Clippers II Restaurant Lounge and Bar

Cheap beers, chill atmosphere. Can get really packed which kind of sucks, gets really hot. One of the last dive bars in Jamaica with a dance floor. Pay cash, I have gotten over charged a couple times on my cc.

My First Experience
Environment:
Empty. There was only one person in staff in the whole restaurant.
For a Monday night, the music was too loud and did not fit with the restaurant. Dancehall music in the background while you are trying to have a romantic date, oh yeah. Hearing Vbyz Kartel talk about back shots in the Gaza, made me feel so peaceful!
The seats were uncomfortable, I mean the bar stools almost felt like a bicycle seat without padding. During the date, I was so focused on the seat compromising my fertility because, the seat felt like bricks. Also, the blinking lights irritated my eyes to the point I thought epilepsy was in my future.
Experience:
Aside from my date ordering only one plate of food, the food was good. I told my date I was hungry and he only ordered one plate of food. He ordered Jerk Wings & French Fries. I was like «Make that two» and he replied «no.» Tell me I should have not started flipping tables. I just came from class and you think I’m going to share a plate of food with a grown man I have just met? The blinking lights and loud music was giving me a high and you have the nerve to not feed me? Let’s just say someone got dropped off at bus stop and I drove happily home.
Bartender:
Her face was glamorous but her attire was rather interesting. She had a chef’s or large jacket that look like she just came from a bar herself. Do you work here, or were you doing someone a favor?
Check:
My date asked the bartender for a receipt in which she responded «The person that gives people receipts is not here.» So I asked her how will we know how much the food was if we have no receipt?” She looked bewildered and responded «The person is not here.» May I add my date didn’t get his change back and she disappeared?

There’s two parts to the place. Initially, you walk into a bar and then it turns into a restaurant. It’s located right off of Merrick Blvd and Laurelton Parkway. It’s in a quiet neighborhood. There’s not much action in the vicinity or at Clippers on a weekday. It’s a cool place to come to if you want to have a drink and listen to chunes dem.

Hood.
Cute bar tenders! Like really cute girls and that is rare. I certainly wasn’t expecting that in here.
The coat check team very obviously gave away my jacket. I had to leave the club in my bf’s sweater. I was compensated with a different jacket that resembles mine but clearly the other person must have said, «hey, there’s mine» and mistakenly took mine. What is the point of giving coat check tickets if you aren’t going to check them? Silly goose business.
The music was good. Hip hop and reggae for the whole night. Not a mixture. The crowd was also not a mixed crowd.
The drinks tasted decent and came in little plastic cups with plenty of ice. They were not outrageously priced if you already expected outrageous prices.
Overall this place isn’t the best location if you’re looking for up class and safe. Nothing bad happened but I had a bad vibe and of course that jacket thing was annoying.

I recently went here for a party and the party was beautiful — due to the guest. We ran out of drinks at one point and they didn’t supply us with more, and we were kicked out an our before the party was scheduled to end because management double booked the venue. I felt so bad for them! They spent their money and did not get what they were due! About an hour and a half before the party was supposed to end the music shut off, random people who were not part of our party started walking in, and then the DJ said, «Everyone who is here for this party needs to leave now». SO RUDE! Anyway, I say go closer to Manhattan or farther out on Long Island and pay the extra money to save yourself the headache, embarrassment, and disgust that this management team showed me.

So I bought this groupon, $ 10 for $ 20 worth of food. I went online to check out the menu and they cover just about all Caribbean dishes. I decided to call and order Eschaviche fish with steamed cabbage and platain. The guy said 20 minutes. Well knowing Caribbean people. Let’s give him 30. We get there and still wait another 10. I guess he went and bought the from fish across the street. Whatever.
The food was $ 15 a piece. Kirk (which I believe was the own/​cook) was super adorable so I gave him a slide on making us wait even longer. Then to my suprise the fish was actually good! Well seasoned and a decent size. My disappointment was with the vegetables. I had asked for steam cabbage but he said he ran out so he substituted but I don’t care for steamed vegetables unless they have gravy on them…
They had a live DJ and a cute colorful décor.
I guess ill try them one more time before I give up all hope…

I had coconut shrimp with rice and peas and gravy omg that gravy was good to drink i had two coco losos it was wed so it was empty but the dj was still spinning tunes i loved it i must go back