Callaloo, Lancaster PA

First and foremost the area was nice, the restaurant was clean and refreshing and the customer service was amazing. As for the food, sad to say it was very bland. I am West Indian and truth be told I had high hopes due to the ratings but the food was lacking proper flavor. The curry didn’t have its richness, the doubles definitely looked the part but didn’t reach its potential of what Trinidadians doubles would taste like. The soup and cassava fries was okay and the buss up shut was missing salt but I can say it was flaky like expected. Like I said I have had authentic trini food and even know a few dish recipes from the elders but I truly wish this came more to what its name is boasting.

HOW have I not be n coming here? ! Caribbean jerk chicken was juicy, spicy, and delicious with the Buss-Up-Shut! My husband and I just became new regulars.

Lord, what a hidden gem. I haven't had proper doubles in a while, but they nailed it. My curry was solid too. Lancaster wins again.

I dined here for a birthday dinner. The restaurant is extremely small. Upon walking in, I was expecting the savory smell of Caribbean/Trini food to hit me but I smelled nothing. The hostess and servers were okay, nothing outstanding about the service. Unfortunately and to my disappointment the food was mediocre at best. The food was reasonably priced.

Another wonderful meal from Callaloo! The delivery driver forgot our Bao Buns, and Callaloo sent a driver out to deliver them. What service!

The curry here is insane. Easily one of the top restaurants in Lancaster, and perhaps the best.

Absolutely out of this world food! Service is great as well. Every single food item we ordered was incredible.

My wife ordered dinner for our family of four Saturday. My teenage daughter picked up the order as my wife and me waited in the car as the vehicle parking was difficult and we had our small son with us. When we arrived home 20 minutes away we unpacked our dinner and it was not what we ordered. My wife looked at the receipt we received the wrong order and it was someone else’s order. We spent over $100 and did not get anything we ordered. My wife did not think it was a good idea to go back the kids were hungry and it was getting late and it is 20 minutes away. They said they would credit my bank but I don’t see it on my online statement anywhere. How do you give the whole wrong order.

Visited this restaurant because we were looking for dinner being from out of the area. Glad we found this place! The food was delicious and authentic. I have had many Trinidadian dishes before since I am half Trinidadian and the food certainly did not disappoint. Will definitely come back when in the area again. We had buss up shut, spicy beef, doubles, wings and curry chicken. The in house pepper sauce was also delicious, I had to buy a bottle to gift to my parents and they loved it.

Wish I had tried this place sooner. We got loads of vegetarian stuff and every item was bursting with flavor and I even ate the leftovers as soon as I got home! Yummy and very personalized service! Wish you were open more days of the week.my new favorite Lancaster restaurant

Simply put, one of my favorite Lancaster restaurants. So so good. Everything I’ve tried has been absolutely delicious and I can’t recommend this place enough. The staff is always great and the restaurant is small but cozy. They don’t serve alcohol but have only a small corkage fee if you want to bring wine. Try this place. You won’t regret it.

Can't comment on atmosphere cuz we got it take out but let me tell you. The food was killer delicious! Highly recommend!

Food was amazing, authentic paratha bread. Everything was great, and the atmosphere was relaxing

Everything was amazing! Food was phenomenal. Best pork belly I've had since China. The bao roll appetizers were great with an option to increase the order to 4 to match our party size. The double fried chicken, green curry, and beef bowl were all great.

Logan was very attentive and a real important part of our experience.

Great place and we will be coming back.

I was here once and it was a great experience! Food is delicious and such a unique restaurant in Lancaster. It's a little bit pricey but overall definitely worth visiting! It's a blend of Jamaican and Indian food - great unique experience.

Excellent atmosphere and I was pleasantly surprised by the weave of flavors and chill vibe atmosphere.

Having never ate Trinidadian Food, I was excited to try out this place. And they did not disappoint. The vegetable curry had a lot of weight to it, was very well seasoned and flavorful, and went amazing with the buss shut up. The curry wasn’t mushy at all, and was truly a great dish. The curry wasn’t watery and was quite thick.

The Spicy Pepper Beef was also very good. I wouldn’t say it was spicy, but was sweet and also exploding in flavor. While the beef was slightly chewy, the sauce it is in is truly amazing. Eating rice and the buss shut up in the sauce was my favorite part of the meal. Another amazing dish here.

Along side the entrees, they gave 3 sauces. The habanero sauce was the spiciest thing here, but I wouldn’t eat it with my two entrees since they are already strong in flavor. The garlic sauce was nice and creamy. But I honestly couldn’t remember the third sauce.

Overall I truly enjoyed my first time here, and would gladly eat here again. Especially to try the jerk chicken and whatever specials they offer.

Update: This has been one of my favorite restaurants in Lancaster. The Pork Belly with Kimchi Fried Rice is another great dish. Tender juicy pork over rice was really good. The pork was well seasoned and the rice was loaded with pieces of kimchi.

But their Korean Fried Chicken was easily their best dish. Only offered as a special, I got it three times and enjoyed it each. With no other places offering Korean Fried Chicken in the area, it was nice having it as a option here. Super crunchy, a sweet and spicy sauce, juicy hefty pieces of chicken made it my favorite here. Easily one of the best dishes I’ve had while living in Lancaster.