"If you know Watford, and you know the St Albans Road near the main railway station, then you will have entered Restaurant ville. There is an eatery or takeaway literally every 10 yards. Competition is fierce and the multicultural residents in Watford are represented at every turn. There are a couple of Caribbean restaurants in Watford, and this particular venue scores extremely highly in many aspects. Let’s get real. The food is to die for, in fact I drive over 30 miles to this hallowed emporium because I simply know that no where else is good enough. Forget your Turtle s and other chain Caribbean restaurants run by people who don’t even employ Caribbean chefs. If you want to savour food that could have been cooked in Montego Bay, Kingston or Barbados. If you want to have your lips tingling with the aromatic jerk, or the creamy akees that melt in your mouth, or the spicy rice and vegetable fare with callaloo, spinach or fried dumplings then there is only one place to go within 15 miles of Watford. There are African outlets nearer to London masquerading as Caribbean outlets, but trust me I have sampled almost all of them. I still come back to Roses. A friendly welcome, excellent cuisine, excellently cooked, now supplemented by West Indian deserts. You will not be disappointed if you stop buy either at lunchtime or dinner. Don’t be shy and try all of the menu, you will then become a firm fan happy that you discovered this establishment."
Watford
