Levi Roots Caribbean Smokehouse

Located in Stratford Westfield this is a great joint to grab some authentic Caribbean food with awesome beats to groove along to in the background. We decided to go with a platter to get a bit of everything and we were not disappointed. The pulled chicken was dry and we couldn’t eat it but aside from that we enjoyed it massively.

This restaurant serves vibrant and delicious caribbean food, there's a good variety on the menu with the centrepiece being the meat cooked in the smoker for 14 hours. We ordered slow cook beef short rib and jerk chicken for the main and side dish: rice, plantain and casava fries. - The chicken was moist, smoked to the bone and full of flavour. - The short rib was falling of the bone, the sauce that comes with it has a wonderful depth of flavour. Side dishes portions are reasonable and more importantly, very tasty. - Casava fries were crunchy, rice and peas was beautifully cooked and the plantains were sweet and a great relief to the heat of the scotch bonnet sauce!!! - Cocktails aren't very sophisticated but delicious and refreshing. Customer service was excellent, very attentive staff. Our waiter (Zsolt) was very welcoming and funny. The best way to describe their level of customer service is their fantastic attention to detail. At first, I was served a tough short rib and it wasn't falling of the bone, I didn't make any mention to the waiter when he asked if everything was ok, as the meat was full of flavour, I kind of didn't give much importance. However, the manager noticed that I was struggling to cut the meat, she immediately offered to replace it with another one, this time it was falling off the bone and succulent and we were offered an extra side dish too. The docor's attempt to transport you to the Caribbean is quiet effective and the sun on the terrace did its part to make this experience really enjoyable. The price is good value for what you get.