This was our first visit and we were welcomed warmly. While we waited for our dinners, we enjoyed a very tasty mild beef pie. The oxtails and brown stewed chicken we got were both seasoned and tenderly cooked. We both will ask for more cabbage and a little more gravy next time and yes- we will visit again! Great job, ladies read more

Ive been eating Caribbean food majority of my life. My mom is from the Caribbean. This place is the worst Caribbean food ive ever had. It tasted as if they didnt care. Trust me ANY other local Caribbean restaurant should be chosen over this place. read more

Small parking lot. Hard to get to the restaurant. Smallish inside. Saw a few people ordering take out. The two women serving were neither nice or accommodating. Ordered curry chicken meal, food wasn't very good. I won't be back read more

If you're on the fence about giving this place a try, do it! I had been driving past it for weeks and finally gave it a shot. The spot doesn't have a ton of curb appeal, but don't let that stop you from checking it out. The inside isn't anything fancy but is good to sit down for a quick lunch or to-go order. They have all the classic Jamaican dishes as well as weekday specials. I ordered the small curry goat which came with rice and peas and cabbage. I also ordered a side of the Mac and cheese. My order took about 10 mins which was fine. Couldn't wait to get home to dig in. The curry goat was delicious. Nice tender chunks of goat with plenty of great flavor. The Mac and cheese wasn't very exciting to me. Lacked seasoning. Wouldn't order that again. I'll definitely be back. Great local authentic restaurant!! read more

I've visited this restaurant several times and gradually trying there different menu options which I feel is a good time to offer a review on. First I'll say I grew up on authentic good good Jamaican food and well know how it should taste. Therefore, I look for a certain level of standards while keeping mindful that restaurants are catering to the general public so they may make some minor adjustments however it still should take away from the overall taste. That's my disclaimer. Thankfully service has improved since the last couple times I visited. Not sure if it's because they've seen me more often and remember me , someone said something to them, or simply having better days. Whatever it is I'm grateful because my initial experience was such a turn off that I was strongly considering ever going back even as much as I love to support local businesses esp minority owned. Now we got those things out the way on to the food reviews. Hands down my all time favorite thing to get there which keeps me coming back is there fry dumplings and festivals. Truly taste like mom's homemade fresh out the frying pan. Fry dumplings are nice and buttery with the perfect crunch on the outside and soft gooey dough on the inside. There festival has the perfect sweetness and texture with nice crunch but not too hard yet soft on the inside. Unfortunately they only make festivals on some Saturdays. I suggest calling first and please save some for me as they sell out fast. Lol. I hope they start making them more regularly and larger quantities for this reason. Two weeks ago when I came for my usual Saturday festival pick up I saw they had Hominy Corn Porridge. This is my all time favorite porridge to have growing up that my mom made for me until I learned how to make it myself cause I'm a porridge girl. Well I must say Cottage Grill nailed it on this one as well. It was oh so flavorful, perfect thickness (for restaurant style. I prefer it thicker but again they are serving to general public. I still enjoyed every bit of it. Will definitely be back for more. Note - they only make this on some Saturdays as well. Call first. On that same day I also saw they had Stew Peas and decided to give that a try as well especially cause it had pigtails in it. In my opinion that's my the most authentic and flavorful or at least my favorite way to enjoy Stew Peas. I've had many good variations including vegetarian but with pigtails is my favorite. And YES, I was on an unexpected food sampling fest that day. Lol . The Stew Peas flavor wise was just ok. I've definitely had much better at another local restaurant. I will say it did have a good amount of meat, dumplings, etc. I had it with white rice which was fine but wasn't hitting the spot flavor wise. Therefore, I'll stick to my other spot for that. In the past I've also tried there Oxtails with rice and peas along with plantains. My favorite Jamaican dish to eat that I grew up on. Unfortunately, it lacked in flavor and the best could have been a bit softer. It was bland with not enough seasoning (even for restaurant style) and they need to allow the seasoning to marinate in it as well. That's what gives Oxtails its true flavor. It was kinda pricey too but I was craving it the day I got it and was VERY disappointed. Same experience with their jerk chicken that I tasted when my friend ordered it. It was such as disappointment they didn't finish eating eat. Also, we are not a fan of jerk cooked in the oven as it just doesn't taste the same as on the grill and greatly takes away from the authenticity of jerk. For these reasons I gave this review three stars . I've also tried the Coconut Drops they sell there. It's made by someone else and just sold there. It's hit or miss when they have them. I've definitely had much much better as it lacks in flavor especially ginger which is what really makes a good Coconut Drops. I get it once in a while when I'm really craving one as they are one of the few places locally that sometimes has it. While I can make my own it's quite time consuming but reminds me why I should. lol. On a brighter note one of the first things I tried when picking up fry dumplings was their Pepper Shrimp and it was good. It had a nice spicy kick to it without being over powering. Good heat/flavor combo. I love eating it with fry dumplings and/or festivals. It was delicious and I'd definitely would get again. Priced reasonably as well along with being good size shrimps. I look forward to trying more of their other dishes like the Lobster I saw the last two Saturdays. Looks really good. I'll have to plan that on a real treat myself day. I'll keep you posted on my other samplings. Thanks for reading my long review but I hope it gives a good idea on what to consider when visiting. read more

