A really nice restaurant with great Carribbean food! On the night, there was a live jazz band with a jazz group dancing in the middle of the dance floor. Really good night overall!
Henry Haigh
Waited 50 minutes for subpar food at a terrible price. Food came with unlisted ingredients that completely ruined the meal. Never would have ordered from here of we knew what we'd get.
colinsU3464NN
Went for the jerk chicken and rice today at Esmie’s in Cofas. Absolutely delicious. Friendly service and looking forward to trying the other dishes. Support our local businesses
Rebecca chantelle swaby slama
We came here for my dads 60th yesterday and I have to say the service and food were excellent . Carole the manager catered to literally everything and more , we couldn’t have asked for better service it is literally second to none ! We had a table full of Jamaicans they all approved of the food and portions were just the right size ! Would absolutely recommend this place . Friendliest staff around including the bar staff ! Thankyou for making my dads night special and for everything you and your staff do ! We will be back very soon !!!
Karen S
Went to the Reggae Halloween Murder Mystery night at Esmie’s. There were 20 of us, had an amazing time. Great venue, atmosphere, music and food! Highly recommend it and can’t wait to book again.
Niki Wilkinson
Another absolutely BANGIN" night at Esmies HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY ! There was 20 of us booked a table and the food, Mickey DJ and the whole evening was AMAZING as ALWAYS !! The place was packed and everyone had the best time !!
Mahbir THUKRAL
Indeed the best Caribbean food in Coventry. The Jerk Chicken was flavoursome and freshly grilled on the open fire, and the Mutton Curry was very juicy. Compliments to the chef!
Happy “Lindy” Camper
Disappointed I'm afraid. We had the special which was lamp chops and chicken wings with chips and salad. For £10 each I found the portion to be quite small.The lamb was very tough! The 'chips' which were fries were cheap, The salad with sauce was lovely however. But paying £10 for sauce and salad with wings that turned out to be 2 chicken chunks is awful.The staff were friendly and pleasant, the establishment had a good atmosphere but that was more from the people from the Twisted barrel outside.I would try the place again however.Parking: Parking at the top of Gosford Steet. 2 min walk to Fargo Village.Wheelchair accessibility: There is wheelchair access.
alexjgiblin
Bangin’ chicken and chips, though perhaps a bit over on the chicken skin. Nice staff too. The sauce was to die for. Definitely come again.
emma louise
Visited last SundayThere was 6 of us. The food was amazing.Between us we all had different dishes and all of them were ten out of ten ! Lily and Isaac were very friendly and professional. We will definitely be back soon . Thank you
We tried Esmie's at Fargo Market on a Saturday night.We had heard very good things about Esmie's food, which left us excited to try. Unfortunately, that's where the excitement ended We ordered 2 jerk chicken skewers with rice n peas along with a bake, plantain, and salad. We also enquired about the wings and fries to see if we could get a portion of just wings, which they happily obliged. However, wings and fries were £10 and they charged us £8 for a portion of wings - not the worst price in the world, but when I say, we got FOUR wings for £8 ???£13 for each portion of Jerk and £8 for 4 wings ?Now, the wings were actually really nice. Lovely flavour, succulent, and very well cooked. It was just the price, which was extremely disappointing.The jerk chicken skewers were very, very bland. Although I must admit, you get a large serving of chicken but chicken that has no flavour other than the burnt coals it's cooked on - a shame, really.The rice n peas We've never had anything so bland. Zero flavour, we counted 3 kidney beans in one portion. The rice had clearly not had any seasonings added as it was as white as the inside of our chicken. I don't get how you can make long grain rice taste like this and claim to be rice n peas.The salad wasn't anything to write home about, either, unfortunately. Diced cucumber & tomatoes and not a hint of coleslaw in sight The bake was very good in all fairness. A large serving on the side, which was nice to dip into the best sauce they had - a bottle of Siracha on the side. The platain was tasty, too. Cooked very well and had a great consistency.To sumamrise, we paid £34 for 2 servings of jerk skewers with 'rice n peas', salad, a single dumpling, and a single cut of plantain. And an additional 4 wings.It's very underwhelming, and maybe an experience in the restaurant will prove different, but I wouldn't be trying it again.
Shanil Dhamecha
Ordered a chicken dumpling burger and i'm sad to say that it was very disappointing. Priced at £12 I was expecting something wonderfully flavourful however it was far from it. The dumpling itself was fried to crisp and was so hard. The chicken didn't have a flavour and the sauce used in the burger gave it a fishy taste which was very unusual. They have their own chilli sauces which were amazing with the chips, why not use this in your burgers? On top of this the place was not busy as at all and I had to wait almost 15-20 minutes for my burger. Unfortunately i will not be coming back and will not be recommending. Disappointed as I had high expectations given the reviews and have enjoyed dumpling burgers from elsewhere. I asked for a refund which they provided.
natalie coleman
Yesterday we order from a stand in Fargo village as opposed to the restaurant. Their menu was a reduced but oh my goodness the food was AMAZING. My husband and I had jerk sewers with rice and peas, coleslaw, plantain, salad, Dumplings and our son had jerk chicken sewers and seasoned fries, with the most delicious sources and seasoning. We enjoy this takeout so much, it’s by by far the tastiest Caribbean food in Coventry.
alex friling
Always such great food here! Have taken friends and family here and every time everyone is so impressed with the food! Big portions at a great price!
Companion41295109096
Esmie’s travelled over to Preston this weekend for my sister’s wedding. The food was fantastic! It was served extremely efficiently to all the guests in lovely bamboo trays. Jerk chicken, rice and peas, salad, slaw, fried plantains and a dumpling. Amazing! I was so full but it was all so tasty and perfectly cooked! Thanks for adding to the whole vibe of the day. Highly recommended!
