Reviews of Tropical Paradise (Fish Shop)

Peter S

Good chicken jerk, very tasty. Rice to chicken ratio and salad amount needs re-balancing. Wasn't expecting that much rice! Had leftover rice after eating chicken and salad (not a lot of salad). Service needs improvement. You can get more sales and repeat clients if you show more care and enthusiasm. Its like the owner was annoyed I was asking questions (first time customer).

Nafisa M.

Although the food was pretty good the few times I had it, unfortunately I will not be eating here again, nor recommending it. I value customer service and respect over anything, and I had one of the worst experiences here. Staff (family-owned) was unnecessarily rude, and had no interest in accommodating for very minor circumstances. I will not be going into details, but let’s just say my food was ready and I had no interest in taking it by the end of my visit!

Damian Lalonde-Pulcini

Authentic and delicious jerk chicken, and a fantastic roti. Great place to stop when you're in the area, ill be back!

Vincent Lapointe

My Fovrite west-indian restaurant by far! Family business. Home cooking. Best doubles and roti in town!

Jan Eurelson

One of the best doubles and jerk chicken in Montreal. Always ask for their special spicy sauce!

triscope

Honestly the best jerk chicken in town. Very authentic flavor. Both the plate and the jerk chicken wrap are amazing.

Ahmed Chamseddine

Very good food

Sarah Wong

Friendly service, good prices, and the food is delicious! I ordered oxtail and a side of fried plantains for takeout. So full and happy!

Nathan Jennings

Amazing environment and very personal service. The food was crisp and enchanting. Will absolutely recommend this place to others. Reasonable rates and large meals. Great job.

Ju P.

(Edited in 2020) Quality and taste have gone down significantly. Not my fave place for roti anymore. (Original review)Best place for a jerk chicken roti. And if you're broke, get yourself a double. Just make sure you're not wearing your fancy, going-out clothes, because you will leave smelling like spices. Worth it though.

Vaibhav Sharma

Homely food joint that serves food made with love and care ... Many choices with decent price ...

Piush Patel

You want tasty food, check this place out.

Samantha Walker

It's hard to find great Caribbean food in montreal, especially doubles! This is the best I've found. Pineapple chicken also very good.

Tyson Freeman

I regularly come grabbing some food in here. I loved the prompt customer service and well cooked food. Highly recommended.

Camdyn L

I adore this spot! They give awesome dishes, their menu is rich, The chief cook in that place is a real pro, I like very much tasting all their food. The dishes are always of high class, the attitude towards the customers is agreeable. I frequently visit this restaurant and I was never unsatisfied. Highly recommended.

Danny Sattar

Ordered for the first time thru Ubereats. Loved it. Way better than a nearby competitor. Will order often!

Helpful Laughter

5 stars is not enough, this place deserves 10 stars! The staff are super friendly and welcoming and the food is delicious plentiful and inexpensive! This is my favourite Caribbean restaurant in Montreal!

Maddie McCready

I’ve eaten from here several times and have loved it, and have recommended Tropical Paradise to many people, but I am incredibly disappointed with how my experience was today. I ordered the ‘Original Doubles trio (vegan)’ from Uber Eats and I noticed halfway into one of the doubles that there was a chunk of meat. *I have been vegan for a long time and haven’t eaten meat in over a decade.* I called the restaurant to let them know and the woman who I spoke to on the phone was rude to me and cut me off saying “no, I saw him make it” when I explained to her that there was a piece of meat in it. I’m not stupid nor am I blind. I spread it apart with a fork and you can see the tendons.

Marcia Peterkin

The oxtail needed to be cooked longer, everything else was fine

V K

Try their jerk chicken and doubles! One of my favorite Caribbean restaurants in Montreal, and its my go-to place when I am craving authentic food. It's a small mom and pop restaurant and everyone is extremely friendly, and if you go there enough, they start treating you like family.

Danylo Byelikov

I did an order trough uber eats , and got food with hair. Won't recommend this place, disgusting

Christopher Randall

Best place for roti, and doubles. They know how to cook. Curry is done right.