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Shoutout to Ms Esther, Mr Gary and staff! We really appreciate all the LOVE that is being put into this food! I get my favorite foods first and then have a try of more dishes to educate my palate with the treasure chest of flavors that is offered in this venue! The ice creams and desserts are delicious as well!! Cornbread, bakes, and coco bread... so much to love about the food of this cuisine. I am always leaving full and happy when I eat here. We ordered a tray of oxtail, peas and rice, a tray of curry chicken and Roti for our youngest daughter's birthday party! It was a hit. We also like all the flavors of ice cream!! Some new Unique flavors as well as old classics. The store area is always fun to get ingredients, treats, and souvenirs! I am blessed to have a great local venue like this :) read more

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The Food! The Food! THE FOOD!! Absolutely everything here is good. Even the homemade ginger drinks are banging! The staff is always so friendly and welcoming. I love the dine in service and the Caribbean ambiance keeps me dancing and moaning from how delicious the food is! read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Curry Goat - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

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If you love Caribbean food, please make this one of your go-to spots!!!!! The food is delicious from main dishes like oxtail, hot pepper shrimp, jerk chicken with white rice or rice and peas to something simple as Jamaican patties. Some food is made fresh, so there is a wait, but it's worth it knowing that the food is freshly made. The staff is polite, and the owners are very humble. All around a great place for your dining needs. read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Jerk wings - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

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When I heard that a good college friend's mom opened a new restaurant in Laurel a couple months ago, I kept it in the back of my mind but I never knew when I was going to go. An opportunity came about last night, so I headed on over there. Parking right in front of the place is limited, but I just used the parking lot right across the street. When I went in, I could see that they had plenty of stickers on the floor for social distancing, though it wasn't crowded. I had called my order in about a half hour before, and when I told them what I ordered, they immediately prepared my platter. I'm glad it wasn't just sitting on the counter getting cold, because it would've been ice! I was also pleased to see that they set aside the three fried dumplings I had ordered so they wouldn't get claimed. I got the Teriyaki Jerk Chicken platter, which isn't on the menu (BBQ Jerk Chicken is on there though). I was intrigued, so I gave it a shot. I wasn't expecting it to be as spicy as it was, but that's a good thing! I expected the sweetness to take over, but it was a great balance in my opinion! The texture of the chicken was on point too. I have no complaints about the rice & peas, steamed cabbage and corn bread (the tiny tiny piece it was, lol). The plantain could've been fried just a little longer, but it still tasted great. I wanted festival, but the fried dumplings got the job done! From what I can tell, this place is improving as time progresses, and I'm looking forward to trying other things! Don't let the current rating fool you! Hope you all get to enjoy it like I did! read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Teriyaki jerk chicken and fried dumplings - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

