Calypso Caribbean Restaurant

5 recommendations and reviews from 3 people

• Referral from February 1, 2018
  

  Kate S. asked:

  A week or so ago you all come up with some wonderful suggestions for venues I could take the Idle Women show to around Walsall, Brownhills and Cannock. I had a really good trip up there and sorted several out in one hit. Now I need to start working on the Leeds and Liverpool and the Aire and Calder... any chance I could pick your wonderful collective brains again? Thank you :-)

  

  Sheila W. replied:

  Try these folks they might accommodate you https://www.visitlancashire.com/things-to-do/the-weavers-triangle-visitor-centre-p7123 There's also this place at Eanam Wharf Blackburn. Dave the owner is great http://www.calypso-caribbean-restaurant.com/

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• Referral from February 6, 2016
  

  Vickie B. asked:

  Does anyone know of a Caribbean type restaurant in/near wigan. Don't want Manchester or liverpool. I have googled but getting no were fast.

  

  Gareth G. replied:

  Vickie Breheny sorry its just outside blackburn on canal called calypso http://calypso-caribbean-restaurant.com/s/img/emotionheader.png?1327969431.846 px.170 px been a couple times diring day and ok

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• Referral from September 8, 2009
  

  Vaqas F. asked:

  GREAT PLACES TO EAT LETS TALK ABOUT SOME STUFF GUYS..... WHERE IS YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT IN LANCASHIRE?

  

  David W. replied:

  calypso caribbean restaurant Location: Located within The Woodlands Hotel, 361-363 Preston New Road Blackburn, United Kingdom, BB2 7AA Phone: 01254 261020

  

  David W. replied:

  Calypso Caribbean Restaurant. (Situated Within the Woodlands Hotel) Towards the end of our meal Dave the chef came over for a chat about his new venture which opened under much stress he needed to add, in the most hectic part of the year December... Dave was born in Manchester where he learned many of his skills for Caribbean cooking from the mother’s and grandmas of the West Indian friends whom he grew up with. The big question is did Dave cut the mustard? Having parked our car in the spacious Woodlands car park we made our way down a fl ight of stairs to the restaurant where we were warmly greeted by a member of the team which is usually a good sign of good things to come! The restaurant seemed remarkably like a smaller version of the old Cavern Club in Liverpool with li le alcoves do ed here and there and with its rugged stone walls giving the restaurant a feeling of traditional rather than designer. We decided on a starter and a main course and for this I chose Stamp and Go which are traditional salt fi sh fri ers served with a calypso dip and fresh salad. My friend had the Spicy Corn on the Cob which is sautéed in bu er with chilli fl akes and was accompanied by a bean salad. This got a nod of approval as she searched desperately for her servie e, what a messy eater! I ordered the barbeque sauce dip in preference to the chilli dip and this too got the thumbs up too. For the mains we both opted for the same dish, the Red Snapper, a fi sh of the Indian Ocean and the islander’s staple diet. This was superb, though my friend thought the fi sh a wee bit on the salty side. Along with the roast potatoes and vegetables which accompanied the fi sh we also ordered a portion of fried Plantain which is a type of banana and highly recommended by Dave the chef, and he was spot on too! The Plantain was cut in strips and either fried or grilled. My friend was now pleasantly full so she chickened out of the sweet and just ordered a mint and ginger tea. I had just enough room for a sweet and ordered the Banana and Pineapple with Jamaican Rum, which was banana and pineapple sautéed and fl ambéed in Jamaican rum, glorious if you’re not watching the calories. The entire meal was excellent including the service from the friendly staff and cost around £40 excluding the drinks.

  

  David W. replied:

  The mood is set from the moment you walk through the doors with the sounds of calypso music. At the Calypso Caribbean Restaurant we prepare and serve only authentic Caribbean cuisine, as prepared in the Islands. You will taste authenticity in every meal. We offer a relaxed family atmosphere, reasonable prices and Caribbean hospitality. Our menus are lavish and filled with creative Caribbean surprises and traditional favourites. Our recipes are national dishes, seasoned to perfection with ‘a little bit a ‘dis’ and a little bit a ‘dat’’. We offer you an escape from the outside world; we create our own special island in the midst of a contemporary urban setting. The chef has been in the catering business on and off for the last 15 years, and has enjoyed cooking for family, at festivals and shows and educating those who have not had the chance to taste Caribbean food. He knows that Caribbean food has been welcomed by people from all walks of life and different communities. Once people have a taste of good Caribbean food it will become as everyday as phoning out for a pizza or a Chinese. We know that Calypso will be hard work, demanding and sometimes exhausting but very satisfying, the outlook is positive and makes the challenge all worthwhile especially when we get positive feedback and happy customers who have had a “great meal experience” and look forward to seeing us again. Knowing this, we are on the right path of spreading our name from place to place, by means of delivering quality food and a professional customer service, ‘ye man’.

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