A Taste of the Caribbean Menu – Albuquerque, NM

Type : Caribbean restaurant

Location : Albuquerque, NM

Based on 218 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery

A Taste of the Caribbean 87106

Address:
2720 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Phone: (505) 503-8428

Website:

Hours

Tuesday 11:45 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 11:45 AM–7 PM
Thursday 11:45 AM–7 PM
Friday 11:45 AM–8 PM
Saturday 11:45 AM–8 PM
Sunday Closed
Monday Closed

Menu

Appetizers‎
Fried Plantain
Platanos Maduros
$5.00
Plantain Chips And Dip $4.50
Fried Yuca (Yuca) $4.50
Codfish Fritters (Bunuelos) $4.50
Jamaican Beef / Chicken Patties $4.00
Beef Empanadas $4.50
Southern Fried Okra $4.50
Caribbean Mango Habañero Chicken Wings $7.95
Jerk Chicken Wings $7.95
Virgin Islands Spicy Ribs $8.25
Tapas Plate
Fried Plantain, Yuca, and Okra
$11.50
Salads‎
Virgin Islands Spicy Chicken Salad
Spicy chicken, lettuce, Napa cabbage, cucumber, carrots, scallions and tomatoes with pomegranate vinaigrette
$6.95
Calypso Grill Shrimp Salad
Organic spinach, red onions, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, spicy grilled shrimp, lime and vinaigrette
$11.00
House Salad
Organic field greens, cherry tomatoes, red onion and cucumbers
$4.95
Sandwiches‎
Jerk Pork Or Chicken Sandwich
Lettuce, onion, and tomato and Caribbean Jerk Sauce
$6.25
Juicy, Mouth-Watering Burger
Lettuce,‎ onion, tomato, pickle, mustard, and ketchup
$5.75
Pulled Pork Or Chicken Sandwich
Served with hickory smoked barbeque sauce and potato salad
$6.25
Caribbean Sandwich
Ham, roasted pork, pickle, melted swiss cheese, mayo and mustard
$6.95
Lunch
Curry Chicken
Served with rice and salad
$9.95
Jerk Pork
Served with rice and salad
$9.95
UNM Student Special‎
Veggie Plate
Veggie patty with rice and peas
$5.95
Jerk Chicken Bowl
Jerk Chicken Wings, rice, and vegetables
$5.95
Dinner
Jerk Pork
chuleta de cerdo, arroz.moro, yucca con mojo, plataños con ensalada mixta
$10.95
Jerk Chicken
chuleta de cerdo, arroz.moro, yucca con mojo, plataños con ensalada mixta
$10.95
Curry Chicken
chuleta de cerdo, arroz.moro, yucca con mojo, plataños con ensalada mixta
$10.95
Brown Chicken
chuleta de cerdo, arroz.moro, yucca con mojo, plataños con ensalada mixta
$10.95
Fish With Creole Sauce
Served with white rice or rice & peas and vegetables
$10.95
Oxtail
Served with white rice or rice & peas and vegetables
$14.25
Curry Goat
Served with white rice or rice & peas and vegetables
$13.95
Stewed Mutton
Served with white rice or rice & peas and vegetables
$13.95
Comida Caribeña
Chuleta de cerdo, arroz.moro, yucca con mojo, plataños con ensalada mixta
$13.95
Seafood‎
Catfish Po’Boy With Fries $9.95
Fried Catfish With Potato Salad $9.95
Butterfly Shrimp With Fries $9.95
Seared Cajun Tilapia
Served with Jasmine rice and vegetables
$11.95
Fish With Creole Sauce
With rice, peas, and side salad
$11.95
Seared Snapper
With rice and peas, plantain and salad
$15.95
Kids Menu
Chicken Fingers With Fries $4.50
Traditional Wings $4.95
Hot Dog & Chips $4.50
Sides
BBQ Nachos – Pulled Pork Or Chicken
Chili, chips, Jalapenos and cheese
$5.95
Sweet Potato Fries $4.95
Regular Fries $4.50
Red Bean Soup $6.00
Pig Feet Bowl
Saturdays only
$6.00
Broccoli Or Spinach $4.00
Rice And Beans $5.00
Tostones $5.00
Pepper Pot $7.00
Chicken & Waffles $6.95
Desserts
Coconut Cake $4.25
Pineapple Upside Down Cake $3.99
Carrot Cake $4.25
Vanilla Ice Cream
with Pineapple and Coconut
$4.95
Drinks
Bottled Water $2.00
Soft Drinks
Coke, Diet Coke, Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Orange
$2.50
Powerade $2.50
Coffee $1.85
Hot Tea $1.85
Freshly Brewed Iced Tea
Unsweetened and Sweetened
$2.25
Caribbean Red Stuff $4.00
Caribbean Fruit Punch $4.00
Virgin Daiquiri Smoothie
Strawberry, Banana, Pina Colada and Mango
$6.00
Ginseng Up $3.50
Iris Moss $3.50
T+Ng $3.00
Cola Champagne $3.00
Peanut Punch $4.00
Ginger Beer $4.00
Malta India $3.50
Bottled Beer‎
Goose IPA $4.75
Heineken $4.75
Alaskan Amber $4.75
Michelob Ultra $4.75
Budweiser $4.75
Stella Artois $4.75
Red Stripe $4.75
Corona $4.75
Bud Light $4.75
Shock Top $4.75
Guinness $4.75
On Tap‎
Blue Moon – White $4.00
Dos Equis $4.00
Nexus $4.50
Bud Light Tap $4.00
Wines‎
Merlot $5.50
Moscato $5.50