I got the brown stew snapper with plantains and rice and peas...I'm normally very picky when it comes to my snapper and was truly shocked at how delicious and flavorful this dish was! Not to mention affordable with great customer service! For $25- a made to order delicious brown stew snapper is a steak! Truly recommend this spot! read more

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I ordered the brown stew chicken and the rice with cabbage, and it was the best I ever had! The workers were nice, the service was the best, and the ambience was set to match the Jamaican vibe! 10/10, would recommend! I will be returning! read more

I love their patties. They have cheese in it. And I'm from New York and I'm used to having cheese and my beef patties

Delicious food ! Always delicious. Best Caribbean food in the area. Also the ice cream is yummy .

I got the chicken very tough to bite. Seems like it was left over dried out chicken backs from the day before. I gave it to my dog and he spit it out. Portions were small. Plantains & rice were excellent. Maybe I just got them on a bad day. read more

This is my third time eating here. I have not been disappointed. This is authentic Jamaican food. This is my new favorite spot. So far I've had the oxtails and curry. I can't wait to go back. I decided to try the jerk today. So good. I love that they have lunch specials. read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Jerk lunch special - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

If you want great Jamaican food this is the place to go! I've been there twice and I can personally testify that they have authentic Jamaican cuisine Either go with the $6.95 lunch special where you can get. Jerk chicken with rice & cabbage or go with the dinner special of goat & rice with cabbage Yeaaaaaaaaa Mon, it's very good! read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Very good - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

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This food is just plain awful! I don't know how these people stay in business. I'm Jamaican so once in awhile I like to take a break from cooking and try out some Jamaican restaurants. This place is giving us a bad name! The food is extremely bland. I ordered what they call Jerk chicken and ain't nothing was jerk about it. It was more like BBQ. They ran out of rice n peas so I ordered the yellow rice. I ended up throwing it away. It was so soggy and tasted burnt. This place is just bad. Save your money and try somewhere else! read more

For $6.95 in this area for a lunch special you can't beat it. I had the curry chicken meal which came with a corn bread muffin and a drink. The vegetables and rice were tasty and the generous portion of chicken was tender. The surprise of the meal was the cornbread. The delectable seasoning in the cornbread was good! read more

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Went to this restaurant on July 24, 2021. Upon walking in there was one lady behind the "hot bar" two women (employees) sitting taking to one another while a third lady was sweeping. There was also one young man sitting by the register. Upon walking in and walking up to the "hot bar" I wasn't greeted. I knew prior to going inside I either wanted the pepper shrimp or Stewed Snapper. I was taken back upon walking in seeing a hot bar with food just sitting there. I personally don't eat from restaurants that have food just sitting out so I had to collect myself and my thoughts. I really wanted to turn around and walk out but I went ahead and asked my question about the pepper shrimp. Upon finding out they were a part or the hot bar options I inquired as to whether or not they had Stewed Snapper on this day. I was informed you Snapper was made to order and it would take 40min to an hour. I was hungry but figured this would be the case so I had no issue with that. I was told there's an option between a $20 fish and a $30 fish. I choose the $20 fish (we will revisit this momentarily). It took approximately an hour to receive the call that my order was completed. Upon walking in Upon walking back in the women who worked at the establishment were still seated having conversation. The chef clearly wanted to see who ordered the stewed snapper he started to come out, stopped then just starred at me over the swinging doors to the kitchen - as if I couldn't clearly see him. The woman behind the counter gave me my order after looking in the bag. Prior to walking out I wanted to make sure I had the right order. Upon looking in the bag the lid was completely off the tin container. The woman then proceeded to ask me if the lid came off (she clearly knew it had as she looked in the bag prior to giving to me) I said yes and she offered me reynolds wrap. I put the reynolds wrap on the container and just left. Onto the food....the peas & rice was technically RICE with the surprise pea. The Cabbage had no seasoning at all whatsoever (not even pepper). The fish.......while well prepared it was NOT a $20 piece of fish. For $20 I expected the fish to be a pretty good size, like take up the tin pan. I honestly expected a container with the snapper and stew and a different container with the RICE & PEAS, cabbage and plantains. I needed more STEW but that part of the meal was good. The plantains were tho!!! Long story short: Definitely not authentic Jamaican. I WILL NOT BE RETURNING. I really wanted to support a small business in my community but I won't waste my money here. I suggest you keep it moving too. read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Stewed Snapper - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

