Cottons Camden is a Caribbean restaurant and rum shack at 55 Chalk Farm Road. The original Cottons has traded in Camden since 1985 and combines colourful surroundings, music and an upbeat atmosphere with a full food menu. It is close to Camden Market, the Roundhouse, London Zoo and Regent’s Park.
The cooking brings together Jamaican favourites and dishes from across the wider Caribbean. Jerk chicken, curried mutton, vegetable curry and fish or seafood stews show the range of spice, smoke and slow cooking, while rice and peas, plantain, cassava and coleslaw provide traditional accompaniments. Contemporary dishes sit alongside these established island flavours.
Saturday tropical brunch pairs a two course meal with rum punch, Prosecco or other selected drinks against a reggae soundtrack. Sunday has its own Caribbean roast, including whole jerk chicken to share with the trimmings. Vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices are available, and guests with allergies should tell the team before ordering.
Rum is fundamental to the drinks list, with a large collection of dark and light styles used both for tasting and in cocktails. House drinks such as Cottons Punch and Cool Runnings are designed to complement the spice and richness of the food. Cottons suits a celebratory meal or lively group outing as much as a straightforward Caribbean dinner.
Address: 55 Chalk Farm Road, Camden, London NW1 8AN, England
Cottons Menu
Starters
Jerk Chicken & Vegetable Spring Rolls
Mixed salad, lemongrass & chilli dressing, sweet chilli sauce
Hot Honey Halloumi
Deep fried halloumi cheese, hot honey, chilli, toasted sesame, tomato salsa (V)
Ebony Wings, Sweet Potato Crisps
Peppered Shrimps
Sweet peppers and onions, dumpling
Smashed Plantain
Avocado, roasted vegetable salsa, hibiscus & rum sauce (VE)
Seabass & Prawn Tempura
Scotch bonnet infused soya and ponzu sauce, red onion relish
Salt Fish & Scotch Bonnet Fritters
Spiced mango chutney, sweet chili sauce
Salt & Chilli Squid
Coated in spiced chickpea and plain flour served with paprika aioli
Tropical Salads
Served small or large
Roast Vegetable & Tofu
Onions, peppers, aubergine and courgette with a pomegranate & citrus dressing (Ve)
Caesar
Cos lettuce, jerk caesar dressing, croutons, parmesan.
Jerk Chicken
Jerk Salmon
Sizzling Beef & Avocado
Mixed salad, avocado, blushed cherry tomato, smoked mango & habanero dressing
Sides
Rice & Peas
Basmati Rice
Skin On Fries
Steamed Brocolli
Fried Plantain
Dhal Roti
Coleslaw
Tropical Mango Salad
Dumplings & Festival
Green Bean Provencal
Mac & Cheese
Fried Cassava Wedges
Meat
Buttermilk Chicken & BBQ Pork Ribs
Coleslaw, fries and grilled corn
Curried Mutton
Made the Cottons way, served with rice & peas, coleslaw. (gf)
Mixed Jerk Meat Grill Platter
Cottons signature dish of jerked pork rib, chicken piece, lamb chop and chicken wing, rice n peas, jerk sauce and fried plantain No pork option: with extra chicken piece (gf)
Braised Oxtail & Butter Bean Stew
Steamed rice and fried plantain (gf)
Cottons Jerk Chicken
Slow roasted with pimiento and spices and steamed vegetables. Choose one side rice n peas basmati rice – coleslaw – skin on fries – crushed potatoes – mixed salad
Suya Marinated Chicken
Tomato & red onion salad. Choose one side; rice n peas – basmati rice – coleslaw skin on fries – crushed potatoes – plantain
Fish
Red Stripe Fish & Chips
Red stripe beer batter, red bream fillet, thick cut chips, sautéed callaloo & onion, spiced tartar
Jerk Salmon Fillet
Sweet potato & pumpkin mash, green bean Provencal, coconut rundown sauce (GF)
Tiger Prawn & Coconut Curry
Cottons Signature Seafood Platter
Seabass, bream and tilapia fillets, tiger prawn, shrimp stew, grilled squid, served with rice n peas, plantain and jerk sauce
Vegetarian
Chaguanas Dinner Plate
Grilled Caribbean vegetables, aubergine sambal, chickpea coconut curry, vegetable fritter, fried cassava wedges, mango chutney and white rice (ve)
Roast Pumpkin, Chickpea & Green Bean Coconut Curry
Cucumber raita, pickled red onions, grilled roti (ve)
Jerk Tofu and Sauteed Vegetables
Sweet potato and pumpkin mash, coconut rundown sauce (ve) (GF)
Caribbean Sunday Roast
Available Sunday from 12pm till it’s gone! All served with, roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables, plantain & sage stuffing, Yorkshire pudding & our signature jerk gravy…choose from;
Rib Eye Steak
Rump of Lamb
Jerk Half Chicken
Jerk Pork
Caribbean Vegetable Wellington
(v)
Tropical Bottomless Brunch
12PM – 2.45PM SATURDAY & BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY. 90 minutes of unlimited rum punch or prosecco or Cottons Lager or Caribbean Pimm’s, and a 2 course brunch. Price: 34.50* per person. *Must be ordered by the whole party, drinks are not to be mixed.
