Caribbean Heat in Pickering

Sizzling seafood plate was very tasty and generous. Thank you!

Worst place ever to buy food. food overcooked, cold food, no taste, chicken hard and no good customer service.

Food was enough for 3 people. Upgraded rice to fried. Was on the spicy side but Alex chicken was great.

Their Alex Chicken is my favourite. Great flavour with a good amount of heat.

**5 Stars - An Amazing Experience Every Time!** As a proud regular at Carribean Heat, I cannot praise this place enough! Jimmy and his team consistently deliver outstanding service that makes every visit a memorable one. From the moment you walk through the door, youre greeted with warm smiles, prompt attention, and an atmosphere that makes you feel like part of the family. The food here is absolutely incredible. Whether its the Caribbean Heat Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice or their calamari and pepper squid, the dishes are always cooked to perfection, packed with authentic Caribbean flavors, and have that signature heat that I crave! The seafood, in particular, stands out. The Spicy Garlic & Ginger Green Onion Lobster is hands-down one of my favorite dishes succulent, fresh, and full of bold flavors. What really sets this place apart is the attention to detail and the passion you can see from Jimmy and his staff. No matter how busy it gets, they make sure to check in, offer recommendations, and ensure everything is up to the highest standard. Jimmy truly cares about his customers, and it shows in every dish that comes out of the kitchen and in the friendly service his team provides. I take pride in being a regular customer at this restaurant, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fantastic dining experience. If youre looking for top-notch Caribbean cuisine, impeccable service, and a great atmosphere, Carribean Heat is the place to be. Thank you, Jimmy, for consistently going above and beyond!

Awesome food at an awesome price!

Went for first time today to eat here worst chicken on planet earth. Boiled, Rubbery, fatty, smelly, tasteless, foul taste. They use same chicken in all dishes we ordered. Chicken Roti, Shangahi noodle, ate 0 pieces of the chicken. The chicken in the chicken balls and hot and sour soup smelled horrible too and reeked, was also uncooked, took one bite and returned it, still have the horrible taste in my mouth, they took the unused Chicken balls and Soup off the bill after initially refusing. Brought out doggy bags for me to take home left overs, I adamantly refused, worst chicken in the world, so rubbery could bounce off the walls like an Indian rubber ball. Please switch to using real chicken in your dishes or this place will go the way of the Dodo bird! Bye!!!

The foods good. The portions are large and the workers are friendly. Theres only 1 server everytime we go. But over all its a relaxing place and the food isnt over priced

Alex chicken combo for $12 was a steal, amazing portion size

Its my lunch time peace on earth. Pick the Alexander chicken..you wont regret it

Great customer service

Food is amazing. Servise is great. Prices is good

We purchased a take out of a large tray of Guyanese-style veggie chowmein last Sunday, but it turned out to be disappointing. It was mostly just plain noodles without any vegetables. The noodles were overly soft and almost sticky, making it unappetizing. Unfortunately, it was such a bad experience that nobody could eat it. Vegetarian options: No vegetable in the vegetarian chowmein. Bad experience

Alex chicken.! Cannot be touched. Best food item Id say possibly ever!

Their Home Chili Chicken is easily in the top 3 places Ive gotten chili chicken from. 11/10 WILL drive from Scarborough just for this

Lots of dead rat in parking lot.smells bad

The food is good the pepper sauce sucks. Its stale and not got at all.

I ordered take out 2 of their spicy calamari and I m so much dissapointed the portion is very little I want to give it back but I live in Markham but my family loved to eat there. Only the take out I m not happy about it.

The food is amazing , they never cease to surprise with the pepper shrimp fried rice and calamari s.

The food was awesome as usual. The service I received from this young Indian girl Jasmine was exceptional. So very pleasant, accommodating and great service overall. She was on top of everything. Kudos to Jasmine. I will be back with my friends and family.

Unfriendly. Food was most one vegetable and rice not good. Service terrible and will not come again. We did not enjoy .

Nice

Their Alex chicken is the best. I go there almost every month with my colleagues

The food is old and disgusting. I think they just warm it up and serve it. I got sick from the food here. I dont recommend this place if you want fresh food. I wish there was zero stars. Disappointed!!

Poor customer service complain about the food theyre not doing anything. To fix the problem.

Excellent West Indies Chinese food! The crab special in curry sauce is great! Highly recommended!

