Caribbean Bakery

Lance is amazing and so is his cooking. Take some some to talk to him! He always gives you the best point of view about life, love and whatever you can ponder. I try to come back as much as I can even though I have moved more than an hour away. Looking forward to those patties!

Absolutely the best Caribbean food here in Denver, Colorado. A must, whenever I have visitors from out of town.

Felt like Caribbean home cooking! Really pleasant happy guy. I think he was the owner. I always enjoy eating food made from pleasant happy people.

Great when it is open!

Coolest dude and best Caribbean food in denver!
Lance is the man. Chef, baker… rasta. Love everything about this place.

One of my favorite spots in Denver, hands down. I love stopping by to pick up some patties (so delicious, especially the lentil patty!) and chat with the owner. Super friendly owner, amazing food, and I couldn’t be a happier supporter of this place. Stop in and see why this long standing restaurant is one of the best spots in Denver.

First time at a Caribean bakery, delicious treats and reasonable prices. I was pleasently suprised and will be back again to show my friends or for takeout!

The updated phone # for this restaurant/​bakery is 303−284−0733. After living abroad for 30 years I finally found someone who can make Roti just like my Mom. Lance Huggins is de Man. He is friendly & an excellent cook. Strongly recommend his curry chicken Roti. Also if you call ahead he will make whatever Caribbean cravings you have. Mine is for a delicious fish broth now that the weather is getting cooler. What’s yours?

The Goat Curry Roti was amazing… be prepared to wait, but the wait is worth it. I will be coming back soon. The owner is super nice, too.

My Caribbean friends & their plantains drove me to find a place as delicious as their home cooking. With the roti, the delicious curry, & the plantains that were perfection, I called my friends asking them why they had not introduced me to such good food! I can’t wait to return & try more great combinations & tasty treats including the ginger beer:)

This is an interesting place that offers more than what appears.
I woke up with a craving for foods that I remembered from Jamaica. Jerk chicken, rice and peas, fried plantains. Unilocal brought me here.
The modest sign out front reads Caribbean Bakery and Catering. I couldn’t really tell if the place was open. I walked to the door and a man on the inside opened the door for me. It was about 11:15 am. Perhaps he was unlocking for the day? Or perhaps he tries to open the door any time he sees a customer.
There’s a small area to stand in front of a nearly-​empty display case. To the right, there’s a modest dining room with about five tables.
He asked what I wanted and I told him a little bit of everything. He didn’t show me a menu and I had no idea the price of anything. I got a beef pattie, jerk chicken, rice and peas, fried plantains.
The beef pattie was quite good. Crispy, flaky fresh crust with a spicy meat filling. This one had more flavor than the ones I remembered.
He seemed to be the only one back there and I was the only customer.
The jerk chicken was good. It had decent flavor although not as fantastic as the memory in my head. The rice and peas evoked a similar reaction. All those years ago, they were never my absolute favorite, but grew on me over time.
The fried plantains were amazing and even better than the my memories.
The food is absolutely worth eating. But even more so, the service and friendliness of the owner make this a place worth coming back to.

Love LOVE LOVED it! I give it four stars because the food was great but I wish my beef patties was a little more crisp, other then that I’ll be back next week !

I love coming here. I used to live in Trinidad, and haven’t had roti since I left. We stopped by on a whim and once I saw he made roti (Saturdays only), we’ve been coming ever since. (think if roti as a curry burrito.)
So take this review with a dash of chutney. I lived in Trinidad. I love this guy and I love my roti and it tastes just like it did when I lived there.
Regardless, if you love curry, and love to try new things, stop in.

I wanted to share this and give props we stopped by this place and what was a normal bakery turned out to be such a great place for us we stopped in just to look because it smelled wonderful and the cook welcomed us in and made lunch for us it was absulutley wonderful friendly funny staff and the best goat curry I have ever had I have a new favorite ;0)

I want to like this bakery but for now its 2.5 stars in my books due to this reasons…
Arrived at this Bakery, slightly early say about 10:30hrs ish… was wondering if the Bakery is open to begin with… An elderly man, came to open the door in which I thought this bakery was closed at that time. Was here on Friday September 14^th 2012 with N.
From the display, it seems there arent anything to be sold, all look so pale, cold but I decide to order these :
* Guava Sugar Candy Of Some Kind
* Raisin «cookie» of somekind aka Raisin Rolls or Caribbean Currant Rolls
While N decide to opt for somekind of Patties… From N’s feedback, the Patties she purchased was A-​OKAY.
For the Guava Candy, I think I might have these when growing up. Similiar/​Familiar taste to boot. I like this Guava Candy.
As for the Raisin «cookie», too complex to describe about this Raisin Rolls aka Caribbean Currant Rolls. Not too sweet for my personal taste bud. It tasted like baked phyllo dough rolled with raisins or currants. Maybe I should call my fellow Caribbean Foodie friend/​cook about this «cookie» aka «pastry» and perhaps from there can confirm the real name about this «cookie».
Both of my loot cost say about $ 5.
We wanted to order lunch or something but we decide to have Lunch some where else. Hmm, to return a maybe, unless I can get hold of that «someone». *BIG HINT* to that Someone, you know who you are… then maybe we should get a UYE Lunch or UYE Dinner at Caribbean Bakery.
@135/2012

