Whoa. They were good. We went there for a quick lunch on the way to the zoo. Everything was delicious - jerk chicken, the Rasta pasta, the macaroni pie - everything. Nice vibe, a small place with a healthy mix of takeout and dine in. Relaxed service. I would go back. read more

The attitude these people have is crazy...I got a steak n cheese on coconut bread they gave me a nice portion sandwich, went back and the sandwich was only 2 little pieces of steak I said I'll pay extra for more they said I cant.. But all times prior they would charge me extra. When I said they did it before they should no they didn't. I clearly remember the only darker skin lady with big booty taking my orders I make it a purpose so I can look at her but they trying to play dumb now,,wtf never again will I spend money on food in there read more

So upset made a purchase for chicken patties this morning felt like I was chewing on a piece of cinder blocks extremely over cooked maybe they left in the warmer to long read more

Island Style - Chicken Patty - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

I visited here yesterday. The location was easy to find. Parking...weĺl, just like any urban neighborhood... good luck. I live in Connecticut and was treated like family. The service was awesome and fast. Both ladies were very nice and gave me the impression that they like their jobs. I ordered stewed beef and curry chicken for my son. The food smelled and tasted like it was freshly made. Very good. I will stop by the next time I am in town. read more

Ubereats helped them ROB me out of my money!! They called to tell me they didn't have the items I ordered and I asked if they could cancel the order then, the woman on the phone then asked me if I could do the cancelling from my end. I proceed to ask if she could please wait on the phone while I try and see if I can do that and hangs up on me, so I did cancel from my end and was charged for an order I NEVER RECIEVED, I try to get ubereats to help me and they tell me they gave the money to the merchant because they accepted my order FIRST OFF .. WHY FCKING ACCEPT AND ORDER IF YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE THE ITEMS CANCEL IT!! So you already knew you was planning to rob me! Ubereats has the recorded conversation so they know its true that they didn't have my order but proceed to tell me.. they were already preparing your order so we can't refund you. EXCUSE ME.. AGAIN THEY NEVER HAD IT! read more

These people are rude and disrespectful! Went in to order a simple lunch plate and overheard a customer and employee talking shit about Americans in Patwa - I guess they thought I wouldn't understand. The service was terrible and they all have bad attitudes. Good was mediocre at best. read more

I order a stew chicken dinner wiith rice and peas, side of mac n cheese and plantains. I got a call asking me if I wanted rice peas, even though that is was I ordered. I got some hard a$$ chicken a a piece of mac n cheese after i spent $24. ​no rice n please or plantain. read more

Honestly once you've gone to one Caribbean restaurant you've pretty much gone to them all but I have always heard good things about this place and I'm always on board for spending my dollar in black establishments so I visited here last night for the first time. The woman serving me was nice however in the middle of ringing me out she picked up the phone and began yelling. She hung up with the person and began ranting to me. She was cussing and getting herself all riled while hollering her woes to me..it was really off-putting. That's something you do with your girlfriends not your customers. That's always going to be my first impression of this restaurant. So I saved my plate (stewed chicken) for my lunch break today and I opened the container and was so disappointed. My large plate had the serving size of chicken as a small plate would (mind you I paid $20+). And since it sat overnight I was expecting the flavors to be good however it had no taste! Absolutely bland. I had a couple bites of the chicken and rice and put it up. I am so disappointed. I highly doubt I'll ever be back. read more

Island Style - a meal in a styrofoam container - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

The salmon overcooked, tough, dry, though the flavor is delicious the fish was just overcooked and the Rice was hard and dry as well. A shame really read more

Was a go-to for my Jamaican cravings but the last three orders have been terrible. Just ordered some ackee & saltfish breakfast and they should call it "Peppers, Saltfish, HELLA Oil w/ a HINT of Ackee" Large $14 dollar plate and I have more fingers than pieces of ackee. A shame. Not ordering again after today. read more

Island Style - "Peppers, Onions, Saltfish w/ a SPRINKLE of Ackee" - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

They found is on point! They have the best jerk pork in town. Taste is great and portions are right. Can't stop eating the food.

