After going to Jamaica Breeze quite a few times, the baseline reality here remains rock solid: they do not disappoint. When you walk in for the lunch or dinner rush, the sheer volume of options hits you immediately. The protein lineup alone is a masterclass in variety, covering every angle from deeply smoky jerk chicken, BBQ, and rich brown stew to curry goat, tender pork, and pristine fish like porgie and red snapper. It's supported by an endless array of staples--perfectly executed rice and peas, clean white rice, green bananas, and sweet, caramelized plantains. There is quite literally too much to list, but the execution remains remarkably high across the board. The staff keeps the line moving with a pleasant, welcoming energy, and while the legendary Jamaican breakfast menu remains uncharted territory for me, the dinner rotation alone makes this place an automatic favorite. Food (4/5): A massive victory for variety and flavor. To pull off this many traditional Caribbean proteins--from oxtail and curry to perfectly fried fish--and keep them all consistently tender and deeply seasoned at a buffet scale is a serious achievement. Decor (3.25/5): Unpretentious, functional, and clean. It's a space built for high-volume neighborhood traffic where the visual focus is kept exactly where it belongs: on the food. Customer Service: The staff is consistently warm, patient, and efficient, maintaining a welcoming neighborhood vibe even when the counter gets absolutely slammed. Price: Around $15 per person. For a heavy, high-quality, fill-your-plate to the brim ..... Caribbean feast in this day and age, the value here is completely unmatched. read more

Excellent menu, many varieties of foods that are delicious ,lunch specials are delicious and quite reasonable in price

I'm keeping this review short and sweet. Yes, yes, and yes. A little pricey but for legit, fresh, home cooked, delicious food, come on. Love it. read more

Ordered from this establishment for the very first time. 1st message which was probably auto-generated states that my order is being processed. And message is that my order will be delayed and not delivered until 1820 hours. 3 message is a phone call explaining that the order is NOT ready, would I like something else? HALO NO! Please Cancel and refund. Its a NO for me!!! read more

I've been coming to this place over years now And I get a little bit out of everything everything is just amazing ! You into Caribbean food they have what you need read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Curry chicken rice and peas fried dumpling macaroni salad... - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

Wow, the food is decent but the lady at the corner charged me $18 a pound because I had one small piece of salmon, mostly cheap meat and vegetables and starches. Definitely not coming here again. read more

Fire fashooo the don't miss you Make your own plate so you gone pay what you weigh lol but nahh definitely fire good eats it's a buffet vibe make sure to put on your glove read more

The food is very pricey. I'll tell you they changed the price. Every month is ridiculous there's no names on the food to know which food did you get? I guess you have to figure it out on your own then you have to wear gloves when you get in there then I guess they charge by pound but it's very expensive I mean it's so confusing in there then you have one cashier. I'm like what are y'all charging all of this for to have one cashier also the food is only good in the mornings in the evenings. A drink is like five dollars the is just ridiculous man and yeah and they keep upping the price I had my rent up in there. I went a few times, but only I come there when it's convenient for me or if I'm passing by I'll stop by and get something to eat but other than that, I'll choose another place. The food is just too much they charge a lot of money read more

I have been going to this restaurant for years. The food is always good and the customer service has improved tremendously. They do catering for large groups. I used for an event and everyone loved the food. I always call ahead to make sure they have what I want on the menu. It's best to pick up your food. They are renovating so the space appears bigger. read more

Mac and cheese tasteless literally had no flavor just oil . Curry was good jerk good . But also charged 1$ for nothing. Cashier didn't explain why I was charged a 1 additional plus taxed on it . Waited almost 4 mins before someone realized there was a customer. This is the second time this happened. Never pay here without seeing receipt. Don't think I'll be returning there are other restaurants that have tasty buffets with out unnecessary unknown prices .no consistency here with customer service, prices or food taste . read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Receipt - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

I like that fact that I can choose what I want. Many selections and the food is good. Why 3 stars? #1. They have a big sign that says you have to pay a 4% fee to use credit cards. Ridiculous! Why not just add it in the food cost? 99% of merchants don't do this and most days, people don't walk with cash. #2. If you take one piece of oxtail, they charge you the $10 and change extra on top of your food. I'm really fussing for nothing, because I'm still going to buy food there. Lol read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - a line of buffets - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

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Food: delicious but TOO DARN EXPENSIVE! GO EARLY as food gets dried out in evening hours Drinks: same Service: friendly, if there IS a cashier present. I once walked out after waiting3 minutes because I had a question before I created my order Ambiance: would be nice if they could fit a few 2 tops (tables for 2). *Otherwise, appears clean. We must wear gloves to serve ourselves food. read more

