I don't know what these negative reviews are about- my husband and I ate there last night and I was impressed! He didn't want to wait for a table at other nearby places and we were able to walk right in and eat at the bar. Their mojitos were excellent- and their crab cake appetizer had a fruit topping that with the sauce was unexpectedly awesome. I had the flounder and shrimp in a wine and mushroom sauce that was honestly wonderful and he had steak and lobster. Yes their menu has a lot on it - but everything we had was fresh and wonderfully done. Their staff and bartenders were also super friendly. I just wish the sangria had been refrigerated so it was a bit colder- but we had a great time there and will definitely be back! read more

My wife and I had lunch here today. We found it to be quite tasty. they are moderetly priced but we'll worth it!

This restaurant has lots of potential. The staff is lovely and that speaks volumes. Our waitress was extremely accommodating - especially when I couldn't decide which dish I wanted. She helped combine two different dishes for a very small fee. The skirt steak I ordered was really good, although difficult to cut in the small, narrow plate it was placed on. The food presentation could be improved, but overall this was a great new spot to dine with my family. read more

The food is amazing. They recently got a new chef from the Dominican Republic and he is all around an amazing chef! They lowered their prices and their food is way better! I am definitely going to be coming and ordering from here more often. The food was delicious this is definitely a place to stop by if you are in town. You will not be disappointed! read more

I've now been here 3 times. Ceviche is always amazing. Very friendly staff. Will definitely be back.

Below average food. The lobster roll tasted like it had canned tuna in it, the guac tasted pre made, the arugula salad had canned artichokes. On top of this, they over bussed the tables. Will not come back unless things change drastically. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants. My family and all friends that have gone there also love this place. Fantastic authentic, fresh, food, great menu, and excellent wait staff. AND... it is consistent! Every time we go there the food and service are excellent, which is something that many restaurants in the area have not been able to maintain. Toro is worth traveling to, and it is very convenient with on site parking at no extra cost. I can't wait to go back, and very highly recommend it. read more

I love this place but, food and atmosphere is awesome! And very well priced for the area! BUTTTTT they need a new head waitress, she is a disaster and very rude! It Would be a sad thing if this place looses customers because its afraid to fire a bad employee. read more

Just stopped into this place after a day of fishing. What a nice surprise . We were greeted with a Hello from the bartender Rebecca , we ordered our apps and they were great. Specials on drinks. Absolutely will go back to Guava. read more

Karamba is a major find in Hampton Bays!! My wife & I just moved here, and were looking for a decent place to eat. We passed Karamba, and decided to give it a try. The atmosphere was great - with a separate & lively bar area great for meeting people or just watching sports. The Dining area is next to the bar, and the festive mood spills over. Having spent time in Puerto Rico & Costa Rica, I love any menu with plaintains (especially tostones - which were delicious!), Churrasco, Arroz con Pollo, rice & beans, yucca, and many, many other Latin favorites. The staff treated us like family - with chef/owner Carlos stopping by to chat us up, and waitress Bobbi providing great service. The food is delicious, plentiful & reasonably-priced, and the staff & ambience are great. Can't wait to go back! read more

I was extremely impressed with Guava. If I could rate higher than five stars, I would. Loved it. For dessert I highly recommend the Tres Leches. read more

Don't order beer on tap I've made that mistake twice now on different beers and they taste foul. Food is okay

Three of us went for dinner at 6:00 on a Saturday night. I was glad we had a reservation, the place was almost full. The ambiance was nice but a little noisy. Okay, now the food. One of us ordered the garlic shrimp appetizer. The shrimp were small and boiled with garlic butter poured over them. They had no flavor. Next came the surf and turf which was supposed to be fillet mignon and lobster. The steak was thin and tough and the half lobster was dry. This should have been sent back. I had the paella. The rice was gummy and I could not detect any saffron. However the clams,mussels , calamari and chicken were tender but the half lobster was dry. One of us had the ropa viaja. That was enjoyed. Now to the service...the blond waitress belongs in a Brooklyn diner. She is loud and shouts out across the room. She certainly tries to help but she is no asset to this place. I really wanted to like this restaurant as I think it is a place for all the locals, older residents and newcomers to meet and get acquainted. I will go back again and order the Latin dishes if they modify this person's behavior or show her the door. read more

Everything was a good, from appetizer to desert. Atmosphere is pleasant and unpretentious. The waitress is welcoming and a pleasure.

My husband and I LOVE karamba, so much so we had our rehearsal dinner here in September!! This restaurant is perfect for us, my husband is Peruvian and it is just the perfect authentic South American food he loves!! We have never had a bad meal here, and we come in pretty often the one thing I would change is the staff, our waitress at our rehearsal dinner seemed almost annoyed we were there. I know there was an issue with the manager leaving ( she told us he walked out not long after taking our rehearsal reservation) but that shouldn't affect our service since she didn't want to do the family style we had agreed upon. With that being said the food was still, as always, amazing!! We will definetly continue coming here!! read more

Gosh I don't get all the negative reviews...just had the most delightful experience, food was delicious and plentiful. The staff was super accommodating. They made sure we knew all the specials. I would definitely go back. Really enjoyable. With nice atmosphere. read more

Nice surprise Forbes restaurant in town. Chef/owner took personal interest. All quite good - will definitely return.

