I am Caribbean. I cook Caribbean food. Tropical Bites is Caribbean food AND drinks-- yes they have homemade sorrel, and ginger beer too! This is the place to support-- they are a family owned local business. It appears that there are 3 generations within their family that work in the back, run the kitchen, and front of house. Everything is clean and sterile. The food tastes GREAT! For those who love to go to Wegmans and purchase hot food by the pound, this is as good as it gets. 8.99/lb is phenomenal. Especially when it comes to the pricier items on the menu. For instance-- purchasing fresh oxtail at the store will run you 12.99/lb!!!!! Might as well stop by here and pick yourself up a whole dinner, freshly prepared with love. read more

This place is fantastic!! Its basically a buffet style by lbs. It's a good decent price for 8.99lb. In my opinion it's better to go there and choose your own portion with multiple verities than ordering what's pre ordered on the menu. Perfect seasoning not too salty. My favorite the beef patties. The ox tail was soft and tender, the jerky chicken was also soft and just falls off the bone. Very friendly place. Would recommend this place to every one to try out read more

Tropical Bites - Trinidadian Near Me - Manassas, Virginia

I truly feel bad writing this review. This place is overrated, and over priced. I'm the type that don't look at prices. When my small stew chicken almost came to $20 I wanted to laugh. So confused why it's so over priced. There's really nothing special about it read more

I was happy that there was finally a Carribean food restaurant opening in Manassas. So within the first few weeks of opening my BF and I went here for lunch. We both chose to get a little bit of (almost) everything there was to chose from so we can sample everything. Glad we did because there is no confusion as to what we think of this restaurant....it was a big thumbs down from both of us. Chicken was DRY, rice was too wet, patties tasted off. And the spices....where were they?! The spices were missing, this is a "watered" down Carribean restaurant IMO. I also didn't like that it was a buffet style set up. Very very overpriced for what it was ... VERY! We will just have to continue to drive to Woodbridge to our regular spot to eat some great Carribean food. It's just too bad this place isn't good bc it would have been nice to have a a Carribean spot down the street. read more

This place is pretty awesome. Buffet style with a whole lot of delicious meat. The owner is super nice who is excited to meet new customers. They also have plenty of usb chargers along their wall. Talk about winning ~ You won't be disappointed if you stop by! read more

This place is the absolute best place for genuine Caribbean food. Trinidian food. It is self serve, pick and choose delicious food! Everything is delish! Mac n cheese, yum! Curry anything, delicious! Veggies, yum. I absolutely love this place!!! read more

Awesome new place for Jamaican/Carribean food. I've been waiting for a place like this to open in Manassas for a long time. Now we have one!!! Serve yourself type restaurant food priced by weight. Great variety off foods. read more

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Just tried this place yesterday and the oxtail was sooooo good melts right off the bone.

I thought this was a Tropical Smoothie; then I looked at the photos on the door and realized it wasn't. It's a Caribbean buffet restaurant. Choose what you want and it's weighed. I think the price is $8.98 per pound. They offer a military discount( THANK YOU!!) I had the rice and peas, oxtails, baked Mac n cheese, jerk ribs, cabbage, and plantain. The buffet also had curry chicken, stew chicken, coconut rice, greens, and coconut bread ( and much more). Everything was hot and fresh; the meat was tender and falling off the bone. The seasonings were perfect, not too salty or spicy. I tried Sorrel for the first time. I purchased the one with ginger in it. It was sweet and bitter, an interesting combination of flavors. Tamika was kind and helpful. I will eat here again. You should too! read more

Had the oxtail,curry chicken, cabbage, shrimp,rice and spinach. Everything was delicious wow will definitely return. Please go visit u won't be disappointed. read more

Tropical Bites - Trinidadian Near Me - Manassas, Virginia

Omg I was so excited to see this place was NOT a tropical smothie and that it sold AUTHENTIC Caribbean cuisine. My ex is jamaican and i swear the food is just as good and authentic as his family's holiday dinners lol. My 14 and 10 year old also ate with me and enjoyed the ox tail especially. I LOVED the goat. The jerk chicken and spare ribs were DELICIOUS especially given the grilled after taste. There wasn't one item that disappointed any of us. The staff was super polite. read more

Tropical Bites - Ox tail, spare ribs, and mac n cheese - Trinidadian Near Me - Manassas, Virginia

