The Islander Caribbean Restaurant & Bar

1201 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009

(202) 234-4955

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Just For Starters

Plantain
from the banana family. sweet, banana-like strips cooked to perfection.

Chana
curried garbanzo beans (chick peas). simmered in a blend of chef addie's own trinidadian curry sauce.

Callaloo
dasheen leaves and spinach mixed with chef addie's own blend of fresh tropical herbs and spices giving an unmistakable traditional trinidadian flavor.

Accra
- $5.00
salt cured codfish blended with island herbs basil and lime in a batter, fried until golden brown. a mouth watering appetizer.

Crab Cakes
made with choice lump and back fin crab meat, light herbs and spices. fried golden brown and delicious.

Garden Salad
a medley of tossed fresh garden vegetables topped with a generous portion of honey-mustard, herbal house dressing.

Cabbage Delight
a medley of cabbage, carrots, onions, red and green peppers with tropical spices. an islander original.

Exotic Mango Wings
chicken lovers never had it so good! marinated in chef addie's own blend of tropical seasoning. fried crisp to order and draped in a delectable mango sauce. the taste is worth the wait.

Create A Combo, With These Side Orders

We would be pleased to help you build the combination platter of your choice. Create your own combination or ask your server to suggest the perfect match to complete your dining pleasure.

Curry Chicken

Calypso Chicken

Pinapple Chicken

Brown Stew Chicken

Curry Goat

Oxtail

King Fish
1 slice

Calypso Shimp

Pineapple Shrimp

Shrimp Creole

Curry Shrimp

Islander Poultry Selection

The following platters are served with peas & rice or white rice, and a choice of one side order - cabbage delight, curry potatoes, garden salad or the vegetable of the day. Extra coast for breast selections.

Brown Stew Chicken
a trinidadian favorite. this superb dish comes in pieces of plump marinated chicken in a blend of brown sugar and mama addie' mix of traditional island spices, cooked down with fresh tomatoes, onions and simmered slowly until the natural juices flow to make a delicious brown gravy, light and sassy. hot or not, your choice!

Curry Chicken
a tribute to chef curtis green. so, you are a chicken lover. well this culinary marriage is just for you. prepared with natural curry and other spices. imported directly from trinidad and expertly done by our talented chef. it's oh, so, so good!

Calypso Chicken
choose from breast or leg quarter or select poultry meaty and tender. marinated in chef addie's special blend of tropical herbs and spices, then braised over a high flame and draped in calypso sauce made with fresh pimentos, basil, parsley and onion. mouth watering indigenous flavor.

Chef Darryl's Pineapple Chicken
this delicious twist from hot and spicy to sweet and fruity takes your taste buds on a light cruise to the caribbean islands. choices of succulent breast or leg quarter sailing through chunks of pineapple, red and green peppers, a sauce like no other, pungent yet herbal. a fruit lover's drams come true.

Combination Platters

Calypso Chicken
marinated and braised over a high flame. Combined with shrimp and crabcake, served with rice and your choice of plantain and a side vegetable.

Curry Chicken
tender chicken prepared in traditional trinidadian curry spice, good to the bone. served with large shrimp and your choice of broccoli or mixed green garden salad and plantain.

Curry Goat Pineapple Shrimp Combo
topped with chef addie's crab cake made with lump crabmeat. served with rice and peas.

Oxtail Stew Combo
tender oxtail, curry shrimp and cod fish accra. your choice of three (3) sides, rice, veggie and salad, comes with plantain.

Seafood Trio Combo
steak fish, crabcake, shrimp (7), your choice creole, calypso or fried. these large beauties are cooked to order and served up fresh with your choice of rice, garden salad or veggie of the day, house dressing and plantain.

Shrimp Lovers Delight
three (3) differently prepared shrimp five (5) jumbo creole, five (5) jumbo pineapple, five (5) jumbo curry, all serve with rice and peas, cabbage, salad and one (1) choice of vegetable.

The Ultimate Vegan
start with a tropical garden salad, and veggie bean soup, mixed vegetable stew, with your choice of curry potato or curry chana, cabbage delight and veggie of the day.

Islander Roti Selection

Shrimp Roti

Chicken Roti

Fish Roti

Vegetable Roti

Goat Roti

Chana Roti

Beef Roti

Potato Roti

Potato & Chana Roti

Boneless Chicken Roti

Shrimp & Boneless Chicken Roti

Other Islander Favorites

The following platters are served with peas & rice or white rice and a choice of one side order - cabbage delight, curry potatoes, garden salad or the vegetable of the day.

Oxtail Stew
meat lovers find this old world traditional choice filling and satisfying. our oxtail stew is cooked slowly until tender and seasoned generously with herbs of the original islander kitchens, served in a thick meaty sauce

Curry Beef
savor with a flavor you will never forget. chunks of tender beef prepared by chef addie green in a blend of trinidadian curries. delightful and delicious!

Curry Goat
choice goat meat. only the best will do for this caribbean islander favorite. expertly done and cooked until tender and succulent by chef addie green and her magical blend of tropical curries and spices directly from trinidad.

Islander Seafood Selection

The following platters are served with peas & rice or white rice and a choice of one side order - cabbage delight, curry potatoes, garden salad or the vegetable of the day.

Red Snapper
crisp yet succulent. our snappers are marinated in chef addie's own blend of herbs and spices, lightly sauteed, then simmered in a trinidadian style sauce and garnished with red and green peppers. king fish from the caribbean waters comes the tastiest steak fish ever. seasoned to perfection with fresh herbs, onions and tomatoes cooked to order. it will make your mouth water. an absolute must at the islander

Black Sea Bass
fresh whole black bass, meaty and succulent, tastefully done in chef addie's cucumber rum sauce. garnished with tropical herbs and spices along with red and green peppers. seasonal.

Mako Shark
white meat shark seasoned with exotic herbs and fresh lemon. crisp yet succulent, served in a savory mango sauce or just deep fried and garnished with peppers and cilantro parsley.

Curry Shrimp
cleaned and de-veined shrimp. this dish is prepared to suit your taste. hot & spicy or mild, the choice is yours. mouth watering and tantalizing

Shrimp Creole
how lucky can you be? a hearty helping of peeled shrimp, de-veined and combined with fresh tomatoes, onions, red & green piacante, along with tropical herbs and spices to let the natural juices flow.

Pineapple Shrimp
fresh, large seasoned and sauteed with fresh garden vegetables and spices. tomatoes, onions, red & green peppers sailing through chunks of fresh pineapple in chef addie's famous sauce.

Calypso Shrimp
exclusively trinidadian; large peeled shrimp, de-veined and sauteed, then served in a rich and tart calypso sauce as only chef addie knows how. a family secret for generations. crab cakes the ultimate! the islander's crab cake is made with choice lump and back fin crabmeat, light herbs and spices. perfect for a light meal.

Seaford Galore
a hearty serving of king fish light and crispy outside combined with chef addie's superb crab crake, a blend of lump and back fin crabmeat seasoned just right and five (5) large shrimp of your choice topped with sorrell wine sauce. served two (2) side and plantain.

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