This was $15 bucks I can't believe the robbery! Floor and water cost a lot! I love the dumplings but..... read more

Island Style - This here was $15 bucks! I love their dumplings but, I will never buy food from them! - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

This place should be ashamed, the patty was horrible and the jerk chicken was pink inside. read more

Island Style - This dried up and hard beef patty with cocobread is what they sold me thru Grubhub last night - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

Another epic fail for Grub Hub, this time thanks to Island Style at 183 Washington St., Boston MA. My order of jerk pork arrived cold and without the promised sides of rice, vegetables and fried plantains. The routine Grub Hub refund was no consolation -- I'm hungry, recovering from brain surgery, and without a venicle.Had to order the missing items from Delicias in Jamaica Plain, which saved the day. Excellent: for those of you who like Caribbean food, albeit with a Latin flavor, give them a try. Never again, Island Style. You only get one star because there's no option for a 0. read more

While the food is good I must say that the woman and the gentleman working there have no manners, no courtesy and just don't know how to work with the public. They both were having a full blown conversation in the middle of my order and straight up ignored me until I made a face. I will never ever go back and I must say they give Jamaicans a bad rap because as far as I know they're some of the friendliest Caribbean people. She needs to wipe that RBF off of her face and act a little more pleasant and humble. As a person of color I was totally insulted by their treatment. I hope y'all have to close until you learn how to treat your guests. read more

Love this place. It's as close as I can get to my mothers food. It's reasonably priced for the quality of the meats. And is truly authentic Jamaican food. They also have my flag hanging up, which most West Indian restaurants usually don't. ( Bahamas ) My plate was $13 for a large oxtail, Rice & peas, and they didn't even charge me for the macaroni. They offer a variety of homemade juices and teas, cakes etc. Sometimes they do act funny if you're not West Indian ( I witnessed it with my own eyes ). It's even happened to me before but I just turn my accent on. This place is truly a hidden gem in the hood. read more

Island Style - Rice and peas, stew oxtail, & macaroni pie - Caribbean Near Me - Dorchester, Massachusetts

I ordered online and I must say this was by far the worse experience I've had here. They must've ran out of Beef Pattie's because instead of calling to replace them or not pack them at all and refund me, they decided to send me bread with cheese! Just coco bread and cheese, I'm beyond frustrated because they could've called me to see if I wanted to replace it with something else and they didn't. This is highly unprofessional and I've worked in the food industry so I know they could've let me know they ran out of Beef Pattie's or TAKE IT OFF THE DAMN MENU SO PEOPLE DON'T WASTE MONEY ORDERING. They also clearly don't look at the restaurant notes because I specifically asked for no veggies and they spread the veggies all over my plate without regard. I will probably never order anything else from this place again and it's unfortunate because I ALWAYSSS use to eat at this place. read more

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This place is pretty bad, ordered some oxtails, and instead was given a stinky yaro. I asked why I was told that's what's given when oxtail is low. And then they restocked the oxtail in 2 mins. read more

Had them for the first time on Uber Eats. I was too tired to cook and decided to try them since they had $0 delivery fee for the next 4 mins. Certain parts of Boston have several Caribbean restaurants, but it can be a toss us to find good ones. This is one! The food came hot and fresh. Beef patties with coco bread and cheese were good and pretty inexpensive to be so filling. We also had stewed chicken and rice & peas. Everything was good and portions left leftovers for more goodness for dinner tonight! Guess who isn't cooking...again! read more

I hate to even give it 1 star. I ordered jerk chicken rice and peas. The chicken was straight up tasteless no hint of jerk flavor and the rice and peas were mushy read more

Their stew peas are the best in Dorchester. One of the things I like most is that they offer dishes that aren't available at the other Jamaican restaurants like Mackerel dishes, and potatoes with onions. The chef in the back cooks the tastiest food . When I get off work at 7am they are open and ready to serve! read more

It's 4pm and ordering a Jamaican beef patty was seemingly a great idea at first. Until the food actually arrived at my door. The patty was dry and the meat within it was unsatisfactory to say the least. The coco bread may have been the icing on the cake that lead to this review. It was hard and legitimately stale. I could knock on it and it sounded like I was knocking on the table. I honestly can't comprehend how they allowed this to go out the door. read more

MUCH prefer Right Taste in Mattapan. Thought the food here was dry and the service was rude.

I've been to this restaurant plenty of times, but as of now I've dropped the stars on it. The food there is great, I would typically go there specifically for the beef & chicken patties (my main spot for Jamaican food)... But recently they've been really dry, hard, and drastically spicy. The spice used to be balanced out to assist the curry flavor, but now the spicyness overflows the taste... Just awful. Definitely no longer my choice of place to get patties, nor will I suggest it to any friend of mine. The breading is way too toasted -you can see dark brown burnt spots on the patties, they're mega dry so they don't taste anywhere near fresh... FYI, you'll have to swallow that patty down with water due to the dryness. The patties also split open from the dryness. If you're a Jamaican patty fan; this is not the place for you. Now the main reason why I might never go back to this place... The customer service for the first time was just beyond bad. I was the second client who walked into the restaurant, I stood in line, and several other clients came in after. The guy in register kept skipping me over and attended the people behind me... Like seriously? I was here first man. I could hear the guy behind me speaking Jamaican and looking at me. I'm not Jamaican nor do I understand it, but I did comprehend 2 words... F*cking, and White man. 1) are you kidding me? 2) I'm Spanish, and um extremely racist. After that, well I got the sense that I wasn't being attended to promptly because I'm not black or Jamaican or what ever. Mind you, after I got my patties... They tasted as if they were days old and simply reheated to sell. Or perhaps they simply decided to give me the worst patties that they currently had out back. Irregardless, I will not be going back any time soon. read more

