Minto's Jamaican Restaurant & Bar

Island vibes inside & out. This place is the real deal. Been to both market & smoothie shops, and the quality here is consistent with them. Everything tastes fresh, and is prepared to order. The escovitched fish I got takes about 25 minutes to prepare, but it's worth the wait. Fried just right, not overdone, with a generous helping of the sides. I picked rice & peas and ground provisions. The rice & peas were light, not mushy, and well-seasoned. The brown stew chicken is excellent. That gravy could make anything taste good! The chicken was fall off the bone tender, with a good portion size. Got a couple of sea moss & sorrel drinks to wash it all down. Left the place full & happy.

Have been on the hunt for good Jamaican food in the East Bay and decided to check out Minto’s Jamaican Restaurant. It did not disappoint!! I ordered the curry goat with plantains and rice and peas, and my husband got the jerk chicken with rice and peas. The goat meat was DELICIOUS - it tasted just like my mom and aunt would make it growing up!! And I tried a little of the chicken too (the small piece my husband was willing to part with ) which was also great. The prices were reasonable as it goes, and the food came out pretty quickly - we waited inside since we forgot to order ahead. I can’t wait to go back and try their breakfast items to see if it’s as good as everything else I ordered for dinner.

Great Jamaican food. We really enjoyed the plantains, curry goat and oxtail.

best jerk chicken I've ever had . Even my wife enjoyed it and she's a vegetarian lol.

I had jerk chicken and bammi here. Very warm and friendly Jamaican staff with a great food variety. My chicken was cooked to perfection, and I will visit again for sure. Nice music was playing, and the atmosphere was welcoming. There is a bar, and it looked well stocked. The space is open and airy with everything themed just like yaad! Great job! On my second visit, we ordered escovitch fish with rice and peas and bami. Back to back home runs as this fish was very pleasing.

Food is good as hell here, love the oxtail dishes! Service can be a little spotty, sure, but the food and music make up for it. Rum cake was fresh.

Amazing!!! The jerk chicken was perfect. The goat curry was spot on. I was nervous to try a new Jamaican spot, because I’ve had some not good experiences. My normal spot didn’t have jerk chicken so I thought let me take a chance. I saw a few good reviews on here and that was enough. I ordered and I will order again. This is my new spot. My picture of the goat curry wasn’t even half of the order! Money well spent.

I’m originally from the east coast, Philly to be exact and there are so many Jamaican restaurants that are really good. I’ve tried about 5 different Jamaican and/or Caribbean restaurants out here in the Bay Area and Minto’s was by far the best. The food is really good, there’s even a bar if you need an alcoholic beverage. I love their oxtails, my pictures show me dining in, as well as ordering takeout.