The Original Caribbean Spice
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The Original Caribbean Spice

Proper Caribbean cooking in Elephant and Castle—jerk chicken, goat curry, and rice and peas done right without the fuss.

🍴 Caribbean restaurantcasualfamily-friendlyrelaxedtraditionalrestaurant
You're in Castle Square, the beating heart of SE17, where Elephant and Castle is finally becoming somewhere you'd actually choose to eat rather than just pass through. The Original Caribbean Spice sits unpretentiously in Unit 19, serving up food that tastes like someone's mum is cooking in the kitchen—because that's what proper Caribbean restaurants feel like. This is straightforward, flavourful stuff: goat curry that's been simmered properly, jerk chicken with actual char, and sides that don't get forgotten about. No Instagram plating, no fusion nonsense. Just honest food at prices that won't have you checking your bank account afterwards.

Known for

  • Jerk chicken
  • Goat curry
  • Rice and peas
  • Proper Caribbean home cooking
  • No-nonsense approach to Caribbean food

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The Original Caribbean Spice
The Original Caribbean Spice
The Original Caribbean Spice
The Original Caribbean Spice
The Original Caribbean Spice
The Original Caribbean Spice
4.4(46 reviews)
Unit 19 Castle Square, Elephant and Castle, London SE17 1AY, UK