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| Caribbean restaurant in [[Locale Croydon|Croydon]]. It can seat about 40, and has an open kitchen. |
Caribbean restaurant in [[Locale Croydon|Croydon]]. |
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[[bob]], [[elvum]], [[Martin]], Claire, and [[Northern Steve]] visited on a Thursday evening in January 2009. We had booked a table but this probably wasn't necessary. |
[[bob]], [[elvum]], [[Martin]], Claire and [[Northern Steve]] visited on a Thursday evening. We had booked a table but this probably wasn't necessary. The restaurant can seat about 40. There is a disabled toilet. The kitchen is open. |
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The menu is small but covers all the interesting Caribbean foodstuffs. All of the dishes were presented very well, which since the restaurant describes itself as serving "Caribbean nouvelle cuisine" is only to be expected. |
The menu is small but cover all the interesting Caribbean food stuffs. All of the dishes are presented very well which since the restaurant describes itself as Caribbean nouvelle cuisine is to be expected. We started with 2 starter platters(£14.70) and Creole Duck Empanadas(£5.70). The empanadas were pretty good and the platters were okay. The prawns were large and succulent. |
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We started with two starter platters (£14.70) along with creole duck empanadas (£5.70). The empanadas were pretty good. The prawns on the platters were large and succulent, though the platters as a whole were deemed merely OK. |
[[bob]] and [[martin]] had the Goat curry (£12.70) which was served in a filo pastry tube. It was certainly tasty although perhaps lacking the kick it normally has. It was also notable for being boneless, without losing any flavour. [[Northern Steve]] and Claire had the Jerk Chicken(£12.75) which was spicy. [[elvum]] had the Braised Oxtail (£12.90). Sides were about £3 and were fine. Fried dumplings were particularly good. They had run out of Spicy rice though. |
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For mains, [[Martin]] and [[bob]] had the goat curry (£12.70), which was served in a filo pastry tube. It was certainly tasty, although perhaps lacking the kick it normally has. It was also notable for being boneless without losing any flavour. [[Northern Steve]] and Claire had the jerk chicken (£12.75) which was certainly spicy. [[elvum]] had the braised oxtail (£12.90). Sides were about £3 and were fine; the fried dumplings were particularly good. They had run out of spicy rice though. |
Lime cheesecake (£4.90) was quite good. A lot of lime. The chocolate terrine was less impressive though - not much chocolate flavour. |
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Among the desserts, lime cheesecake (£4.90) was quite good, with a lot of lime. The chocolate terrine was less impressive though — not much chocolate flavour. |
The house red is a rather bland and inoffensive temperanillo at £13.50 a bottle. We ordered a Cotes du Rhone which they had run out of so they offered us a better Cotes du Rhone for the same price(£16.50). We were given a jug of tap water at the second time of asking. We suspect one of the staff may have been new and merely forgot. |
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The house red was a rather bland and inoffensive temperanillo at £13.50 a bottle. We also ordered a Cotes du Rhone which they had run out of so they offered us a better Cotes du Rhone for the same price (£16.50). We had to ask twice to get a jug of tap water, but we suspect one of the staff may have been new and merely forgot. |
They had also run out of the imported Guinness, and about half of the selection of rums included on the menu. (The other 2 beers available being Budweiser and a lime flavoured lager (The brand of which I forget) which would have been good in the sun during the summer, but not for a meal midwinter.) |
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They had also run out of the imported Guinness, and about half of the selection of rums included on the menu. The other two beers available were Budweiser and a lime-flavoured lager the brand of which we forget, which would have been good in the sun during the summer, but not for a meal midwinter. |
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Accessibility: There's an accessible toilet. |
See Also:- * [http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/croydon/restaurant/1h86l7d/bamboo-grove Trusted Places review] * [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/bamboo-grove-userreview-49679.html View London reviews] |
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See also: * [http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/croydon/restaurant/1h86l7d/ Trusted Places comments] * [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/restaurants/bamboo-grove-userreview-49679.html View London comments] |
<div class="last_visited">Last visited by [[bob]],[[elvum]],[[martin]],claire and [[Northern Steve]] on 15 January 2009</div> |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], [[elvum]], [[Martin]], Claire, and [[Northern Steve]], 15 January 2009. Opening hours taken from the Bamboo Grove website, July 2009.</div> |
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summary='Caribbean restaurant in Croydon.' website='http://www.bamboo-grove.co.uk' website='http://www.bamboo-grove.co.uk/' |
summary='Caribbean restaurant in Croydon' website='http://www.bamboo-grove.co.uk' website='http://www.bamboo-grove.co.uk/' |
Caribbean restaurant in Croydon.
bob, elvum, Martin, Claire and Northern Steve visited on a Thursday evening. We had booked a table but this probably wasn't necessary. The restaurant can seat about 40. There is a disabled toilet. The kitchen is open.
The menu is small but cover all the interesting Caribbean food stuffs. All of the dishes are presented very well which since the restaurant describes itself as Caribbean nouvelle cuisine is to be expected. We started with 2 starter platters(£14.70) and Creole Duck Empanadas(£5.70). The empanadas were pretty good and the platters were okay. The prawns were large and succulent.
bob and martin had the Goat curry (£12.70) which was served in a filo pastry tube. It was certainly tasty although perhaps lacking the kick it normally has. It was also notable for being boneless, without losing any flavour. Northern Steve and Claire had the Jerk Chicken(£12.75) which was spicy. elvum had the Braised Oxtail (£12.90). Sides were about £3 and were fine. Fried dumplings were particularly good. They had run out of Spicy rice though.
Lime cheesecake (£4.90) was quite good. A lot of lime. The chocolate terrine was less impressive though - not much chocolate flavour.
The house red is a rather bland and inoffensive temperanillo at £13.50 a bottle. We ordered a Cotes du Rhone which they had run out of so they offered us a better Cotes du Rhone for the same price(£16.50). We were given a jug of tap water at the second time of asking. We suspect one of the staff may have been new and merely forgot.
They had also run out of the imported Guinness, and about half of the selection of rums included on the menu. (The other 2 beers available being Budweiser and a lime flavoured lager (The brand of which I forget) which would have been good in the sun during the summer, but not for a meal midwinter.)
Overall, elvum thought that the food was good quality but not exemplary Caribbean cooking, well-presented, but probably slightly over-priced.
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