• Kool Runnings Jamaican Restaurant

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Caribbean
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Serves meat, vegan options available. Jamaican restaurant offering a vegetarian/vegan menu. Vegan items include vegan pulled pork, callaloo in coconut milk, primavera pasta and more. NOTE: Reported November 2024 to have limited vegan options – please send updates to HappyCow. Open Mon-Sun 12:00-03:00.


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21 Reviews

First Review by Katherinealex

LoriCastro

Points +10

Non Veg
29 Oct 2024

Best vegan lunch/dinner in town

They may change dishes available everyday although they have own menu . The food is very good ; I specially like the okra dish and yesterday I tried the vegan chicken korma and it was wonderful. They have also drinks with ginger beer. Alcoholic or non-alcoholic. I specially like ginger beer. Also I love the platanos (bananas) that they always offer in the dish, it gives always a sweet touch in the food from Jamaica.

Pros: Many options , Vegan or vegetarian , Gluten free or not gluten free

Cons: Generally food is ready quicky unless on busy days, Toilet should be more perfumed, None

CryssWorlds

Points +1143

Vegan
07 Aug 2024

A good surprise!

I wouldn't have known there was a jamaican restaurant in Inverness if I didn't search on Happy Cow!

The vegan menu was full of options and it was not easy to choose. The dish I got was a bit simple but really nice.

The atmosphere of the place was chill and the waiter was nice and friendly.

Pros: The chill atmosphere , Vegan menu full of options

Cons: My dish was a bit simple

1Debbie

Points +30

Vegan
23 Jul 2024

Great and surprising find in Inverness

We went here as it came up at the top of my Happycow search of Inverness. And it did not disappoint!
The restaurant had a separate vegan menu, of which only two options were available on the night we visited. I still very much enjoyed my meal though - I had callaloo and okra, a dish I'd never tried before.
We also enjoyed a few cocktails, which were very tasty and strong! The cocktail menu was very extensive!
The presentation of both food and drinks was also very pleasing.
All in all, an authentic Jamaican experience with a friendly, knowledgeable waiter and an impeccable vibe (not sure about some of the music choices though - how does Eminem fit?)

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-23

Pros: Different and tasty food, Chilled, relaxed vibe, Friendly waiter

VeganJo

Points +209

Vegan
20 Jul 2024

Tasty, satisfying and lots of choice

Inventive, interesting and tasty Jamaican dishes. Have tried 4 of them so far all good. Lots of vegan choices

Pros: Delicious food, Lots of choice, Great music

Cons: Can be a little slow at times, Tables close together , Mostly cabbage and not meatballs in the kebab

mjdh1957

Points +318

Vegan
19 Jul 2024

Excellent place to eat

Separate vegan menu with plenty of options.
Tasty food and good sized portions.
Friendly staff

Pros: Vegan menu , Great food , Spicy

Grovean

Points +438

Vegan
02 Jul 2024

Excellent Flavors & wide variety of choices

Asked for the vegan menu and quite surprised by all the options. We enjoyed the spicy sweet potato wedges as a starter along with cocktails. We shared two entrees: vegan stewed pulled pork and butternut squash risotto. Both were delicious and flavorful. Would highly recommend both. Adequate portions to share. Server was very friendly and we did not wait long as described by other reviewers.

Pros: Vegan stewed pulled pork , Butternut squash risotto , Excellent service

MarisaIvana

Points +170

Vegan
02 Jun 2024

So good I forgot to take a pic

A lot of options, ask for the vegan menu. We had 3 different dishes and they were all so good! Super friendly and funny waiter. Nice cocktails as a bonus.

Pros: The spicy sweet potato side dish!, Great food, Friendly staff

Cons: Waiting time was quite long, not bothersome though

OxalisPourpre

Points +32

Vegan
21 May 2024

Bonne nourriture, bonne musique, bonne ambiance!

Une carte vegan variée dont la lecture fait déjà saliver.
Nous y sommes allés trois fois durant notre séjour pour pouvoir découvrir plusieurs de ces plats délicieusement épicés.

hollyfern

Points +36

Vegan
14 May 2024

An unexpected vegan option

I didn't expect that one of the strong vegan contenders in the Scottish Highlands would be a Jamaican restaurant! They have a separate fully vegan menu available. I got the vegan chicken korma, and enjoyed having some good mock meat for the first time on my travels. Everything flavorful and cooked to the perfect texture, and a large plate size that filled me up. Cocktail menu looked intriguing for those who like that thing.

Only con was service was quite slow despite not being too busy - I think our order was taken after 15 mins, we received our food 30 mins after that, and we were able to get the bill 45 mins after that. Scottish service seems to run slower than US service as a rule, but this place more so. So allow ample time!