Vegetable Fritters
Spiced mango chutney, chilli drops (ve)
Jerk Chicken Spring Rolls
Watercress salad, sweet chilli sauce
Ebony Chicken Wings
with sweet potato crisps, Cottons jerk sauce (gf)
Barbecued Pork Ribs & Buttermilk Chicken
fries and grilled corn
Caribbean Baked Eggs
Soft cooked eggs in a chunky tomato & bell pepper sauce with coriander, crumbed feta, avocado, garlic butter ciabatta (v)
Spiced Philly Steak Sandwich
Pan fried peri peri steak, peppers & onions with melted cheese in a Ciabatta with fries and salad
Jerk Chicken
Rice n peas, coleslaw, dumpling and side salad (gf option)
Jerk Tofu and Sauteed Vegetables
Garlic & scallion mashed potatoes, coconut rundown sauce (ve) (gf)
St Lucian Coconut Fish Curry
With aubergines, steamed rice (gf)
Brunch Sides
Rice & Peas
Basmati Rice
Skin On Fries
Steamed Brocolli & Garlic Butter
Fried Plantain
Dhal Roti
Coleslaw
Tropical Mango Salad
Dumplings & Festival
Sautéed Green Bean Provencal
Mac & Cheese
Fried Cassava Wedges
Kids Menu
Kids menu 7.00. Available for children under 8 only. Kids eat free every Sunday with any main course paid in full by an adult.
Barbecue Chicken Wings
rice & peas coleslaw
Mini Cheese Burger
French fries
Mac & Cheese
side salad
Buttermilk Chicken Tenders
French fries, side salad
Desserts
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce, toasted coconut
Chocolate Rum Cake
Vanilla cream, fudge cream
Tropical Eton Mess
Passion fruit cream, crushed meringue, rum punch sauce
Cinnamon Sugar Churros
Chocolate sauce, biscoff crumbs
Ice Cream Selection…Choose 2
Vanilla, rum n raisin, chocolate, strawberry and mango sorbet
Long Drinks
Reggae Rum Punch
This will get you singing like Bob Marley. Wray & nephew 63% overproof rum, orange,pineapple and lime juice with grenadine
Cottons Punch
Created here at Cottons, a powerful blend of Wray and Nephew Overproof rum, orange, guava, pineapple juice, grenadine with Wood’s float and dust of nutmeg.
St George Collins
Grey goose pear, homemade ginger syrup, pear purée, raspberries, lemon juice topped up with soda water.
Sorrel Sling
Another Cottons original. A large measure of beefeater gin mixed with fresh lemon , homemade sorrel squash, crème de cassis and topped up with soda water.
Strong Back
This one drink that will add strength in your back. Dragon stout, Wray and Nephew, condensed milk and nutmeg, blended with ice. Yeah man…
Killer Duppy
This one’s only for brave. 4 different rums, apricot liqueur, Blue curaçao, orange , pineapple and lime juice. Created to turn the living into a ‘duppy’…that’s Jamaican for ghost!!!
St Germain Royal
She is royal… this one will make her feel like one. A mixture of gin, St Germain liqueur, crème de mure with fresh lemon juice, blackberries topped up with Prosecco.
Jamaican Mule
A Caribbean classic with Myer’s rum, angostura bitters, fresh lime juice and ginger beer.