Dunns River Lounge

Name: Dunns River Lounge
Address: 93 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre, NY, United States, 11570
Telephone: (516) 764-6540
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.7

4.7

58 Reviews

$30 and under

Jamaican

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THE FOOD: Dunns River Lounge offers authentic Jamaican cuisine for over 17 years in a casually elegant & intimate setting on Long Island. Our menu, prepared by Chef Bobby and his crew, features traditional dishes like Jerk Chicken, Braised Oxtails, Curried Goat and Jerk Salmon as well as creative daily specials like Jerk BBQ Ribs, Jerk Lobster Pasta & Codfish Fritters with Guacamole.

THE COCKTAILS: We are foodies, but we're equally known for our tropical hand-crafted cocktails made with premium liquor and fresh ingredients.

THE VIBE: Whether you dine with us indoors or on our outdoor patio during the summer months, you'll feel like you are in Jamaica. Enjoy weekly live entertainment with the sounds of reggae, soca & r&b. We're great for everything from small dinners for two to large family-style celebrations for 20 guests or more!

AND YOU: When you come to Dunns River you will feel like family. As we always say, "the only thing we love more than good food and drinks is You! "

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Aug 9, 2022

7:00 PM

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(516) 764-6540

Other options

Order online

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Jamaican, Caribbean, International
Hours of operation
Tue, Wed 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 10:30 am–8:30 pm
Phone number
(516) 764-6540
Website
http://www.dunnsriverny.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Owned/operated by
Black/African American, Women
Executive chef
Chef Shillingford Johns "Bobby"
Catering
We do a host of catering events with everything from individually boxed office lunches to catering trays of food for pick-up or delivery. We can also set-up and serve your guests buffet style at your venue of choice.
Private party facilities
We are available for private events such as baby showers, networking parties, engagement dinners, birthday celebrations, holiday parties & more.

Location
93 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
Neighborhood
Rockville Centre
Cross street
Maple Avenue
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
LIRR - Rockville Centre Train Station
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Experiences

SUNDAY MIMOSA BRUNCH
$30.00 per person
Multiple dates available
Dunns River features an authentic CARIBBEAN BOTTOMLESS MIMOSA BRUNCH - $30 + plus tax & gratuity Each guest chooses 2 main dishes & 2 sides + Bottomless Mimosas and Complementary Cornmeal Porridge! MAIN DISHES - choose 2 - Ackee & Saltfish - Callaloo & Saltfish - Sauteed Beef Liver - Brownstew Chicken - Curried Chicken - Mackerel Run Down SIDES -choose 2 - Rice & Peas - Boiled Provision - Fried Dumplings

Wings Your Way*$8.00
Escoveitched, Honey BBQ or Jerk
Callaloo & Saltfish$7.00
Codfish, greens & green plantains
Peppered Shrimp**$11.00
Head-on shrimp, very spicy
Coconut Shrimp$7.00
Battered with coconot flakes
Veggie Spring Rolls$7.00
Fried vegan rolls. Sweet chili sauce
Shrimp Mac & Cheese$12.00
Shrimp bites in your favorite mac

Entrées

Served with rice & peas or white rice, steamed veggies & sweet plantains

Jerk Chicken$15.00
Bone-in dark meat jerked
Brown Stewed Chicken$15.00
Dark meat fried and stewed
Braised Oxtail$23.00
So good you'll want to lick the bone
Hungry Belly Combo$26.00
Choose any two meats: oxtail, curry goat, jerk pork, jerk chicken, curry chicken
Curried Seafood Boat$29.00
Lobster, shrimp, scallops cooked in curry
Brown Stewed Whole Red Snapper$22.00
Fried and simmered in slightly sweet brown sauce
Brown Stewed Tofu$13.00
Fried and sauteed in slightly sweet brown sauce
Curried Chicken$12.00
Bone-in chicken cooked in curry
Jerk Pork*$15.00
Jerked pork shoulder slices
Curried Goat**$19.00
Tastes like lamb & cooked in curry
Curried Shrimp$18.00
Tiger shrimp, seasonal veggies
Escoveitched Whole Red Snapper$21.00
Fried and topped with tangy onions, carrots and peppers
Steamed Whole Red Snapper$25.00
With corn, pumpkin & okra
Veggie Stew (Vegan)$14.00
Pumpkin, corn, potato, butter beans, cooked in coconut milk

Soups

Chicken Soup
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays
- Small$6.00
- Large$9.00
Red Peas Soup with Beef
Saturdays
- Small$7.00
- Large$10.00
Seafood Soup
Wednesdays
- Small$8.00
- Large$12.00