Luciano Capone

The food quality goes up and down! I wish it would stay up.

Maroussia Joyal

Love the food there! Special shoutout to chicken double and goat curry roti ????

Pavlova Narrainen

My friend and I ordered the jerk chicken, rice and peas, salad plate and it was delicious!!! ???? Very good service, very nice and friendly! ????

Alessandro Borsellino

Best roti spot in Montreal in my opinion!

Pablo Arancivia

The family who runs this place is super friendly, and their food is Amazing... Please ignore the posts of Jean-François, Lucy Patulli, and Larry Ezvo as it looks like they are all fake gmail accounts made to slander other businesses. They all replied to the same businesses with one star reviews leaving comments. It’s one customer that girl Christina Hanna who lost her mind and has to throw a tantrum like a typical spoiled brat!! Screw her lol I'm Hispanic and i always had great service and respect from this family owned business.

Lynne Darroch

Tasty filling roti and sweet plantains

Victor Teplov

Im put 1 star because the food was very bad and it was the worst service I had.

Mike Long

Been grabbing the doubles here for decades. Sadly have to go through the apps during these times but wow do they really come through on that end. Ordering food to the restaurant you are working in always a trip, but there’s nowhere else near the centre of the city to grab these delectable dainties.

Jo N.

The food was super tasty, especially the doubles. We tried the goat and the shrimp doubles - did not disappoint! The only reason I'm not giving this place 5 stars is because the presentation isn't stellar. The plantains for example looked a little dry (they didn't taste like it though!). So if you're looking for a place with no frills and excellent food, this is the place for you! It feels very authentic, the wait isn't long, and there's awesome dancehall and soca music playing at a reasonable volume in the background.

N.M N.M

Great food and friendly staff .

Grace P.A. (Grace)

I just ordered through uber eats and it is the firat time we tried this restaurant and we ate very very pleased. The food is tasty, the order came in super fast and portions are very generous. Awesome find!

Super Man

I've never seen such a rude owner when I went there. Place is dirty,kitchen is dirty and I wouldn't trust how they store their food. I see all these 5 star reviews and I really wonder what most of them are smoking..

Paul Rupert

I can't praise this place enough (but I will). The food is so tasty, so fresh. Rotis are good for two meals and it arrives hot. Remember, we're here for a good time, if not a long time.

Sophie Lacoste

Thank you for providing tasty food for delivery during this difficult time. We love your vegan options and will keep ordering from you!

Dan Is Not The Problem

First of all, the interior of the restaurant smells like heaven. That translates to the food. Absolute flavour-town!

Ricky Perlman

Very good food ????and service too.

Sabreena

Their Doubles are AMAZING!! 1000/10

Barbara Bedont

This is the kind of place that once you discover it, you will become a regular. The food is so good and so unique that I crave it, and even if I don't live in the neighbourhood, I always look for opportunities to eat there. The roti bread is so soft. The curries are so full of flavour. And the family that run it are decent hard-working people who take pride in their cuisine. I wish only that they had proper cutlery, and not plastic forks and knives that end up in the bin. If you like Caribbean food, this place is the best in town.

Andrew Peters

Without a doubt top 3 Caribbean Restaurants in Montreal. Haven't tried one thing on the menu yet that I haven't enjoyed.

Kim Yeeping

I have tried most of the food on the menu and it's always delicious, well seasoned and their homemade hot sauce is the bomb! Fast service with a smile! This restaurant is one of the best Caribbean restaurants in Montreal! A must try!

Jessica Lieu

Jerk chicken was great, the doubles are fantastic. Great place with good prices.

Richard Jorsainvil

This is my spot. Closes thing to good food when it comes to west Indian food

Anik Faisal

Really tasty food, great value as well!

Michael Tolentino

The ox tail was absolutely delicious. I will definitely come back for more.

Adam Holbrough

Love their Roti’s

Arnaud Chrun-Tremblay

Food is amazing and generous portions! Unfortunately the packaging when ordering is styrofoam which is really not great for the environment... cardboard would be better!