Amazing food, every time! I always get their stew chicken with rice and beans! And sometimes if I am feeling really hungry! I have their amazing jerk chicken on the side!!! Yum! read more

Love this place! They have amazing curry chicken, curry goat, and BBQ chicken. I always get one of those with rice, beans, cabbage and extra sauce. Everything is always fresh and delicious! Their beef patties with cocoa bread and cheese are yummy too. I've never been disappointed with anything.. Great food, great service, friendly people.. Try them! read more

The food is alright, but I do think there is better Caribbean food in the area with better service. The Island Style staff have not been particularly friendly. The last time we went, it was loud in there and we couldn't hear what our server was saying. When we asked her if she could repeat herself, she snapped at us, "I wasn't talking to you." When we got our food it was a LOT of rice and not much of the main or veggies. I'll walk a couple extra blocks and take my business elsewhere for a more positive experience. read more

Honest to god, great food. Ordered curry chicken dinner (+cabbage and bean rice) and a curry goat dinner. Last time I had Caribbean food was in Detroit. Not a goat fan, but when i tried it, it tasted great. I ordered through Grubhub (not full menu). Next time, i'll order in person so i can try the oxtail dinner. read more

I got the rice and beans,mac and cheese with oxtails. The rice and mac were "ok" but the oxtail had very little meat. I mean even Golden Crust has meatier tails and their a franchise!! Hopefully it was an off day. But if I had to choose I'll stick to golden crust. read more

Heard so much about this place I had to try the food myself, so glad I did. The atmosphere reminds me of home with a Caribbean feel. The food was delicious, and I'm very thankful for the young lady who helped me pick out a delicious meal of rice and peas and stew chicken. She also suggested an alternative when I told her my daughter was vegetarian. Thank you Fabie we will be back. read more

I ordered Curry Goat, it was delicious. The vegetables were sensational. It was well seasoned and just the right amount of spice.

The food here is very good fresh and well seasoned to perfection. You get a good portion of food. The vibe is laid back and great selection of music and people. read more

Everything in there looks so good. They are friendly and their jerk chicken is exactly what it should be! They even have daily soup and desserts that are delicious! I'll be a regular. read more

The real deal! There are plenty of good Jamaican restaurants in the Dorchester area I have tried many of them. But this one takes the cake! Delicious jerk chicken cooked to perfection the peas and rice warm moist and oh so good with the oxtail juice and beans over it , cabbage was good as well. I shall return! read more

The new, heavyweight, carribean lunch-spot champion. I just had the BEST jerk pork with cabbage and rice/beans on my lunch break... man oh man. The woman at the counter was a sweetheart and the chef was helpful in picking out a sauce that wasn't too spicy. The jerk gravy was sweet, and mellow, with a warm bite that sneeks up on the back of your mouth and puts tiny beads of sweat on your forehead. The price was VERY reasonable considering the weight of my takeout bag and the smile on my face right now. I ordered the "medium" and I'm stuffed to the gills, but I'll be ordering the large next time! Give this place a try for authentic island cooking and big smiles at the counter. Elijah Crist. read more

This was great, just had the jerk chicken (great flavor and crispy skin) and the ?white fish. They had one of the best set of selections I've seen with stewed meats like chicken of course and a nice ox tail, but also, salmon and 3 more types of fish. I liked the cabbage "sides" and even the beans and rice had a hint of something extra nice. Of the Caribbean places I've tried this is one of the nicest! read more

Place is a block away from my house. I usually crave akee and saltfish and because its near. This is where I go. I've had to wait for them to finishing cooking when they first open, the food is almost never ready for opening. Cowfoot soup is decent. Jerk chicken was not the best, nor is the fried chix. read more

The server was painfully slow and seemed to be distracted i felt i was an inconvenience instead of the reason they prepared the food.. Ive been here on several occasions because the food is decent especially the curried and jerk chicken plates. Unfortunately there is a double standard when it comes to the amount of food there is put in a plate. Ive stood on line where the food is gobbed on the prior customers plate...only to receive the remains of another selection..(not my preference). When i complained i was told that once i left the store it cant be rectified. Whaaa..? My money is better spent at another spot a little further up the road with more professuonal and friendly attitudes and im treated with respect..at least for my hard earned dollar. Plus my support as a repeat customer!! Im aaall set! No thanks!! read more

Chef changed, you know what else changed? The food. And this time not for the better.

Great food, great ginger beer, wow if you love jamaican food this is the place to go!!! With a happy environment!! Can't wait to go back!! Thank you read more