We brought 5 meals and honestly we threw it all away. This is by far the worst food ever. The stew peas was brown water, the stew pork was old , hard and no seasoning . The Ackee was mushie with a lot of salt, the liver was white, can't explain. Just terrible, the goat was the only thing that was bearable but just keep passing . You will be throwing your money away. read more

I was looking for a Caribbean spot in the area as I was passing through Laurel on my way home. I am so glad I found this place. I had curry chicken, rice, cabbage, plantains, and a beef patty. The spice level was perfect as far as that kick you get as you savor the food that has just been swallowed. I was pleasantly surprised. The place is very clean and bright but nothing makes food taste better as when you get top of the line customer service. The kid behind the counter (not a kid, but a young man) was incredibly sweet and cool. We just talked and talked while he was preparing the food. I have a feeling that this is one of those places where everyone gets treated like fam and I loved his vibe. I'll be back in a couple weeks to get food for the entire family. Also, they have a really decent lunch special...I think it was $7 for all the food and a drink (beef patty was extra). read more

Good food, but the lady who works at the register is so rude. I really wish I could give them 5 stars because the food is delicious but EVERYTIME I come here she is so rude. I really feel like if you aren't a people person you shouldn't work with customers. PERIOD read more

I a great meal and this is one of my top picks by far Therealrockyhes Yummy Super Clean Friendly owners Excellent prices Perfect location Kid friendly environment My favorite place to eat #2020 read more

I loved Caribbean cuisine but that restaurant so far is the worst for me. I ordered a jerk chicken the meat was not cooked , the rice was so dry and bad customer service. read more

The customer service that I received by the young gentleman over the phone was great!! He was very polite and explained portion sizes and all, since it was my first time. Buuuut the food?! Mehhhh...it was ok. Just ok....yeah, that's all I have, it was mediocre. I was a little disappointed because I had high hopes. Not sure that I will try again anytime soon, seeing as though I did not get my authentic Jamaican fix! None of the food had an authentic taste, the "jerk" salmon, the snapper, the cabbage. None! *sigh* guess I'll keep looking... read more

My one star will change in time. Like some new places I think its a matter of time before this place starts understand the needs of the community that will patronize it and start to jump. I walked in one day ready to buy but end up not buying because the presentation of the food didn't look that appealing. It was close to closing time. So maybe the food had been sitting for a while. Most of the food looked dried out. I wasn't ready to take a chance and end up giving an unfair review. I will definitely try again maybe at an earlier time in day. read more

Ok so we just finished eating and everything was AMAZING. The jerk chicken had the perfect spice and the fresh beef patties definitely hit the spot. Laurel needed this. read more

Delicious great food, cook fresh everyday with a variety of Caribbean dishes. Curry goat roti is my favorite

Best ackee & salt fish i've ever had and the red pea soup was delicious. great service and food was so fresh

Worst Jamaican food I've ever had. Tried their extremely dried out pepper shrimp with rice, peas and veggies. Tasteless and dry, well not be going back read more