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This is my 2nd visit here so I feel informed enough to write a review. The concept here is simple: get a tray, grab a plate or to-go container, and fill up to your capacity with some good food from the buffet. They have everything you can think of: jerk and curry chicken, oxtails, curry goat, coconut rice, rice & peas, plantains, etc. From what I'm told, the food is cooked in house. You pay by the pound and it gets pricey if you load up. I was in the mood for oxtails so I got 3 meaty ones, coconut rice, curry & jerk chicken, cabbage, and spinach. My total was $27. I think that's a bit much but I knew the price going in. The oxtails were good but both chicken dishes tasted as though they'd been re-heated. The plantains were also old-looking. The cabbage and spinach was delicious! The food was good. I'm giving 2-stars for the food ONLY. When I entered the business, the gentleman behind the counter was engaged in a spirited conversation with a young lady. As soon as she left, he took a call and concluded it as I got to the register. At no time did anything resembling a greeting come from his mouth! He told me the price of my meal, bagged it, and gave me the receipt. That was it!! Customer service is a big issue to me and this place is lacking. While the food is good, no business' food is good enough to neglect your customers, especially if I drive from Woodbridge to Manassas. I think in the future I'll look elsewhere to satisfy my Jamaican food craving. I don't think I should be paying you extra for THAT type of non-service. read more

This Jamaican Restaurant in Manassas, VA was a very poor experience for us as we ordered carry-out food for the very first time and it was just not up to par or our expectations of good food! Very dissappointed with this place and their customer service! Very EXPENSIVE $$$ for the quality of food they give you. My husband and I each ordered two main Curry-type dishes (Curry Goat with Roti and Curry Chicken with Roti) on the menu and were looking forward to great-tasting curries and good Jamaican Rotis! Alas, both curry dishes were major disappointments when we picked them up and brought them home to enjoy. The Curry Goat dish has more Potatoes and tons of Chick Peas and very litte Goat meat in it! This dish has more Veggies and very few good sized curry Goat pieces in it and there's BARELY any curry/gravy in this dish! Its so DRY! and not the curry / curry sauce we were expecting in it!! Also the Jerk Chicken entree that comes with Beans & Rice and side of Cabbage was not that great of a taste but edible to say the least! Very unappealing look to it! Chicken looked very dry and Beans & Rice side is not very tasty either! We will Never order from this place again~ Waste of $$$ and time! You can def get better tasting Jamaican food elsewhere for more reasonable prices! Each curry item is overpriced for the quantity & quality of food you get!! Hopeless effort! Moreover, even the Plantains side was overcooked and DRY! Definitely mediocre food!~~ read more

Tropical Bites is hand down the best Caribbean food around here. Everything was fresh and hot and taste great. The jerk chicken is a must try and Mac n cheese was amazing read more

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We came in here on a whim and could not be happier. Not only were the workers and owner amazing but the food was INCREDIBLE. Holy Hannah my mouth could not be happier. The owner explained each dish and we had fun choosing. Loved the different flavors (new and old favorites). And adored the Koto ginger beer!! Can't forget that. Very clean too! read more

If you want unseasoned Jamaican food go here. I was very disappointed. The oxtails/stew have no flavors. The curry chicken was tasteless, chicken stew was tasteless. The jerk chicken was the only thing that I liked along with the salmon, the salmon wasn't very flavorful but the quality of the salmon made up for the lack of seasonings. I literally had to add seasoning salt and pepper to my plate. I do like the buffet style environment of the restaurant You pick what you want and it's priced by weight bases, that's cool read more

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had the curry goat, rice and peas and some kind of chicken and man was it so gooood. I will definitely be going back

A cool place to get a little sandwich or a smoothie they're fast efficient and have a good selection and very good prices kid friendly.

Since having family from Trinidad, I know island food when I see it. I have to said that the food is great and very good. But the problem is your so overpriced is crazy, as must as I enjoyed your food unfortunately I can't come back because (I'm sorry) $10.00 per lb is ridiculous. But I'm just going to have to wait to go back to Atlanta and get so real home food at a good price read more

