The Spot
Blackwood, NJ · Jamaican restaurant
- Address
- The Spot, 1571 Blackwood-Clementon Rd, Blackwood, NJ 08012
- Phone
- (856) 244-0481
- Website
- www.thespotja.com
- Status
- Closed · Opens 12 PM
The Spot is a restaurant located in Blackwood, NJ. It is one of 63 restaurants listed in Blackwood. Its 4.0-star rating is slightly below the Blackwood city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.
About The Spot
The Spot is a family-owned Jamaican restaurant bringing authentic island flavors to New Jersey! 🇯🇲 Our menu features classic dishes like jerk chicken, oxtail, curry goat, and fresh seafood, alongside homemade sides, soups, and refreshing island... More
Hours
| Saturday | 12 PM–10 PM |
Customer Reviews
I ordered take out a medium Oxtails with gravy, Cabbage, Rice and Peas. The wait wasn't long, as I was walking out the door into the cold rain. The aroma emanating from the food almost made me turn around and sit at a booth to eat. Let's start with The Oxtails and gravy, small but plenty. Tasty but I felt it lacked a spicy flavor. It was more of a southern vibe than a Jamaican vibe. Please trim the fat. The cabbage,carrot mixture to be honest was bland. The rice and peas were perfectly cooked. I really enjoyed it. I liked I was shown the food prior to putting it in the bag. My favorite Jamaican restaurant is more than 50 miles away. I'm looking for one closer. Revisiting this restaurant is a possibility, but it will not be a replacement at this time.
Very good! I enjoyed it very much and the customer service was amazing as well! She answered all my questions and gave good recommendations. I really enjoyed the rice and beans and the plantains a lot!!! I think the portions were very generous. I am not a juice drinker but they have a variety of juices if that interest you!
Just picked up an oxtail platter, 2:30 in the afternoon on a Thursday, this is really tasty. Not overly spicy which is how I like it. Nice little kick. Rice and peas perfect texture and taste. Cabbage had a nice taste. Ordered a medium.... will have the rest for dinner. Everyone's taste buds are different. Reading the reviews I wasn't going to go but decided to give it a try and I'm glad I did.
So I asked for a curry goat medium platter curry chicken platter and a side of plantain . The man comes and tells me there isn't enough goat for a medium platter, and is there any other meet he can add to it. So I told him just to add some ox tails, and if it's a little extra, I'll pay. Well, I got home, and I got 2 small pieces of goat. In the whole platter. I was charged $8 for the side of the oxtail he put on the side. I spent over $70 for all that n 3 drinks. Sadly, the 2 pieces of goat were very good. However, the oxtail was definitely not worth the $8 up change . The curry chicken wad just ok. He was just better off telling me he couldn't do the goat platter period. Unfortunately, between what I paid n what I got for it, I will not be back. I wish I had a better experience, like
Definitely ((Not the Spot)) I try my best to give people the benefit of the doubt. I saw the reviews, I wanted to do my best to support this business. I ordered my food over the phone, the young lady said 20 minutes. I purposely came 35 minutes exactly because I heard how slow the service was. I got there and had to wait an additional 20 to 25 minutes. My order was never taken, and once I got the order, it looked like something my kid tried to make on TikTok. The mac & cheese was dry and the jerk chicken barely had sauce on it. The music was good in the restaurant minus the commercials. The restaurant did appear clean, but is a bit small if you want to eat in. Not much parking, hopefully some changes will be made.
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