Marlene's Caribbean Take-Out Restaurant - Lakeland Florida Location 813 West Memorial Boulevard, Lakeland, FL 33815

"I’m plant based and the cabbage and rice and peas (red beans and rice) are amazing; seasoned very well, I look forward to tasting the plantains! I’m very satisfied with the quality of the food it’s flavorful."

"Recently had Marlene's ox tail, jerk chicken,cabbage,Rice and peas for my wife's bday party for a total of 15 people.... very very good food I must say. She had the food ready for me to pick up very easy process everything was correct and exceeded my expectations. I'd give more stars if I could."

"The cabbage was great. The oxtails were tender but VERY salty. It tasted as if the lid came off the top of the saltshaker while seasoning, and they did their best to hurry and scoop out what they could, but it was too late, or something. I would give this place another chance to see if that was an irregular mistake or not, or if another dish might be better."

"Just had Marlene's brown stew chicken. It was delicious! My husband had oxtails and they were fork tender and not greasy! He's already looking forward to coming back and trying the curry goat, since the ox tails were so delicious! I'm coming back to try the jerk pork! We will definitely be back. Can't wait!"

"The restaurant sits on the corner in a tiny plaza. The inside is huge and very clean. Pros: curry goat was good, nice portion, nice taste, and cooked well. The owner is really nice and the order was made quick. Cons: Parking can be tough if full, the rice/beans were a little to hard, and the sauce wasn't thick enough for me so I barely had any sauce. Overall the food was decent."