I will never give this place not even one start whoever open this place don't know what food is and what restaurant business is I'm feel so sorry and they should be Shane the kind food the serve to guess I was there on Monday with my wife and they where not busy at all I Oder the New York strip steak medium and they don't know what medium steak is they serve to me well don't and I send it bad and they give me new steak rare and it wasn't New York strip steak the vegetables they serve me they were over cook they look they were cook since the day before my wife order the paella Valencia wish don't have anything close to paella it's the most disgusting food I ever try and the waiter Bobbie was mad when we tell her the food was bad very rude waiter the food it's over price and disgusting I won't serve the food not even to my dog Whoever it's cook there should be Shane to serve food like that's I read something on the menu said chef Carlos sorry don't call yourself chef because u are not u food it's disgusting and horrible not taste lake nothing read more

My wife & I had dinner there on July 14th 2016. We had the Karamba Nachos as an app. When presented, it looked like a lot of food however it was mostly Nachos, the amount of Steak,shrimp, chicken, cheese, diced tomato, refried pinto beans, sour cream & guacamole that comes with the meal is certainly not enough for the price which was $16.00 this was certainly not worth it and on top of that, it was cold. I had the Paella a la Valenciana as an entrée which the waitress highly recommended and it was not very good. Very little taste and the clams that were included were so large, they were like shoe leather to chew. My wife had the Argentinian Churrasco Skirt steak, vegetables and roasted potato which tasted kind of funny and she did not eat. The vegetables were cold. While we did not ask, the waitress was kind enough to not include the steak in the bill. The only reason that I am giving this two stars is because of the service which was very good. we will not be going back. read more

Holy crap. $14 bucks for a well Margarita. Bartender was inattentive and low quality service. Menu is allllllll over the place. I got the combo platter of everything and it was bland nothing like real island food. I'd not recommend this place to anyone. I consider my bill outrageous for below par food, drink, and service. read more

The only reason Karamba does well is because of its location on busy main street. In real estate the most important words are location, location, location. Besides that, the food was darn awful. I went there last week with my family for the first time and it was for sure my last time. This establishment is so confused with the product they are selling ,and are not staying true to what their mission is, which is a "Caribbean cuisine." Why are you selling Penne ala vodka? Does not make any sense! It is like having an Asian restaurant and selling Italian food on the menu. The food we ordered was distasteful. The mini empanadas tasted old and the "spicy" sauce that came with it tasted like jam. The salmon was overcooked, the roasted vegetables were completely burnt, a darn $12 sangria was not even good. If a customer is paying $12 for a drink, at least make it nice and add tons of fruit with it. The sangria had oranges in it and the taste was not very good. The mondongo soup was beyond salty and had nothing but tons of potatoes in it. They also added a ton of rice to the side of the soup, which did not make any sense why you would put rice on the side. The only thing that was good was the calamari, but...how can you mess up calamari? The fruit drinks were not fresh? If you order the pineapple or lemonade, it literally comes from the can. Another thing, they were serving our fruit drinks in beer glasses...what?!? We never complain at a restaurant but, we had the waiter come so many times over our table to take food back that the chef came out himself to speak to us. He gave us complimentary dessert to make us happy. How is it that the dessert wasn't even good? The tres leches tasted like if you left it open inside the fridge for hours and the borders began to stale. Also, going back to their identity...why are you selling cheesecake as a Caribbean cuisine? STAY TRUE TO THE IDENTITY. Besides the food, the service was great, however, I have been to restaurants where the service was awful but the food was good. So, in the end of the day, I rather go to get good food. I am sorry Karamba, but as an establishment you should get something done. This is coming from a Southampton local that has lived in the East End of Long Island for years, so take my review with sincerity read more

I wanted to Iike this restaurant after reading several rave reviews and I thought the name was very catchy, but sadly I must agree with those who rated it between 1 and 3 stars. They call it a "tropical" restaurant, but it had relatively few tropical offerings. The menu was all over the place, including Italian food, burgers, steak, seafood, etc. What we ordered was not very good! The New England clam chowder was thick and gummy and had no taste. For my entree I ordered the Karamba special Paella Valenciana, which should be made with Saffron rice, but wasn't. It was very bland tasting, whatever it was, and the lobster meat was dry and overcooked, as was the chicken, although the rest of the seafood in it was ok. My husband said his mixed seafood dish was pretty tasteless also. The service was mediocre as well. We had ordered the guacamole with plantain chips to nibble on with our drinks. It never came until we were almost done with our drinks and they had already served our soup! By that time we no longer wanted it and told them to take it back! Furthermore, it was very noisy and rather pricey (my Pina Colada cost $14 for example). We won't be back! read more

Very tasty food. I tried the baked clams for an app. It was very tasty. Great lemon sauce under the shells. For my dinner, I had the surf and turf. Very tasty medium steak with shrimps, cooked to perfection. The chimmichurri sauce was delicious with the steak. I ate at the bar, which is very nice and plenty of selection of beers. I did not try a mojito, but they looked delicious being made, especially with the weather warming up. For desert, I had the creme brûlée. It was made great with just the right crunch top layer. Very friendly bartenders and I really liked how the Chef came out to check on our food. I didn't experience the drink specials, but I did like their options as they have something for everyday and every drinker. Very comparable to some of the other local places with their drink specials. For sure will continue to go back and I highly recommend this place to others. A great new much needed option in Hampton Bays. read more