The Rum Kitchen in City of London

Sorry I didn’t take more photos. This visit was my first and has been on the list for a while. I was not disappointed! Had the zombie sharer on recommendation and man that drink is a creeper! Took advantage of the happy hour and between the two of us we had over 10 cocktails singly. The small plates of plantain and wings was more enjoyable than the main I ordered of curry goat.

Place looks great. Drinks look and taste great. Shame some drinks were unavailable. Wondering why the 2 stars? The food is awful. Took less than 5 mins to arrive and was warm. Disappointing as the presentation of the food looks appealing and I had an upset stomach later. That aside if you are not planning on eating go there.

Great food Great staff very attentive everything came out perfectly. Best Caribbean food I've had in London actually best Caribbean food I've ever had in a restaurant would definitely go again.Real Caribbean food.

Oh my...what a shambles. We went with high expectations wanting to try authentic Caribbean food. The let down were the staff - simply in a world of their own...not attentive at all. You need to leave the table to go to them, not the other way around. It was a Saturday midday; hardly busy.We were told when ordering that not all food on the menu was ready so we couldn't order certain dishes. Hi there...this is a Saturday...did you chef sleep in? Ridiculous! Also we asked for a substitute as my friend wanted mac and cheese (suggested by the waitress), and we asked for our starters to come out first before mains.What turned up? No substitute and our mains were brought out at the same time as our starters. OMG...this is clearly the Caribbean equivalent of Faulty Towers! The food was mediocre...the saving grace was the bara bread that came with the goat curry, but otherwise the curry was somewhat gristly - fatty bits that did nothing for my enjoyment.It was incredibly noisy too...not really the music as that was acceptably loud, but another table of girls who were giggling and shouting - that should have been addressed by the waitresses. At the end, we wanted the bill...as mentioned, we had to leave the table to ask for it, rather than the waitresses noticing we needed the bill.Not a great impression all in all. I wouldn't go back; certainly not to the Brixton branch. Don't get me wrong the waitresses are friendly and want to do the best, they're just not switched on. I should have knocked off some money on the gratuity, but decided to leave it to recognise their friendliness. But you've been warned...don't go here for the service or the food!

We booked a table for 15 at the rum kitchen for my friends birthday. The service all evening with impeccable and the staff couldn’t have been more accommodating from the minute we came through the door. Hannah was the lead waitress for our table (this girl needs a pay rise) she did a fantastic job keeping everyone happy and running around after us all night. We will definitely be returning. Thank you so much everyone!! Xx

Visited on a Friday night for dinner and happy hour. Was the first Friday I had off work in 4 months... Dare I say it wish I was working.Booked a table for 2 people for 2 hours. The service was very fast which was lovely. But it became apparent that it was just to get us to leave. We had just finished our food (was sat there for 45 mins) and they said they needed to move us to the bar because our table was booked by someone else.Overall food was nice.

Excellent drink & food. Great place, location & service. The only query on hindsight is if there's an option to buy a bottle instead of a shot as 4-6 rounds of double shots (* 5 persons) can mount up pretty quickly.

On arriving half the menu was unavailable and only one toilet working.When I asked if i could order the T&T Chickpea curry at a reduced price, as four key ingredients were unavailable, i was told no - why would you charge full price still?Why did you open ... when the menu was so reduced? The staff looked stressed and didn't seem to know what was going on. I actually felt sorry for them.My previous visits at rum kitchen have always been enjoyable, but after today i doubt ii'll return and will let my friends and colleagues know of yesterdays woeful dining experience. I spent £55 in your Brixton branch yesterday, i also added a £5 tip to our server as I felt sorry for her. It was the worst £55 i have spent on a meal. Also the music was so loud i had to shout at my dining partner sat opposite Me to hold a conversation.It's sad to see once great locations go downhill, especially after the pandemic. I wont be returning after many previous visits.

Great place for a great meal. If you catch the happy hour, you can get cocktails at a decent price.

Happy hour was great. Food good too. Left absolutely stuffed. Jeremy fries are banging and Ivie was a great waitress. Came over without being asked when our glasses were empty. Only taking card payments though so be prepared.