The attitude of the people who work there is horrible, try Kingston Cafe in Stratford good food served with better attitudes.

My sister treated me to some birthday takeout. The meat dishes are ample, but I'm meatless, so I opted for the curry shrimp over callaloo rice. The portion size to price ratio is great! You get a good amount of food. Street parking can be challenging, depending on the day & time. But the service was pretty quick. I believe they offer specials on certain days of the week. They also have limited outdoor dining. I had a good amount of shrimp in my serving, but I was so into the rice which was amazing, that I didn't have many shrimp. But the texture and flavor was great. They also added in chopped corn on the cob and it was sweet. This was a delicious meal to celebrate my birthday! read more

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Lunch delivery from Yard Jerk is always something to look forward to. In particular, the standard "small" Jerk chicken portion size is huge and satisfying. What is not satisfying is the side choices that come with the jerk chicken. The rice side can be white rice, rice and peas, or chicken fried rice (+$2.50). I tried to order the chicken fried rice on two separate occasions, only for the restaurant to send rice and peas. Not exactly sure what's going on here. They are, however, able to honor the other 2 choices - either plantains or cabbage, and either jerk sauce or sweet sauce. My go-to order happens to be a jerk chicken (small is $7), with rice and peas, cabbage (need at least some greens!), and jerk sauce. See pictures! Finally, if you order through Uber Eats, there 2 restaurant selections that come up: Yard Jerk and Yard Jerk 2. The menu is exactly the same, but the prices are different! Yard Jerk (Jerk Chicken Small normal price +$0, Large +$2) vs. Yard Jerk 2 (Jerk Chicken Small +$15, Large +$3 - this is NOT a typo). See pictures again. Very confusing! The jerk chicken is exactly the same regardless of which restaurant selection you pick (Yard Jerk or Yard Jerk 2), haha. read more

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My husband an I love Jamaican food. However this place was not the place to go to. They discriminate and are very racist. There was Sign on window that said $6 lunch special. My husband went in and ordered the jerk chicken lunch special. When he confirmed how much it was, the employee goes on to say $12. when my husband questioned and asked why does it say $6 on the sign outside, the employee said " that's not a price for you man ". My husband confused but still goes on to say it says $6 on the window lunch special, the employee just continues to say " yeah and I just told you that's not your price man"! Not an ideal way to run your business. read more

The food is the best Caribbean food in Bridgeport!! Spices are on point! Variety of meats offered with great side dishes. You can eat-in, but it is noisey because of the crowd. There is an outside seating area also. I find the service to be slow paced. If you're on lunch break, you may want to skip this place. Curry chicken, ribs, seafood stew are great!! I'm soo upset, recently they down sized their lunch portions drastically!! (The size of a dessert container), but they also made the price cheaper. You decide....Food is still good read more

The food would have been really good if my chicken was cooked properly The restaurant was clean, they have a large selection of options and the service was ok But serving under cooked chicken is WRONG! I went on my lunch break so I wasn't able to go back and didn't feel like calling to complain I'm Jamaican and have had jerk more times than I can count I spent $15 for rice, cabbage, plantains and a soda since I couldn't eat the chicken They just won't get my business again read more

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Rude customer service. I understand Jamaican women being rude at the Jamaican spot is a running joke in our community, but at the end of the day I'm spending my money at an establishment that you work at which is helping to pay your bills. Have some class read more

Decent Jamaican food. I usually opt for the jerk chicken. They offer white meat as option which is rare for most Jamaican restaurants. The jerk sauce is more a BBQ than classic pepper sauce. Make sure to ask for a little extra. The menu is pretty expansive. They serve breakfast and have daily specials that even includes different types of seafood. There is no indoor seating. Customer service is eh, but you're usually able to get in and out fairly quickly. read more

Quite possibly the best Authentic Jamaican restuarant in all of Bridgeport. The prices are ridiculously affordable, a vast selection of good food choices and they give out generous portion sizes. $25 for 2 platters that can easily serve 3, 2 if your extremely hungry. This place can't be beat. I've tried Stan's Kitchen = poor portions, more rice than protein served. Rootsman kitchen, amazing food but highly seasoned and pretty sketchy location. I think this is the gold standard. No frills. I suggest you take the order to go because space is limited. read more

