Bake & Things — Restaurant in New York

You know they say the number one rule in business is “The customer is always right”? Well, not for this Tobago & Trinidadian business. I’ve had their bake and saltfish at least three times. It’s not a Guyanese bake and saltfish, but it’s decent enough to hold me over.

Yesterday, my husband called to find out if they had crab curry (different folks, different strokes), and the man on the phone asked us “What?” twelve times before finally, and rudely, saying, “It’s curry crab, sir. And yes, we do.”

Granted, we weren’t mad at the correction, but the fact that he had us foolishly repeat ourselves so many times just to get smart? Unnecessary and ignorant.

At the time, we didn’t even realize it was a T&T-owned business. I’ve been to plenty of Guyanese establishments that cater to a wider T&T crowd, so that’s not the issue. It’s the attitude and lack of basic courtesy for me.

Safe to say the place isn’t Guyanese-friendly and I won’t be back. And no, I never got...

The food here is delicious. Their Trinidadian cuisine is one of the best I've had in Brooklyn. If you love Trini food, you will appreciate their authentic style. The place is always seemingly crowded. Finding a park to get in can be somewhat of a challenge because drivers await parking outside of store until another car moves, so they can go in. With that said, you know the food must be causing a good commotion. I think the high traffic of customers may cause some to think the workers are rude, when in fact, they're really just striving to service everyone promptly and keep up to speed. I haven't had a bad experience with customer service. It's a small shop, so getting orders done promptly seems to be the goal. Bake & Things comes THROUGH with the oxtails, oildown, doubles, shrimp, curry crab with dumplings and some other...

I’m am a long standing customer and love everything about this food chain . I must say that the Flatbush Ave branch has the most friendly workers and their Supervisor Dwight is very nice he’s so pleasant he has a beautiful smile ,1he mixes up a some punches that will blow your taste buds it will thank you believe me . I must say that all the servers are lovely especially Jennifer and Trevon ! Trevon is very welcoming and he’s quite a character he’ll brighten your mood with his humor and friendliness is welcome anytime for me . Jennifer is so sweet and friendly she’s just a joy when you enter with her warm personality and her punches are the BOOM ! I will recommend this eatery anytime especially to my out of town folks . Thank you guys for making my food...