Looking for Authentic Caribbean Food?  Experience the Taste of the Caribbean without the high cost of Travel

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Experience the taste of the Caribbean without actually being there.

 We are West Indies Soul Food Café & Catering, offering you authentic Caribbean dishes and Southern Soul Food cooking.  For the last 17 years, we have served our savory dishes at outdoor festivals and events throughout the Twin Cities Metropolitan area.  We also cater private parties, reunions, company meetings, picnics, and graduations.

In 2004, we opened our booth at the Minnesota State Fair.  Critics from Chef Andrew of KMSP to Rick Nelson from the Star Tribune to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty raved about our jerk chicken calling it the best new food at the Fair.  Our booth can be found in the International Bazaar at the State Fair.

 We are from Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago , and so we can offer you an assortment of favorite island dishes for a mouth watering delight.

 Our tantalizing dishes are made with a distinctive blend of herbs and spices, cooked to perfection, Island Style.  These dishes can be seasoned hot or mild to your preference.  Our foods are prepared in their own juices, allowing you to treat yourself to a low fat cuisine exploding with exceptional flavors.

 If you desire the excitement of the steel drums, the pulsating beat of reggae music, the spices of Trinidad, and the fresh sea breeze of the Virgin Islands , come visit us.  We know you’ll be delightfully satisfied with our authentic Caribbean cuisine.

 Soul Food is a term that became popular in the 1960s when soul was used in connection with most things African American.  However, the origins of soul food are much older and can be traced back to Africa .  Some food historians believe that Soul Food began in the 14^th century when Europeans began exploring Africa and introduced new foods to the African diet.

 When the slave trade began in grew in the 15^th through 17^th centuries, the diets of enslaved Africans changed, but some of the African crops made their way to the slaves’ new home in the Americas.  As slaves, African Americans found themselves cooking the discarded food from the plantations and figuring out ways to make it wholesome and delicious.  The evening meal was a time for African American families to gather, cook together, and share conversation and stories.

 Nowadays, African American cooks are using techniques and ingredients that result in Soul Food that is more healthful than what their grandparents made, but just as delicious. 

 West Indies Soul Food Café & Catering has something in common with all Soul Food restaurants – the fabulous aroma that greets you at the door.  

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