Our roots
A name spoken with love,
long before it was a sign.
Ella's didn't begin in a restaurant. It began at a kitchen table, in a home full of laughter, with a Sunday pot that always had room for one more. This is how it grew.
Milestones
The road from home kitchen to family table
Every plate has a story. So does every year.
2014
Ella before the kitchen
Before there was a restaurant, there was a name. Ella's mother named her after the dream of a place where everyone would feel like family — long before her first child was born.
2017
Sunday pot, every Sunday
It started in the kitchen at home. Oxtail on Sundays. Curry goat on Tuesdays. Friends turned up uninvited. Nobody complained.
2019
We open the doors
Ella's opens with eight tables, a hand-painted mural, and one promise: come hungry, leave family.
2021
The patio becomes a vibe
The teal-railed patio fills up every Friday. Reggae nights start. Strangers swap plates. The neighborhood adopts us.
2023
Best Caribbean — three years running
Recognized as the city's best Caribbean kitchen. We celebrate by giving free Rum Punch to every customer that night.
Today
More than food — it's family
Catering weddings, hosting birthdays, feeding the city. Same recipes. Same hands. Same Ella.
The family
The hands that stir the pot
Two people. One kitchen. A whole lot of love going into every plate.
Aleitha
Co-Owner & Restaurant Manager
If you leave hungry, that's on me.
Front-of-house captain, schedule wizard, hugger-in-chief. Aleitha keeps the room warm and the service tight — she'll remember your name on visit two.
Favourite dish
Curry goat with rice & peas
Go-to drink
Sorrel with a squeeze of lime
On repeat
Etana — “I Rise”
Best part of the day
Table-hopping at Sunday brunch
Rohan
Co-Owner & Head Chef
Spice ain't about heat — it's about memory.
Born in Kingston, trained everywhere. Rohan runs the line, builds the menu, and still tastes every pot before it leaves the pass.
Favourite dish
Oxtail, slow-braised, no shortcuts
Go-to drink
Overproof on the rocks, one cube
Kitchen anthem
Buju Banton — “Untold Stories”
Weekend ritual
Saturday market run with the kids
Come meet the family
Pull up a chair. Stay for dessert. We'll save you a seat.