Yard Jerk - Front Facade - Caribbean Near Me - Bridgeport, Connecticut

An Uber angel took me here and ordered my food. Thank you. I got the ackee and salt fish with dumplings and okro. It was my first time having it and it was amazing. It was kind of hot so I had to keep giving my daughter Juice to cool down the heat in her mouth. The lady that prepared the food was sweet as pie and gave me salt water on the house to help with my diarrhea. I love my Caribbean people dem. Bless read more

Yard Jerk - Ackee and Saltfish Breakfast - Caribbean Near Me - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Food is superb but they didn't have the special of the day as it was advertised. They don't answer the phone and I drove all the way from west haven on the day they are supposed to always have curry shrimp only for them to be serving a completely different dish at one location and no shrimp at all at their other location. Super annoying and sadly rings true to that stereotype that black restaurants never have what's on the menu. read more

I have been eating here for years. Great food, but recently I went to get my usual oxtails and the food didn't taste like it normally does. It needed seasoning and they barely put any gravy. I did notice that there were different people in the back. I guess that's when I should've left. The worse part about all of this is that there was something that resembled a worm in my food. I picked this out of the food and let it sit out and it definitely became hard and shriveled like a dried worm in the sun. In all of my years coming here, there has never been anything like this or any problems. I am disappointed and won't be back. I will try the East Main location as this is unsanitary. read more

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I an opportunity to visit this restaurant and OMG!!! I understand before coming to this restaurant I had an opportunity to try out five other restaurants throughout Connecticut from New York City all the way to New Haven, but this restaurant right here, is the truth! I could tell from when the food came out of the store and they handed food to me, it was hot and fresh and you could eat the food with your eyes before you even start to eat it. You could smell the flavors of the food and it seems like it was made with love. Now, I can't recommend very many restaurants but I must tell you that if you want to try Jamaican Food for the first time, try this place! I even had a friend of mine to have the red snapper and it was so good. The way it looks with the caramelized sauce with mango and pineapple flavors was amazing. I will definitely be going back! read more

I wanted to try Caribbean, and I did. Fast service friendly and low priced, the jerk chicken is grilled and spicy, and the plate is big (enough for 2). I had been to no leftovers in Norwalk, which is twice as much and not nearly as good. Visit here. Will be back to try the other plates read more

Yard Jerk - Caribbean Near Me - Bridgeport, Connecticut

This place is ok if you have never had the real thing period. To much gravy.. food always to oily or fried chicken over done. Smh rude customer service. It's my last resort for Jamaican food in bridgeport... I rather just cook or go to New York. read more

I am just disappointed with the service of YARDJERK..I went there today and again during busy time of the day 11:30-12:30 lunch time for most people/customers, one person taken orders, same person taking order serving food, same person still using the gloves to share now about settle the bill, no other persons helping and you have about 5 people in the line already waiting and more entering to join the line. Just a turn off of your restaurant operation. I have been here many times and have lessened the times I support because either lack of professionalism and organization, including getting orders WRONG. From two years ago when I discovered your location I've have less frequently visited your location... In the evenings at the location it's even worse; lack of professionalism even more necessary needed. read more

When I first discovered this place last summer - on a Saturday, which happens to be their day for Seafood Saturdayz - I instantly fell in love. I remembered ordering a Salmon and Shrimp Fried Rice, after salivating over their seafood platter for approximately 15 minutes; which appeared in their display case. Much to my amazement, my food taste just as good as it looked. Shortly after that, I became one of their most loyal customers. It wasn't until two months ago, that I began to see a drastic change in their food and staff. Their staff became less friendly, and their food became less flavorful(reasons for the two stars). They used to make the best Salmon, Brown Stew Fish and Curry Shrimp in town. Now, they don't even try to make it half way decent (I won't even comment on their other dishes or their rice & peas). I am very disappointed at what they have become. They have so much potential, and I'm still rooting for them - but they have to stop serving leftover food from a few days ago to their customers. As customers, we are paying for quality not quantity. I hope they see this review and try to make things a lot better in there. read more

