Garden City Restaurant — Restaurant in Irvington

I have been ordering from this place for the longest. Always enjoyed their meals till they opened the Irvington location and I had to pick up catered orders from there. The food at this location is HORRIBLE!!! I ordered a tray of waakye and another for jollof during the Christmas holiday. It was so bad that we literally threw everything away except the goat meat that I was able to make some stew from. The beans from the waakye was so hard and had such a bad taste, it didn't even taste like waakye. The jollof was equally hard and tasteless, it tasted like old frozen food that was reheated to sell. The fish that was supposed to come with the waakye also tasted old, like leftover food they would freeze over and over again to serve ordering customers. I ended up making waakye myself with the goat meat I was able to salvage from my order. I spent so much money only for me to throw away the food and cook my own food. It's sad because she used to make really good food. I will NEVER order from...

The food is good, I’ve never received bad customer service from them — they’re always nice, and the restaurant is spacious and clean. The only reason I’m giving 3 stars and not 5 is because they’re so greedy with the protein sha 😭 a whole platter of rice and only 3 pieces of beef, only one piece of turkey like your protein is gone before you’re even halfway with the rice. I’d rather pay slightly more per platter and get even 5 pieces of meat. The only way to get extra protein is to buy an entire order of meat which is $15 and that winds up being way too many, no happy medium. Other than that though, the food is good. Except the goat, they need to cook the goat on a lower temperature for a little longer, it’s TOO tough. You’ll be fighting the meat just to...

I ordered from this restaurant through Uber Eats and added the bean stew option to my meal, which had no listed price. Later, I noticed they adjusted the total and added a $3 charge without informing me ahead of time. When I called the restaurant to clarify, I was shocked at the response I was told, “Were you expecting free things? There’s nothing free in America,” in a rude and disrespectful tone. This kind of customer service is unacceptable. I don’t mind paying for what I order, but it’s basic courtesy to be transparent with pricing and speak respectfully to customers. I will not be ordering...