Reviews for (abeautifullife) Jamaican Kitchen in Los Angeles, CA
The stew and curry chicken is amazing and falls apart in your mouth! As for positives, unfortunately that’s about it. I’ve... been here 4 times and every time the service has been pretty bad. It takes forever to get seated. I’ve gotten a cocktail witha bottle cap at the bottom of the glass. And the last time I came, I got surprised by a $50 cocktail on my check. I got acocktail with my last meal that apparently came out to $50. I was shocked. I once got an 18 year old scotch at the Mondrian andthat was only $35. The price for this $50 cocktail was no where to be found. When I asked about the $50 cocktail on my check,they said I should’ve asked about the price before ordering. I admit, I assumed the price would be in line with the otherthings on the menu. I didn’t expect to be paying Beverly Hills prices in Skid Row. It really is unfortunate, this was one ofmy favorite spots and it even made me tear up with how good their stewed chicken was. The bad service and opaque pricing is justunacceptable though - I will never come back again. Read more
Without being a total B**** they get ONE star for the drinks, festivals & music. The service is HORRIBLE even down to the... “manager” Our party waited 35 mins to receive appetizers(6 wings & bread) Which were only brought out after we asked 4 timesbecause the table of 10 that arrived 30 mins AFTER us received complimentary chips & dip which is for “ their clientele” theexact words form the “manager”. Long story short the food is NOT authentic Jamaican food it’s Bland & Nasty!! The serversVape in the back (visibly to customers) “management” is defensive FIRST before trying to “Reset the tone of yourexperience cause she wants to make it right” As she walks away rolling her eyes lol “Support your people” is what theysay… Complete WASTE of $690 Read more
Best Jamaican Restaurant ???? ever. Great customer service. The owner was our waitress. She was the best and had 2 rounds of... shots on her. She went above and beyond definitely will be back. Read more
Pros: good atmosphere, nice music, good drinks, nice service. Cons: the food is MID. Like it’s really not that good. It’s... good enough to eat it and not complain but certainly not good enough for me to want to go back. Also extremely overpriced. Theyliterally are selling watermelon for $18. That should be criminal. It’s literally “half a watermelon with lemon zest”.Like huh? lol I forgot to take a picture of everyone’s food because it was underwhelming. Together, we got the oxtail ragu,jerk salmon platter, oxtail mac and cheese, jerk wings, and the patty sampler. Read more
Delicious Food, I'll say it again. DELICIOUS FOOD ????. Gas is high but it was worth the drive, ask for Destiny.
Jerk chicken and Mac and cheese is great. Really good drinks (kinda pricy but good). Great staff and they take good care of... you. Nice music all night too. Read more
Love the vibe they got going. Very chill on a weekday night. Close at 10 when most of the restaurants in the area close at 8.... Drinks were amazing, bartender especially S/O Symone!! Food was fantastic, i got the Rasta pasta w/ jerk chicken and someplantains on the side. I definitely want to try the whole menu damn near. Got a beef patty to go that did not disappoint.Jamaican food is one of the hardest foods to “authenticate”, I’m not even really qualified to give it the full stamp butfrom my experiences this spot is official fr. Read more
I'll start with the fact that I have had a LOT of Jamaican food. It's one of my favorite cuisines. I'm Haitian myself and from a... very Caribbean community in NYC, so I eat a lot of Caribbean food in general. My aunt bought this on her way out of town &this was BY FAR the WORST Jamaican food I've ever had in my entire life. It was so bad I took a couple bites and threw it away.My aunt actually called me later to ask about it and we all agreed it was garbage. And on top of all that the portions wereabominable for the hefty price. Which I guess for me didn't matter since my trash can only had so much space in it. Never everever again. Disgusting. Read more