Sides

Mac & Cheese$6.00
White Rice$4.00
Sweet Plantains$5.00
Rice & Peas$4.00
Steamed Veggies$4.00
Fried Green Plantains$5.00

Dessert

Bacardi Rum Cake$5.00
Carrot Cake$4.00
Red Velvet Cake$4.00
Jamaican Black Cake$8.00

Craft Cocktails

Dunns Rum Punch$13.00
Wray & Nephew Rum, pomegranate & lime
Painkiller$12.00
Heavy-Weight pina colada
Guava Strong$12.00
Fresh guava with Titos Vodka
Tropical Storm Margarita$14.00
Mango, coconut, passion fruit & tequila
Henny Sorrel$15.00
Jamaican hibiscus & Hennessy
Titos Hard Lemonade$13.00
Fresh squeezed lemonade with Titos Vodka

Alcohol Free Drinks

Guava Fruit Punch$6.00
Soursop Lime$6.00
Poland Spring Water$2.00
Sorrel Ginger Punch$6.00

Soda

Coke
Sprite
Gingerale
Diet Coke
Seltzer

Daily Specials

Tuesdays - Jerk Pasta

Jerk Chicken Pasta$15.00
Jerk Shrimp Pasta$17.00
Jerk Lobster Pasta$27.00
Jerk Chicken & Shrimp$18.00
Jerk Chicken & Lobster$25.00
Jerk Shrimp & Lobster$26.00

Thursdays - Stew Peas

Stew Peas with Pigtail & Oxtail over Rice$15.00

Saturdays - Jerk BBQ Ribs

Sides Includes: Rice and Peas, White rice, Mac and Cheese, Steamed Veggies, Sweat Plantaines

Jerk Ribs 4 Ribs + 2 Sides$18.00
Jerk Rips 6 Ribs + 2 Sides$20.00
Jerk Ribs 9 Ribs + 2 Sides$26.00
Jerk Ribs Full Rack + 2 Sides$30.00

Wednesday - Seafood Soup

Seafood Soup
- Small$8.00
- Large$12.00

Fridays - Fish Your Way

Jerk Salmon with Mango Salsa$20.00
Escoveitched Snapper & Festival$18.00

What 58 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.5Service
4.5Ambience
4.6Value