Alexandre Le Tennier

I walked up in this place thinking of jerk chicken. Took a good look at the menu and was amazed at the diversity of delicious meals they have to offer. The food is amazing, cooked on point, chicken is nice and tender, not dry, not squishy just perfect. The staff is welcoming, all smiles and laid back. Prices are very affordable and I got my food in 10 minutes which is pretty damn decent in my opinion. Will go again and enjoy something different but not tonight, the sizes of the servings is just right and almost couldn't finish my plate! 5 stars all the way!

Matt A

I think Christina Hanna and her made up friends(Lucy patulli, Jean Francois, Larry ezvo) are probably just mad they couldn’t handle the spicy chicken so she left fake reviews lying about this place????????. I’ve been here over a dozen time and The food is always delicious, prices always the same, and the place is clean every time I go. Long Live Tropical Paradise!!

Jennifer Smith

Best homemade Caribbean food in montreal!! Bonus points for how nice they are!

C. R. Yuen

Best doubles in town! Their curry goat is another one of my favorites. You can tell it's cooked with love. Very decent prices for a generous plate. You get super friendly service every time. Its too bad I live so far now. I try to pass by when I'm in the area. Love their spicy sauce. Has a nice kick to it. I hope to return very soon.

Jeremy Roach

Best trini food nice staff and quick service

Edward Batangan

Best doubles around. Can't get enough of their jerk chicken plate and jumbo boneless chicken roti. If you are ever in the area and hungry definitely worth the stop to eat in or take out. I see they now offer Uber Eats as well.

Urban virgo

Edited review from a 4 to 2 star rating - I would have to agree with other reviewers with the fact that the quality and taste has gone down and the price went up. The curry inside the rotis are okay, nothing special and I believe it can use more seasonings, it’s bland and definitely not enough salt. I also find that it’s expensive too, $3 for doubles? That’s way too much and you have to pay for the pepper sauce? Cmon! I’ve ordered from here numerous times so this is not a one time occurrence. It’s really not worth it in my opinion. One last thing, the channa in the doubles were hard and so was the goat they needed to cook it down some more.

Kassie Brown

Tropical Paradise is just my favorite. A $2.45 double full of curry is the best deal in town and the hot sauce is exquisite. A bonus: they seem to have Island Soda's ginger beer when it is getting scarce around the rest of the neighborhood.

Candace Jennings

No question about it best jerk chicken & partties in town ! Go here quite often & never disappointed. Just so good

Adam Chano

Really tender and tasty jerk chicken!

Jean Francois

Worst caribbean food in Montreal. Montrealer's should stay away from this place many other have gotten sick from there food.

Mark MIller

I've been eating at this place for over 10years.. awesome food and great family working hard to provide excellent Caribbean dishes.

Sarah Says Hello

This is my second time going here. I got the goat roti ladt time, and the jerk wrap this time. They both are so delicous, and under twenty bucks. I am upset at myself for going to the Wendy's next door so often when I should have been going here.

Be_Here_ Now_

Cashier is always attentive and respectful, the channa roti, jerk roti and Maubi is what i always order, 5 stars for me

Nandan Giri

Love their food. Especially the doubles.

Benny Cheung

Always good

Ariel Donayo

I ordered a Goat Roti with rice via UberEats, everything arrived well and still hot. The goat was perfectly cooked, very tender and tasty. The curry itself was perfectly spiced (as in seasoned), though not spicy (as in hot) at all...but that is fine for me, as I prefer not too spicy food. I would definitely try other rotis and other dishes they make in the future.

Brian O Connor (BrianO)

Great Caribbean food! Had a great Jeri chicken roti. Lots of chicken. They also have a double plate with two rotis and salad... mummm good. I will be back.

Chris Ugolini

Those Doubles are damn amazing. You're missing out if you walk by this place.

Francois Bureau (Frank B)

did i catch them on a bad day? the reviews seem to be great but here is my story : i got there and orderd the jerk chicken plate... he tried to charge me 50 cents on a 13$ debit transaction....and then i get home …

nikkikickshard

Amazing Caribbean food. These places are those hidden gems that makes Montreal so great. It’s just a little place that locals know that makes some great spicy food. This place in my opinion is a must stop. The service is friendly and knowledgeable. Clean atmosphere.

