The Lighthouse - Ewing
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The menu of The Lighthouse from Ewing includes 49 menus. On average the menus or drinks on the menu cost approximately $7.9. You can view the categories on the menu below.
Nestled in Ewing Township, NJ, The Lighthouse is a vibrant Jamaican restaurant renowned for its inviting atmosphere and delicious cuisine, boasting an impressive average rating of 3.9 stars. Today's hours of operation are from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, so make sure to call ahead at (609) 882-5876 to secure your reservation and ensure you don't miss out on a delightful dining experience. Craving something specific? You can also indulge in your favorite dishes through Uber Eats. Whether you're stopping by for a quick bite or planning a leisurely meal, The Lighthouse promises a taste of the Caribbean that you won't want to miss. Have you visited before? We'd love to hear your thoughts—leave a review!.
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Anchored in the Trenton neighborhood, this Jamaican spot is celebrated for tender oxtail, curry goat, well-seasoned jerk chicken, rice and peas and sweet plantains—authentic flavors and generous portions keep locals returning. Consistency and service are mixed: spice levels can be intense unless adjusted, orders and sides sometimes err (dry mac and cheese, occasional bone fragments), and takeout comes in styrofoam. The clean, counter-style space would benefit from brighter decor and livelier ambiance, but the food remains the main draw.
As a native New Yorker who’s frequented my Jamaican homes of coworkers throughout the years, I would say my palate is fairly versed in this type of food. Today my wife had a taste for Jamaican food, and there aren’t many options in Pa.. She searched and found Lighthouse and told me it was 30 minutes away and I said ok, let’s go. I expected high prices because that’s a standard for Jamaican cuisine, but we were not expecting the heavy handed pepper ?️ flavor throughout both dishes. We ate for about a few minutes and the sting from the Scotch Bonnet was more than I wanted to deal with as my first meal of the day.So my wife is Jamaican and Chinese and we’ve been together for 18 years so again I’m pretty exposed to this style of food. We couldn’t finish either plate. Both dishes were cooked the same way and varied only in the shade of brown each was. One was Oxtail and Cabbage, the other Stewed Beef. Both overly peppery and neither with any real flavor unfortunately. The Mac n Cheese helped with the taste a little but no much.Pluses: Rice Peas, Cabbage, Mac Cheese and the beef patties.
This is their small portion for $6.50!!!! I can easily make two meals out of it. Here we have rice peas with brown stew chicken (not spicy, just a little pepper kick)This place is the best of the best when it comes to jamaican cuisine. Ive been all over the US NOTHING compares to it. I seriously sit and think about their oxtail rice peas sweet plantain combo
I drive 45 minutes every friday to get oxtails from this place ...... best oxtails ever had !!!!!
Haven?t been here in a few years and I forgot how spicy everything is. not sure why the food is so spicy. The Mac and cheese was pretty dry burnt and there was hard circle like peas in the chicken.I try to support black owner restaurants but I probablywon?t be getting anymore food from here. It was just ok, spicy took over the flavor for me. Now customers can see how nasty youpeople are as a business. I have a right to my review and what I thought as a customer tasting your extremely spicy food. I haveordered from you a few times and both times the Mac and cheese was burnt and the food was OVERLY spicy. Hummingbird Caribbeanrestaurant in Trenton is Super tasty and I rather take the 30 min drive there than the 7 min drive to your place. Your food isjust not good sorry. My opinion.
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Guave Carrot$2.5D&G Jamaican Pineapple$2.5D&G Jamaican Kola Champagne$2.5Starters
Jerked Pork$13.0Smoothies
Island Mango$2.5Side Dishes
Rice N Peas$2.5
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