D Roti Shak - New Westminster

The Caribbean is calling you to New West. I introduce you to try authentic Trini food from D Roti Shak. Open for 9 years, here they know exactly how to transplant food straight from the West Indies to Vancouver. The curry goat with roti is a roti folded into a nice pillow and filled with curry sauce, potatoes, and goat meat that is so tender it falls apart. Doubles are a Trini street food, so common and popular that you can find a dime a dozen in Toronto, so much that they even have doubles festivals! This is however lacking in the Vancity food scene. D Roti Shak is a gem and an absolute spotlight for anyone craving real Trinidadian food. Come for a lime at D Roti Shak.

My friends and I visited from out of state. I was apprehensive with how empty the store was but found comfort in the cleanliness of the store and efficiency the owner had. We had the chicken curry and the last of the oxtail. We wrapped it up for us nicely and we went to a near by park to enjoy. Let me tell you... that first bite had all of us gaping at each other with the immediate flavor our meals had. I'm talking about eating so fast you feel that heaviness in your chest! My goodness it was delicious and at this very moment I would love to have another bite of my chicken lol! If you're in a time crunch I would hold off, he seemed to be preparing it as ordered but if you have the time and the appetite please support!!!! Sending love from the States!

This is the place to get my oxtail fix. It's a bit on the pricier side compared to other dishes you can get for lunch but all worth it. Of all the places in Vancouver that serves oxtail with rice and peas, this is the most authentic. They are also on doordash with a bit of a bump up compared to ordering in store.

So recently went to D Roti Shak it was a disagrace. We are from the US was told they don't use credit debit cards only cash which wasn't a problem. In total out item came to be $88 Canadian dollars but the business owner refused to convert the money and said they only take dollar for dollar. My friend said to just take her items off and he claimed he couldn't remove the items because his boss would be mad at him but he was the owner of the business. He really tried to scam and make a profit and pocket the rest of the money he tried to steal from taking dollar for dollar. I will never be doing business here again 0/10 recommended.

Love this place! Coming from California with no Trinidadian restaurant at all. We were excited to try this place and took the time to come and enjoy some real authentic Trini food. Highly reccommend this place. The owner was very friendly, welcoming and a good guy to talk to. Big servings on food and everything we ordered was seasoned really well. We had a great dining experience. I highly recommend this place!