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Sharing my Dinning Experience at Irie Diner.

I had called Irie Diner a couple of weeks in advance to ask questions about their menu. Inquiring about their Oxtail and Roti. Curious if this is available daily. I spoke to a very soft and warm welcoming woman by the Name of Ms. Laquanda.

I finally make it over last week, excited and hungry. I had about a 30~ 40 minute drive. We (partner and I) arrive roughly around 6:45pm or so, understanding that Irie's diner closing time is 7:30pm.

We take some time to go over the menu due to my partners diet as a Pescatarian, we had a few questions. Our waitress was very new and couldn't answer most of our questions. No problem at all, I fully understand. We kindly asked if she can double check with the kitchen. She was doing her best to get our concerns answered, and was very sweet.

I order One Jamaican style Oxtail dinner, with double sweet plantains, and an added side of Roti. Partner orders Akee and salt fish, with double sweet plantains, and and added side of callaloo.

My dish comes out first about 10 minutes later. The portion of Oxtail is sitting in a very small glass bowl. I get more bones then meat, maybe about 4oz. Of meat in total, and it was barely warm. My double sweet plantain came with an order of three pieces ,and some sprinkled paprika on the plate for garnish.

I immediately felt disappointed at the portion and wondered if this was the correct. Especially at a price of $35 dollars a plate!!!! Roti was mediocre, on the dry and a bit hard side.

Partners dish comes out about 5~10 minutes after my dinner, not off to a good start but maybe it took longer to get his dish prepared. Again, immediately noticing the truly small portion of Akee, in a glass bowl. Roughly 4oz. His double plantain was a count of 4 pieces, and a small callaloo. Initially upon ordering we were told that the Callaloo was a pretty large order on it own. So this was even further disappointing. Even more so for such a high rated restaurant.

I wanted to give the diner a benefit of the doubt. We finished up and quickly left as they were closing. In total we spent around $75-80, with tip, which I was not happy to pay as we left hungry and unsatisfied. We felt as if we had only ordered appetizers for our dinner.

I got in my car and instantly went to their website to better understand what we just paid for. First picture that pops up is a nice size portion of Oxtail accompanied by a small sauce bowl on the side. I continued searching for pictures for further reference. I then went to Google review on Irie Diner for photos of customers Dinning experience and portion sizes.

I found more pictures of what was featured on their web page. At this point I felt so ripped off!!!

My small bowl of Oxtail was meant for the broth, while my Oxtail portions was meant to be placed on the plate. I contemplated to go back in and bring to their attention the level of dissatisfaction for what I had just received for dinner and payed. However~ the girls at the front were not to blame as they were both very kind. All in all, this dining experience was " Not Anywhere Near" what I was looking forward towards, as a nice evening, with Authentic Jamaican Dinner.

Considering all the great reviews, it was an Unfortunate Experience. And, Maybe it was just a really bad Off Day.