A really nice restaurant with great Carribbean food! On the night, there was a live jazz band with a jazz group dancing in the middle of the dance floor. Really good night overall!
Waited 50 minutes for subpar food at a terrible price. Food came with unlisted ingredients that completely ruined the meal. Never would have ordered from here of we knew what we'd get.
Went for the jerk chicken and rice today at Esmie’s in Cofas. Absolutely delicious. Friendly service and looking forward to trying the other dishes. Support our local businesses
We came here for my dads 60th yesterday and I have to say the service and food were excellent . Carole the manager catered to literally everything and more , we couldn’t have asked for better service it is literally second to none ! We had a table full of Jamaicans they all approved of the food and portions were just the right size ! Would absolutely recommend this place . Friendliest staff around including the bar staff ! Thankyou for making my dads night special and for everything you and your staff do ! We will be back very soon !!!
Went to the Reggae Halloween Murder Mystery night at Esmie’s. There were 20 of us, had an amazing time. Great venue, atmosphere, music and food! Highly recommend it and can’t wait to book again.
Another absolutely BANGIN" night at Esmies HALLOWEEN MURDER MYSTERY ! There was 20 of us booked a table and the food, Mickey DJ and the whole evening was AMAZING as ALWAYS !! The place was packed and everyone had the best time !!
Indeed the best Caribbean food in Coventry. The Jerk Chicken was flavoursome and freshly grilled on the open fire, and the Mutton Curry was very juicy. Compliments to the chef!
Disappointed I'm afraid. We had the special which was lamp chops and chicken wings with chips and salad. For £10 each I found the portion to be quite small.The lamb was very tough! The 'chips' which were fries were cheap, The salad with sauce was lovely however. But paying £10 for sauce and salad with wings that turned out to be 2 chicken chunks is awful.The staff were friendly and pleasant, the establishment had a good atmosphere but that was more from the people from the Twisted barrel outside.I would try the place again however.Parking: Parking at the top of Gosford Steet. 2 min walk to Fargo Village.Wheelchair accessibility: There is wheelchair access.
Bangin’ chicken and chips, though perhaps a bit over on the chicken skin. Nice staff too. The sauce was to die for. Definitely come again.
Visited last SundayThere was 6 of us. The food was amazing.Between us we all had different dishes and all of them were ten out of ten ! Lily and Isaac were very friendly and professional. We will definitely be back soon . Thank you
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We tried Esmie's at Fargo Market on a Saturday night.We had heard very good things about Esmie's food, which left us excited to try. Unfortunately, that's where the excitement ended We ordered 2 jerk chicken skewers with rice n peas along with a bake, plantain, and salad. We also enquired about the wings and fries to see if we could get a portion of just wings, which they happily obliged. However, wings and fries were £10 and they charged us £8 for a portion of wings - not the worst price in the world, but when I say, we got FOUR wings for £8 ???£13 for each portion of Jerk and £8 for 4 wings ?Now, the wings were actually really nice. Lovely flavour, succulent, and very well cooked. It was just the price, which was extremely disappointing.The jerk chicken skewers were very, very bland. Although I must admit, you get a large serving of chicken but chicken that has no flavour other than the burnt coals it's cooked on - a shame, really.The rice n peas We've never had anything so bland. Zero flavour, we counted 3 kidney beans in one portion. The rice had clearly not had any seasonings added as it was as white as the inside of our chicken. I don't get how you can make long grain rice taste like this and claim to be rice n peas.The salad wasn't anything to write home about, either, unfortunately. Diced cucumber & tomatoes and not a hint of coleslaw in sight The bake was very good in all fairness. A large serving on the side, which was nice to dip into the best sauce they had - a bottle of Siracha on the side. The platain was tasty, too. Cooked very well and had a great consistency.To sumamrise, we paid £34 for 2 servings of jerk skewers with 'rice n peas', salad, a single dumpling, and a single cut of plantain. And an additional 4 wings.It's very underwhelming, and maybe an experience in the restaurant will prove different, but I wouldn't be trying it again.
Ordered a chicken dumpling burger and i'm sad to say that it was very disappointing. Priced at £12 I was expecting something wonderfully flavourful however it was far from it. The dumpling itself was fried to crisp and was so hard. The chicken didn't have a flavour and the sauce used in the burger gave it a fishy taste which was very unusual. They have their own chilli sauces which were amazing with the chips, why not use this in your burgers? On top of this the place was not busy as at all and I had to wait almost 15-20 minutes for my burger. Unfortunately i will not be coming back and will not be recommending. Disappointed as I had high expectations given the reviews and have enjoyed dumpling burgers from elsewhere. I asked for a refund which they provided.
Yesterday we order from a stand in Fargo village as opposed to the restaurant. Their menu was a reduced but oh my goodness the food was AMAZING. My husband and I had jerk sewers with rice and peas, coleslaw, plantain, salad, Dumplings and our son had jerk chicken sewers and seasoned fries, with the most delicious sources and seasoning. We enjoy this takeout so much, it’s by by far the tastiest Caribbean food in Coventry.
Always such great food here! Have taken friends and family here and every time everyone is so impressed with the food! Big portions at a great price!
Esmie’s travelled over to Preston this weekend for my sister’s wedding. The food was fantastic! It was served extremely efficiently to all the guests in lovely bamboo trays. Jerk chicken, rice and peas, salad, slaw, fried plantains and a dumpling. Amazing! I was so full but it was all so tasty and perfectly cooked! Thanks for adding to the whole vibe of the day. Highly recommended!