Caribbean restaurant and bar offering contemporary and classic dishes.
Cho Cho Restaurant
Caribbean Restaurant in Streatham
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7 / 10 from 1 review
Address
13 The High Parade
Streatham
London
SW16 1EX
13 The High Parade
Streatham
London
SW16 1EX
Telephone
020 8677 9180
020 8677 9180
Cuisine
Caribbean
Caribbean
Region
Streatham
Streatham
Opening Summary
Monday - Friday: 17:00 - 23:00
Satueday - Sunday: 11:00 - 23:00
Now open for lunch too.
Monday - Friday: 17:00 - 23:00
Satueday - Sunday: 11:00 - 23:00
Now open for lunch too.
Restaurant Facilities
Smoking Area
Children Welcome
Music Played
Private Area
Booking Advisable
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All In London Review
Hearty Caribbean cooking
Cho Cho bills itself as “SW16’s most opulent limeing address”, limeing being the Jamaican word for “hanging out”, and opulent being a discordant array of gold studded leather banquettes, clear Perspex chairs, and walls painted deep purple or lime green.
The short menu (three starters, three mains and three desserts) changes weekly, and is priced at a very affordable £21 for two courses and £25 for three. Starters include skewered grilled jerk chicken, milder than your average Caribbean dish but with a nice peppery flavour, and garlicky prawns wrapped in a slither of still-crunchy grilled courgette.
We move on to tender pork ribs and the catch of the day, a choice between parrot fish and sea bream. For those who don’t know (and I didn’t), parrot fish are so-called because their mouths look a little like parrots’ beaks. More fascinating facts: their spectacular colours change several times throughout their lives, and so does their gender – I don’t know about you, but this is exactly the kind of fish I want to eat. It’s meaty, flakes easily and is coated in a baked crust that seals in flavour, but you can choose to have it pan-fried, steamed or boiled instead. It’s complemented by dumplings, spinach and a yam cake, along with broccoli, green beans and carrots, but the veg adds colour and little else. For dessert there is Caribbean tarte tatin with syrupy chopped peach and a comforting banana pancake drizzled in caramel.
It’s just a shame the restaurant is empty as there is some very hearty cooking going on here.
Reviewed by Leila
Published on May 15, 2013
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