Shi-loh Jamaican Restaurant - Southport

The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and is a good place to have a meal. Despite the Jamaican theme, I really enjoyed the music. I'm not Jamaican myself, but I love trying different cultural foods, so this is a great place to visit if you haven't experienced Jamaican cuisine before.

We dined at this restaurant on a Thursday evening. Upon arrival, we noticed that there was nobody there and the owner was chatting with his neighbor next door. He eventually came in with a sandwich in hand and casually greeted us while eating in front of us. We found it to be a bit too casual for our liking. Unfortunately, some dishes we inquired about were not available, as they were soon to be removed from the menu. The food we did receive was not good, with everything tasting similar and served in a thick, salty sauce with pan-fried onion, zucchini, and bell peppers. We ordered two Red Stripe beers, which were decent, but they were just placed in front of us without a glass. Overall, we found this restaurant to be disorganized and reminiscent of the chaotic dining experience at Faulty Towers in Southport.

My partner and I eyed up this restaurant as we travelled down the Gold Coast and were glad we came back to it. The waiter/owner is super friendly and goes out of his way to have a chat and talk about the menu. The coconut bread to start is delicious and I'd love the recipe! My fish curry was so amazing and unlike any curry I've had before I love that the fish was chunky and fresh and plenty of veg mixed in to the amazing coconut sauce. Jerk chicken and rice looked good, only thought is that the prices are slightly higher than the meals are worth. Overall if you want homecooked Jamaican food then head here but it is nothing too fancy, just good tasty food. The restaurant is decorated a bit over the top with flashing lights, posters, loud music and Jamaican memorabilia, hard to miss when walking past!

The waiter was friendly very informative, the food was delicious, portion sizes were huge and the atmosphere is chilled. I would recommend the coconut bread, jerk chicken and Red Stripe (Jamaican beer). Just good honest top notch food!

The owner is so friendly, he is just delightful. The curries we had were so nice, full of flavour and tasty spices. The servings sizes were really large, we actually couldn't finish it all and we eat lots. The Coconut Bread is really yummy but if you are not very hungry, don't order that before your meal because it's really filling. Hope you enjoy :