Big portions. Delicious food, good prices

Big portions, excellent food, The lunch specials are cheap.

We had a family gathering with lots of babies and children. Staff efficient, food excellent. Environment clean and family oriented. Parking: We came just in time to get a closer parking Kid-friendliness: Able to accomodate babies 4 mths, 5 mths, 1 yr with strollers to high chairs and ages group of 2 yrs, 4 yrs, 6 yrs, 10 and 11 yrs old.

Solid food whenever I m craving Chinese West Indian food. Whenever I m in Ajax, I always make sure to stop by for takeout. Their portions are big and their deep fried chicken wontons are to die for!!

This is the only location me and my family will go to, the food is best kn Fridays and Saturdays in my opinion. Hard to find good Chinese guyanese food. Its all about the cook and they got that good one! My husbands favorite is Alex chicken and pepper shrimp and me and my kids like the veggie lomein and crispy wings Vegetarian options: They have tasty steamed vegetables and egg rolls

Order special chicken fried rice ,special chicken Chow mien and wings and shrimp wonton. Rice and noodles did not taste fresh and the chicken was very dry . When food was arrived it was cold. I will not be ordering again. Its not worth the $80 I spent. The wings and wonton was good .

Decent place - would go again if im in the area

Great Pepper shrimp chow mein

The food has so much flavor. You will leave there feeling satisfied.

Good music, great food, great service! Jimmy is the man. Ask for a Jimmys special shot. Try the pepper shrimp, the pepper chicken, the sizzling ribs (spicy hot honey), the lobster and crab, omg, everything on this menu slaps proper. Ill be back. Again and again. I drive from Etobicoke to come here and you should too. The servers are amazingly friendly and the location is just off the 401. Try this place.

People here are amazing, whether its other customers coming in to eat or the staff, the owner is absolutely fabulous, so kind. The food is amazing, its so hard not to get everything on the menu Always feel at home, its really nice cuz they always have great music playing but its not too loud where you have to scream to have a conversation I always look forward to dinner here

I normally come here to come get alexs chicken combo due to the large portion factor. Today unfortunately it was really small and i called the restaurant to inform them and they werent able to provide good customer service. The manager just said he cant do nothing and happy new year. Very bad customer service

The food here is always great. Always fresh and hot! The pepper sauce is amazing too!

Food is great with good prices. Service is ok. Feels at bit rushed at times but food is good enough to keep going back. Alex Chicken is my usual. Dry pepper calamari is good as well.

awesome pepper sprinp

Great food

When I go for Caribbean food, I expect it to be prepared by Caribbean people. Our non-caribbean server was not very attentive at all. We had to repeatedly call her over to request more drinks, Cutlery, hot sauce, etc. The portion size was great, and the food tasted good but the atmosphere was less than cozy and seems like the server didnt really care that we were taken care of.

We got the sense of a place that once was but now is not. Service was not friendly and thats a personal pet peeve. If you are in the customer business I expect customer service to be at the forefront of everything else you do. In my opinion, the food was not prepared with detail and care I expected.

Fantastic and very delicious food..

Love it here. I miss when they had a lunch buffet but takeout is always quality.

Food is good however service is not up to par. Wings were not given even though we were over the order limit to get them free. If it s free do we still have to order them? That makes no sense to me.

Zero quality. I highly recommend you not go there. It s a waste of money.

Great place good food good prices nice vibe

I often order from here the fried rice is good not the chowmein it had no taste need to improve

Caribbean heat is a Chinese Caribbean restaurant. Were guyanese and their food makes us feel just like home.

My go to place in the area. Can t go wrong with the food and prices.

Service and Food was excellent tonight.

The food is spicy and tastes great. Lunch was @ $15 bu5 comes with a pop. I didnt finish and the kids rinced it when I got home. Best Chilli Chicken in Durham so far that Ive found.

All I have to say is chef kiss the honey garlic wings melt inna mi mouth so good cantonese chow mein was ok special fry rice yum

Found this place last month. Its become a weekly stop... minimum lol. The food and service has been great. I would recommend the Alex Chicken and Pepper Shrimp. The chicken balls were my only disappointment ...all balls with barely any chicken lol. Most places fail at this dish anyways. Other than that though, all dishes have been great. Its my regular place now. Cheers.

Good food, good sizes!

First time visiting this place. Food portions were very generous. Price was reasonable and felt great considering how large the portions were. Everything was delicious, Spicy rice was a bit too spicy but thats alright. Calamari was delicious as well as the Chilli Chicken. Will definitely be coming back!

