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Mango Bay
- Hours:
Mon-Wed, Sat 12 pm - 10 pm
Thu 12 pm - 11 pm
Fri 12 pm - 12 am
Sun 5 pm - 10 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
7 reviews for Mango Bay
7 reviews in English
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Review from Jonathan F.
12/30/2010
Literally the best Caribbean food I have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. I feel relatively qualified to make this statement as I lived in Flatbush Brooklyn surrounded by caribbean restaurants.
The jerk chicken hurts so good. -
Review from Adam A.
11/21/2011
Stopped in here before a hockey game on Saturday night. The food was better than I expected it to be. The Goat Curry had the most tender of meat and was very flavorful. The drawback was the pushiness of the server. He gave (and charged) us for two $6 cocktails that we didn't order. This was before he gave us a chance to read the menu. He sat us at the table and then mentioned the special cocktail that they offered. When I said that we would take a look at the menu first, he went to the bar, made the cocktails and then brought them over.
I believe that this happened to everyone at the restaurant because each table seemed to have the blue cocktail. -
Review from Lenny Z.
7/5/2011
This is a pretty good Caribbean spot, and this is coming from a New Yorker. It's not your fancy upscale restaurant, but a good yucasual spot. I got the curry goat and it was fantastic. My wife got the Jerk Chicken, which was okay. The beef patties were pretty good. Truth be told, I would give it more like 3 1/2 stars, but half is not an option and 3 does not do it justice.
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Review from Alexandra G.
Montréal, QC
I had great expectations for this place based on the positive reviews, but I don't really think this place lives up to it. We walked in here on a Monday night and it was completely empty except for one bartender/waitress. That could either mean that the chef has lots of time lovingly preparing your dish. Or you waiting forever, cause the chef is napping in the storage room. Judging by the island theme with reggee music, tropic bar, fake palm trees and bright color theme, the possibility of the chef puffing a doobie in the back seemed more probable than average, but who am I to generalize.
The waitress came over for drink orders and I tried to probe her about what the absolute must-try drinks were on the menu. That was more easily said than done so I settled on the special drink of the night which was a Lychee Martini. Was ok but not very exciting. Got the food, my bf had Jerk Chicken, I had Negril Chicken, it was spicy. Both dishes came out looking the same with a few chicken pieces in a rather thick sauce, almost gravy. Tasted good but not very integrated - more like the sauce and the chicken were made separate. My bf thought his jerk chicken had a perfumey taste, or what he described as the air freshener of a taxi cab in London. That doesn't sound so good to me but he assured me it was good (while making a face). Before the food came we ordered another round of drinks, which we didn't get until we had finished every single bite on our plate. This was because our waitress/bartender was busy making TWO drinks for about 10 minutes. Lord knows what they do on busy nights.
In total 4 drinks + 2 main courses were $80. If we paid half of that, I might have returned there if I happened to be in the hood. But for those prices I think I will pass. -
Review from DAVE I.
Montréal, QC
8/21/2009 2 Check-ins Here
I have never really had interest in West-indies cuisine until last year when I saw Feasting on Waves, the follow up to road-food frenzy, Feasting on Asphalt with Alton Brown. Alton Brown is a Food-Porn God for his eagerness and endless knowledge of anything food and food related. But it wasn't until an episode on Food TV about a Roti Shop that it was all over for me. First of all, I just had to know what the hell a Roti - besides the obvious French meaning was - and finally delve into the world of Caribbean Goodness.
It's difficult to tell how authentic a cultural cuisine is when you've never been to the source, never had the food or don't have any friends from that country, but a coworker of mine is Jamaican and swears by this restaurant so it was an easy choice for my inner-foodie to pick the Mango Bay as my first foray into Caribbean delights.
As luck would have it, turns out the Mango Bay is barely over a Hop and a Skip away from work so the Monday following the Roti episode I was walking down to Mango Bay for some Wrap Roti Decadence. When they say that Caribbean food is all about heart and soul, they ain't kiddin. Because, if you don't know, a Roti is very simple yet an explosion of flavor and nothing but good eatin'; it consists of a stew of meat and potatoes in a curry based gravy all neatly wrapped in a flatbread. I, not feeling to frisky, went for the chicken wrap roti. And served with 2 carrot sticks and a soft drink for under 10$ we're talkin cheap eats also because this thing is HUGE. It was big enough that I barely finished it. But I was very satisfied. How satisfied was I? I went back the very next and this time I came back with even more friends.
This time I went all out. I had a main with a soup. First the soup. A simple thick cream curry and chicken brother with thick hand cut carrot chunks and potatoes. It also included a pasta dumpling (or domplin as they say) which was unexpected and delicious. But I appreciate anything homemade and made with care. This soup definitely didn't taste like Campbell's Mmm Mmm Good crap. And weirdly the soup seems to get increasingly spicy as you eat it but this just makes it all the better.
Then for the Plat de Resistance... some things exist just to tempt you into derision and this was one of them, because I was makin faces and hittin ma fist on the table during the whole meal. There's something about the sublime that makes a man act all kinds of stupid. But what can I say; a simple plate of rice and chicken was enough to push me over the border. I ordered the Stew Chicken, again lacking a sense of adventure but this time it would turn out to be an awesome compromise.
The Stew Chicken is prepared by being sear or fried in a pan and then stew off in this awesome sweet, sweet rich gravy until you can simply take the meat clean off the bone with the back of a spoon. For someone who is generally bored with chicken in restaurants - I avoid it like the plague - this was by far the best tasking chicken I've ever had. Sweet, tender...I can't really explain it. This had to accompaniments.
Rice and Peas prepared in coconut milk. Someone say coconut? That's right. I live for any recipe that can incorporate coconut and oh yeah this sure as hell works for me. 'nuff said about that. Fried Plantains - just kill me now - something fried never tasted so good. I thought I had eaten fried plantains before but these were so fluffy and light and exploding with that singular sweet taste that it's only weakness is its limited quantity. It's best to just keep'em on the side for the end, sort of like a mini-desert because that's kinda what they are.
What I can't understand is why this restaurant isn't packed to the hilt on lunch hours with such fresh good food to be served. The place is tiny, 30 seats tops. The food is, well it's completely different from the corporate fare that can be found in the area. With big glass towers and a University Campus right on the corner, you'd believe that these low prices would attract loads of folks. Maybe they're just like I was, afraid to try new flavors but it's not so foreign either. They have grub like burgers also, there's some stuff for everyone. And be sure to say hello to Nemo at the back of the restaurant.
The Mango Bay gets without hesitation 5 glorious sunsets on the beach.Listed in: The ORGASMATRON, Lunchtime Lunacy
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Review from S L.
Outremont, QC
10/30/2009
Great goat roti (not dry, nicely cooked, great taste).
They don't take any chance with the spicing and play it safe : so, no worries about hot spices here.
It's a honest and pretty nice cuisine (nothing fancy, and yet savourish and enoughly refined). It's a cute cosy place, clean with a nice little bar.
Service is slow, but professional/courteous. -
Review from Kurisu T.
Montréal, QC
12/6/2010
Cute place off the downtown strip. Low key and unpretentious atmosphere with a campy themed restaurant feel. Menu is a mixed bag but best stick to basics like the jerk chicken over more exotic flavors. Friendly but confused waitress that managed to mixed up orders when 4 out of 5 people at table had requested the same thing. Avoid any rum based cocktails at all cost.