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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
overall4food5service4ambience4
Food was authentic Jamaican food. Will was a good servicer and greeted us with a smile.
KB
KerryB
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Dunns river is a beautiful place to enjoy a good meal and with the live entertainment makes it even more lovely. The food and drinks awesome
AN
ArchieN
New York Area
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Our experience was outstanding. The restaurant is clean and quiet. The food is incredible and authentic in flavor. I highly recommend the combo dish of Curry Goat and Oxtail with rice and peas and plantains. Appetizer of Calaloo and Salt Fish. As well as the Pepper Shrimp and Jerk Chicken. We will be back and tell our friends to go.
MW
MariaW
New York Area
17 reviews
vip
5.0
17 reviews
Dined on July 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was delicious as always. Great wait staff. Good value for brunch.
MM
MarjorieM
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 31, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This restaurant never disappoints. Whether dining in or take-out the food is always delicious and satisfying. Our waitress this past Sunday was personable and attentive. She went out of her way to ensure that we had an amazing experience. I highly recommend this restaurant!!!
b
baconb
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great place not enough food for a big guy lol .. very pleasant staff incredible will definitely return..
H
Helsue
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 16, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
The food and service were great. The music was very loud.
JK
JoanK
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 9, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
The food was excellent..really tasty. I had the steamed fish. It was delicious, well cooked with just enough spice.I highly, recommend the place.
n
newplaces2eat
New York Area
90 reviews
vip
4.0
90 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2022
overall4food5service3ambience3
Food was excellent, however we had to went 40 minutes to be served. Service was on the slow side. Again the food was delicious, but an improvement with serving the food and checking on patrons definitely needs to be corrected.
KB
KerineB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 2, 2022
overall5food3service5ambience4
The food, ambience and staff was amazing will definitely return.
N
Naomi
New York Area
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 19, 2022
overall3food3service5ambience3
The waitress was excellent. The food was good. However, there was no rice and peas. So we had to eat our meals with white rice. It was disappointing because it's a Jamaican restaurant and our culture's staple side is rice and peas. It was also Father's Day. It was only 12:30 pm and they ran out of rice and peas. I spoke up about it. But I could not help noticing that there were many takeouts. Perhaps the takeout orders received the rice and peas. We had reservations and were visiting from Florida.
CW
CandiceW
New York Area
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on June 18, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is great, but I have to say service was impeccable Nala is amazing and they were very accommodating going above and beyond for me and my party. Would highly recommend! Great music to vibe to and the Rum Punch is on point. The only recommendation is a notation that big and beautiful people opt out of the high tables as I got complaints that the chairs are not comfortable and proved difficult to get into for some.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on June 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great always!
N
Nadine
New York Area
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 16, 2022
overall3food3service4ambience4
Our food took.a little long to get to your table. But the one man band helped as we waited. The entertainment was great. I ordered the cod fritters was good! The spring rolls vegetable were process frozen stuff that they just put in the oven to bake. My curry shrimp should have been jumbo but it was baby shrimp. It was okay but not the best that I am used to. I will probable return just to order drinks and the cod fish fritters.
MC
MariaC
Savannah
30 reviews
5.0
30 reviews
Dined on June 12, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The cocktails are delicious! Can’t go wrong there! We started with the salt fish appetizer…it was delicious…full of flavor. We loved it. For main course we both got the Snapper Escovitch…which we both enjoyed! Fish was nicely fried and served with the pickled onions and peppers. We expected a bit more heat from the peppers but decided it was ok not to have it too spicy. Sweet plantains were yummy as were the rice and peas. I topped mine with oxtail gravy…so delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal there! Highly recommend!
J
Jriche
New York Area
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 11, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Good food, good drinks, good service
WS
WarrenS
New York Area
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 11, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and food.
FN
FloridaninNY
Mississippi
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on June 10, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Looking for a nice spot with delicious food and great live music on Thursdays, check look no further!
M
Martin
New York Area
6 reviews
vip
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on June 4, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Love the food and drinks, great quality, would definitely return. Only feedback, under the table hooks for ladies bags.
j
jamel7
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 28, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
First time and I was very happy. Food was good the atmosphere was good and overall a very nice experience. I will be going again
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 26, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
Pleasant environment. Music was surprisingly excellent. Food was very good. Specialty drinks were excellent. Mixed crowd of people.
P
Pats
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 22, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience4
Nice brunch. Good portion for the value. Need more staff to cover the floor.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had a wonderful meal this morning the brunch menu is excellent. Special mention to the coffee, dark, strong and full bodied. The Mango Mimosas are delish. This is our go to place for a tasty fun meal.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 21, 2022
overall1food1service2ambience2
We were very disappointed in the food as we’ve been to Dunn’s before and the food was tasty. It’s unclear if the restaurant is under new management or a new cook but there a change. The escovitched wings were salty and didn’t taste of escovitch more like hot wings. The entrees were so oily it saturated the rice and plantains. The oxtail wasn’t flavorful, heavy on the browning and the goat wasn’t tasty either.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 21, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience5
Food was too salty and Spicy. Had several different items. Only 1 server was available to the whole restaurant. After speaking to 2 other friends that all went within 1 week of me, stated the same issue with the food and only 1 server available. My friend who went the night before with a group of 3 people had to wait 2 hours for appetizers (No main course was added)
RC
RCandEC
New York Area
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 19, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good & drinks were excellent. Everyone was super attentive.
NR
NydiaR
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience4
Had a good time listening to good music as I enjoyed my unlimited mimosa brunch. Staff were friendly . Food was on the money, and the mimosas kept coming. It was a good experience dining at Dunns river lounge.
D
Daee
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was amazing and authentically Jamaican. Drinks were good, even the virgin ones! And the ambiance was perfect, and everyone was friendly. Seating was quick, food served hot.
h
honeya
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall5food4service5ambience3
Just the chairs was very weird, if you have a backside the chairs aren’t Ideal
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 9, 2022
overall1food1service2ambience2
The food was garbage. I ordered salmon and it tasted like sardines and the rice was not properly cooked. Just horrible!!! If the food had matched the price then I would have felt better. I would not go back to dine here because I had high expectations but I was very disappointed in the dinner. High Priced, Low Quality.
DT
DeniseT
New York Area
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Food is delicious and brunch is a great value. A Must try
J
Jody
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was very good and the staff were very nice and would return back again.
OT
OpenTable Diner
New York Area
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We enjoyed our food. The only thing I didnt care for was no hostess at the door. So we had to find someone to be seated. But other than that everything was great. The food, the service, etc
MW
MariaW
New York Area
18 reviews
vip
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always delicious food and beverages
m
mariej
New York Area
2 reviews
vip
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall1food3service1ambience3
The waitress was not nice. She was rushing us. Every time she came to the table she looked and sounded like she was annoyed. It was my mothers birthday dinner and she didn’t even get to enjoy it. The worst experience ever.
Z
Zarinah
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
I've been going to Dunns River since it opened and I'm still in love every time I visit. Our waiter/bartender, Will was awesome. Great energy and great service. Love that they've always had the same DJ, DJ Sparticus never disappoints! DRL will always be one of my absolute favorite spots
KB
KerryB
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely place great food and drinks the atmosphere is so awesome
OT
OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Very professional
GJ
GinaJ
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 17, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
My friends and I LOVE it. and we will come back again. thank you
KF
KimF
New York Area
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Drinks and food was great. Would recommend and go back

