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Jerk City

189 Wardour Street, W1F 8ZD Full details & map

Restaurant: Caribbean

Time Out says 1 Users say 1/5 Rate it

By Time Out Editors Posted: Oct 28 2011

Caribbean food is not widely available in central London, so this Soho gem is worth discovering. From the outside, Jerk City resembles a red-fronted caff. Dishes are chalked on a big board behind the front counter, and cooked in a subterranean kitchen by a chef-cum-waitress. If you're eating in, try to come in the late afternoon when a lull after the lunchtime rush means you're likely to have a choice of seating at the smattering of brown wooden tables.

Jerk City's repertoire of Caribbean staples includes curried, stewed or jerk chicken (marinated in hot peppers and herbs before being chargrilled), vegetable roti, braised oxtail with butter beans, peppered steak in rich gravy, and curried prawns with diced potatoes. Portions are generous, so a medium-sized ackee and saltfish at £7.75 was good value: large chunks of salted cod were blended with ackee, onions and sweet peppers, served with a sizeable helping of coconut-flavoured rice and peas, plus a side salad of fresh tomato, lettuce and cucumber. Accompany this with a smooth, sweet Guinness punch for a laid-back treat.

Tags: Latin American & Caribbean, Caribbean, Central, Soho, Budget, Snack bar/Fast food, Restaurant

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Jerk City details

Address

Jerk City

189 Wardour Street W1F 8ZD

Transport Tottenham Court Road tube

Telephone

020 7287 2878

Meals served 11am-9pm Mon-Wed; 11am-10pm Thur-Sat; noon-8pm Sun

Main courses £6-£8.50

Credit cards MC, V

Local Authority food hygiene score
0 out of 5 stars

Facilities

Babies and children welcome ( high chairs; nappy changing facilities ), Takeaway service

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Comments & ratings 1/5 (Average of 1 rating)

By Cameron - Jan 1 2012

It was as if someone had taken a dump in my mouth and charged me £10 for the privilege. Then they pissed in my eyes.

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By chas - Nov 24 2011

1/5

three of us ordered food from this restaurant. The funny thing is it never arrived! We waited for 2 hours! We tried calling but the phone was disconnected. Terrible service, we will not bother again.

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By charlotte - Jun 28 2010

I recently went to this restuarant for lunch and ordered a lamb pattie in coaco bread, something i always eat when having west indian food, I was disapointed in the quality of it as te patty lacked flavour and was very dry, coaco bread is known to be soft but the one i had from here was dry and hard i couldnt even bite through it. The food did not represent an authentic west indian taste. The lady who served me was young and had a misserable attitude, there was no welcoming attitude compared to many other west indian food places i have visited; there was no change in the tills. The food was extremly over priced considering its poor quality. I will not be visiting here again.