So we actually chose the wrong location but ended up just staying here to eat. They make you wear plastic gloves to grab the food at the buffet. First problem I had, considering it was my first time visiting was there was no labels or names for the food on the buffet except for the oxtails so it's like they expected you to know the Jamaica cuisine. It wasn't much on there I wanted and they didn't even have plantains. Plus the pricing was different for different things on the buffet also super confusing . I checked out up front and they weigh the food and I grabbed a water and a fruit juice . Remind you there was no pricing for those items . My juice ended up being $5 but wasn't worth it in my opinion. Wouldn't visit here again if in the area . read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Buffet plate with Mac n cheese, shrimp, jerk wings, mixed vegetables - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

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Was in the mood for some Jamaican food so decided to go to the local buffet spot. I frequented this restaurant often prior to the COVID outbreak but have up until this day avoided buffet/self service places. As you walk in there is a hand sanitizing station and plastic gloves are provided and required to be used when getting food from the buffet. Word to the wise. Be careful when preparing your plate. I had two containers...The first had rice and peas, macaroni and cheese, cabbage, curry chicken and curried goat. 2nd small container has just rice and peas with curry chicken. This totaled $27+. When I questioned the cashier about the price she informed me that since I had curried goat on my plate I was charged more. I get it, I get it! ...Those are the rules...which are in fact posted far away from the serving buffet way out of sight. The upcharge was roughly an additional $2 per pound. Not worth it for the amount of goat that I got..but..I get it. These are the rules.. Now about the food. Neither the curry chicken or goat had curry flavor. The rice was hard and also lacked flavor. I wasn't at all pleased with the experience or the food this trip. Will think twice before returning I must note that I had to pretty much scream to be heard because the music was blasting making it hard for us to hear each other. Tip: Turn down the music a couple of notches so that you can provide attentive customer service Also: have a sign posted NEAR the items that have and upcharge so that it is clear to the patrons of how much they may be charged. read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - a styrofoam meal in a styrofoam container - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

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No pretense and buffet style. Make sure you got a mask on and gloves at this Caribbean food buffet. The fried chicken is divine and don't cheat yourself out of the veggie plates which are usually wonderfully seasoned. read more

Jamaica Breeze! I've been coming here for some time and this place hasn't failed me yet. It's a buffet style like menu. Their breakfast is included in my every Saturday routine before going to the hairdresser. I've had their lunch/dinner a few times, and it's always been fresh. I will say though, that their lunch/dinner menu has an extensive selection to choose from (not saying anything bad about their breakfast menu), so brace yourself. You may find yourself circling the buffet more than once. My son enjoys their Bun & Cheese which is amazing! read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

This place is incredible... they aren't stingy with the seasoning AT all. Usually we have to add some Extra jerk sauce to our takeout but this was fire. 10/10 perfect jerk chicken. It was the perfect level of spice to make your nose water a bit. AmaZing read more

So many dishes, so much yumminess! I went inside and once I saw how many things I had to choose from I briefly lost my mind. This place has a plethora of meats, veggies, starches, and just about anything your heart desires. The staff is super friendly if you need to know the ingredients of something, they'll be more than happy to tell you. If you have allergies they will be happy to help you out and tell you which dishes to avoid. My husband and I walked in there wanting to get some lunch, but we walked out with lunch, dinner, snack, dessert, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner, for the next day. We just couldn't make up our minds because there were so many incredibly looking things in our face. Which is a great tactic for people like me who love food and want to try a bit of everything. And they're more than happy for you to take a little bit of almost everything with you. More of a take out place them a sit down place so keep that in mind. But the food is delicious. Give them a try. read more

Horrible service I was in there for 15 minutes I'm not Jamaican and then some other Jamaican guy came in an order after me and got his food before me and the staff act like nothing happen read more

I like this restaurant. It's buffet style/ weigh your food type of spot. It is always crowded in here when I come. I don't mind the crowd. It just lets you know that the food is good and worth buying. The thing that I don't like is that they are sometimes too slow. I would like to be in and out of this place but that is a never. You go inside, grab a tray., and start to fill up the tray with your desired food. I love their food though. It is very tasty. I usually pack enough for about two days worth of food and it comes out to about $15 a plate. That is not bad. I have seen some reviews and people had crab legs on their plates but I have never seen crab legs when I have gone. Maybe next time. read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

I realized as I continue my Caribbean cuisine tour of Southeast Queens, I forgot to add my review for Breeze. This is a Jamaican buffet that features a plethora of seafood and hot plates to dine-in or To-Go. Very comparable to the Chinese buffets or a Jamaican version of NYC's Smilers. A colleague introduced this place to me in 2014 when treating me to lunch. Since he's Caribbean, I trusted his judgment. I was shocked to see the large selection of authentic buffet dishes like a ackee and salt fish, fried dumplin, yam, curry chicken/goat etc. I loved that they had the fresh fruit and SEAFOOd as an option. The buffet prices are as expected. You may spend anywhere from $10-$12 on a well portioned container. Be mindful of the weight of your items. Goat, Crab legs, Yam and dumpling can weigh you in very steep. This place is very organized. Southeast Queens, Laurelton in particular, is home to many Jamaicans and Caribbean people, in general so having this buffet here is a gold mine for business owners. They are serving their own people, who will frequent the buffet more than once a week. read more

