Cottons Rum Shack announces relocation to new East London Site

Cottons, London’s longest-running Caribbean restaurant group, has announced the opening of its new Shoreditch site on Hoxton Square.

The restaurant, currently situated on Curtain Road, will relocate to its new location this summer, opening in early September.

One of the largest Cotton outposts to date, the upstairs restaurant at the new site will feature 66 covers, while a brand-new addition to Cottons, the downstairs bar, will seat 100.

Celebrating the flavours and the food of the Caribbean while exploring the islands’ complex culinary roots, Cottons have become a “mainstay’’ on the London food scene for 37 years thanks to its fragrant marinades, spice rubs, and “pure sunshine” food.

The selection of small plates offered by the restaurant include salt fish fritters with Bajan pepper compote and mango chutney; sweet potato patties with beetroot, tomato, and coriander salsa; and Jerk hot wings with chilli pineapple salsa.

Larger plates will come in the form of Creole gilled mahi mahi served alongside avocado, tomato and red onion slaw, garlic pan fried potatoes, Bajan pepper compote, and coconut sauce; Cottons curry mutton served with rice and peas, and coleslaw; and Chana daal platter, a platter of chickpea curry, grilled veg, sweet potato patties, and steamed rice.

For those on-the-go, the Hoxton Square restaurant will operate an all-day takeaway section. Cottons’ Cool Runnings will serve classic dishes from the menu such as fried plantain, jerk chicken, and slow braised oxtail stew.

The downstairs area will pay homage to the Caribbean’s most popular drink: rum. The 300 strong rum list (a Guinness World Record) will feature white, golden, dark, navy, spiced and fruit rums from the Caribbean and distilleries closer to home.

The cocktail list will feature classic libations alongside house-made favourites, like the Kingston Queen (Duppy Share spiced rum, passion fruit juice, lime juice, vanilla, coconut rum topped with tonic water) and Carnival Cooler (Wray & Nephew with falernum, watermelon, strawberry and coconut, guava juice, cracked black pepper and soda).

By Matthew Neville – Correspondent, Bdaily

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