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| - I've been to Breadfruit a couple of times now. My most recent experience was in the last 48 hours with a couple of friends. I should start this review my noting that I love Jamaican food. In general, I love foods that mix fruity and spicy, and yet aren't too heavy on the stomach.
For the food, the coleslaw and corn are excellent side items. The bread is decent, and interesting flavour, though a bit on the tough side. For main dishes I have had the jerk chicken and jerk prawns. Indeed, for me, the jerk chicken was the better. The shrimp was not filling at all... $15 for 5 prawns is not only a rip-off for a restaurant that serves with paper napkins, but it leaves you wanting more...in a bad way. The plantain and avocado rolls are perhaps the only thing on the menu worth the price. They are perfectly paired with the mango chutney. The scallop dish is quite appalling for value as well. The waiter might have done well by us to mention that the "half order" for $12 had only 2 medium-sized scallops. For $21, you could get the "full order", but then, what's the point? Also at the table was a house salad of sorts, which while it has potential, went half-eaten.
Also, a plus, they have finally gotten a beer license, so they can finally serve, appropriately, Jamaican Red Stripe lager. At $4.50, it isn't the best deal in downtown Phoenix though. Nickel and dimed again!
As for the service and management, there are not positive signs for this restaurant. It has managed to stay in business, and good on them. On the other hand, while the décor is nice and pleasant - typical Jamaican with it's yellow and green walls, the place is noisy. And that is odd considering we were the only three patrons in the restaurant. Management would do well to put up a plexiglass room divider. The restaurant does have a nice glass façade, which allows a pleasant view of the street. Unfortunately, the location is on 1st and Pierce, which offers some of the worst views in all of downtown Phoenix. Alas, this location goes to waste. It really is impressive that the place hasn't closed down. My last impression is of the wait staff. While the staff two years ago was helpful and polite, we three agreed that the new staff was pushy and unhelpful. Over and over, we were pushed to order items we insisted we didn't want. And when it came to selling us on the dishes and informing us of the small skewer of prawns or the 2-scallop appetizer, he seemed to have forgotten. I guess it's a bit like a used car salesman.
Too bad I can't think of another Jamaican restaurant in Phoenix, I'd love to try it next time!
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