I love this place! Coming from a Bajan family, I can attest to the thorough Bajanality of this restaurant. We've been going here for DECADES. Not sure if you can still eat in but it's worth it just for the take out. It's a hole in the wall type place that smacks of authentically Bajan from the accents to the delicious smells. The service can vacillate between sweet and gruff, but it's usually still polite. Their fish cakes are legit, and I've never ordered anything that disappointed. Authentic down to the teeth sucking you'll get if you don't know what you want to order when it's your turn to do so And they have freshly baked goods too!m, including turnovers and coconut and currant slices read more

I only come here for there fish cakes since I was in middle school. Love it ! One time I also bought a cake from them as well for my son. read more

Culpepper's - Fish Cake - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

This is my go to restaurant if I want authentic BARBADIAN food especially the souse and black pudding

I order an oxtail roti and it had a huge piece of paper bag cooked with the oxtail. I was chewing and felt a weird texture in my mouth and to my surprise it was paper. I am so devastated right now. I do not recommend anyone to buy from this Nasty restaurant. I am also going to contact the health department about this. read more

Culpepper's - Oxtail roti with huge piece of paper inside of it. - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Go for the cod fish cakes. They are superb. Purchased 3 pans for a function at M affordable price. Highly recommended.

Now I cannot speak about inside of restaurant or service as I did an order on uber eats but the chicken roti was delicious. Definitely ordering again. read more

Give me Bajan food everyday! I grew up on this food so I am ecstatic one is in my neighborhood. Bajan food is slept on and Culpepper is here to awaken it. This is a must try and watch how you come back for more. They had jam puffs, salt bread and the star: cou cou. Seasoning was on point, flavor on point and food aesthetic on point. Bajans do it the best. My one complaint is the free okra needed to be cooked more in the cou cou. I really hope they also invest in an A/C unit for the comfort of themselves and others. Please support read more

Culpepper's! This is another of these reviews where I don't even feel worthy to review it. How can you review an institution? It's excellent. Everything is excellent. They're flying fish was delicious. There are salt. Fish was incredible. You can't go wrong with anything here. Go there. Get whatever crosses your mind. Go home. Enjoy it. You will never be disappointed here. read more

The food here is pretty good and the vibe is nice. Got some chicken, mac and cheese, and some veg and it was all pretty good and substantial. Could do with a lil more gravy on the meat/rice but a good meal overall. read more

Culpepper's - a plate of food on a table - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

excellent service, outstanding authentic Bajan food. The only restaurant outside of Barbados with a menu this extensive. Buy your Banks beer across the street to go with your meal. Excellent Cutters (we had flying fish & ham), outstanding stews, get the macaroni pie, fish cakes Mon-Fri and come back for breadfruit and souse (pigs feet pickled in vinegar, a delicacy) on a Saturday. Where else outside of Barbados can you get flying fish on salt bread? Definitely worth a trip if you know about good food. read more

Best fish cakes in Brooklyn. Best flying fish in Brooklyn. Awesome homemade drinks. Rest of the food is also fire. This is an NYC landmark, & should be treated as such! read more

- good tea I like the ginger I like the mint - I'm a fan of the fish cakes They're good and inexpensive They are filling, you can be filled off four - service is on the slower side, but that is the Caribbean way - Iv heard several times, while in line, this was one of the only place to get authentic Bajan products read more

Nah. Y'all can keep this spot. What kind of place runs out of an entree misdday and then instead of calling to ask if you'd like a replacement sends the just side orders? This place. Terribly managed. Bad first impression. Also, there was no sauce accompanying the fish balls, which were lukewarm, dry, and chewy, despite being delivered incredibly fast. The mac pie was warm and ok. read more

Culpepper's - An example of poor hospitality. - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I loveeeee Culpepper's Restaurant. Food is delicious and the owner is a sweetheart. They have catered my family's events for yearsss. Culpepper's is a gem in the community!! read more

