Island Express — Restaurant in New York

Don't normal buy food from here because the one other time i did i felt like it had no taste so today i was hungry so i order oxtail peas and rice and plantain (one was burned) first of all the size of the oxtail was small for $11 i know oxtail is expensive but 5 pieces and 3 of them being bone on top.of that is ridiculous the rice wasnt that good and neither was the oxtail long story short ill stick to buying only pastries

Update: On December 9th 2020 I saw doordash had a promotion.I initially was going to order bread and pastries because of my last food experience.However with promotion I said why not. I order curry with roti along with bread and pinetarts. The curry was extremely bland.. just tasteless. I just throw it on the stove to get some flavor. Im so happy doordash refunded me my money because $9.75 for a roti and curry don't make sense if the roti by itself is $2 and change. I wouldn't mind the price if it was good but its not. I learned my lesson after the second time.

Edit 2023: I normally stick to their bread and pastries. Both of these items were stale/ old on numerous occasions so it's a hit or miss. When i go to buy, I look careful and choose which one I want. I am able to tell the FRESH tennis roll by its color which is a lighter brown. I rememeber hearing a customer saying he does not want a particular person to sell him because he was sold stale bread. Therefore there brrad is not fresh...

I was so excited to try this restaurant out given its many positive reviews. Unfortunately my experience was not a positive one and I will breakdown the rationale below:

Jerk chicken lunch special - This meal came in a small white container, one that usually holds dumplings to give you a perspective. Nonetheless, if the food was good, I would not have mind the small portion. The jerk chicken was by far the DRIEST jerk chicken I ever had. Not only were all the chicken white meat, which is fine, but it was extremely overcooked and rubbery. The best part of this lunch special was the plantains, which was cooked perfectly, soft and sweet. But unfortunately, the jerk chicken was not delicious at all...=/

Chicken stew with spinach and roti - You would think that a chicken stew would be moist, juicy, or at least tender. However, despite the sauce from the stew, the chicken was still incredibly dry. I was really looking forward to this dish for it sounded so delicious and heartwarming. Unfortunately, that was not my experience at all. Really wanted this first time experience to be amazing...

Overall, the best part was probably the delivery person, who was nice and kind. If you do decide to give them a try, please try their other options because I'm sure they have some other more delicious selections! Just try to stay away from these two.

Thank you for reading...

I was very disappointed! I'm a foodie, and I love me some guyanese baked goods. I went here with my friend and was not impressed with the way I was treated. The first impression of the place was positive but when you are dealt with the staff especially if you are LGBT, you would not get a good experience. This place seem to only cater to good looking women and not people as a whole. The lack of customer service is seen especially in the younger male workers who you can tell have something against thr LGBT community, it's very serious especially being that we live in 2024. Now to actually rate the item I got! It was horrible, it give guyanese bread a bad name. I ordered the butter bread and it was the most stale piece of bread I ever tasted. Please do not think this is how Guyanese bread taste, this place is giving it a bad name. They really need to study their recipes. If you want some good Guyanese Bread, please go to Bakewell, then you can make your opinion on Guyanese Bread. Overall, I was totally disappointed in thr way i was treated and the way the bread was stale. Never giving my business here again.

UPDATE: Toasting bread with some butter makes it a little better so my advice is to toast it...