D Roti Shak - New Westminster, British Columbia

Decided to try our luck here as finding good Caribbean food is hard in the greater Vancouver area/ lower mainland and it’s close to where myself and partner live. My partner is Jamaican and he had called to inquire on if the food item that is traditionally Jamaican shown online ... was available and was met with a rude response from whom we presume is the owner needing to ensure my that my partner felt his question was stupid and why would he even ask as they are trini. We decided that we would still try the food another time so we walked in and were the only ones in the store. No greeting from the man at the desk and the vibes were way off. I ordered the jerk chicken but he said “no jerk chicken” so I chose the stew chicken. We waited for our food and went to eat it in the store when we were told we can’t sit and eat and must leave. Covid signs and social distancing signs are still up 4 years later. We made it clear that we felt that was rude to kick us out especially if there is chairs and bar table to sit at and no one else in the store. None the less, the food was in fact fresh and delicious but it’s hard to overlook how we felt and were treated as patrons trying to support a small business. If the craving is strong enough, we will just order off of door dash. Read more

Scratches the itch if you want Trini doubles and roti. Good taste, heat and served up in good time. Limited parking options due to location and nowhere to sit and eat really. Has a few ‘local’ Trini items for sale. Walk a couple doors down and the Caribbean market offers ... up some of the same items cheaper. Read more

Lots of flavour and good spice. This is one of our favourite places to get roti. Friendly staff. Enough variety in the menu. Got sorrel, Peardrax, doubles, and beef roti. So good. Never disappoints. My wife is from Trinidad and loves the food from here. So lucky to ... have good Trinni food close by. Would recommend this place to anyone. We will be back (again). Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Read more

Family owned restaurant, with delicious authentic food! The staff were super friendly and were great with helping us with recommendations. Restaurant style is order at the counter and pay first. I've been trying to find a restaurant that serves ox tail for quite sometime and finally found one. It definitely did not disappoint.

This is a decent enough place to eat. I ordered the chicken roti and couldn't really tell the difference between roti and a curry wrap. I think if I came back I would just order the curry chicken on rice as the wrap is huge and ordering a rice dish ... would be easier to take home leftovers. The proprietor was very nice but wasn't very helpful with what to order on the menu. Don't drink the tap water as it tastes like plastic bottles Read more