Taste Of The Caribbean

West Indian life has a reputation for being laidback but Taste Of The Caribbean’s gobsmackingly lackadaisical standards are slack even by geographic stereotypes. Availability of items on their menu is the first problem. A trip to the restaurant itself was hampered by almost all their sides — some of the best parts of Caribbean cuisine — being out of stock. And their takeaway didn’t fare a whole lot better on that front, several sides once again not all available. Things got much worse here, sadly, delivery taking almost two hours from ordering. Which would be almost excusable if the food that turned up wasn’t almost entirely lukewarm — the rice and peas the worst culprit, practically stone cold — while the jerk chicken was lacking hotness in both senses, hardly a tang emanating from beneath leathery charred skin. Although they did grudgingly give an small partial refund when asked, there was little or no apology, which all adds up to pretty much the worst takeaway service in Cardiff. That’s some going and even more disappointing having really wanted to like this place.