Rainbow Caribbean Cuisine

Like every says, the service is pretty terrible, no smiles, no chit chat, the atmosphere is pretty bad too, but the food is absolutely delicious and good value for the money. So if you just want a good, wuick meal, and don't care about service, this place fits the bill.

My DH and I have eaten here/picked up takeout many times over the past few years.
The food is really excellent. Certainly comparable with the Jamaican places in NW Toronto, even with the grub in Jamaica.
We typically get the curry chicken roti which is a STEAL at @ $7!! It comes with a nice chunk of fryed plantain that I enjoy but DH turns his handsome nose up at ("too greasy").
The roti is a very substantial meal in itself and arrives at about a "medium" spicy factor. We like some heat in our food so we always add some extra chillies or carribean-style hotsauce, mmmmmmmm!
Honerable mention goes to thier Jerk Chicken, hot patties, homemade macaroni salad, and coleslaw. All are surprisingly good.
The service is very ummm.. "Jamaican". That is to say that it appears to Canadians to be brusk and unfriendly. Anyone who's spent some time in Jamaica however will understand that the culture doesnt require a lot of smiley greetings to strangers, just efficient service and that's exactly what you get.
The ambiance is certainly lacking if you're looking for something quiet or upscale. This is very much a lunch-stop/diner type place but is fairly clean and offers plenty of seating and a view of King Street through thier large plate glass storefront.

I eat lunch at the Rainbow quite often. I really enjoy the food. The servings are large. You line up buffet style to get your food so that is a way of reducing the price, which is very reasonable (low for the quality of food). Highly recommended!

This place is more like an eatery...but the best I've had here in Canada. My In-laws have never been overly impressed with Caribbean cuisine,but since I took them here,they keep asking when we'll be going again.Good food...the right stuff!

I was from out of town and hungry.
I went in.
The following sums up my visit here.
Me (to owner): I'm hungry and I only have 8 bucks.
Owner: I can get you a small mixed plate for 6 something
Me: Thats greaT!
Owner: What type of salad do you want? (there was a lettuce sald,macaroni sald and good looking coleslaw)
Me: Did you make the coleslaw yourself?
owner :Yes.(It was really good)
Me: I'll have that please!

To make a long story short,I had stew meat,rice and peas,eggplant and some spinach dish that I can't remember the name of ,and it was the best Caribbean meal I have ever had,Including Dining in Jamaica.
If you want an authentic meal in the tri city area,,cooked by a great chef and great value for your money,this is highly recommended.

Food was fabulous. Very tasty. Servers were a bit hard to understand, but pleasant enough. Great value, very reasonable portions. Will definitely return.

Food was excellent. I recommend rainbow for anyone who wants to try new food!

I eat here all the time and the food is amazingggg the service is great and the portion sizes are crazy i always have some left over, it even tastes good re heated lol

I hosted a surprise carribean theme birthday party with 30 people in attendace. We had the food delivered. It was hot, seasoned just right and tasted amazing. The amount of food delivered was more than ample for the guests.

There are other caribbean restaurants downtown and they can't even compare to what Rainbow has to offer! This food is really like being back on a island!