Ahh, I feel bad for the low rating, but I am a harsh critic when it comes to my beloved beef patties and jerk chicken. I love eating these foods because they bring me back to beautiful Jamaica where I embarked on the most outrageous flavor journey of my life. I have such fond memories of eating jerk chicken on the gorgeous beaches and eating beef patties with the locals. There is nothing I love more than deliciously spicy, flavorful jerk chicken and a warm, beefy, fresh beef patty.
Sadly, Caribbean Bakery’s jerk chicken was pathetic. The flavor was lacking dimension and spice. While you could definitely taste the Allspice, that is all you could taste. I didn’t pick up on any Scotch Bonnets and did not even feel an ounce of heat that those delicious peppers usually create. This chicken was too bland to be referred to as ‘jerk chicken.’ There wasn’t much chicken either. I was not impressed.
Beef patties are one of my comfort foods. So, I was very excited to visit Caribbean Bakery after reading the reviews praising theirs. Unfortunately, I was displeased. While the beef had a nice flavor to it, there was just not much of it. They were extremely thin patties. Also, the pastry was very crumbly and not the right consistency. Maybe I got an old batch? I tried the chicken patties as well. They were gross. The chicken had a funky, unpleasant flavor. I would not recommend them. I have picked up better patties in the freezer section at Costco.
Sadly, Caribbean Bakery didn’t bring me on a mini-​vacation to Jamaica with their food. I was underwhelmed with the food and won’t be returning.

I love the Caribbean Bakery, or whatever its really called… Its not just a bakery, Lance will make you a whole mess of things that may or may not actually be on the rinky-​dink laminate that makes due for a menu.
Just go in, open sign or not… and talk to Lance. It will take an hour and a half, but you will come out full of something delicious, you will have a great story, a new friend, and a new favorite place to go in East Colfax.

Patties and Roti are great, but there’s much more. I know it’s called a «bakery» but they have food and more than just the portable or sweet variety. For instance the oxtails and rice are just right.
If I hadn’t known any better I would’ve never known this place sold anything other than patties based on some of the reviews. Going to a Caribbean restaurant and only eating patties is like assuming the best that Mexican food has to offer are burritos.
For shame!
They have Jerk Chicken, Brown Stew Chicken and other things you probably love too (you may have to call ahead though). And they are good to go.
So for the record Caribbean food fans, this is a real option not just a quick stop for snacks of the breaded variety.
Stop in, holler at Lance, get some food, some real good food!

People! No wonder I could not find this place. It was listed in Unilocal as a bakery. Not searchable under Caribbean.
It was not until a helpful Unilocal Talk conversation that I found out about pretty much the only Caribbean Restaurant in town… what?
Even so this place is not easy to see. Driving down Colfax I have made it a point to pop in, but have driven past it multiple times. Once there, you’ll realize that this is more than a bakery. Yes, they have a deli style bakery case. but it is also a full seating restaurant with a daily menu.
Anyway, probably some of the best Jamaican patties I’ve ever had. The curried goat was pretty good too.
Lance the owner is extremely friendly. I would suggest calling ahead for him to prepare your dish to be ready when you arrive.
, the ONLY Caribbean place in town… prove me wrong.
Dave

Since the early 1990s (even the loquacious Trinidadian owner himself isn’t sure of the exact date!) this tiny, seemingly nondescript spot at Colfax and Fillmore has been wowing the public with its flavorful goodies.
Yes, yes, they have quite the range of baked goods spanning across «the islands», but I go there for the more savory stuff.
I have tasted each of the five types of Jamaican-​style pies known as Patties, and cannot decide on my favorite. Turkey? Lentil? Veggie? Hmm, Chicken. No, Beef. Well, darn, looks like I’ll have to shove another one in my piehole.
On my last visit I very much enjoyed the Ackee and Saltfish, which weds flaky, assertive fish with the soft, eggy vegetable (yes, you heard me) called Ackee. This latter item is usually available canned in the US, as it is well-​nigh impossible to obtain fresh over here (for reasons I had probably better not get into).
On Saturdays, you can also consume the stuffed Trinidadian/​Guyanese flatbreads called Roti (based upon a bread originally from India) with a wide variety of fillings. If you really want to tickle the proprietor, ask him about «buss-​up-​shut»!
Libations? Oh no, don’t just have a plain old pop. Try Sorrel (no, not *that* sorrel — actually a hibiscus drink which will remind you a lot of Mexico’s Jamaica (?!)). Or maybe a Sea Moss (the thick, milky-​white beverage made from Carrageen, the seaweed known for restoring, um, [ahem] «vitality»). Perhaps a Mauby is more your speed. No, no, no — not the bald guy who has the pretty lady singer — this Mauby is the kissing-​cousin to our root-​beer.
For an incredibly Irie time, head down Colfax until you reach Caribbean Bakery.