Xaymaca Restaurant

Really really disappointed with the amount of food for the price charged. Literally 8 piece of garlic shrimp with a small side of steam veggie with no rice for $30. Waited 55mins for my food. NEVER AGAIN!

My partner and I went here some weeks ago, and we had a great time. The vibe was nice, the place was clean, and the food was impeccable.
I asked the server if they had sorrel, and her response had my partner, who's Jamacian laughing. Unfortunately, they were closed on the previous holiday cause we had the whole family getting ready for Xaymaca lol but we'll be back soon!

If you do one thing this summer, get the seafood boil! It was delicious and the portion was very generous for 1-2 people. It was spicy and savoury and honestly I would lick the gloves if people wouldn’t judge me. The kids also enjoyed their food. Everything was made in house and worth the wait. And yes, you will wait, so have a nice conversation with some good people. Ashley was lovely and took care of us well. Wish we weren’t on vacation so we could come back sooner!

Omg food was hot and sooooo good! This is the best little secret in Nova Scotia! I would give more than 5 stars if possible. Bravo and thank you Chef!

Great service and food was yummy. Ashley was a sweetheart I'll def be back next time I'm in brampton area

Was treated out for my birthday dinner here, I loved all the Jamaican food options and the price was reasonable. An overall awesome experience.

Excellent Jamaican food. Customer service could have been better but the quality of the good made up for the lack of smiles.

Went last night for the first time. The restaurant was clean, had a good vibe, loved the music. I tried the oxtail. Really enjoyed it. Our server was very kind and attentive, she took a few mins at the end of our meal to ask our feedback. I know that I will be returning to try other items.

Customer service was great. Really nice place.
However I just bought some ackee and salt fish by itself.and I paid $11. Small container or maybe it's a medium for you. There was not much in the foam container. I wasn't happy.

My first time at this restaurant was great. The male server was professional and welcoming. Today, the service was cold, unfriendly, the wait for the food so long and only 2 other couples. I was not impressed with the customer service today. I’m not going back. The guy is great. But this lady today should never serve anyone food.

I frequently visit Xaymaca at different times of the day, different days of the week. This most recent visit was late afternoon this past Saturday.

The atmosphere is always amazing: old school reggae playing, along with a sports game, neither competing with the other, which I love. I can sing along to the songs and my family can watch the games.

In the order was:

Appetizer for 2 (2 orders of bammy and ackee, escovitch popcorn fish & jerk chicken spring rolls),
1 extra order of spring rolls,
Alfredo pasta with jerk shrimp instead of chicken,
Barbefried chicken with fries,
Fried chicken with rice and peas,
Fried snapper with steamed veggies.

I wish I had pictures to share of the food, because the presentation is amazing, but when it comes, SO PIPING HOT all you can think about is eating it! All ingredients were well seasoned, full of flavour, not at all spicy flavourful and tasted so fresh.

The only caveat is be prepared for a wait. Because Jamaican food requires more cooking time and in order to maintain the quality (flavour and freshness) of the food, they can't pre-cook a lot of the food and put it down for someone to order. So it may take a bit to get the food, but the wait is definitely worth it!

The bathrooms and restaurant itself is always clean and immaculate. ALWAYS a visit again. Great place for family nights out, girls night out or even study sessions, because I seen all of those occasions at the restaurant.

Great spot hiding in a Plaza! Food takes too long though.
Love the BBQ fried chicken and the Jerk Chicken spring rolls! Relaxed atmosphere and the service is excellent!

Had an absolutely delicious lunch, ordered their lunch special jerk chicken rice and peas with some oxtail gravy and their hot sauce. Enjoyed every little bit. Highly recommend

The food was soo good! The portions were filling. It was a bit slow today because of the weather. But even with the bad weather people were still coming in and out. Seems pretty popular

The food here is amazing! Just make sure you have at least 45mins to wait for your meal, especially if it's take out closer to an hour.