Great portions for lunch at a fairly cheap price. I get the Alex Chicken on fried rice every week, sometimes twice. Price went up 2 bones for lunch combo. Still worth it.

Previously gave 5 stars.. down to a 1 star UPDATE a year later - the quality of the food has gone down. They have just served me burned fried rice with bones in the food that I have bitten into unknowingly. I am definitely going to stop buying my fried rice from here. This seems to be a trend with west indian restaurants. they make good food and over time the quality goes down quite a bit. Maybe change in cooks - either way.. you have lost a customer.

Service was fast after lunch hours and our food arrived hot and fresh. Restaurant is clean inside.

1st experience on a Saturday evening, food, drinks and service was good. Since then , Very inconsistent food quality . Stale food, precook fried chicken being served. Mock calamari, hard fried rice .Guy serving , bartending is miserable, unfriendly. Hope they will Take feedback and make improvements. Food

Excellent food and servings were worth the price

Love love the food

The place is clean and pleasant, the service is normal and the food is delicious, the only thing that based on the name seems that the food is Caribbean but it is Asian, I recommend it anyway because it is delicious and has good portions in relation to quality and price. Kid-friendliness: Always

I really love everything from this restaurant

curry beef tasted very bad, ended up throwing it out chili chicken tastes ok Food : 1/5

Came here with my family and the servers were all lovely. The food portion is perfect, their dishes are all juicy and filled with flavour ! Will most definitely come back

Amazing food, amazing portions, amazing prices. Hidden gem

Food tasted better, from my last visit

Did not knew about this place before and glad that we just randomly thought of dining here. Great food, very good portion with excellent service. Highly recommended!!

The chicken curry and roti was not great, feels like the chicken was re cooked or left over chineese food mixed w curry and served. Besides that ends of the roti were stale / hard like it had been reheated.

Delicious food

OK the pepper fried squid is amazing and they have this hot sauce that is extremely unique, and I can never ever live without it ever again, they sell it in containers for five bucks.. I also tried the curry goat and it was great but I d highly recommend dining in instead of taking out like I did trying to drive and eat lol.

Solid 7.5/10

Like the place and people.

It was late afternoon and my wife and I were looking for a new restaurant to try locally. Lets support our small local businesses! I did a little bit of research and came across this restaurant on Google. We were very hungry so we ordered four dishes. 1. Pepper shrimp chow mein 2. Curry goat with roti 3. Alex chicken with steam rice 4. Spicy garlic calamari The restaurant was not busy just a bunch of older guys drinking at the bar. They have a mix and match 5 bottle beer bucket for $19.99. This includes Heineken, Corona, Coors light, Budweiser, Molson Canadian. We noticed their special was $5.99 calamari with choice of spicy garlic, black bean or hot spicy sauce. Great deal!!! The food came out altogether which was nice. Food was hot and spicy. Good thing we had a pitcher of water to wash all it down! The pepper shrimp chow mein had lots of crispy shrimps on top of chow mein noodles (Hakka style noodles). The shrimps were spicy but not over the top. I would have liked more noodles underneath. It seems like the portion is smaller compared to other chowmein dishes. Curry goat had lots of meaty pieces of goat which fall off the bone. The spice level was milder. The roti had plenty of lentils and was great for dipping in the curry. Wife enjoyed it Alex chicken was a chefs specialty named after the owner. There were long pieces of chicken thigh meat coated with a spicy sauce and mixed with onions, green and red chilies. This is similar to dry chili chicken but with a unique taste. Last dish we had was spicy garlic calamari. This was a big surprise as the dish was full of cripsy pieces of calamari stir fried with spicy garlic sauce. This house special at $5.99 was amazing and we will definitely order it again. We will probably come back and try some other items on the menu like their sizzling plates and chef specialty. Update review... I came here for takeout. The restaurant was almost full of patrons. You can smell the aroma from the kitchen. I ordered the dinner special for one now costs $11.95 with a free pop. The box was loaded to the top with Alex chicken and egg fried rice. Taste on point as usual. We also got the goat curry with lots of meat and less bones. The curry sauce had the right amount of spice and was great for dipping my roti. Excellent food and glad their business has picked up more. They still have the $6.99 calamari special. I will grab that next time. Update Nov 2023. For the most recent visit, we came here for lunch. We ordered the lobsters 2 for $34.95 cooked in ginger and green onion, sizzling beef short ribs $17.25 in black pepper sauce, beef lo mein $13.50, and spicy garlic calamari $7.25. The total bill came up to $82.43 The food was definitely worth it. The lobster came out hot and fresh. The beef short ribs were served on a sizzling plate. The beef lo mein was really good but a little bit greasy. The same server is working both the takeout and dine in customers. Shes really nice and checks up on us regularly. Theres a few large big screen tvs showing live sports at the time. So if youre looking to enjoy NFL sunday then the owner will change the channel to the live game for you. The dining area is clean and spacious. We really enjoyed the food and recommend you come and try the lobster and beef short ribs while dining in. Thank you again Caribbean for a delicious weekend meal.