MITCH CORBER

Best jerk chicken! extremely flavorful

Krystal

Authentic Doubles, always fresh and have maintained the same size over the years! My recommendation is to try the Goat Doubles.

V. P.

Excellent service, tasty food! Great atmosphere! Humble as can be! Beats many other Caribbean places hands down. I really like this place. A definite must try if you haven't yet

Jon Speed

Great place to grab some Jamaica patties! Super tasty, and usually a couple ready to serve when you walk in.

Shake Kandy (Shake)

Great food, got a jerky chicken roti and plate. Service was nice and the food was lightly spicy.

marius ion

Fast service , good value ????

Jay Diligent

I give them 4 stars just cause they had paper plates the one time i decided to eat there, because I take out usually. Thats not a good look. The plate got so hot it folded and made it difficult to eat with. Other than that the food is great, the the portions are generous!

Jahzy Gonzaga-Arana

Very rude! So unprofessional, I called to order something for pick up. Took my order without specification and put me on hold!! I didnt even tell him what I want exactly. Made me wait for almost 10 minutes and just hanged up the phone on me without saying anything.

Robin DaVindisch

Very good caribbean food. Excellent jerk chicken. Always fresh. Very humble and kind family restaurant. Love eating there. Highly recommend.

Philip Abernethy

Good food, not too pricy, nice staff. Probably great for takeout, not so much to eat there. Décarie is rather noisy.

Jesse Binstock

great food, just love the doubles. There are so many good Roti's in montreal its hard to say which is better. if you are on the look out for a Roti should be on your list !

Anton Panaitesco

Nice traditional Jamaican cantine. Their Jerk chicken is amazing and just spicy enough.

Steven Mansour

Delicious Caribbean food with a few veggie options. Great curries and the doubles are to die for. Lots of the usual Caribbean sodas as well. Location is a bit sparse but fine for a quick bite (we usually do takeout). Owner is extremely friendly and chill.

Le Roux Theron

Excellent rôti - I tried the jumbo goat and very pleasantly surprised. The restaurant itself not very appealing but the roti was good. $13 + tax was a bit expensive I find but again very good quality and friendly service.

Steve Coussa

Food is amazing here. Great family run restaurant!

Marie Christyne

Delicious, healthy, inexpensive. Good service.

Sue Han

Good food. Good prices. Will go back and bring friends.

Brian

Been going here for years. One of Montreal's best Caribbean food establishments. Everything tastes great and the service is A1.

deschh

Best Roti in town. Hands down. 10/10 would eat there again!

serge N

Best jamaican so far. A bit expensive and "ok" customer service

Carlos Cano

Nice family restaurant, I love their food

Hazzel D. Derige

Love this place! my go-to Caribbean spot. Their jerk chicken is sooo good and spicy. And their oxtail is....... you have to try it

Erika De Torres

Really tasty Caribbean food in the Décarie/Snowdon area of Montreal! Their jerk chicken is spicy and flavourful. Also, for the amount of money you pay and the amount of food you get it’s pretty worth it, especially the plate meals. I wouldn’t recommend getting the coke and brownie combo though as it’s a bit overpriced (the brownie is tiny and the coke is just a can.) I’d recommend getting the plantains for a side!

Mo J U

Great food,been consistent all these years.keep up the great service.a must try.

François Vincent

Great food and price!

Didarul Haque

Tropical paradise is an absolute hidden gem of a restaurant! Incredible food, indredbile service, all for a very affordable price. What's even better is that the meats are HALAL! To all my Muslims, be sure to stop by here if ever you're nearby, it's a nice change of pace from eating at the usual middle eastern or Indian halal spots. Try out their oxtail, it's to die for. The meat is so tender and well seasoned. The hot sauce is also a must! (if you can tolerate heat that is). I'm really glad to have found this spot, and if you're reading this, do yourself a favor and check this place out!