This review is solely for the Jerk Pork!! As my mouth flamed with heat and spice I was pleasantly surprised! This was no watered down bbq sauce cover up jerk sauce. This was like straight Walker Woods (only a few will understand). In between all the nose sniffles I couldn't believe I found a winner. Jerk that is actually spicy, the way I grew up eating. I will be back Yard Jerk!! I have to try some other things though. However, that jerk pork was on point. read more

I went to the second location as a chance to sample if the food would be pleasing. I was pleased with the food and the variety and freshness one thing missing no meat patty on that visit I did not see them so I did not ask. I am looking forward to experiencing the salmon after that my next sabbath day sundown. Continue to cook for the people read more

This is the best jamaican food in town. Always a line out the door and the staff is moving non stop. They work hard here. They take pride in their food and you can taste it!!! Love the mac n cheese, the jerk chicken, and the salmon. Don't be afraid to try their food or something new from them. Great flavor!!!! Get their early or call ahead to avoid waiting. Or watch a soccer game on tv while you wait. Love this place!!! Wish it was bigger so I could sit and eat in, but the best places are always small!! Great grab and go! read more

The oxtail was really good.. ordered from door dash the plantain was really dry like it had been out all day. But door dash didn't give me an option should've put veg. But it was good overall & the price for a large was really decent and got a big portion. read more

Yard Jerk - Oxtail .. ordered from door dash the oxtail is very good but the plantains were dry like they've been out all day. - Caribbean Near Me - Bridgeport, Connecticut

Great lunch specials (with a lot of food) for so cheap! I've been here a few times and always enjoy my meal!

I tried Yard Jerk for a second and third time and I must say that I have been disappointed. The rice was really soft and clumpy. The Jerk pork that I received was all fat and hardly any meat. Hopefully those were just bad times. read more

This place is overrated. Food is beyond mediocre. It tastes like white folk made it. Kingston Kafe is the place to go (in Stratford) if you want REAL Jamaican food read more

Ordered Mac & cheese, jerk chicken with rice and peas and cabbage. Mac and cheese tastes like cheese noodles. Chicken lacked flavor and was not cooked throughly. Rice and peas were mushy. Not worth the hype, very disappointing read more

I made an order on Grubhub and waited for about 40 minutes before I called to see if the order had left. The woman that answered said the order was cancelled. They had no cabbage. No Mac and cheese. No plantains. No oxtail. They had no god damn food! The only thing she had to offer me was disappointment and empty stomachs. I asked when was it cancelled? She said right now. I can't rate the food but the service is horrible. read more

I must say that I am extremely disappointed with this restaurant. I'd initially discovered this place by accident and although it does not have an inviting appearance (it is has sort of a hole-in-the-wall look), its interior appeared to be relatively clean, so I decided to give it a try. To their credit, I was pleasantly surprised by the taste of their ackee dish (it was seasoned well and had the right proportion of saltfish to ackee) and found myself going back several times to purchase it. However, on my last visit to the restaurant I found myself caught up in a dispute regarding the price of the ackee breakfast. Let me state that, the price for the small ackee was $8.00, as per the menu - and that is the price I had paid previously. On this occasion, I was told surly that the small ackee was $10.00. I mentioned to the guy that was serving me, that I thought the small ackee was $8.00. He stated that the ackee was $10.00 and the price on the menu was a "mistake"; and he WASN'T selling the small ackee for $8.00. He apparently thought that it was my first visit to the restaurant and it would be easy to pull this flimflam nonsense. I had never seen him before on my previous visits - the person who served me on the prior occasions was a cordial young lady. Rather than get into debate regarding the legal precedence that the printed menu price has over the quoted price, I decided to cancel my order and leave. This type of bush-league, unscrupulous behavior is definitely a turn-off; and if customers feel that they are being ripped-off, then this may certainly contribute to the failure of a business. That said, I will NOT support this restaurant going forward - my parents did NOT raise an idiot. BTW - I had also ordered a mackerel breakfast on this visit, as well. So rather than make a sale of roughly $15.00, the total I would have paid for my order, he would rather give it up for $2.00. Not a very prudent business decision - not at all. Sorry for the long post. read more

