Natural Start

I decided to give this place a try even after hearing mixed reviews. I spent over $70 here, not only was 1 of my orders incorrect, one of the other dinners had turkey wings that wasn’t done. The overall taste of the food was okay, the turkey wings turned my partner off and she wasted the whole platter. I called in the next day to express this and the man who answered was immediately defensive stating “we sold a bunch of them yesterday, nobody complained” because I own a business nearby & I believe in allowing businesses to fix the situation before I write my review, I decided to stop in to show him a picture of the uncooked turkey wings and before he even saw it, he said “they were done, I know because I opened them” I showed him the picture and he continued to say they were done. Never offered an apology or even a small juice for the inconvenience. Safe to say I’ll never return! If those turkey wings were done to them, no thanks!

I decided to give this place a try even after hearing mixed reviews. I spent over $70 here, not only was 1 of my orders incorrect, one of the other dinners had turkey wings that wasn’t done. The overall taste of the food was okay, the turkey wings turned my partner off and she wasted the whole platter. I called in the next day to express this and the man who answered was immediately defensive stating “we sold a bunch of them yesterday, nobody complained” because I own a business nearby & I believe in allowing businesses to fix the situation before I write my review, I decided to stop in to show him a picture of the uncooked turkey wings and before he even saw it, he said “they were done, I know because I opened them” I showed him the picture and he continued to say they were done. Never offered an apology or even a small juice for the inconvenience. Safe to say I’ll never return! If those turkey wings were done to them, no thanks!

Get the large oxtail w/ candied yams and mac n cheese. You wont regret it. Their jerk chicken is also spicy as hell but delicious 🌶️ 🐔

Get the large oxtail w/ candied yams and mac n cheese. You wont regret it. Their jerk chicken is also spicy as hell but delicious 🌶️ 🐔

This place is AMAZING! The other day I ordered, Natural Start, for a late lunch/ early dinner. I was absolutely satisfied! I had got their Turkey Wing Platter w/ double Collard Greens and a side of Baked Mac n Cheese. EVERYTHING was so dang good! Excellent portion sizes and very reasonably priced. Also has the nerve to be delicious too!!!! I was expecting a regular (large) turkey wing, with a sample sized amount of the sides. The Turkey was extremely tender, they give you a lot of it, the collard greens were extremely satisfying and delicious, but the biggest surprise was how good the Baked Mac n Cheese was! Typically when you order from soul food spots the baked Mac just isn’t the best, especially given the price they typically charge. This place has great baked Mac! All in all, I was absolutely surprised by how delicious the food was, it was very comforting and home-y. The gentlemen who took my order was extremely attentive and caring. Made sure my order was fulfilled correctly. I’d HIGHLY recommend, Natural Start, to ANYONE looking for some great food, that is reasonably priced and you happen to be in the East Orange area 👍🏽