Flambo Caribbean/Indian Restaurant & Cocktail Bar - Center City

Was craving Caribbean and found this online. Checked it out for happy hour. Happy to find Trini food in Center City! Tamarind wings and pholourie bar bites were great. Curry goat, escovitch fish, and buss-up shot also great! Sorrel cocktail $7 at happy hour on repeat. Our bartender Amanda was amazing and took good care of us. Can't wait to come again when back in Philly!

The food is INCREDIBLE. We order the spinach fritters to start and then the jerk wings and mussels (which were all DELICIOUS). The curry goat is so authentic and perfectly seasoned. I will definitely be back! Also, our server Juliana was great and very knowledgeable 10/10

Delicious menu with a lovely ambiance and spacious seating arrangements. Perfectly located in Center City, Flambo offers both brunch / lunch and dinner menus with a great selection of Caribbean-inspired drinks such as rum punch, sorrel-flavored mimosas, and more. The location and quality menu would be great for attracting a bigger lunch crowd, which right now is pretty small. The restaurant should consider updating their exterior signage to include “Caribbean restaurant” beneath the name so that its more visible to passerby’s. Also expanding the brunch menu to add one more breakfast option and unlimited mimosas to compete with the other brunch offerings in the neighborhood. As far as the menu goes, we had the chickpea doubles, the curry goat entree, ans the rasta pasta. All were absolutely excellent and transported my best friend back to her time in Trinidad. We’ll definitely be back again!

The food was really good. I am sure that it is a vibe during their Saturday brunch with the soca playing. I will make this a regular stop when I visit Philly.

Wayne was wonderful ! He was very attentive and he was constantly making sure we were okay the whole night. The food is always so delicious. The curry mussels are a must!

This food was absolutely amazing! I had the jerk wings and curried mussels —so spicy and flavorful! The seafood paella was cooked to perfection and the perfect balance. Lastly, we ended with plantains which were a little dry but still sweet mixed with the food! To end the night I got the carrot and my partner got the cheesecake! 10/10 service Julianna was so helpful, personable, & gave good tip so we could enjoy our meal to the fullest! I will be a regular ;)

Just go- go NOW!!! Oxtails are different from Jamaican oxtails- they’re sweet but delicious. Became a bit too sweet after a while though. The lamb chops were ok- I feel like they were missing something but still good. The Chinese chicken was DELICIOUS- something completely unexpected and I’m glad we tried it out! The brown stew chicken, pepper shrimp, curried mussels & samosas were SOOOOOOO GOOOOOD!!! Definitely getting them again. The tamarind sauce the samosas came with is hands down the BEST tamarind sauce I’ve ever had. The pholourie was so good I got another order to go. The coconut shrimp was perfectly crunchy and the ROTI….. it’s PRECISELY the flavors you want in your mouth when eating roti. Nowhere around me has had good roti & I FINALLY found what I’ve needed all this time. SO happy we tried this place for my best friend’s bday dinner. The service was GREAT! Kyairha was an absolute pleasure and she took care of us and all our foolishness 😂 She took care of the entire restaurant swiftly & efficiently by herself. The bartender was good too- I have NO complaints. Now excuse me while a cry about how I’m supposed to unbig my back…