First Choice Caribbean — Restaurant in Troy

I tried their lunch buffet, which doesn't offer much variety. You get chicken in three flavors stewed ( brown chicken), Curry and Jerk. In addition to a choice of white rice or rice with peas. The flavors are okay , but the sauce for the jerk and curry are watery, with an almost soup like consistency.

As it relates to spice, the spice levels increase from stew ( mild) , Curry (medium) to Jerk ( spicy) . The environment is not really convenient for a buffet as the drinks aren't include and you don't have a server, but after awhile you will understand you can go behind the counter to the cooler, which isn't immediately apparent . There is no wait staff , it's do it your self service.

What to expect, it's a friendly and welcoming environment but you have to ask for what you need if you want something on the menu or not available in the buffet. Even when you ask , service will not be prompt.

I also wouldn't categorize this as authentic Jamaican food but I only tried the buffet, recently . I am hoping for a better experience with the more traditional dishes like Curry Goat or Ox Tails.

I would go back, it's a typical laid back Caribbean environment with friendly folks , lots of reggae music and regulars...

I was in the mood for some authentic Jamaica food but didn't want to travel to Albany that day so I decided to do a search to see if anything was close by. I found this place and decide to check it out because a couple of the review says food was good, not realizing it was from years ago until after. I order Rice n Peas w/Jerk Chicken, Plaintains & Cabbage and a cup of Pumpkin soup. It was beautiful day so I decided to go to the park to enjoy this food. Let me tell you, I am Jamaican and have been to many of Jamaican Restaurants, but this by far the worse one. The Rice n Peas was par-boil rice with absolutely no flavor, no seasoning, minimal peas, jerk chicken was nasty and Cabbage tasted like it was cooked days ago. I would not recommend this place unless you are not real Jamaican and doesn't know what authentic taste like. I wasted my time and money had to order something else from that India Restaurant right next door to clean my pallet. Once bitten,...

The guy with the red hair did not prepare my order right some food was warm and the other half was cold i never understood that when the owner make it fresh AND hot and the older guy takes for ever to get your food and cash you out one day i called and ordered for pick up and the older guy said 20 mins i said okay so when i got there 20 mins later to pick it up he said oh oh ima make it now so 20 mins took 45 mins i was not happy at all about that i understand its probably a family business but work is work and customers expect their service on time even if you have to wait an xtra 5 mins but 40 nins smh theirs no excuse for that and hot good food and presentation is very important to customers spending their hard earned money epically now that the prices are up hot fresh food is a must when...