About - Kreyol Kafe & Bakery
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Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Healthy options
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Wine
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Quiet
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I’ve been coming to Kreyol Kafe & Bakery since I was a junior in high school back in 2014. Over the past five years, after the owner had stepped down, the restaurant honestly went a bit downhill, so I stopped coming as often. The other day, I decided to take my two-year-old out for lunch and made the two-hour drive from Lake Wales, where I currently live. When I walked in, I was genuinely shocked — the place looked refreshed, rejuvenated, and full of life again. Then I looked to my right… and there she was — the owner. My face lit up with pure joy. I immediately let her know how excited I was to see her back. You could feel the difference instantly. I ordered two lunch specials, a side of griot, rum cake, the new banana pudding, and lemonade — and everything was absolutely on point. The food tasted like the Kreyol Kafe I remembered: flavorful, authentic, and made with care. Seeing the owner back and experiencing the food at this level again honestly made the long drive worth it. I’m so happy to say Kreyol Kafe is back, and I’ll gladly continue supporting and making the trip.
Okay I’m writing this post because I am genuinely over it. Let me start off by saying I love this place but not enough to keep paying what I am paying. Anyways, since new management came in they switch some things around that genuinely irritate me. But I deal with it because they are the only Haitian restaurant that I know of the east side of town. They maintained their flavors which I’m really happy about but the portion sizes remind me of chipotle which eventually lead me to stop going there. So for one pork is very inexpensive. Prior to new management we got a reasonable amount of protein that fit the price (even though I felt it was STILL OVER PRICED). I can go to the Spanish restaurants, Chinese restaurants, and some Jamican restaurants and get double to triple the amount of food and protein for one plate in comparison to what they give. They try to substitute the extra protein with the huge slice of tomato and like 4 - 6 lettuce leafs which I don’t see the point in that. They give you a lot of rice because they try to fill you up with that and hope you don’t mind that they gave you 6 pieces of griot (but that’s true Haitain fashion because my mom always tried to just fill me up with rice as a kid smh). Anyways this is the only restaurant I go to where I spend 18 - 20 per plate and NOT be satisfied. On a better note they are very nice. The flavors are delicious and if they fix Their portion size they’ll be a great spot to go to. Prior to new management I literally spent $300 in 2 weeks their so if you want great flavor definitely check them out just ask for extra protein.
My 1st time trying food from Haiti and I have to say this was very good. I ordered the fried pork with beans and rice and a beef patty. All was cooked to perfection and made to order and the lady at the counter was very nice and answered questions that I had about the entree items on the menu. I will return again and try something different.