Mama Rita's Kitchen Plymouth ( Afro Caribbean )

Absolutely brilliant! We came here after being told how good it is. I had a vegetarian curry which was wonderful. I asked for it to not be spicy and they catered for my request. Both meals were very filling :) there seemed to be some confusion over our reservation, there was a Christmas party on when we arrived and my partner had booked the day before and been very clear about the day/time he was booking. However we got a table in the back room and they put the heater on for us, so it was all fine!

Visited this place on a Saturday evening at 20:00 based on someone’s recommendation. I decided I fancied trying a take-out so popped in and the place was empty, fair enough. It strikes me more of a café place rather than a late evening restaurant anyways. I asked if I could get the 3 course deal - not available for take out. Asked for a garlic bread starter - not available. Asked for a brownie dessert - not available, cheesecake - not available. I wasn’t left with much to go with. I ended up ordering the jerk chicken which comes with rice and peas. I waited over 30 minutes, and was eventually presented with someone I’m fairly sure was sitting on the side for the past 10 minutes. Ok… maybe the quality is fantastic. I got back and uncovered it out the bag. Underwhelming is definitely how I’d describe it - see the pictures for yourself. I get that take out dishes aren’t very glamorous but try and jazz something up in it and you might see more take out orders. One saving grace is that the food was actually tasty, the sauce is class, and so was the rice and peas. I’d say I definitely could have ate 2 portions of it though. Cheers for the good scran, I wont do take out again but I’d consider trying the dine in option at a time when more food was made available and I could get better value with a 3 course meal.

Really tasty Caribbean cuisine. Everything was made to order so took a while but well worth the wait. Staff were very welcoming and the new premise on Mayflower Street has a really good vibes 💕 Spicy plump prawn for starter, then curry goat was full of flavour, meat was tender, I loved it. Ordered spiced banana and it was a real treat. I will definitely go back to try some other Caribbean delights next time!

The food at mama Rita’s is fantastic, definitely now one of my favourite places to eat in plymouth. I had the black bean and plantain curry, asked for it to be hot and it was absolutely delicious. Unfortunately they didn’t have any dumplings, so we had the sweet potato fries instead which were freshly made and tasty. My partner had jerk chicken and said the flavour was great. 241 on cocktails, the pina coladas were nice and worked well with the heat from the scotch bonnets! Would highly recommend!

A highly recommended Ghanaian eatery in the centre of Plymouth. Mama Rita and her amazing team conjure up generous and rich, homemade delights for eat-in or takeaway. Regular orders from here have consisted of Caribbean Chicken Curry (chicken breast cooked with a blend of spices, vegetables & coconut milk) - £10.50, Hot Chilli Chicken (very spicy chicken in a spicy tomato sauce) - £10.95, Red red and plantain (black eyed bean sauce served with fried plantain) - £10.50, jollof rice (rice in a rich tomato sauce and spices) - £4.50, to name a few. The restaurant can be booked for parties.