Food is bland but portions are large. I ordered oxtail, cabbage & rice and peas. Cabbage had broccoli, carrots, peas, and corn in it... disgusting. Customer service is horrible, food is served with an attitude not a smile. read more

I can honestly say that this is the best Jamaican Restaurant I've ever been to. Their food is amazing on every level, to how well the food is cooked & to the bites that are bursting with flavor. There's times where I just sit & think about this place. After my first time going there, I completely fell in love. If you love Jamaican food this is DEFINITELY the place to go to. read more

The best Jamacain Restaurant I've been too so far in the CT Area . The food is good plus their customers service is great and that's rare for Jamacain restaurants their attitude really suck at OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS .I usually order take out at least once or twice a week .The lines out the door in the evening so I think it's best to just call and skip the waiting . I recommend the Jerk chicken or either the brown stew chicken so delicious. read more

Best Jamaican food hands & the service is top notch. Their Saturday seafood menu is a must have.

Some of the best Jamaican food I have ever tasted. I love to order the Curry Goat with peas and rice....absolutely delicious. However, restaurant gets pretty packed around lunch time so get there early or you will have bit of a wait. read more

So far it is good. I've been eating plantin porridge & festivals & fried dumpling for breakfast & it is great!! I will try oxtail n rice n peas for lunch today n let u know what I think.. I went for lunch today n had the Oxtail, rice n peas with festivals n it is fantastic!!! The Best Jamaican Restaurant in Bridgeport!!! They use all the right seasonings n give great portions. I will definitely make this a must too place to go a few times a week.. They also have Lunch Specials for $5.00 what a deal... read more

The rice and peas was salty and mushy. The oxtail tasted like ketchup. The fried chicken was soggy and lacked salt. The macaroni and cheese lacked cheese and tasted like regular pasta. I spent $37 on bad quality food -_-. I went to the Yard Jerk on North Ave. I heard that the one on East Main is better. read more

As a person who prides themselves on knowing about the majority of restaurants in Bridgeport, I can't believe I didn't know about this place. It's closer to home than my usual Jamaican spot so I thought I'd give it a chance. I ordered the jerk pork, rice and peas with oxtail gravy and plantains (the same thing I order at any other Jamaican restaurant). The pork had a smoky quality that took away from the jerk flavoring. It tasted more like bbq. Still, it was tender and very good. The rice was too mushy, as were the plantains. The restaurant is small and clean (with two large flat screens - one showing cable and the other displaying the day's menu) with bench seating so most orders are take outs. When I went in to order, the place was packed and it was extremely hot. I saw they had an ac but for some reason it wasn't on. Bottom line is the food was okay but I'd still rather travel to get better quality. read more

I love yard jerk. Prices are great. Staff very friendly. Whenever I'm in Bridgeport it's a must. I especially enjoy the breakfast whether ackee and salt fish or salt fish and callaloo. Just typing this I feel like taking a drive down there right now!! read more

They need to work on customer service. Serving with an atttiude is a turn off. the jerk chicken is the only thing that taste good...anything else is a disappointment read more

Amazing restaurant great food !! Taste the fried chicken best ever. The service is fast with the help of 2 cashiers. The food is hot and ready to go . The food is very tasty without the over using of seasonings. I rate 5 stars been backing over 10 times read more

I've tried all the jerk places in Bridgeport many, many times. To me, Yard easily has the best jerk. Real nice smoke flavor.... great pieces of chicken. Here's their issue... & it isn't just me who feels this way: Their service is VERY unfriendly. Some of us wonder if it's a reverse racism-type deal... who knows... But they could treat white folks a hell of a lot more respectfully. read more

I've had good traditional Jamaican cuisine before and this definitely is NOT it. Rice and peas were horrible and very mushy. Oxtail was missing the traditional flavor. I will stick with the Jamaican restaurants in NYC. read more