Short Review: Get the COU COU w/ stewed fish, vegetable or chicken. Place looks run down but the food is the best Bajan food consistently for decades!!! No parking nearest train station Sterling Place on the 2 train Longer review: I cannot believe I haven't reviewed this spot I have had their food for over 2 decades. But after actually going to Barbados to have the authentic food I just had to do this now. A lot of this menu is actually hard to find in Barbados considered antiquated by the younger locals. "Youth is waisted on the young". Considered to be more like home cooking. Such a real shame. I was able to find some cou cou at a ridiculously expensive restaurant as an appetizer which contained a small square(!!!!) of cou cou. All this to say we are blessed to have this delicious bajan food in abundance here. What to get? The Cou Cou! It is a cornmeal staple that comes with stewed something. You pick the something: fish, chicken, beef, veggies, etc. I prefer breadfruit cou cou it is almost never available and I do not know anyone else who does prefer it. Sides are okay. Somethings to try would be Conkies, Paime( think a sweet pasteles made with corn flour), macaroni pie, cassava pone( heavy and very sweet). Not a fan of their Cheese Cutters(Sandwiches with block cheese) get the King Fish Cutter if you do get one. Here is the downside: Call ahead: very popular & sell out of things quickly, This is not really an eat-in spot. There are chairs by the window. Allen's Bakery is across the street so parking is impossible. Sterling Place on the 2 Train is the nearest transit stop. read more

Feel like ai am in Barbados when in the Resturant. The food is great. My wife loves the CooCoo with dolphin.

I love their oxtails, flying fish, and rice. One of the best Caribbean restaurants in the area (I prefer it over the famous Gloria's). They serve Bajan (Barbadian) food. The flying fish is their national dish but so far I've only been able to try it once since I come at night and they're usually out by then. Portion size of the meat is decent for one meal but small compared to the amount of rice. I usually end up saving the leftover rice for the next day. More meat would be nice. Customer service can be better. The older woman is rude but the younger one is nice. They both work on the slow side so there's usually a long wait if there are 2 people ahead of you. But I'd still endure the wait because the food is THAT good. read more

Culpepper's - Oxtail dinner plate - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Went there today to buy roti skin. I brought 6 of them. Went back to work and opened up the bag, they sold me old roti skin that was frozen and slimy. They also had a smell to them. I called the store 3x and the lady on the other end acted like she couldn't hear me and hung up. I had my co worker call to place an order and the lady could hear just fine. SMH Who does that. Beyond pissed that they would sell anyone that. They only got 1 star because i couldn't give a 0 read more

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The ambiance of Culpeppers is very welcoming. I feel as if I am walking into more than a bakery and restaurant. I feel as if I'm walking into a a establishment that is very Caribbean. The two women always are courteous and patient. They always are watching the pot and very skillful. The dish I had was Pigeon peas and white rice. The side a side of mixed vegetables with cabbage. The entree was a succulent chopped chicken(dark meat). It was prepared excellently and also was so good that I didn't even need a beverage after. read more

The food is always Excellent, and we'll seasoned. I just wish they would expand and have more restraints.

Stopped by here after work and ordered a few things to go. The fish cakes were okay; I had originally wanted the conkies but they were unavailable at the time. Had the coucou and flying fish; the former was a viscous cornmeal, accompanied by a collection of softened okra. It was slightly sour but had a great flavor. There were only two pieces of the flying fish but it was similarly tasty. Also had coconut bread; it was soft and not too sweet. Staff was friendly and patient with my ordering. Would want to try the roti and oxtail next time read more

Culpepper's - Coucou - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Was excited to try Bajan food for the first time. This place was disappointing. First of, the woman taking my order seem upset or vexed for some reason. She was not pleasant to deal with. The food was so so. The jerk chicken tasted dry and like rubber. read more

The food is great. Mr. Lewis is always kind and helpful as are the rest of the staff. It is more a takeout and catering venue than an eat in spot. read more

Each time we make a trip from Long Island into Brooklyn this restaurant is a must. Was In Brooklyn yesterday and made our normal stop again and boy were we disappointed. A few months ago they left a meal completely out of the bag but we got over that and our thought was to support black business and couldn't wait to have a delicious Caribbean meal. The baked chicken was unrecognizable. There was nothing you could do to doctor it up. The fish cakes we just as dry as the chicken. Both went straight to the garbage. Cou cou was just ok and Mac pie was done well. Why would a restaurant serve food that clearly had been sitting around for some time? If we ever go back it will be a long time from now. We will give someone else a try. read more