I really hate to down-star a restaurant that I was so enthusiastic about first visit, but unfortunately our lunch-time visit yesterday, while not "bad", wasn't nearly as good as our first. We were once again greeted warmly, & were pleased to see that they'd brightened the place up a bit with full-color posters of their food & two small flat-screen tv's. And their offerings had increased to include some pork dishes & a few more sides. Everything looked fresh except for the "Curry Shrimp", which was down to just a few dregs at the time we visited. It's probably very popular as the only seafood offering. I took one spoonful of the "Rice & Peas" that I enjoyed so much last time, but this time around it was extremely bland. Gone were the wonderful whole allspice berries from last time. Also took a scoop of seasoned spinach, but this too was extremely gloppy & bland. Oh, & this time there was no "Caribbean Habanero Hot Sauce" on hand to zip things up. This should be a given here. Of course I went again with my all-time Carib favorite "Goat Curry", but unlike last time, this time around it consisted of tiny little 1" pieces of bone that one really had to send a search party after to find the meat. I probably ended up with 2 tablespoons of meat from the 6 or so pieces of goat I took. The goat curry gravy was delicious, but honestly - to paraphrase an old-time burger commercial: "Where's the Goat?". I did also take a few pieces of curried pork, which were heftier both bone & meat-wise, so used the meat from that to help absorb the delicious goat gravy. I also took a leg of "Jerk Chicken", & while it was infinitely a lot spicier than the last time, it had a somewhat strong bitter taste & was also infinitely dryer. It took a lot out of my plastic cutlery to slice into that, & I ended up tossing out half of it as inedible, although the aforementioned delicious goat gravy did salvage some of it. This time around I also enjoyed a bottle of Ginger Beer (non-alcoholic), which frankly was the high point of the meal. Hubby had the Jerk Chicken & the Curried Shrimp he'd enjoyed last time, & although I didn't press him, he didn't seem to enjoy it this time as much as last time either. (I definitely did not get the feeling he wants a repeat performance.) Bottom Line: I frankly don't really know what to say. I love the concept & love Caribbean food, but while authentic goat & even pork curry is somewhat difficult to come by, I felt this time around that my per-pound cost paid mostly for bones & blandness rather than actual edible meat. The pork bones alone had to register at 1/3#. And I did seriously miss the whole allspice berries in the rice. That was seriously the one thing that made this version different from a boxed mix. I was disappointed. Husband doesn't really care for the cuisine outside of when I make it at home, so I can't see him volunteering to visit here again after yesterday. While we were there, there was a steady stream of dine-in & take-out customers, so they must be doing at least okay. I wish them well, but can't say that we'll be back. read more

The most amazing ox tails I've ever had in my life!!! My mouth was watering it taste so great! I've eaten here about three times once inside and twice delivery to my house. Rice and beans always on point and the plantains too. read more

Me born a foreign, so my opinion on the flavor might be a bit suspect but everything I've tried I've enjoyed and I love the buffet idea. I also appreciate that everytime I've been there, they've had what I wanted hot and ready. No "Me just nyam dat" here! Wish they had a location closer to me (I work in Chantilly). read more

As soon as you walk through the door you can smell that delicious Caribbean food. The food tastes amazing. The staff is always friendly. Words can't express how delicious their food is! Definitely recommend it!!! read more

Tropical Bites - Jerk chicken, fried plantains, curry shrimp, salmon beans and rice - Trinidadian Near Me - Manassas, Virginia

I ordered the dinner buffet meal, which is $ 10.99 per lb. There was quite a variety of items to choose from. They had Jamaican Jerk Chicken and other Island foods. read more

Taking a look via their website enotced me and not having many carribean food options nearby, I decided to give Tropical Bites a try. Having said that though, that unfortunately was where the ideal peaked. I ordered their jerk chicken entree and an order of wings. I've had my fair share of Jamaican fare and this restaurant is second worst in all my dining experiences. My entree was $13.99 before taxes, and what I received was a quarter cup of overly boiled wet cabbage, three small slices of plantains, rice and two drum sticks (or legs). For $5 at Costco, I could have an entire rotisserie chicken, so for a dinner size portion to be this lacking told me this place is an utter rip-off. Other Jamaican eateries would offer up a quarter to a half-chicken for a similar or lesser price. Inflation is ramping up, but their portions and lack of flavor is telling me that don't much care to offer their customers quality portions for their money. First and last time ordering from this establishment. read more

Well seasoned Caribbean fare. Cafeteria style where you serve yourself and pay by the pound (currently $8.99/lb). They have "Happy Hour" on Tuesdays and Thursdays 5-9pm where you can get a dinner plate for $9.99. Owner is very friendly and you just gotta try his homemade hot sauce...not for the sensitive taste buds! read more