I love West Indian/Chinese cuisine and Caribbean Heat has an amazing variety of dishes. I got hooked on the Alex chicken the first time I tried it. I get it with an extra serving of plain rice. The fried rice and lowmein were great, my next trial will be the spicy squid because I love seafood. Large, open, dining room with a quiet atmosphere - except of course for the sounds of chatter and of people enjoying their meals. Helpful and friendly staff are always on hand to make your dining experience great. Vegetarian options: You can get most of the dishes as vegetarian dishes. Parking: Parking spaces are in front of the restaurant. Several spaces are available. Kid-friendliness: The open concept makes the dining area kid-friendly, not much for them to bump into.

Really good food :)

We have ordered from Caribbean Heat a few times for work and for personal events and everyone is always very happy with how tasty the food is and the size of the dishes (quantity size is great). The wontons are a huge hit with everyone. The calamari is delicious! We usually order the sweet and sour chicken, chow mein noodles, beef short ribs, mixed fried rice, fried chicken, wontons, and the fried fish. They always come through when we order for the staff and everything is so delicious and tasty. We definitely will always order from them in the future. If you are in the area, order from them...you will be happy you did.

On my 2nd visit I was disappointed as the Alex Chicken was not nearly as good as the first time. The lady working there seemed to not be friendly whatsoever.

Excellent food for a fair value.

Relly nice good price very clean good services

The quality of the food have definitely gone down.

GOOD FOOD,,GOOD PRICES.

Decent chinese-caribbean spot. Check the house chicken dish is the best we tried.

Best Calamari and mixed fried rice !

Food was very tasty, customer service was good and staff were very friendly.

Best pepper shrimp I ever had in my life

Staff is incredibly friendly and the food is delicious. What More can you want??? Go eat there!!!!

Delicious. Great portions. Service was good.

Good food good and quick service

Lobster was amazing

Fantastic food , clean place, great service

Got to have singapore noodles, the best spices and ingredients in GTA, ,

Good food, good service

Good Caribbean food.

Love The Alex chicken

Ordered the curry beef with roti. Everything was good except the beef. They used the same thin sliced beef, like if you ordered beef and broccoli in a chinese restaurant. Tasted boiled then put in the curry.

Food is good

This is the second time I ordered food from this location and I was not impressed at all! Today I got the Chicken Fried rice, Shanghai Noodle (which was only half a container full, still looking for the noodles) and the Chili Chicken (which I took back because it didnt like the texture of the chicken at all). I will not be ordering from here again. If you want good Hakka food, check out Fredericks Markham location. Fantastic Chili Chicken and Singapore Noodle dishes.

Yum! Nice restaurant inside.

Vegetarian options: Decent Vegetarian alternatives.

Oh my that pepper shrimp. Its so good. I cant get enough. Maybe its the msg but that shrimp is yummy. Ive never been a fan of the BBQ chicken we all know its roasted. But the chow mein is decent. I also tried the chicken alex. It was ok. If you go here try the pepper shrimp. I have a feeling you may like it.

The food here is great! Nice Carribean Chinese food with much selection. Good value. Recommended.

Food tasted good, was fresh and hot but you forgot my drink in my order. Good portions but also pretty expensive.