Culpepper's - Fish cakes and Baked Chicken - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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Before jumping in here, I want to address the comments made here about the place being racist. I went here and had no problems being white. Actually the lady behind the counter was quite nice to me, even though I came in right at closing time. They also weren't slow even though the chicken was cooked to order. This isn't some polished little yogurt place in Manhattan guys. This is a Caribbean joint in Lefferts Gardens/Crown Heights. Get with it and set your expectations appropriately. Don't expect a fucking welcome mat regardless of your race. I got this as a quick dinner on a Sunday night. After heading around the corner home, I dug right in. My main question was where was the spice? I understand this is a Bajan place which can skew less spicy, but come on. Add some more sauce to the bird at least! The chicken itself was moist and tasty along with the little sauce I did get. Rice and peas, veggies and plantains were all good. This hit the spot at the time but definitely wasn't as great as it could've been. I'll probably come here again given how close it is to my apartment, but overall you can much do better for jerk chicken in the neighborhood. I'll probably try some of the roti that looks great on here next time. read more

One of the best places to get Bajan food in Brooklyn. My mom is from Barbados, and she and I usually make it a point to drive out from Long Island because the food is that good! This isn't a full 5 stars because of a few key things: - The service is a little slow. -Call ahead to make sure that certain food items will be available (it's a popular spot, and they sometimes run out of things, or they may be in the middle of preparing the next batch) -The actual restaurant could use a little love (it's a little run down and junky-looking- but don't let this dissuade you because the quality of the food is fantastic) -Parking can be a pain, but then again- that's Brooklyn For the most part, Culpeppers is wonderful. The staff is friendly, and the food is great. Favorites include: Rotis call ahead to order), conkies, cassava pone, stewed chicken, and oxtail- among others. read more

Culpepper's - Conkies - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

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I am truly disappointed. I purchased $52.00 dollars in food from Culpeppers through Seamless. When my food arrived I was missing an order of Cou Cou and Cod fish . When I called to let them know that my order of Cou- Cou and salt fish was missing I was told to call Seamless and get a refund for the missing order. Terrible customer service. They forgot to put my order in the bag and it's like it's not a big deal to them . What they should have done was to apologize to me for being careless, call seamless and send my order of food that they forgot to send. No worries, just know that I will never order from them again. Good customer service means every thing to me. read more

This place was worth the 1+ hour trip from Manhattan. The servers were terrific, taking the time to explain each dish. We had the goat and oxtail roti. Except for a SLIGHT dryness (cudda used more sauce with the meat) the food was great. The roti was almost as big as my head. And the meat was prepared perfectly. Unfortunately, they don't have a booze license, so you have to bring your own from the deli across the street. The place was filled with Barbados natives, so you know it's authentic. I'll be back. read more

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Poor customer service in person and via online ordering. This business needs to revisit their customer service guidelines.

Pleasant and hospitable staff offered superb service when placing, waiting for and receiving our order. THE BEST PLACE IN BROOKLYN FOR CONSITENT & AUTHENTIC BAJAN CUISINE. read more

Culpepper's - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

True authentic Bajan food! The king fish, fish cakes, marconi pie were delicious! Also picked up some eclipse biscuits and Juc C. This Bajan is happy and will definitely be going back again soon! read more

I don't even know how they attained a 3.5 rating! The worst customer service I've EVER come across. I am ashamed and embarrassed that they are apart of the West Indian community with their terrible attitude, no training whatsoever in customer service and not to mention, the food wasn't even good! I went there Saturday February 27th, 2021 to pick up the order I had already paid for. When I entered I greeted the staff who completely ignored me and when I went to sit by the order pick up area I was STILL unacknowledged. There had to have been about 4 or 5 employees working that day and each of them passed myself and another customer that was also waiting for her order. When she tried to get one of the employees attention she was waved off by the employee and that's when I'd had enough. I went to the front counter and gave them a piece of my mind while the WHOLE time my order had been ready and sitting on a shelf the entire time! If you value your hard earned money and West Indian heritage, DO NOT SUPPORT THIS PLACE! read more

Flying fish and cou cou was amazing!!! The breadfruit cou cou is exceptional as well. The have a few Bajan products for sale, I was happy to see juices. read more

Culpepper's - Caribbean Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

The lady that took my order was rude. She told me that they weren't making any fishcakes, and then I overheard her placing an order for one of her friends that came in after me. I guess the restaurant doesn't need my money. The rest of my order was so-so. Next time, I'll stop being lazy and cook my own food. read more

The obese lady and one of the guys behind the counter were talking about me, and making no effort to hide it. I asked for napkins, she literally grunted then chastised me. Wtf? I was next in line (after waiting 15 minutes to order) she makes a conscious effort to LOOK PAST ME by leaning over the counter to ask everyone else behind me to take their order. In addition I saw the lady cook in the back eat, scratch her head then go back to cooking without washing her hands. Done. Worst service ever. Avoid at all costs. read more

