Tamboo Bistro

I came here on a Saturday night with family to eat dinner. The place was REALLY quiet and empty so I wasn’t initially sure if they were open. But we were able to get a large table right away. My boyfriend ordered me & others some red wine. The wine was alright, but I appreciate it not stinging my tongue as a result of it being super cheap.
We ordered the Fritay platter, and the seafood creole, since I was REALLY in the mood for lambi. The food here was actually really really good! Its just that the service was extremely slow. I was hoping the Fritay platters were coming out as appetizers but we waited a looooong while for our food & also the bill! A wait like would have normally annoyed me beyond forgiveness but the food, music & venue were so nice that I will give this place 4 stars and will want to come back.

I come to brockton from far West nearly every weekend. I decided to try this place. My bartender was the hostess and she did a excellent job. Great well kept atmosphere quite the vibe like settings, with a touch of classic 60s modernized. The food and drinks was inspired by Haiti and, was excellent. The price was actually fitting to the appearance of the place. I will return again maybe this weekend before it transform into a night club.

Update… Tonight I am at Tamboo Bistro, same waitress however different reception. Great service… more than a 5-​star. A lot has changed!

The Caribbean style good is excellent and the restaurant is beautiful. Good service ! My favorite is the fancy salmon with the fried plantains… Good Stuff!

You look at this place and you think you want to support these people (owners of the establishment and the culture). Gorgeous appeal outside and very nice atmosphere. The food wasn’t so great, I’ve had better at random hole in the walls. The drinks were overpriced. The service is horrible. The waitresses are so rude. They don’t want you parking in front of the establishment at certain times on certain days — this is Brockton, not downtown Boston. I haven’t been back since.

This place is a joke, food is terrible and everytime takes forever to come out. It’s a decent place to grab a drink and chill but do not order the food. Atmosphere is great and so is the dining area.

This edgy, modern, restaurant and night club is such a great avenue to share Haitian culture with everyone!
I visited TAMBOO when I was searching for a restaurant to host my parent’s 25^th anniversary dinner a few years back. I worked closely with Chris who created an amazing family style menu for 30. He was accommodating and ensured that the dinner went off without a hitch. I thought the service and food were great, and i’m Haitian.
The nightlife is a beautiful melting pot of Haitian and Cape Verdean culture. The hard hitting beats of the music and the dancing are always an enjoyment. And don’t be shy, there will always be somebody willing to show you the moves.

Wonderful food and service. We enjoyed every dish. Compliments to the chef. Our waitress was delightful. We highly recommend.

THE WORST DINING EXPERIENCE EVER!
Went there with my girlfriends for a nice night of drinks N eats. We got there for 9 on a friday night and the place was DEAD We were the only ones there. Mixed drinks and appetizer came in 20 mins but once a few more patrons entered and then got more busy, we spent the whole night looking for our waitress to order more drinks, to place our order, to do anything really. she was MIA. When we did finally see her she was inattentive and dismissive. My fondest memory was… After being informed that I couldnt get the chicken scarlett because they were «out of chicken quarters». I was looking for suggestions on what else to get which would require the help of the waitress since you know, she works there. But instead she just turned away pointed to my friend (Yes Pointed) and said «I’ll take your order now»
… Wait! Did she just dismiss me? my friend raised a brow at me as to say «Yup she did!»
So that was close to 10… fast forward its 11pm and after more than a few tables are waited on, even some have eaten and left, Viola! our food is FINALLY here! I kept asking myself «Why am i still here» I couldnt blame it on the drinks since I only had a sprite. well coke. I mean I ordered a sprite that tasted more like seltzer water sent it back then 20 mins later found out the machine was broken and ended up waiting another 10 for coke (Sigh)
Ok maybe the food will make this place worth it! Eh maybe not. edible but way over priced.
Maybe our experience was an isolated thing? We maybe caught the wrong waitress at the wrong time.
Well to my surprise (well…not really) we chatted w/​another group of ladies in another section of the restaurant (a group of 4 as well) who told us that THEIR waitress confronted them about their tip. Yup, apparently she wasnt happy with the amt and went up to them and told them so (Nothing passive aggressive about this girl) This upset them and they were ready to speak to the manager.
After that story we are ready to leave and when we get the bill we see that Gratuity was automatically added to our check! What is up with that? We only had 4 in our group. The other group didnt get this on their bill AND if that previous group didnt tip the way they liked does not mean the next group (us) will do the same. Never Ever… ever coming back. Its a damn shame! STAY AWAY

Overall the my experience was okay. Went there around 9 and no one was at the door for seating. We ordered our drinks and appetizers and waited 30min for drinks that came one at a time and the waitress wanted me to take my own napkin and straw off the tray. They didnt have beef to go with our meal and offered us pork or goat but we had to pay an extra $ 5 for goat. In the Cherry Noir drink they missed some components one bein the coke and asked my friend wat juice she would like in her drink not explaining why. It was just a whole mess but the food was ok. They serve HAITIAN style FOOD. Friday night at 10pm is HAITIAN club night and Saturday night at 10pm is CAPE VERDEAN club night. NICE SETTING

Yea this place fell off big time. I remember when it was first opened. It was great, great food and great ambiance. Now its horrible, poor customer service and microwavable food im done. When we got in there was no one there to greet and placed us at our table. We had to call them on the phone in order for them to come and seat us at our table. The waitress was clueless on Haitian food. I asked for sauce pwa and she looked at me like I had 10 heads. I ordered peppered shrimp, and thing tasted like they just microwaved it, it was horrible. The sauce pwa was the worse I ever eaten in my life. I wanted to know if the cook was actually Haitian. This was a horrible representation of Haitian or Caribbean food.

Went here for a wedding rehearsal dinner. The food was very tasty, but the service was just crappy. The waitresses were not attentive, they randomly carded certain people in our party. One of the waitresses was dressed really inappropriately, but I guess it was because they host a club night the night before? Really, you can go to so many other carribean/​haitian restaurants in Boston and get the same type of food, or not better with much better service.

Nice place for a quick drink. Just terrible location and no parking. Prices are too steep for being on Main st in Brockton. The music is nice and when you are in there it doesn’t feel like you are in the center of Brockton until it gets late and people get a little drunk. Sometimes it can be out of control.

Caribbean chicken marinated on mildly spicy red sauce peppers and onions w rice beans and sweet plantains… beyond delicious!!!

The food is ok. The service is HORRENDOUS! The wait staff is rude. I was once accused of sneaking my own salad dressing in…

This is probably my most favorite spot ever. All the food is amazing, if you arent experienced in the menu just be adventurous. I have eaten full meals and appetizers here many many times and everything i have eaten has been amazing. The atmosphere is wonderful and generally on fridays they do have some sort of jazz band but lately i havent seen anyone playing. Pricing is above average for the area but it is well worth it for the atmosphere. This is the type of establishment you can wear your fancy shoes and dress to and feel amazing while doing it. Dress to impress here. Im so happy to have this place so near by.

I met a couple of friends at Tamboo last night for drinks and appetizers. The club/​restaurant is laid out really well, the design is modern and clubby. The bar menu is filled with delicious, although mostly fried, items. We sampled the coconut shrimp, the fried plantains (not sweet), the meatballs, and the crabcakes. All of the food was good.
However, the bar staff was untrained in the cocktails on the menu, were mostly polite but not very attentive, and when we paid the bill, they didn’t bring us the change, but assumed that we were going to leave them over 20%. We were aiming to leave 20%, but didn’t feel that they deserved that, nevermind over 20%.
I am sure that these same staff members would be great with some intense training.