Their food is well seasoned. So much flavor in the Oxtail which is my favorite and Jerk Pork. I would give this place 10 STARS

I have no complaints about This place whatsoever. My mom is in town and being that we are West Indian(Guyanese), she wanted Caribbean food. I was scrolling through my Yelp timeline and saw some of my fellow helpers comment and review this place so I decided to give it a try. A plus was that it's near to where I live. I mean I always drive past it but never went in. They close at 10pm and we came here around 9:30pm. There was no line but people were still there getting food. Thy had selections ranging from salmon, macaroni,salt fish,rice and peas,oxtail, jerk chicken etc. Being that we came late I felt there were more selections because a guy was cleaning out the other side of the buffet area. They weigh by the pound but our food still came out to 18 and change with two plates. I was pleased. My moms plate came out to 12 because she had a lot of stuff on there. They have a dining area but we decided to go home and eat. The food was soooooo delicious. I mean it's rare to find a Caribbean food buffet. Customer service was good too. No complaints. I will definitely return! read more

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I eat lunch at this place whenever I can and the food is always on point when I come in. They got nice variety on their buffet like oxtail and curry goat and it's usually good. Their potato salad is really good too read more

This is my go to spot to fill my cravings. They have a variety of food. Its served buffet style and price is based on weight which i like. Their food is really good!! read more

I went to both their restaurants the regular one and the vegan one my kids said the regular on was ok jus the chicken was a little tough. The vegan one I went there the food was there you didn't even know what it was they had to tell you no labels the food was dried out. And what was not dried out was over cook rice cooked to kind soft as baby food, the Mac and cheese noodles were too soft macaroni should be aldante in between not soft, the fis made my aunt throw up. The food should be turnt, the girl at the register was not vegan no vegetarian did now know about the food. The vegan drum sticks was literally swimming in gravy and take like mush it's not meat why would it be sitting in gravy tofu yes not the drumsticks. The fruit was not fresh I feel they should have had plastic over it or a top to keep its juices. The whole experience was terrible the presentation of the food is supposed to be yum yum not blahhh blahhh read more

Oh my my my, dropped in before my flight back to Portland Oregon. 6 hours later I opened my box to the lovely fragrance of Oxtails, rice and peas, Mac pie and my two beef patties. The aroma lofted through the air! Every bite was brimming with flavor. Best Ja food ever. My local Jamaican eateries have dumbed down the flavor to suit the local taste buds. I will be back this summer!!!! read more

So I've been coming here for a years and its been great. Yesterday September 6th, 2017 @12pm I had the worst experience. Pros: Accepts Credit/Debit Cons: All the meats were old and cold. Reheated refridgerated food masked with sauce/gravy. Mac n Cheese was dry and obviously frozen. Jerk Chicken, Jerk Pork, BBQ chicken, Oxtail, Stew Chicken were all old and covered with heavy dark sauce to mask the leftovers they were serving as newly cooked fresh food. Oxtail gravy was clumpy until I realized I scooped up foil paper in it. Proof it was old and previously wrapped. It could have killed me. I showed two employees including a female in charge. Now they've lost over 12+ customers I've told. I'll just stick to beef patties. read more

Great service love it here family friendly also easy grab and go Jamaican food spot Every thing tastes good in my opinion try what you eat in my opinion I like the fish and provisions mean yam boiled dumpling bananas etc and the rice. Oxtails good but pricey You name it it's there! Guys/ Gals remember this FOOD IS BY THE WEIGHT/ POUND And the mixed and match of meats in 1 plate will add up I love it but I don't do much mixing meat it does get $$$$ Pricey By the way you can use Jamaican currency inside as well. read more

Large variety . I come here every weekend for their cornmeal porridge it's a hit every time .

I ended up here after being locked out of the house. It was close to 11am and I had been craving ackee and salt fish with provisions for weeks. I searched ackee and this place came up. Boy was dI surprised. For one I didn't know it was a buffet. They had at least 4 types of salt fish. Some with cabbage, plain, ackee, and okra. I scooped up some ackee and salt fish, okra, yellow yam, banana and a few dumplings. I had to taste the rice and peas. I was amped. Everything is weighed by the pound. I checked out the other items on the buffet. They have all the Jamaican staples from curry, brown stew chicken, oxtail, festival, plantains, and goat. They also have desserts and every type of Caribbean drink from fresh Sorrel, peanut punch and Ting. My food was very flavorful but not too salty. The dumplings were firm but soft enough to cut with my plastic cutlery. This place is amazing with fresh food, clean and inexpensive. It was so good that I went back the next day. This time around it was 4pm and the spread for more expansive with whole fried Snapper and Pepper shrimp. read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