Okay, this is my second attempt at trying to get something to eat from this place....so my one star rating is for customer service. Since this is my first time being here, I have no clue where to start...the only sign for direction says PAY HERE. Okay, so I assume that I'm supposed to order from the other end...? Well, there was a line, and the lady before me after about 5 minutes of chit chat with the lady behind the counter finally places her order. After that, I still don't get acknowledged, because that same lady is now fulfilling her order....so I left... The second attempt, which was today, I get there, and it was slow. Again, I'm still waiting for someone to take my order.... Finally, the lady asks me what I want, I give her my order (after two attempts because she interrupted me to assist another customer yet again), but she doesn't write anything down, ask me what sides I want, or give any direction on what to do next. After a few minutes, she reappears again and she is now taking a phone order (and this time she is writing it down). I gave up and left ...again. I'm really at a loss for words because the food is already prepared and sitting in a buffet style at the counter, so I don't know why she didn't just scoop up the food right then and there?!?! What am I missing?? My advice to the management is that they need to reevaluate their service operations and have some order in place where one is responsible for each task, taking the order, taking phone orders, fulfilling the order, and the cashier. Things would run alot more smoothly and you will probably get more business and growth. read more

I love it when stores offer hilarious combinations of completely divergent goods/services. My favorite one so far has been the Harlem store that sells both hair supplies and Christian gospel DVDs. Why yes! I did have all that time while I was getting my hair done, I'd love to get more Jesus in my life! But, I think Culpeppers may have even a better offer--get your West Indies food while getting your diploma framed. Seriously, where else are you going to go find that? Alright, so the framing is done by a guy who just asks that you contact him through the store owners, but the flyer advertising "Framing at Culpepper's" has always made me chuckle when I'm here ordering food (which I've done much of recently). And while I can't speak for his framing abilities, I can say with confidence that Culpeppers is a great little store with amazing West Indies food. Culpeppers is a tiny shop on Nostrand. I guess it changed locations since the last review, since the place has absolutely no seating. It's completely a take-out joint, which isn't too bad considering the fact that the place has no air conditioning (only two small fans) and it's always hotter than an armpit in there. Though the service is slow (expect a seven to a ten minute wait for food), the people there are super friendly. Not only are the people behind the counter sweet, always greeting me with a smile, the customers there are courteous and nice as well. I've always struck small conversation while waiting for the food, and people have gave me great tips on the neighborhood. And the food is good! Granted, I've only gotten two things from the menu, the goat roti and the oxtail roti, I can tell you that I've only had the two items because I'm so happy with them. The roti ($6.50 for one) is a one pound of meaty goodness. The roti (the wrap) itself is the perfect combination of chewy and crispy. Inside is the meat (deliciously cooked, though may not be the best quality) and the slight curry layer. The curry isn't very strong, but has enough flavor and compliments the meat very well. My only complaint would be that the rotis are difficult to eat because of the bones. Both the goat and oxtail roti come with bones and lots of them! And because the oxtail bones are larger, there's also less meat inside that roti. I'm a little sad that once I move out this weekend, I probably won't be able to have Culpeppers again. Or.. I suppose I can come here and get my diploma (...if I ever get that darn thing) framed... read more

Back in full effect post-fire, the take out and dining area reconstruction is complete. The roti is great, of course. If you don't want to pick out bones, go for the beef. I've had the flying fish and stewed dinners all on the cheaps. The jerk chicken is good too but if that's all you're after, I recommend going across the street to Hammond's. As for the baked goodies, I looooove the addictively sweet, coconutty turnovers. Another plus: they take credit cards! read more

Went into pick up lunch for my hubby. The place smelled so good I had to get some for myself. The staff was super friendly and patient; I had forgotten what he wanted for lunch and she was very pleasant. The food was outstanding I enjoyed the Oxtail and Stew Chicken. In reference to the other comments on here about the staff being racist: I'm white too! Great food! Great service! Get that chip off your shoulders folks! read more

I really tried to give this spot a chance. But after several visits, I'm not going back. It is the slowest service in life! How do you have 3 people behind the counter, but it takes 10 minutes just to take the orders of 2 people? I ordered a fish sandwich. They charged me $6.50 for a piece of fish on a roll...Dry. No sauces or anything. Just a wilted leaf of lettuce. I had to ask for hot sauce. And that took another few minutes for her to go find in the back. She spooned a little bit of it into a plastic cup and then just handed it to me. It was the worst! read more