We we there on Oct 15th to celebrate our family members wedding anniversaries. They set up their party room for us to dine privately. The service was amazing considering how busy the restaurant was. We were taken care of very well. Now the food, all my family members were over the moon with how great the food was. Their honey spiced short ribs are amazing. We had the spicy Calamari, peppered shrimp, fried banga Mary, egg fried rice, shrimp curry, Shanghai noodles, honey spiced short ribs, the lobster plate and the kids had the fries and chicken wings. Not one dish disappointed. This is truly Durham Region West Indian Restaurant Gem. We will definitely be back. Thank you for making our anniversary party a great success. We went there for lunch today and had the spicy squid, peppered shrimp, chili chicken, fried rice with chicken on top, goat curry with rice. The portions are huge. Their chef rocks. Real guyanese food at its best. The restaurant is spotless and the service is excellent. No more trips to Scarborough now that we have discovered this little gem in Pickering right on Bayly and Brock street. The absolute best and most flavourible authentic west Indian food. You all have to try it.

They got the flavour

Food was a little disappointing. Service was fabulous and the drinks were proper.

Had a grand time. Food was amazing and restaurant is accommodating Thanks Food : 5/5

We visited after the lunch rush this time and had no issues getting a table but lunch rush is always full. The menu has so many good dishes that you wont be disappointed. One of my favourites is the pineapple chicken. The food is all cooked fresh so its very hot when you get it. Big portions, too!

Was ok

Its been a few years, since before the start of the COVID pandemic, that Ive been to Caribbean Heat. They serve delicious Caribbean and Caribbean style Chinese food. I used to love their weekday lunch buffet that offered a variety of foods at a great price. It seems, however, that COVID has put an end to the buffet. They do, however, have some great weekday lunch deals that include a drink. On this visit, I had the Alex Chicken with Fried Rice, apparently named after the chef. It was a very generous serving of deliciousness, easily enough for two people. The boneless chicken was stir-fried with onions and hot peppers, and served over vegetable fried rice. This was only $10.99, including a drink. So good! Although I really like their food, not everything is perfect. I find this place too loud. Usually its music but this time, the TVs were all cranked up playing the World Cup soccer games. The hard wall surfaces didnt help, resulting in lots of echo. Diners almost had to be shouting in order to be heard and this just contributed to the overall noise level. If youre in Pickering, check them out at Brock and Bayly. ------------------------------------ Previous Review (2000) This place usually has a very good weekday lunch buffet but thats on hold indefinitely, due to COVID. Their Guyanese Chinese style food is very tasty and affordable. On this occasion, we had curry beef with roti, and chicken served over fried rice. Both dishes were very tasty and plentiful. I took home the leftovers for dinner. Ive had other items off the menu in the past and have never been disappointed with the taste or value.

Friendly service. Tasty food with good sized portions.

Decent food. Not Friendly service with my experience.

Unless youre drunk - its a no. The shrimp wasnt cleaned at all it was disgusting and rank tasting as was most of the chicken we ordered and it also had a fishy taste.

Some of the food was good, others stuff was ok. But he quantity of food was generous, lots to take back home. The music was also really loud.

Pick up was easy...but they lack customer service. Not friendly at all.

Great owner and fun!

Lobster was a great deal. On special snd tasted great. Got the chicken fried rice but it had a dull taste so thought their hot sauce would help but they added way too much vinegar into that pepper sauce. Overall not bad if your in a rush just to grab a bite.

Simple nice Caribbean restaurant with good drinks and food

Great food. Alex chicken, special chicken chow mein, shrimp wontons.. never fail!!

Amazing costumer service great foods highly recommend to go try there food if you already haven t

Absolutely amazing value the food is fresh and spicy and delicious. Service is great, Caribbean drinks are priced a little high though.

Good food for west indian style and great staff will be goin their more

Absolutley love this place , great dine in and atmosphere great food

Awesome

Tried this place for the first time based on a recommendation. Chow mein lacked any kind of flavour including salt. So tasteless... Fried rice was overcooked so it was dry and hard. BBQ chicken tasted ok, but was also on the dry side (probably overcooked). We wont be coming back for food at this restaurant.

Quite possibly the worst chicken I ve ever had in a roti. Was the typical low-grade dark meat slimy rubber chicken. 80% of the meal went in the garbage.

Ive wanted to try this place for a couple of years. I regret waiting so long. Very, very tasty food. Loved every dish. Pepper Shrimp Fried Rice to die for. General Tao, Kung Pao Chicken and Spicy Beef Short Ribs - all tasty. Special Chicken Lo Mein was phenomenal. Lots of leftovers to look forward to tomorrow

Yummy spicy peppered shrimp and rice!

Food is always good and spicy.

Good service

Reasonable price in my opinion, loved the dishes that they have.