{"id":17725,"date":"2016-11-25T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=17725"},"modified":"2016-11-25T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T15:50:45","slug":"the-irie-shack-afro-caribbean-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/the-irie-shack-afro-caribbean-excellence","title":{"rendered":"The Irie Shack: Afro-Caribbean Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Located on Woodville Road in Cathays, the Irie Shack&#8217;s tasty food, welcoming vibe, vibrant decor and top drawer staff leaves very little to fault.<\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Home for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/authentic?src=hash\">#authentic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fresh?src=hash\">#fresh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Caribbean?src=hash\">#Caribbean<\/a> cuisine, served until late! See our menu online or delivery at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oe5K30RNHH\">https:\/\/t.co\/Oe5K30RNHH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2HxtI4M4I\">pic.twitter.com\/f2HxtI4M4I<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Irie Shack (@IrieShack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IrieShack\/status\/794193103074787328\">November 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8216;Irie&#8217; is a friendly Rastafarian greeting and upon entering the restaurent, it is certainly nothing but welcoming. A friendly staff member quickly seated me and handed me one of the restaurant&#8217;s wonderfully colorful menus.<br \/>\nBefore choosing my meal I took a quick look around to appraise the decor, something which made for excellent viewing. The walls were practically dripping with Afro-Caribbean culture, which combined with the excellent music made the place an excellent eating environment. I would later find myself tapping my feet and nodding my head to the music as I waited for my food, thoroughly relaxed and at ease.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Irie-walls-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"irie-walls\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17812\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Irie-walls-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"irie-walls\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nAfter sharing a joke about the speed at which I ordered, one of the staff brought me my drink for the evening. The Irie Shack, being both a bar and a restaurant boasts a impressive menu of drinks and many pleasantly thematic cocktails. Of that selection however, there was only one drink for me, the West Indies Porter Guinness.<br \/>\nIf you would allow me just a moment to indulge in my love for Guinness, discovering that the Irie Shack served this rather elusive and wholly thematic Guinness beverage was certainly a highlight of the evening for me.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Guinness-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"guinness\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Guinness-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"guinness\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nMy food arrived before I was even half way through my first glass, a rather remarkable serving speed which combined with the excellent quality of the food itself, instilled in me further admiration for the staff.<br \/>\nMy main course, for the reasonable price of \u00a38.95 was a pair of chicken skewers, paired with &#8216;Caribbean slaw&#8217;, rice and peas. The meal itself was tasty and filling with my only real issue being that I did not know the precedent for going about eating the skewers. I ultimately erred on the side of caution and used my fork to remove the chicken before eating it.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17871\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Irie-food-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"irie-food\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17871\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Irie-food-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"irie-food\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nEven after finishing my meal I felt in no hurry to pay my bill, being perfectly content to sit for around 20 minutes or so, digesting my food and appreciating the music. When I finally decided to pay my bill and head on my way, I took another look around the restaurant and found yet more excellent decor outside of where I had been seated which I spent another few minutes drinking it in before paying.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17892\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Ali-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"ali\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17892\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Ali-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"ali\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17898\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/DJ-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"dj\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17898\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/DJ-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"dj\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17901\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Marley-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"marley\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17901\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/Marley-625x349.jpg\" alt=\"marley\" width=\"625\" height=\"349\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nAll in all, I would strongly recommend the Irie Shack for a affordable, relaxed evening out. For those with a particular appreciation for Afro-Caribbean food and culture, I would say this establishment is essential visiting.<br \/>\nShould you for whatever reason still have some reservations about visiting Irie Shack, well&#8230;I&#8217;ll let the man himself put you at ease.<\/p>\n<p>4 stars out of 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great food, great prices and great decor? 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