Beyond friendly and welcoming staff. I love waitress Makeeba who is kind, friendly and helpful. Great Caribbean vibe with great,upbeat music. The food by the Trini Chef is tasty, fresh, creative and well done. Cheers to the chef. Drinks like rum punch and mojitos are also delicious. This is one of the very best Caribbean restaurants in NYC
My original intention was to go inside to just sit and wait for someone. However, once inside, the ambiance captured my attention. The menu looked really good. I ordered brunch, engaged with the friendly bartender and jazz players and enjoyed my time. I will definitely return. Great food, great staff, great time!
It's a nice friendly place with excellent food. The owners are so down to earth and the bartender makes the best drinks.
I had some time to kill yesterday before I went to see Katt Williams at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and I noticed this restaurant it had a special going on for the Katt Williams Show... what you drew me in lol. The drink menu had me sold and the service too. But the jerk chicken wings put the cherry on the top I would definitely go back again�
Outstanding service and food! From chef Bryan to our server Micquel (sp?) Our group felt like we were the only patrons in the restaurant. From the smiles and laughter of everyone else in BK9 it seems the feeling was mutual. We will definitely return the next time we are visiting New York �
I had a wonderful time. The service on food was good. I just have two questions how is the tip percentage calculated at your establishment? Why is the chocolate cake a muffin?
Great atmosphere. Big believer in supporting my community! Happy for this establishment! The brunch was amazing, great service, friendly attentive! Oxtail Hash to die for. Keep up the great work.
The food and service was great. It's in a good spot for after shows. The music was good n it wasn't to loud
Definitely a must go to again! Excellent food ❤️The ambiance, the staff .. a great experience
Great food and excellent vibe. Had fantastic time! The owners and staff are extremely friendly and helpful. I will be back with all my friends soon.
One of my favorite places to hang out.......always good food......great cocktails.....great staff.......great service!!!!!!!
Food was outstanding, everything we had was delicious. My favorite was the catfish and grits, so tender & the creole sauce was amazing. Nothing was overly salty and well seasoned. The staff was really attentive, we came in for brunch and will return for sure. Loved the live music
I love BK9. I had the griot and black rice with green plantain. It tasted amazing. I also had the jerk chicken empanadas and some wings that were great as well. I love the music, the dj created a nice atmosphere. Service was great will definitely be back.
I had a great time here celebrating my aunt's graduation dinner. The ambiance was amazing, The music was a bit loud so it felt more like a club, but it was still good service nonetheless. The service was great as well - our waiter was attentive. Lastly, the food was amazing. I had salad, wings, and the jerk chicken dinner. I will definitely come back here again.
Unfortunately things happen by nature that can jeopardize the reputation of a business and in those situations that’s when i watch closely. I’m giving them a good review based on the service and food. From the beginning to the end the waitress and host did a great job. The accommodations were not needed or expected but they did it anyways to satisfy my experience and that is how you keep a customer satisfied and coming back. Very rare Gem in NYC so keep up the Good Service
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The vibe:
I chose this place, last night got together with my brothers and patronized this very cozy restaurant.
We celebrated my husband’s bday. The hostess is completely beautiful-gave us a choice of seating inside or outside for our party of six- we chose outside-
The waitress was slower than I would have liked but courteous.
Food: The jerk wings- the plantains-the burger- spicy shrimp. My brother ordered a side of asparagus and had to take it back inside because the waitress just didn’t remember his request for salt/pepper because there was none at the table we were seated at.
So Chef Brian (hope I’m spelt his name right)took care of it and came out and served it himself, which I felt was very attentive where customer service is key.
The food was finger licking good- all of it!
Let’s talk drinks Brooklyn LIT has a kick you have to sip-that rum punch hit the spot. Those 2 drink could be served in different sized glasses because at those prices come on $19 for a drink and the glass no bigger than a flute- waitress told me,”it has 6 shots”. My response was of what?
I would definitely will patronize again just minus the alcoholic drinks.
