Myrtle`s Kitchen — Restaurant in Ajax

First time visit, and a bit disappointed. This place was pointed out to me by someone, a week earlier. On this particular day, I was in the area, and hungry, so I thought I would grab a bite and have it in the car. I ordered a medium sized soup with kidney beans and oxtail. When I opened it to eat, I couldn’t. It was cold. Soups should be served hot, but here the soups are laid out in containers, on the counter. When ordered, a container of cold soup that was sitting on the counter, is handed to you. I had to drive some 30 minutes away to heat it up. Moreso, I expected some provisions in the soup, but there was none. Nada! I got a spoonful of meat, 2 small loonie-sized dumplings, lots of kidney beans, and a whole lot of bones. That was it! For $10.00. Not exactly worth the price, nor what I expected. I cannot speak for the other dishes, as I’ve not tried them, but mine was basically basic. Nothing outstanding or extraordinary. Also, menu items could be posted more visibly and clearly, with prices listed. The menu was hand scribbled on a small piece of paper and affixed to the plexiglass, with no prices included. Therefore, one has no way of knowing what anything cost. The female Server appeared pleasant, but the place lacks appeal and needs updating. Hopefully, this is taken as constructive feedback, and not as trying to undermine...

Very disappointing. Placed an order for 1 oxtail and 3 stewed beef. After receiving the order it ends up being 4 oxtail. At first while contacting the restaurant they kept insisting that it is what we ordered. Later the owner said they did not have the stewed beef. So what actually happened is they took the order, realized they don't have the items and just replaced it with something else without contacting us. The argued that he can't afford to compensate for the order, then offer to compensate 1 and finally 2. We did not take any compensation because at the end of the day we just wanted the food we ordered. It would have been a much lesser disaster if the oxtail was at least good; it was dry, mostly bone and just unpleasant. Came here from a recommendation and will never...

My husband and I were in the area and were looking for Caribbean or Jamaican food, we were craving it... so we found this spot on Google maps and came to try it out. We were NOT dissapointed. Actually, the food here is incredible. This is a gem! The cashier was so friendly, she greeted us so kindly and actually had a nice small talk while waiting for the food.

My husband ordered a large jerk chicken plate and I ordered a small stew chicken. Both were fall off the bone, well seasoned, fresh, and paired with a nice salad on the side. The chicken & gravy do have a nice kick to it, definitely out scotch bonnet to simmer in the pot, but its not over hot.

If were here again, we will definitely pass by again to try the other dishes.

100% recommend...