Dunns River Island Cafe

The food and service was great! and their Lemon Pepper Wings were absolutely delicious. Our first time here but we will definitely be back.

Stopped in when they opened and we were advised certain foods would take at least 15 minutes since they were all cleaning up from the previous night. We were perfectly fine with it because we had no plans. We placed our order and waited. And waited. We were the only people in the restaurant. But the pick up orders were leaving the store pretty frequently. The bar was lined with pick up orders. Our server finally came with the appetizer and said the kitchen was very busy. We waited. I asked someone how much longer and she said she'd check. She did not check. We walked up to the bar and handed them a $20 for the appetizer and said we were just going to leave. They did not apologize. The server didn't even stop to say anything at all. We were there for an hour and 10 minutes and we were the only people dining in. They prioritize their pick up orders.

DRY DRY DRY… “we cook everything to order” .. yeah yesterday but this chicken was NOT cooked today., rice and peas DRY...macaroni noodles with cheese on top??? And then. they twist the knife by auto adding a tip and then suggest an additional tip as if one is not a part of your total that is a deceptive business practice. I won’t eat here again even if someone else is paying.

We were looking for authentic Jamaican food and we definitely found the spot!! The akee and saltfish was amazing, callaloo on point and dumplings for the win... they even had fried Bammy which was so hard for me to get my hands on at the spots I used to frequent in GA. The server was working alone and therefore the food took a little longer than normal to arrive and she was VERY busy between all the tables but her smile never wavered and her customer service was truly tip worthy. I heard they have brunch on Sundays and it's a whole vibe... will definitely be back.

1st time having Caribbean food since I move to Tampa (6yrs ago). Nice size portions. It was very good! Parking: Free parking