Cottons Camden Reviews Summary

Category: Caribbean restaurant London

Address: 55 Chalk Farm Rd, Chalk Farm, London, NW1 8AN, United Kingdom

Phone: +442080379555

Rating: 4.1
based on 201 reviews.

Atmosphere & Ambience

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere was amazing."
  • "As the night went on, the music got louder and a busy atmosphere formed upstairs."
  • "Lovely venue with a nice ambience and tasteful background music."
  • "All in all the atmosphere was very caribbean....the DJ on Friday 22nd was properly turnt!"
  • "Such a lovely place. Great atmosphere. Everyone enjoyed themselves."
  • "Beautiful Food, Beautiful Cocktails, Great Music, Great Service And Fantastic Atmosphere."
  • "The atmosphere and music was great."

Cons:

  • "Where we were seated was cold."
  • "It felt quieter than I remember it - it may be a cost-of-living-crisis thing."
  • "After about 8/9pm the music was ramped up... we could barely hear each other speak."
  • "Was disappointed we could not hear the music clearly at the back of the restaurant."
  • "The music was too loud."
  • "Went there last Saturday for my birthday... unfortunately it meant that it was extremely noisy and the music was turned up... more chaotic than laid back."
  • "Where we were seated lacked any atmosphere of a Caribbean restaurant."

Service

Pros:

  • "The service from the bar was fantastic."
  • "Highlight..being served by Levi. He was so attentive, welcoming and you could really tell he enjoyed helping and being at work."
  • "Staff were very smiley, helpful and attentive!"
  • "The staff was really friendly and the cocktails were good."
  • "Greg was excellent making sure we were looked after."
  • "Staff were amazing, drinks were too!"
  • "Staff were attentive on a busy Saturday evening."

Cons:

  • "Waited over 40 mins for drinks order to be taken."
  • "The Mac and cheese was very soggy, portion size was teetering on small and taste was just average."
  • "Service appalling we waited very long to be offered drinks especially during the mains, I nearly died of thirst!"
  • "Waitress rolled her eyes when she came 2nd time to place the order but we were not ready."
  • "The service was very slow though."
  • "The service was so unwelcoming and inattentive."
  • "We were waiting for 1 hour before a waiter came to serve us."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food itself was seasoned to perfection tasted amazing."
  • "Usually the food is cooked to perfection."
  • "The mutton curry was a delight especially with the corn bread or dumpling dipped in."
  • "Great food, good portion size and reasonably priced."
  • "The curry mutton is a must! Soooo tender."
  • "The jerk chicken I ordered was delicious."
  • "The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully presented!"

Cons:

  • "The drinks served with the bottomless brunch were not nice (Caribbean rum punch tasted offensive to my palate) and the Prosecco was cheap as hell."
  • "Main I had the chicken tenders and pork Ribs dry."
  • "The veg which should have been the easiest part of the meal, were slightly undercooked."
  • "Went yesterday and the food was awful tasted stale and reheated."
  • "Some of the food was bland."
  • "The food has gone downhill☹️ The flavours I used to taste are just not there anymore."
  • "The food was tastes less and overcooked."

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