This place is awesome! They have real authentic Caribbean food. This is a family owned business and they are from the Caribbean and it's great. The prices are awesome. The best food around. They have jerk chicken, roti, patties, oxtails you name it! it's homemade food! I am so...happy to have discovered this place! The place is clean and the bathrooms are super clean. The people are nice customer service is great. The chef came out to meet me. The price is really decent for what you get. read more

The food is just amazing. Great curry and side dishes, you can tell the owner put great care into the the quality and the authentic taste of the dishes, unbelievable that such place can be found in Manassas. Highly impressed and will definitely return. read more

This place was good when they originally opened. The food is overpriced. They are almost always out of something, they wait until the food gets super low and then start to cook more. For the prices they charge and the bland flavor, I'd much rather burn gas and go to IRIE in Woodbridge. read more

The ribs, ox tails, and curry goat are ALWAYS on point! The sides are ......so-so. Nothing really stands out. But all of the meats I've had were very good! (although sometimes the shrimp gets over cooked) But overall I WOULD eat here every day (if the price wasn't so high! At $9 per pound you could easily fi d yourself staring at a $16-19 plate! I wish he'd lower that price. I could eat here daily! read more

Tropical Bites has the best Oxtails I've ever tasted! The coconut rice was absolutely delicious. I will be visiting regularly!

Normally don't leave reviews but this was terrible. Was craving some curry chicken. The chicken tasted like it had no seasoning at all. The rice and beans tasted like nothing but grease. Even the plantains were hard. read more

So decided to check out this place on a whim & was super excited especially seeing the pictures and the prices of "$13.00" however looks can be deceiving lol. So this is a very unique set up which allows you to have all your favorite carribean food all in one. The catch, oh yes there is a catch, this is a per pound and after you select the rice, oxtails, jerk chicken, curry chicken, cabbage and Mac and goat you will be blown away at the grand total which you can buy groceries for an entire week off. Lol no kidding it's a lot, our bill came out to $45 for two people. I guess you could call us greedy or maybe just maybe the per pound is over rated or the scale is off idk. The Mac and cheese looked better than it taste so I took off a star for that and the price. I order caribean food all the time and the portion I put on the plate was normal size however those prices were outrageous. The Jerk seasoning was a hit and the curry shrimp. The jerk ribs were good as well. My curry chicken was flavorless. I will still return, and only order the jerk with light rice. My advice would definitely check them out, skip the Mac & cheese & go for the jerk and rice which is full of amazing tasty flavor. read more

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Two tries and I'm sold! My wife brought home carry-out and it was delicious, so I made a point of going again. Same delicious food, and wonderful friendly staff. The goat curry and Oxtail Stew are fantastic. Looking forward to going again soon! read more

Good experience. Wide variety of choices. The oxtails were EVERYTHING! Enjoyed the cabbage and noodles. Clean restaurant where you can take out or eat in. I liked that I could pick and choose what I wanted due to the cafeteria style and paying by the pound. Oh, and you can request beef patties and coco bread separately. Will definitely be back. read more

Great food! I would suggest the curry goat. Initially I was confused about paying for the food by weight because I've never seen this at a Caribbean restaurant before. But the price was reasonable even for paying by weight. I will definitely be a repeat customer read more

If you know real Jamaican food then don't bother coming here. Zero flavor and meats texture are like boiled meats. Quality is microwave dinner food. You want real authentic Jamaican food then go to Caribbean Corner in Fairfax. Giving two stars because plantains were the only good thing there. read more

Fresh coco bread & beef patties are fire! Cant get enough! I ALWAYS order extra for the next day! Coming from Jamaica Queens, NY & Bronx, I was so sad there was no Caribbean restaurants around or easily accessible like it was when i lived in NY, so this is my go-to spot whenever I get those cravings!! Cant wait to try more dishes on their menu! Impeccable customer service as well! read more

So yummy the ribs were fall off the bone tender and seasoned perfectly, the Asian fusion wings are amazing, and the beef patties are always on point! I don't understand the reviews saying food is bland? In what world? Oh well, leave more for the rest of us that enjoy perfectly seasoned meat and flaky pastries! read more

Whew this place has gone down. I went in at opening time and was very disappointed in everything. Literally eveything on my plate tastes like it wad from the night before. Oxtail was dry and chewy, rice was crunchy, mac & cheese wasn't good, everything was terrible. To make it worst, I got a reheated patty (pic attached). The patty was thee GREATEST disappointment. I'm so upset, I won't be returning. read more

Tropical Bites - Dry ass reheated/left over patty. - Trinidadian Near Me - Manassas, Virginia