jerk chicken. I’m genuinely not sure what seasoning it had, but jerk it was not. It was also extremely salty, which made it difficult to enjoy. We also ordered Aunty Katie’s Trinidad-style channa and aloo. The aloo (potato) was missing entirely, and the curry itself didn’t taste like curry. When a dish is labelled with a specific country or cultural cuisine, authenticity matters. People who are familiar with that food will recognise immediately when something isn’t quite right. The mac and cheese was another disappointment. It was runny, bland, and lacked any real cheese flavour. To be fair, not everything was negative. The oxtail and coconut curry were apparently very nice according to the person who ordered them. However, for a place that promotes Caribbean and soul-inspired food, several of the dishes we tried were far from what we expected. Friendly service alone unfortunately couldn’t make up for the lack of flavour and authenticity in much of the food.”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
“Compact venue with painted murals and a menu of soul food cooking served in casual style.”
- AccessibilityHas wheelchair-accessible entrance · Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Amenities
- Has wheelchair-accessible entrance
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- Has wheelchair-accessible seating
Location
Restaurants near Coco's Soul Food
- Nabzy's Preston3.85950 mi£10–20Good for kids
pizza, chips, chicken burger
- Frangos Preston4.73340 miWheelchair accessible
peri burger, chicken wings, pizzas
- Chesters3.38540.4 mi£1–10Vegetarian optionsGood for kids
chicken wings, grilled chicken, garlic cheese pizza
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco's Soul Food | 4.71,658 | — | — | caribbean chicken, birria tacos, oxtail |
| Nabzy's PrestonGood for kids | 3.8595 | 0 mi | £10–20 | pizza, chips, chicken burger |
| Frangos PrestonWheelchair accessible | 4.7334 | 0 mi | — | peri burger, chicken wings, pizzas |
| ChestersVegetarian options · Good for kids | 3.3854 | 0.4 mi | £1–10 | chicken wings, grilled chicken, garlic cheese pizza |
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