. The Caribbean Cove, San Francisco Bay Area, 510-981-8476
The Caribbean Cove
The Caribbean Cove
Services

Sit-down dinner to buffet, from full food service and musical entertainment to simply delivering the food, is offered by The Caribbean Cove. Judith is available for services in the San Francisco Bay Area including cities as far south as Monterey, as far east as Sacramento, and as far north as Santa Rosa and Calistoga.
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Featured in this photo are fried plantains (left), jerk chicken (top middle), rice and peas (middle), escovich fish (bottom middle), johnny cakes (right)

Summer 2006

Now accepting reservations for Summer 2006 catering! Summer 2005 was a catering extravaganza for The Caribbean Cove, and summer 2006 promises to be even busier. Take a look at your calendar to find those special birthdays, parties, anniversaries and celebrations that demand a Caribbean party, and visit the website today to reserve your date. We excel at corporate and private residence events! Click here for pricing, and then click here to reserve your date.

Services in Detail

  • Formal and informal dinner parties
    (cook on-site or drop-off)
  • Weddings
  • Bridal Showers
  • Baby Showers
  • Casual get-togethers and celebrations
  • Birthday Parties
  • Theme Parties
  • Back Stage Cooking for Performers

Dining Including Entertainment

Judith has the Caribbean entertainment connections for your gathering, including a local steel drum band and a limbo dance troupe! For major events, ask for the Caribbean Extravaganza, featuring drums, dancers, costumes and more!

Our customers say...

The event went off wonderfully last night...we had a full house and the food was absolutley fabulous. Your team was just great - professional, easy to work with and very thorough. Everyone was impressed. Once again - it was a great night and The Carribean Cove certainly made a terrific contribution. - RK, El Ceritto

Judith did an amazing job! Everyone really loved her food..We had many, many compliments.. I will call her this week to thank her... - CB, Humboldt County

Everyone was very pleased with the event and Andrea and Carl were great. Melanie said they were very gracious and the service they provided was wonderful. Melanie also said that she would recommend your restaurant to friends and colleagues, as will I. The food was fabulous. Thank you again so much for being so easy to work with and producing better than promised. - JB, Lafayette

Lunch was great! There is so much flavor in your food. We will definitely be calling you in the future. - BS, Berkeley

People are still going on and on about how great the food was...thx again for everything, and please also thank Judith, who has a real gift! - ED, San Francisco

Just a note to say 'Thank you' for coming out to San Jose to serve our tenants. We all enjoyed the food, it was very good! Thank you so much! - Commercial Property Manager, San Jose

Thank you so much for making my party such a scrumptious affair. Everyone cleaned their plates several times over... I also appreciate how professional, prompt and courteous your business is. - IH, Berkeley

We are off to the Caribbean in a couple of hours and I am finally writing to thank you for the wonderful food. All of my guests loved it - especially the fish. I can't thank you enough for helping me at the last minute. Your food really made the party. - LR, Pleasanton

The party was a great success! All afternoon, guests were complimenting the food. Everything tasted great - the patties, the veggies, the rice, the plantains and the jerk chicken. I also want to thank you for bringing the food on time and ready to serve since it made the preparation even that much easier. We also wanted to thank you for referring us to Nigel who played for us on Saturday. He was great and everyone enjoyed hearing the steel drums. - DP, Palo Alto

We had a great time. The Curry Chicken was the hit, everyone raved about it, delicious. We had enough food to feed everyone. And all the food was delicious. - JC, Concord

 

Appetizers

Johnny Cakes

Slightly sweet fried dumplings

Johnny Cakes
Green Salad

Fresh, crispy lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrot and red cabbage in a light oil and vinegar dressing

Green Salad
Salt Fish Cake

Diced rock cod with green onion and garlic, battered and pan-fried

 
Beef Patty

Seasoned ground beef baked in a light pocket pastry

 
Chicken Patty

Seasoned, dark and light chicken baked in a light pocket pastry

 
Veggie Patty

Seasoned vegetables baked in a light pocket pastry

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Entrees

Jerk Chicken

Traditional, spicy jerk chicken with seasonings, grilled to perfection

Jerk Chicken
Curry Chicken

Curry Chicken stewed in a rich Jamaican curry, flavored with fresh herbs and garlic

Curry Chicken
Stewed Oxtail

Slow-cooked in rich spices, fresh herbs, onion and garlic

Stewed Oxtail
Escovich Fish

Marinated, pan-fried snapper served in a vinaigrette sauce with onion and bell pepper

Escovich Fish
Ackee & Codfish

Tree-ripened yellow fruit, sautéed with dry codfish, fresh tomatoes, onions and fresh herbs. Jewel of the Caribbean!

Ackee & Codfish
Curry Goat

Stewed in a rich Jamaican curry, flavored with fresh herbs and garlic

 
Steamed Fish

Steamed snapper in a citrus, garlic and butter sauce, infused with fresh garlic and herbs

 
Coconut Curry Shrimp

Marinated, sautéed in a rich, curried creamy sauce with fresh herbs and spices

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Sides

Fried Plantains

Savory and ripe pan-fried plantains

Fried Plantains
Rice & Peas

Exceptionally flavorful rice and peas made with coconut milk and pigeon peas

Rice & Peas
White Rice

Traditional, steamed long-grain white rice

 
Boiled Plantains

Ripe, boiled plantains cooked in the peel

 
Green Salad

Fresh crispy lettuce, tomatoes, shredded carrots and red cabbage in a light oil and vinegar dressing

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Green Salad

Tropical Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)

Ginger Beer

Traditional sweet and spicy non-alcoholic drink made from fresh ginger root

 
Sorrel Fresher

Cool and sweet island drink made with rich red sorrel blossoms and fresh spices

 
Tropical Fruit Punch

Made from a blend of tropical fruits served over ice

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Dessert

Please contact Judith@TheCaribbeanCove.com
for current selections

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The Caribbean Cove

2556 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, CA 94704 (in "The Village" upstairs), 510-981-8476, E-Mail

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