Dub Lounge

Dub Lounge is a relatively new Caribbean bar/​restaurant/​art space on Stokes Croft. I had been wanting to check it out for a while, so with an empty stomach and all meetings finished for the day, I decided to finally check it out for a late lunch.
As I walked passed this afternoon there was 6 – 7 old Jamaican guys inside hanging out, eating and listening to some chilled reggae music. It looked really cool! So I walked in — and stopped all conversation! I don’t think they get many 30 years old caucasian guys with macbooks asking for a curry goat and the wifi password! That’s the impression I got, anyway!
After they realised I wasn’t going to ask for directions, they were all really helpful and really funny. «Sure man, take a seat brotha» I was told when I ordered the curry and can of diet coke. The food came out 5 minutes later in a polystyrene container and plastic fork in a napkin. I was expecting a plate, but I didn’t mind, It looked great. And it was! Really good actually! As always the meat had a lot of bones, but the flavour was really powerful. Not spicy, just a taste that lasted for ages. The rice and peas was also really good. Not the best I’ve had, but it wasn’t all clumpy like some can be.
The weird thing was, that when I walked in, it there was a couple of tables of people chatting and chilled reggae playing, but within less than 10 minutes there was nobody. No staff. Nobody! And the music had gone from reggae to POUNDING jump up/​jungle. It was bonkers, but really funny! I had no idea what was going on.