Reviews for Island Krave in Norfolk, VA
Walking into the building I absolutely love the atmosphere! Talking to the ladies was a bonus point because you can't beat that... kind of spirit. I've come by Island krave as a recommendation for my coworker I was skeptical because it's pricey and I'm cheapbut after I tried the smoked wings I was instantly your love it's unlike any flavor that I've ever tasted before and wings so Ihad to order the same for myself. There are many flavors that you can individually taste but come together as one. The meatfalls off the bone and it's cooked to perfection. The rum cake don't even get me started this review is long enough as it isfantastic. You won't find anywhere else this flavor absolutely worth the price! Meeting the women behind the meal themselves wasalso super pleasant vibes. Read more
This is the worst jerk chicken I have ever had. That sauce is disgusting and it definitely was not chicken thighs. They... basically chopped up some chicken breast, and poured some spicy tangy sauce on top. I don?t know who?s giving these goodreviews. It?s probably them writing them, but I will never eat this again. Overpriced and not tasteful. Read more
I ordered the Jerk chicken plate w/ Rice & peas, cabbage & mac&chz?. I tried it but didn?t eat it all? the sauce was more bbq... tasting than jerk so it was kind of sweet which I didn?t like! I definitely wouldn?t get it again! Overall, the atmosphere &customer service was ok, I LOVED her plants inside! I probably would try fried fish next time if I ever returned,other than thatI couldn?t tell the meat was smoked whatsoever from the overwhelming bbq sauce taste. Read more
OMG, worst ?so-called? island food ever. This is supposed to be Brown Stew Chicken. Not sure where they got this recipe and chef... from. There?s nothing island about this meal. It?s horrible. Obviously the ppl who posted good comments aren?t familiar withisland food. This meal is offensive to Jamaicans such as myself. Very disappointed???????????? Read more
Love this place! Big portions, chicken curry is the best around, the Mac and cheese is really good, and so are the plantains.... Just tried the jerk pork, which was also great but it did taste like bbq.I?ve ordered both spicy, I would say it?s the perfectamount of heat but my bf says it?s a little spicy for him so depending on your taste. Read more
This was from a delivery order. I ordered jerk chicken, spicy sauce, yellow rice, Mac and cheese, corn bread, and rum cake. The... delivery set up when ordering the meal was confusing with the sauces because it has mild and spicy and then an option to getextra sauce, but they?re limited to one selection so you can?t order extra sauce and pick a mild/spicy sauce. I thought that thespicy was a spicy jerk sauce while the mild would be just a less spicy version. The spicy sauce was really hot, I?d put it onthe same level as straight up habanero hot sauce. I didn?t get any jerk flavors in the meat or sauce just some smoke flavor fromthe chicken but it was good all the same and there?s different ways to make jerk foods. The meat came diced, and not on thebone, which wasn?t expected but there was a very good portion of it and it was hot and very tasty. I was hesitant to really layinto it out of fear of finding a bone but didn?t find a single one in the meal. I do not believe I got yellow rice and while thealternative was good, it wasn?t what I was ordering. It looked like rice and beans and it was still good. The Mac and cheeseseems to be getting flak from people here in the reviews. I think most people up in arms about it only have two categories ofmac and cheese, it?s either in a box or it?s baked into a brick, and there?s so many kinds out there. This didn?t taste anythinglike a box of Mac and cheese and was noodles in a cheese sauce which I think had some garlic in there. It?s still mac and cheeseand it?s delicious. The corn bread was soggy about 50% of the way up either the top or bottom side of it and it wasn?t ideal,it still tasted good but it was pretty soggy unfortunately. The rum cake I ordered was good, there?s two firm cake layers thatwere light and moist with a generous amount of frosting. It had an overpowering rum flavor that really dominated everything butthen again it?s rum cake so that did make sense. I would have preferred a more mild fla Read more
I ordered the oxtails with Mac and cheese for my mother. She wasn?t pleased with the meal. I went to restaurant and they... couldn?t give refund of $22. I went back to restaurant the cashier basically saying she couldn?t do anything. I ask cashiercould I get a exchange and some money back she said no then I talked to the manager. She said it?s a courtesy to fix my Orderand gave me a small curry chicken. I received no partial refund or full. A full plate of oxtails uneaten and $22 down the drain.This will be my first and last time trying this restaurant, i learned my lesson just stick with the restaurants you normally go. Read more
Currently traveling and had to stay one night in Norfolk. I had a hard time deciding what to eat until I stumbled upon Island... Krave! I ordered a large jamaican jerk chicken mac and cheese cabbage rice with beans, a side of cornbread and banana rumpudding. Everything tasted absolutely delicious! 10/10 would recommend! With a large order you could easily feed two to threepeople. If I wasn't just passing through I would most definitely be a regular here. Read more