The Grove Grill — Restaurant in Bloomfield

The Grove Grill 143 Grove St. Bloomfield, NJ 07003

Dumpling Oxtail Patty Deluxe Jerk Chicken With Bone Platter Rasta Pasta Oxtail Burger

Appearance: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Taste: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This locally owned Caribbean spot located off Bloomfield Avenue serves top quality Jamaican cuisine.

Owner Susan introduced me to a variety of appetizers and plates and I was in for a treat.

The soft, doughy dumpling is a great finger food to munch for the starter.

The oxtail patty deluxe is the ultimate version of a Jamaican beef patty. This patty is cracked open and stuffed with oxtail, macaroni & cheese, and smothered in gravy. It is then wrapped inside warm, doughy coco bread.

And if you are as impressed as I am with the appetizers, wait until you hear about the main courses!

The bone-in jerk chicken was freshly cooked on the grill. The protein was tender and juicy and the jerk sauce gave it a nice kick.

If you are a pasta lover, the rasta pasta is a must try! This is an ultimate version of your typical pasta dish. The penne is smothered in sauce and mixed with colored bell peppers and a protein of your choice. The jerk chicken also gave it the perfect combination of fire and heat.

The oxtail burger may be messy in appearance, but it is marvelous in taste. In lieu of a burger patty, you are served shredded, deboned chunks of oxtail. It is definitely a good thing if you get your hands dirty with this sandwich!

As a bonus, the grove sauce is an excellent classified supplement to every Jamaican dish from the jerk chicken to even the sweet potato fries. You can ask for more, but you can’t ask for the recipe!

If you are craving authentic, freshly prepared Jamaican food, then explore Susan’s restaurant and you are in for the win!

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Visited this spot was super excited about the oxtail Mac and cheese, curry goat which btw was never packed in my order, the oxtail fires that my boys were looking forward too, a cheese burger that was over priced for no reason and ackee & salt fish w/dumplings that the only thing that added flavor to it all was the fact it’s salt fish and for this to be a total epic fail was beyond disappointing for the first time to visit @thegrovegrillnj I tried to reach out same day about the issues but, til present day I have yet to hear back.

The customer service was not on point, they don’t ever answer their phone, the wait time for food was over 45min and for food to be that disappointing is absolutely not a good look at all! To be honest for me the worst part was, how are you a Caribbean spot and serve rice and peas undercooked with no flavor? It’s the most simplest thing to do! Also oxtail Mac and cheese is a complete hype for no reason and for it to be priced at $10 for a small container of it is even worse! Noodles undercooked, not even the cheese had flavor and the least that could have been done to the noodles was add oxtail gravy and you didn’t so it was dry and stiff so sad!!

Super sad that I needed to make a post about this because to be a paying customer who drove 30min to your location of an order that totaled almost $100 is mind blowing 🤯 for food to be that disappointing! Not saying there isn’t potential at this location but, there are a lot of things you must work at to keep your customers happy and satisfied! Lots of blessings but, please try to make a better effort!

I’m not sure how your ratings are at a 4 because you absolutely did not reach that rating with the experience my family and I had at your location! If I can rate you lower then one star I would only reason you getting the one star is because at least the drinks were cold and oxtail, salt fish and fries...

The other day I got, The Grove Grill, for lunch. I ordered their Oxtail Patty Deluxe. It was an overall ok patty. I really enjoyed the coco bread and the patty wrapping. They tasted fresh and had a great texture to it. The Mac n Cheese Filling used is extremely bland. Could’ve used a bit of black pepper and more of a cheese flavor. The Oxtail Filling has a sweet taste to it, the gravy it’s in it pretty good. But the actual oxtail itself was fairly subpar. It was not tender, and had a stringy texture to it. Reminded me of pulled beef rather than the chunky oxtail bits people may be used to. There also was a bit of lacking in enough of the oxtail filling too. The biggest surprise, was that it came with Beef Patty Filling as well. The beef patty filling was exceptional. Great flavor, great texture, and really boosted their Oxtail Patty Deluxe’s overall rating. I wish I would’ve ordered their beef patty! The staff were extremely kind and attentive and made sure my order was correct. The place itself has a nice vibe to it as well too. All in all, I couldn’t highly recommend their Oxtail Deluxe Patty, but their beef patty filling shows that their other menu items are most likely terrific! I’d love to try this place again. If anyone is in the, Bloomfield, area and looking to try, The Grove Grill, definitely give it a shot. The Oxtail Patty Deluxe was not to my liking, but it is extremely filling and...