Negril Atl

Heard about this place on tiktok so we decided to give it a try. Parking is $20 so be prepared! Our waiter was excellent, checked on us several times throughout dinner, and even recommended some drinks for us to try! We got the collard green spring rolls as our appetizer. They come with a sweet and spicy kind of dipping sauce, which paired well with the collard greens! For dinner, I had the oxtail pasta with whipped sweet potatoes & my boyfriend had the crispy snapper stuffed with creole shrimp. Both dishes were a 10/10, but the whipped sweet potatoes lacked flavor. What you see is literally what you get, plain sweet potatoes with no brown sugar or sweetness to them. The only downside to our experience was being given minimal directions to the bathroom, only to realize I had to walk up a huge flight of steps and pretty much still search for the bathroom on my own once I got upstairs. However, I’d definitely eat at this place again whenever I’m in Atlanta!

We had an amazing evening here last night. We arrived late from our flight and our front desk staff recommended this place as it was opened until midnight. Our server Maya was excellent. We wanted small dishes to try as it was already late for a full meal. Everything we tried we loved it. The Jamaican beef patties and vegetarian were delicious. We tried the Mango 🥭 Cheesecake and it was superb. Definitely recommend this place. The food is delicious and the staff is very friendly and attentive. Thank you! ♥️

What a great find. Great food, great beverages, wonderful service and a relaxing atmosphere. After a long day it was exactly what we needed Dragon Stout was rich and flavorful and worked with the food. I had the pumpkin and vegetable stew with coconut milk and curry and was so satisfied. The bread pudding at the end was rich and not too sweet. Just right. I will come back on my next visit to Atlanta.

I enjoyed our stop here. The waiter was prompt, friendly, personable, and attentive. This was the first time the person with me had exposure to Jamaican inspired food. My expectations were high - boyfriend's family is Jamaican and his dad cooks a lot....and that probably tainted my food experience. We got the Ackee and saltfish spring rolls (good), jerk shrimp (hard to mess up), oxtail- which was served with a lettuce wrap and a festival (good). The curry chicken was disappointing for me...i thought it was under seasoned. The rice, cabbage and plaintain were cooked well. We split all of these dishes and it was more than enough food for 2 people. I wanted to make sure she got a full experience so I ordered a champagne cola, sorel, rum punch and red stripe.

My experience at this establishment was ok+, meaning, not so great but not so bad either - mostly ok with some caveats. Atmosphere in the restaurant is nice, probably a lot cooler at night judging from the lighting and ambiance. Staff were nice and service was prompt, however, I don’t think our waiter was as helpful as he could’ve been. We ordered the jerk shrimp as an appetizer, and then got the oxtail pasta as well as the ackee and saltfish for entrees. Food wise, the ingredients seem to be of pretty good quality (clearly the shrimp was not cheap, the texture quality is obvious to anyone who knows decent seafood). Now, the pasta plate was easy to eat, but the ackee and saltfish, given that it’s a traditional Jamaican dish, probably could’ve used with some explanation from the waiter. Upon receiving it, I thought this could not be it - the bowl with the fish mix was delicious but there was also some boiled potatoes, a boiled… I guess dumpling but it had absolutely nothing inside it (so it was just chewy boiled dough, really) and something else that I did not know what it was. On their own when I tasted them, these three things had absolutely no seasoning and zero flavor. I figured there is no way this is meant to be eaten this way - so I cut them in pieces and mixed them all into the fish mix. Suddenly they all added texture to the main part of the dish and it all was quite good. I might be entirely wrong in how I ate this, but there’s no way you’re meant to eat an insipid boiled dough “dumpling”, and it would’ve been nice for the waiter to provide some guidance about how this is probably eaten (or at least ask if I had ever had this traditional dish and given me some context). So, less than great experience, but food was ok. I was a bit more annoyed upon payment - the food already seems a bit overpriced (each entrée was about $35, whereas for the quantity and quality I’d say $27 would be a fairer price), and I did not realize they included a %20 gratuity in the check, so I ended up paying another %7 on top of that because it was the highest number on the machine I was given, though it seemed weird that they would suggest such low values. Now, if you’re going to include the gratuity, it is the duty of the waiter to let you know that. I’m principle, I find restaurants who embrace this practice absolutely infuriating - if service was terrible, I do not get to tell you that with a poor %10 tip so you’re incentivized to improve, I have to still reward your bad service and I personally find that unethical. I would’ve left the %20 for sure anyway, but I was not happy about feeling duped into leaving %27 tip, which I find excessive and felt it was received in a bit of a dishonest way. Let me, the client, choose whether you earned the tip or not. So again this dampened my experience in the end. All in all - good food, slightly overpriced, service could be better, and be careful when you pay. Probably would not come back given my experience - once here was enough.