Other plus is they are open very late in a city where most other options past 8-9 pm are pubs.

LinneaFröbergIdling

Points +58

Vegan
08 May 2024

Nice with something a bit different

Asked for the vegan menu. Lots to choose from. Good food and the cocktails were really good. Friendly staff and reasonable prices.

Johann

Points +127

Vegan
06 May 2024

Delicious Caribbean food and cocktails

Laidback little restaurant in the centre of town, excellent and tasty food, with multiple vegan options (see dedicated menu, ask the waiter for it). The cocktails are fabulous, made with really good rum. They also have aged rums available to drink neat, if you’d like a change from scotch 😉

Pros: Many vegan options on dedicated menu, Delicious cocktails with quality rum, Laidback atmosphere and music

Cons: None!

Here.To.Travel_Jade

Points +9930

Vegan
03 Dec 2023

Good for something different

They have vegan sides listed on the main menu but you need to ask for vegan menu to get the mains. They only had 2 out of the 4 dishes listed available: okra/calloo dish and a vegan pulled pork dish. The portions are big and come with rice and peas and plantain. The food is filling & good although not that special and it was a shame that so few vegan options were available. They have Jamaican soft drinks available (not on the menu) & cocktails. The atmosphere is nice and chilled with good reggae music

VictoriaDragomirova

Points +154

Vegan
25 Nov 2023

Absolutely loved it

Food was super tasty. There were a few vegan options, too. The chef who was also the waiter who was also at reception was hilarious and kept us entertained. Cosy atmosphere with Jamaican music.

CarolAnneLaird

Points +256

Vegan
03 Jul 2023

Wow 🤩

Full of flavour I cleared my plate !!

Pros: Healthy vegan food, Lots of flavour , Relaxing atmosphere

Cons: Less options on menu inside than shown on window

Relaxo

Points +442

Vegan
30 Jun 2023

Lecker, aber nichts besonderes

Wir hatten einmal ein Butternut-Risotto und Pulled Jackfruit mit Gemüse und Reis. Das Essen war lecker und sättigend, aber nichts geschmacklich überragendes.

Schade war es, dass draußen auf der Karte wesentlich mehr vegane Gerichte standen, weshalb wir uns auch entschieden hatten hier zu essen, als am Ende auf der Speisekarte angeboten wurde. Trotzdem waren es nicht wenige und es gab eine Auswahl an verschiedenen Gerichten.

Pros: Theoretisch viele versch. vegane Gerichte, preislich in Ordnung, Kartenzahlung möglich

Cons: praktisch weniger vegane Gerichte

highflyer

Points +625

Vegetarian
28 Jun 2023

Good but nothing special

Separate vegan menu, 4 meals. It was ok but nothing special.

Zwoni

Points +228

Vegan
01 Jun 2023

Can only recommend

Cute Jamaican restaurant that has a separate vegan menu with 3 vegan main dishes. Friendly staff and very delicious food, can only recommend.

Hanalane93

Points +628

Vegan
09 Apr 2023

Good atmosphere

We enjoyed what we had but were still a little hungry when we left.

The vegan menu inside was more limited (4 options) than what was on the boards outside (8 options).

The pulled jackfruit wasn't really pulled, there was still mostly chunks of jackfruit in the pulled braised jackfruit dish. Flavours were good though.

The cocktails were great and we enjoyed the 80s pop music.

Pros: Plantain was great, Good atmosphere , Nice cocktails

Cons: More limited menu inside , Smallish portions

VioletImpact

Points +58

Vegan
30 Mar 2023

A hidden gem in Inverness

We almost walked past Kool Runnings as we were very late looking for somewhere to eat, and the lights inside were low. Luckily it was open!

Inside was a little piece of heaven. Excellent food and music and a very warm welcome. We'll be back!

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Large portions of excellent food, Chilled, relaxing vibe

Franz__

Points +97

Vegan
12 Nov 2022

Flavorful food

I would give this place 5 stars if I could.

Decor can come off a little cheesy but the food is really good! Some of the most flavorful food I’ve had in Inverness so far. The staff was very nice and accommodating with making food vegan.

The options were limited, they have a menu in the front that lists lots of vegan options but when I ordered there were only 2 the waiter said they had available at that time.

Those two dishes are delicious and definitely worth trying out!

It could be that they have more options available at different times of the day, I went for dinner.

Overall, very good food and would recommend!

Pros: Super flavorful food, Good prices, Friendly staff

Cons: Limited vegan options

Katherinealex

Points +125

Vegan
05 Aug 2022

Very yummy food

The food was delicious and here is a separate beggie/vegan menu

Pros: Very yummy food, Separate veggie/vegan menu, Reasonably priced

Cons: Not many options on veģie menu available, Service a bit shoddy




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