Dom Riti

Great place to eat real food soul food

Amin Akrami

The meat was all bones and fat. Very bad and practically zero meat. When asked he said thats how its supposed to be. Salad was basically just lettuce. Only decent thing was the rice

Yousef Kamhiyah

We decided to go on a Friday evening, and this place definately lives up to the hype. Jerk chicken was fantastic, goat roti was freshly made & delicious, but best of all was that MANGO HOT SAUCE bottle that was offered... very satisfying feast.

Julian Alpha Dog

Not the best. Paid 18.40$ for a plate smaller than what I get in Boustan. And their plate didnt come with macaroni just plain rice and chicken.

kookoo kurt

Always bless, and that family is respectful!

Sean Murphy

Was happily surprised, great food & amazing hot sauce.

Melanie Cartier

I ordered here so many times, they started being more sloppy and lazy with their chicken... unfortunately. The latest bbq chicken was so nasty and the peppasauce was so bland like what even happened for it to be so bad.. I'm not going here anymore :(

Lin Cheung

Everything is flavorful and well made. I love their double sandwich and it's exclusive to Tropical paradise.

Margaux Philippe

Amazing food ❤️

Billy Latouch

Best jerk chicken

Tyler Barclay

You only get 4 pieces of oxtail for 18.40. Go to seasoned dreams if you want a good portion

Jemimah columbres

Our number one go to Caribbean restaurant in Montréal. Never misses, great portions and nice staff. Highly recommend the oxtail plate! Here's the menu

avc chinito

Always amazing food! The staff are very friendly!

David Monestime

This is my favorite place of all. There is not a single thing I don't like in the menu. The jerk chicken is mouth watering, the rice seasoned exactly how I like it, best roti and the doubles...these I just can't explain how good they are. I miss being in the city mainly because of that place.

LA Rey

Doubles are still great! These are my best go-to doubles in the city. But please change your patty. The patty lack taste. It is not like the previous patty you guys had. Pretty sad that I bought more than one patty today, expecting something I had before. Patty was a 2/5

Georgina Huynh

Love the selection that they have here and the prices just can't be beat!!! The only thing you need to eat here is a double. Ask the staff about it. Look at my video. It's the best thing between two slices of carbs ever. Try the goat. You won't regret it!!! You can also have the original with chickpeas only. So delicious. I need to try other things here but my eyes always hone in on doubles. Yours should too!

MLB

Good eats here. Love their doubles they're really good especially the jerk chicken ones. Owner is extremely friendly and a nice guy.

TB

I don't get the love for this place, they microwave everything, makes for an unpleasant roti. Jerk chicken shouldn't be boneless chicken breast, roti lacked flavour. Please stop microwaving your food and maybe I will try it again.

Peter Kings

Good Roti

C Dionne

Great West Indian cuisine with very friendly staff. It's a small place and isn't upscale. But it's clean and rarely overcrowded. The jerk chicken and roties are excellent. Worth a visit for real.

A Espitia

The Roti is amazing, service is nice and familiar, they make you feel at home. 100% recommended.

Lazina Subratee

Food was amazing service was excellent

Alanna Biduk

Amazing food with amazing service. Highly recommend

Quincy Reid

Great food in simple setting. Very friendly staff. Good prices.

Elton Crichlow

Service was great the ppl were polite fast and good cant go wrong

Robert Novosad

Very solid Jerk Chicken. Has a decent level of spice and the hot sauce they have in hand compliments all of their meals.

ronnie mack (RMcgirl)

A great place for Carribean flavors. Good service.

Steve Custodio

Not as good as it used to be. Used to really love this place but the last 4 or 5 times I have gone it just has not been very good. I kept going back because I hoped it was just a fluke.

Ghazal Haghi Damsbaek

This place is great! I had jerk chicken and double. Nice food , well priced and simple. Great lunch spot. But... But.... where are the plantains? :(

Giovanni Ortiz

Had the oxtail and I can honestly say I dont know what oxtail tastes like because there was no meat. Im actually not exagerating. Literally just bones with a little fat and skin. Basically paid 20$ for rice and a drink. The guy choked with I confronted him about it.

