Buzzrocks Caribbean Takeaway — Restaurant in Manchester

buzz rocks review

i began my journey into caribbean cuisine with a stupendous, authentic taste of ital vital curry, and not one, but two, dumplings.

At first I was astonished. How could I, a measly white girl, have gone my entire life without such a flavour sensation. The potatoes were smooth, tender almost, as if they had been bathing in the warm shores of the Caribbean itself. The rice danced in my mouth alongside the decadent, soft vegetables. The flavours married in my mouth, and oh boy was it a wedding.

Suddenly, madness ensued. The dumplings, warm kisses of stodge, began to besiege me. My stomach felt as if it was a medieval fortress under a barrage of infinite flavour. The vegetables were launched into my throat as if assisted by a trebuchet. The thick dumplings felt like cannonfire, and I now regretted getting two. The man in the shop in fact was impressed by my courage, however I was naive, for it was my first time. I was unprepared for the challenge ahead.

I sit here now, belly full, satisfied, yet frustrated. I stare at my takeaway box with adoration, but also with fear. I am disappointed I could not complete this task. It will be finished later this eve. However, it will never quite match the first tender kiss on my tongue that Buzz Rocks gave me. Steaming hot, loving. Buzz Rocks has cleansed my soul. Henceforth, I shal devote my dying days to exploring caribbean gastronomy. I am a changed woman.

In short, Buzz...

I sort of feel a little bad giving this place 3 stars as the food was pretty decent but it was the service which has made me give this score.

There are only a few tables in here so you are not guaranteed to be able to sit down but this isn't really a negative as it's more of a fast food place.

The lady behind the counter was not very efficient. She forgot who had ordered what, put the wrong orders through to the kitchen and tried to give me the wrong meal. Although they were getting busy and you could tell she was getting confused she still continued to take orders instead of waiting until the kitchen had caught up. I waited about 15 minutes for my food - a long time to serve up some chicken and rice which was already cooked and only one order infont of me.

The food was of decent quality but not up to the standard of some of the other Caribbean take outs in the Manchester area. The gravy, although people rave about it, was not to my taste. In my opinion it was a little bit like gravy granules with jerk spices in it. The chicken was very good and tender though just not enough spice for my tastes. The rice was the highlight for me though.

I will probably return and hope the service improves and will update my review...

A Truly Disappointing Experience. I had heard from many about Buzzrock's fabled food and reputation.

I now have to ask if the people who talk about Buzzrocks were on some kind of Hallucinogenic narcotic.

This is not Jerk Chicken. You can call it something else, but not Jerk Chicken. The Jerk Sauce/gravy was nothing of the sort. and the chicken seemed and tasted like it was boiled or roasted in a casserole.

Back to the Gravy/Sauce. Honestly to call it Chip Ship Gravy, is an insult to all the local Chippy's who put in effort and hard work into giving a good attempt at a gravy (and the rest of the food) resulting in a nice experience.

This Gravy tasted and felt like a poor imitation of what a good Sunday Roast gravy should taste like. Added to that ... what is it doing in a Jerk Chicken Dish ?

I question how Buzzrocks has gained a reputation for authentic Caribbean food. It provides nothing of the sort.

If you are happy with a poor facsimilia of what Caribbean food should be, then this is your place. Otherwise you will be very disappointed.

#RIP Jerk Junction......