I honestly don't know who love these people food but it's crazy. 1) i bought callaloo there and it tasted as if it was on the steam table too long it just didn't taste edible so my mom and i had to throw it away. 2) their Mac and cheese is full of Garlic 3) their rice is course and cheap 4) food is just mediocre The only good thing about the place is the variety. However stay away from their greens/vegetable. It was horrible read more

RUN THERE, pick ya food, pay for it and fall into blissful heaven while eating some of the tastiest, freshest most well prepared food around. We arrived on a Sunday at 2pm. Street parking is available, but a little crowded. It took a minute or two to find a spot halfway down the block. Inside, the place was bustling. Food is served buffet style. Pay by the pound. Some seating is available. Nothing fancy about it, but everything is well kept and clean. The staff is friendly. All chicken dishes (curried, BBQ, sweet wings, jerk, stewed) were moist, tender and seasoned well. Oxtails melted in my mouth. Codfish salad was wonderfully balanced with a salty/vinegary taste. Curry tripe was delicate and tender with good flavor. Stewed peas are so tasty, they make you crave more. Beef and chicken patties, coco bread and desserts are behind the counter. Coco bread was fluffy and delicious. I was too full to eat the beef and chicken patties I bought, but they sure look good and freshly made. Definitely save room and treat yourself to the homemade strawberry cheesecake. It's creamy, soft, perfectly sweet and truly worth every calorie! read more

Food is okay. Workers are rude, but that's nothing new. And oh, idk who the man is but you don't need to call me a bitch while I'm walking back to my car just because I'm not interested in you. Fragile male ego much? Good ox tail though Cocoa bread here tastes awful FYI read more

As a West Indian woman I can tell you our restaurants aren't known for their nice staff but this restaurant's staff is so on point - so sweet and polite. So 5 stars for customer service. The food was DELICIOUS. The patties are all that and more. It's buffet style and reasonably priced. Also the restaurant is so clean. I'll def be back and so will all my coworkers! read more

Finally writing a review after I've been to this restaurant a few times now. I enjoy that it's a buffet and I can mix and match what I want on my plate however they do charge by the pound so I'm definitely mindful of that lol. I've tasted the ackee & salt fish, jerk chicken, curry chicken, oxtail, BBQ wings, rice, macaroni & cheese, macaroni salad, potato salad & the beef patty (but not all of these in one sitting of course lol). I enjoyed everything expect for the rice & the curry chicken. The rice was just not cooked well in my opinion. I'm only able to eat it if I cover it in gravy. The curry chicken didn't have enjoy flavor in it. I've had better. My favorite is the oxtail but they're always running out of it! Which is annoying. I also really like their beef patty, it was light and flaky and the filling was just delicious. Their jerk chicken is also good, it's juicy and flavorful. Their juices looks tasty and refreshing so I want to taste that the next time I come back. I will definitely continue to indulge here! read more

Check your receipt! I purchased some food and used my debit card to pay. The cashier said $13.51. The register said $13.51, the receipt handed to me said I was charged $13.51 however my bank statement shows I was charged $14.05. How many other people have they done that to? Loose change adds up. Shame on you! Stop stealing from your customers! read more

Good food but can become expensive if you're not careful. This is a Caribbean/Jamaican buffet with a large selection of popular foods. I had the curry goat (excellent), brown stew chicken (good), king fish (excellent), rice &peas (fair-needs more flavor), steamed vegetables (also fair). Their bun n cheese is excellent and sorrel is ok. The lines at lunch time can be long but the move quickly. read more

I come here mainly for breakfast I enjoy their boiled yam and banana with callaloo with ackee and saltfish.. also the porridge and fried dumpling is amazing.. I don't really like their dinner food but if you want Jamaican breakfast this is the place to go read more

Jamaica Breeze Restaurant - Jamaican breakfast - Caribbean Near Me - Laurelton, New York

We were in the mood for Jamaican food. So, i did a little research and came across Jamacin Breezes ad. Had I known it was a buffet I wouldve passed. Im not a fan of buffets, as,poor manners, and sloppy food handling seem to be synonymous at these venues. I was very pleasantly surprised with how clean,orderly,and most importantly delicous the food was. They have a wide variety of fare fresh veggies galore,chicken fried,sauted,stewed,goat,fish,oxtails,dumplings aiki and on and on. The prices are very fair and this is coupled with good quality,friendly service,and very clean restaurant. The food is continually replenished,fresh,and so tasty. The staff is really nice, and informative. Our personal faves were the oztails,macn cheese,the chicken was heavenly,and the multitude of veggies was to die for. Give it a try, it will not dissapoint. read more