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Reviews

Myron Perish
Sharon was very very nice and friendly. But her food IS ON POINT!!!

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Davon Pritchett #2
It’s been some years since I’ve been here. Been passing them by for some weeks now, so I said let me try them out today. I’m so glad I did the service was great and place was very clean. Food was hot and ready in a reasonable time. Thank You again for your wonderful service and food.

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K. Irvin
Good quality island food. The oxtails are up there with some of the best I’ve ever had. This isn’t fast food so if you’re pressed for time I’d recommend calling the order in & asking for an estimated time to arrive. Definately worth checking out

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mayela Johnson
This is one of the most delicious Jamaican restaurants I been to. Fall off the bone jerk chicken wings, tender oxtail, and sweet plantains…Awesome flavor. My daughter picky 3 year old loved the food too. Would definitely eat here again

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Diana Yesville
I have been searching for a decent authentic Oxtail and you guys did not disappoint! It was absolutely fabulous and worth every penny. It cost me the same amount to buy oxtail to prepare at home and it never has nearly the amount of meat. So worth it. Rice and peas were the best I have had in years. Even the vegetables (Cabbage and Carrots) were delish. 100% will be back for more. Also the gentleman who took care of me went above and beyond. The food was even steaming hot by the time I got it home (across the city).

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A J
They have a lot of potential. Reduce using cumin in every meal. The food because of the cumin, tasted more Mexican than Caribbean. I say trade the cumin for ginger and garlic and thyme, add a likkle maggi cube and boom. I liked my food but, like I said, lots of room for improvement. I’m from the Caribbean and always ready to support whenever I find a Caribbean restaurant.

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Robert McFarlane
They’ve raised the prices since the pandemic, and the food isn’t as good as it used to be when they first opened. The oxtail dinner I had was not seasoned well, and the excess fat was not trimmed off. The rice and peas were cooked with black beans instead of the traditional kidney beans; however, the plantains came out really well, as did the beef patties.

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K G
Super disappointing. I love Jamaican food and was excited to try but my excitement died seconds after walking in.

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Shaylene Valles
The food is delicious tasting! Ordered drinks as well: Caribbean fruit punch and Caribbean red stuff. The staff and owner were very nice and also presented my husband and I with a sample plate while we drank our beer* waiting for our meals. We are for sure coming back! Thumbs up for us!

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Jim M
This place is amazing, I’m from the Caribbean specifically Trinidad and Tobago. I never thought in a million years I would find a place that cooks Trini food and it be amazing in New Mexico. This place is so good, wanna say huge thank you to the owners/staff love it…..I Highly recommend this place.

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