Overall great place to eat, socialize, and bring the family.
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BK9 is a really great restaurant.
I visited on a Friday evening at 6pm or so. We decided to go here right be4 the Ladies Night Barclay Center concert.
It was packed. The upstairs section was full from wall to wall. It was out of control up there. When i walked in, i was worried i wouldnt feel comfortable or have space. However, they have a downstairs. Seems weird at first but its so spacious. The air was flowing and the music was on and playing all the classic 90's. If upstairs is too full i highly recommend going down stairs.
Our waiter was a really young man. I could tell he was a teen or really early 20's. He was charming, tried his best, was very attentive and we loved him.
The drink menu was labeled Ladies Night which i though was impressive and such a good business move. I do believe that the drinks could of used more variety of alcohol. Only one drink was made with tequila. The rest were mostly rum, literally 9 out of 14.
My mom ordered a Margarita. I got a jack and cocacola. We ordered the mussels, jerk wings and fried snapper entree. The mussels were delicious and completely different then any i have tasted. They steamed the mussels in a curry sauce. It was spicy but not overly spicy. I really enjoyed it and it was served with toasted bread. The jerk wings were also really good. The color on them was perfect. They were juicy, spicy, flavorful and not too big. The snapper was okay. Out of everything we ordered, it was my least favorite meal. My husband is haitian and I'm use to eating djon djon rice and fish prepared this way. However, the rice needed more flavor and it was really dry. The fish itself was okay. It wasn't huge, perfect sizing. It was really filling as well.
Overall i highly recommend it here. I can't wait to visit again. The food, service and vibes here are everything. Don't forget they have a downstairs section. If its too packed upstairs ask to be seated down stairs, you wont regret it.
We decided to eat somewhere near the Barclay's Center before a show it this place had good reviews. The food and drinks were good. Location was crowded and they sat us at the basement where they have a setup. Overall service was fast and pleasant.
Went there on a Thursday evening before a concert at the Barclays. Ambiance is great. They have music playing while you dine which was cool for us. We both had the snapper which was seasoned perfectly and delicious. It comes with Haitian rice and salad, both delicious. The jerk wings were bomb! We shared a side of Mac n cheese which I highly recommend!
Didn't have any issues with service
Give it a try!
It started out a little rocky but turned out very nice. The food was good and so was the drinks. We tried the mussels in a coconut sauce, French fries, and the codfish with cassava with aoili sauce as the appetizers. Then we had oxtail, the fried fish with creole sauce, oh the calalloo and mash potatoes were so good. So definitely give them a try.
Comfortable place, nice artwork. Cocktails on the strong side, and very good. Jerk wings well done with right amount of spice, tingly, not hot. Creamy cilantro aioli nice compliment. Service from Joel outstanding. When kitchen delay, brought round of drinks on house. Pork griot was boneless chunks, very good.
Didi John John (black rice) delicious, crispy plantain, piklin (type of slaw) spicy. Too full for dessert.
Henry Borntraeger (Henry)
+5
Outstanding & authentic Caribbean menu. Very good service. It was loud (Caribbean music & lots of people), but that didn't detract from the dining experience for our group. The food was out of this world!
Went here with a coworker for their birthday quick bite. They enjoyed their oxtails. I had the escovich fish. It tasted nothing like how it usually taste. It was more savory with tomato sauce. The fish overall was good. But my black rice was hard and cold but the server was helpful and swap out for some fresh hot rice. Will try the place again.
My first time here and the ambiance service and food were delicious. I was with a party of 9 celebrating my friends nuptials. The drinks were delicious the Bajan rum punch was on point....the appetizer of jerk wings and muscles with toast was soooo good. For entrees we ordered the griot, oxtails and red snapper. I had the snapper which was so flavorful and the sauce so yummy the veggies were crisp not over cooked and the rice was just right. My friends said the oxtail and griot were also delicious and flavorful. Portion sizes were good and the price point for appetizers drinks and entrees were very very good. This place was a vibe will return very soon.
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