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Staff is vaccinated
- Staff temperature check required
- Contact tracing information collected

FAQs

You can order delivery directly from Dunns River Lounge using the Order Online button. Dunns River Lounge also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (516) 764-6540.

Dunns River Lounge is rated 4.7 stars by 58 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Aug 9, 2022

7:00 PM

Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

(516) 764-6540

Other options

Order online

93 N Park Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Maple Avenue
Neighborhood
Rockville Centre
Hours of operation
Tue, Wed 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Thu 12:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 10:30 am–8:30 pm
Cuisines
Jamaican, Caribbean, International
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
LIRR - Rockville Centre Train Station
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Owned/operated by
Black/African American, Women
Executive chef
Chef Shillingford Johns "Bobby"
Additional
Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.dunnsriverny.com/
Phone number
(516) 764-6540
Catering
We do a host of catering events with everything from individually boxed office lunches to catering trays of food for pick-up or delivery. We can also set-up and serve your guests buffet style at your venue of choice.
Private party facilities
We are available for private events such as baby showers, networking parties, engagement dinners, birthday celebrations, holiday parties & more.

Dunns River Lounge

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Takeout

Other options

Dining areas

Additional information

Support Black-owned restaurants in New York City

Women-Owned and -Operated Restaurants to Support in NYC

SUNDAY MIMOSA BRUNCH

Appetizers

Wings Your Way*$8.00

Callaloo & Saltfish$7.00

Peppered Shrimp**$11.00

Coconut Shrimp$7.00

Veggie Spring Rolls$7.00

Shrimp Mac & Cheese$12.00

Entrées

Jerk Chicken$15.00

Brown Stewed Chicken$15.00

Braised Oxtail$23.00

Hungry Belly Combo$26.00

Curried Seafood Boat$29.00

Brown Stewed Whole Red Snapper$22.00

Brown Stewed Tofu$13.00

Curried Chicken$12.00

Jerk Pork*$15.00

Curried Goat**$19.00

Curried Shrimp$18.00

Escoveitched Whole Red Snapper$21.00

Steamed Whole Red Snapper$25.00

Veggie Stew (Vegan)$14.00

Soups

Chicken Soup

Red Peas Soup with Beef

Seafood Soup

Sides

Mac & Cheese$6.00

White Rice$4.00

Sweet Plantains$5.00

Rice & Peas$4.00

Steamed Veggies$4.00

Fried Green Plantains$5.00

Dessert

Bacardi Rum Cake$5.00

Carrot Cake$4.00

Red Velvet Cake$4.00

Jamaican Black Cake$8.00

Craft Cocktails

Dunns Rum Punch$13.00

Painkiller$12.00

Guava Strong$12.00

Tropical Storm Margarita$14.00

Henny Sorrel$15.00

Titos Hard Lemonade$13.00

Alcohol Free Drinks

Guava Fruit Punch$6.00

Soursop Lime$6.00

Poland Spring Water$2.00

Sorrel Ginger Punch$6.00

Soda

Coke

Sprite

Gingerale

Diet Coke

Seltzer

Daily Specials

Tuesdays - Jerk Pasta

Jerk Chicken Pasta$15.00

Jerk Shrimp Pasta$17.00

Jerk Lobster Pasta$27.00

Jerk Chicken & Shrimp$18.00

Jerk Chicken & Lobster$25.00

Jerk Shrimp & Lobster$26.00

Thursdays - Stew Peas

Stew Peas with Pigtail & Oxtail over Rice$15.00

Saturdays - Jerk BBQ Ribs

Jerk Ribs 4 Ribs + 2 Sides$18.00

Jerk Rips 6 Ribs + 2 Sides$20.00

Jerk Ribs 9 Ribs + 2 Sides$26.00