Caribbean restaurants in the UK are somewhat of a new phenomenon, although there are a few that have been around for years. They offer a great alternative to your typical city centre options such as Chinese restaurants, Mediterranean restaurants and the like, as the food is unlike any other cuisine available in England.
Caribbean restaurants offer a variety of cuisine from many of the Caribbean Islands, not just Jamaica, so expect to find on the menu food enjoyed in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, St Vincent, Antigua and many more.

Caribbean Restaurants - Flavours to Savour

If you had to sum up the cuisine served in Caribbean restaurants in the UK you would have a very difficult job on your hands as it blends together the many cultures that have had an impact on the islands. When you take a look at the menu in a Caribbean restaurant you'll find influences from Africa, Denmark, Portugal, India, China, Spain, France and Britain, in both the foods on offer and how they're cooked.

Caribbean cuisine itself centers around local ingredients like fish, chicken, vegetables and tropical fruit. These are then flavoured with coconut, curry powder, garlic, scotch bonnet peppers, bay leaves, skellion to name but a few of the popular seasonings.

As you can imagine with peppers and curry powder some of the food can be quite hot, but this is by no means true of every Caribbean dish so if you can't handle the heat, you don't need to stay out of the Caribbean restaurant! In fact, in a Caribbean restaurant there's something to suit every palate.

Caribbean Restaurants - First Visit Food

If you've never tried Caribbean food before then your tastebuds are in for a surprise at your first visit to a Caribbean restaurant. Why not try something light to start with like a sweet potato and coconut soup, then if you're feeling adventurous go for jerk chicken as a main course or the curry goat and rice.

Here at Sugar Cains Cafe, we take delight in serving you with some of the tastiest dishes from the Caribbean!