Trinity L

Very good food just expect to wait a long time if theres a line

Candace Roscoe (camysue)

Best chana roti in town! Great service and vegan friendly.

bgddn ihf

Good service, i loved the channa roti and jerk roti and their Maubi drink, just what i was looking for, 5 stars

Jan Courvoisier

Very tasty food!

Vasva Sales

Amazing Jerk Chicken! Staff was very friendly. Would highly recommend!

Sam Monton

Ordered off uber eats today. Got jerk chicken plate and curry chicken plate. Usually I go for large plates but I got the regulars. The portions were huge. Everything was DELICIOUS. The plantain is also amazing.

j c

Never going back again, their menu is very unclear and they charge extra for everything.

Ira Tessler

Went back today for the first time in a few years.everything was delicious and reasonably priced.

Jacob Brown

I placed my order from Tropical Paradise because I heard of the great reviews of the Jerk Chicken Plate. I ordered the Curry Shrimp Roti Trio to try it out. If I had one word to describe the curry shrimp it would be, "disappointing". The roti was very, very dry and had way too much flour and barely any taste. It was STUFFED with potatoes that were seasoned relatively ok but barely any shrimp. I think I found about 4 pieces of shrimp in the entire roti which was extremely underwhelming. The salad was a huge letdown; a few random cuts of lettuce and carrots topped with a distasteful French dressing. This dish is definitely not up to the standard of traditional West Indian cuisine.

Jesse Aucoin

Go to for oxtaill and doubles!! Family run quality is consistent

Emily Fords

The jerk chicken plate is delicious but somehow they don’t serve cups of water?? Overall nice place to eat

ryan douglass

This place is amazing. The roti is spot on. The curried goat is delicious, and so is the jerk chicken! The doubles taste just like my grandma makes them!

Matt Bailie

Amazing food! From the BBQ Plate, to the Jerk Chicken, grab some Doubles and end it with a tasty Pattie. This is a must visit local joint for some authentic food. Uber Eats is available too. My only complaint is the BBQ plate sauce is a little too much on the over salted side. 5/5.

Melissa B

always the best service honest people and amazimg food

Ryan Mcturk

I ordered from these guys a few times. This one was particularly amazing. I ordered their chicken roti, had it delivered by uber eats. It was incredible; the flavour and texture of the curry was on point, the wrap was cooked perfectly, and not overdone like some of the other places ive tried. 15/10

Derrick Gannon

Great food.

Angela Sareen

Loved it! Dishes were delicious home-made goodness!

Adrien Morin Duchesne

Delicious plate with amazing taste. I would definitely recommend if you can handle a bit of heat on your plate and if you don't mind that the food might not be the most appealing look-wise.

Sahir Shivji

I am generally a huge fan of doubles. Never been treated so poorly by a restaurant in my life! I forgot to ask for my doubles spicy. I asked the person to add spicy sauce and the person was not willing to make them spicy. When I left he said “Please do not come back”.

Pp Killaz

We ordered a BBQ chicken plate and a jerk chicken plate. It was honestly THE worst chicken we ever had...the "bbq" was actually boiled half-cooked chicken splattered in a red sauce and the jerk was just bland and tasteless. We were genuinely scared of getting food poisoning should we finish our plates. Waste of money and time ant it's a shame when you know how tasty Carribean food actually is. PSA: STAY AWAY

Alexandre Levesque

First time trying caribbean food.It was fresh and well cooked and flavorful. I didn't like the texture of the breads though, it felt wet. I think that might be normal in that type of cuisine, but in any case except that it was good!

Eyad Zinary

Simply wow. The flavour and quantity for the price is unbeatable. Love it please keep doing the same quality ????????

Dan McIsaac

Awesome food!!! The price is reflective of the portions, very generous. The food is very authentic and prepared perfectly. Hands down best jerk chicken I've had in this city, juicy and tender, great flavour. This is a must have!

Gia Paccione

Had the jerk chicken roti and my b/f had the goat roti = we were both really happy. A very generous amount of meat in both. We will definitely be back.

devin patel

Best in town west Indian food.