Food was delicious, clean environment, welcoming atmosphere with great music, the only thing that's missing is a cold red strip and sea breeze , even got a Jamaican shirt for my son. Love this place will definitely come back again read more

Cottage Hill Jamaican Grill - Great vibe - Caribbean Near Me - Laurel, Maryland

I grew up in the midwest where we didn't have a lot of variety in our food choices. So I now enjoy exploring different cuisines, and stopped by this place to check it out. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it if you like to be a little bit adventuresome and try new things. This looks like a family-run restaurant, and everyone was very helpful and welcoming. I got the jerk chicken which came with cabbage, rice and peas, and corn bread, and I also ordered a side of mac-n-cheese. Everything tasted great with a lot of interesting flavors. The chicken was fairly spicy but not overwhelmingly hot. It was a very enjoyable and filling meal at a very reasonable price. I don't normally write yelp reviews, but this place is just starting up, and I'd like to see them succeed so I can try some of the other items on their menu. So please stop by and check them out :-) read more

Love the effort made to have a large menu. Many Jamaican classic dishes that surrounding restaurants don't offer. Unfortunately, the execution was not the greatest. Jerk chicken tasted more like grilled. Coco bread was burnt on the sides. Cornbread was dry. Fried plantains very greasy. Dumplings in stew peas tasted frozen. This is very close to two other Jamaican restaurants so I suggest the similar dishes be made similar if not better. Will try again in a few months after covid clears up to see if there's a difference in quality read more

I was happy beyond all happiness with my callaloo patties.... I used to exclusively go deep into PG to get my fix, so it's nice to know that travel time is reduced by half! And they're spicier! With a good soft cocobread, steamed, I'm in heaven. Didn't get a chance to have a full entree as I don't eat big meals later into the night and but I appreciate the staff for their friendliness and putting my patties on reserve for me, I always call ahead just in case. I refuse to be heartbroken after traveling. I'll be back. So let me set the record straight! For 1, scrolling through the yelp reviews today, September 23, 13 positive reviews are not recommended for viewing, all from AUGUST, while 2 negative reviews, from ppl coming in late at night when they are either about to close or didn't even eat there are the ones creating the "2 star" ratings. That's not fair.... and to be honest Cottage Hill closes earlier than the other surrounding restaurants so it is not entirely fair to expect that at 7:59 they are going to have large fresh trays of food ready for 30 min of service... My suggestion for y'all is to have a small tray of "overflow" entrees for the popular dishes kept in the back to top off the service dishes in the front so you never look like you're "lacking". As consumers, we eat with our eyes first so it doesn't help if it appears as tho we are getting the latter bone pickings of the night. Having worked in restaurants in this area for years, the dinner rush in this area doesn't realistically end until around 7:30ish and there is still often a relatively consistent drizzle of ppl afterwards so plan your portions accordingly... if you want to stay on top whilst having so many surrounding counterparts around you who stay open later.... Just thoughts read more

The food at Cottage Hill is so good and because of this I have been back several times trying different entrees. Authentic taste of Jamaica at its best. The customer service there was exceptional!!! read more

This was first time I tried this place. The food was spot on!!!! The service was great and the staff was pleasant. I highly recommend this restaurant. If you are in the area give it a try you won't be disappointed. read more

If you love Caribbean food, please make this one of your go-to spots!!!!! The food is delicious from main dishes like oxtail, hot pepper shrimp, jerk chicken with white rice or rice and peas to something simple as Jamaican patties. Some food is made fresh, so there is a wait, but it's worth it knowing that the food is freshly made. The staff is polite, and the owners are very humble. All around a great place for your dining needs. read more

EXCELLENT SERVICE!!!! my food was great!!! and the staff was very sweet and gave me a free cupcake for their grand opening

This is by far the best Jamaican food I ever had at any Jamaican restaurant I had the Jerk Chicken Dinner it was perfect and very tasty. The customer service was outstanding. I recommend this restaurant. I Now go every weekend since they opened. read more