S'alright but nothing special
05 Oct 07, 13:25
As expected
I have to say I found Bamboula neither inspiring nor insipid, so my review sits squarely in between Carie's and Kyra's. If you want some amazing jerk chicken served up by some of the smiley-est people in Brixton, it's worth a short stroll up the Hill to Negril where your socks will be rocked right off (try the jerk chicken roti wrap - you won't regret it!).
Kyra K.
Nunhead
41 reviews
Wham Bam-boula, thank you!
01 Oct 07, 17:01
Above expectations
I'm afraid I have to disagree with you there, Carie P. Bamboula is great fun!
Goat is a tricky meat, so you may have had a particularly tough or bony piece, but I urge you to try their jerk chicken- it's what they're famed for, and with good reason. I also found their stewed chicken, although mightily salty, ALMOST as good as the real, home-cooked, thing.
The best thing about this place, though, is the sunny atmosphere and the friendly welcome you get when you walk in. Come for the £5.50 jerk chicken, rice and peas and salad lunch, and watch all the office workers eating there shedding a little bit of their toughened, grey Londoner exteriors and feeling that little bit closer to the Caribbean.
Carie P.
Clerkenwell
21 reviews
Caribbean cuisine
21 May 07, 09:03
Below expectations
Everyone loves this bright-yellow, leaf-covered Brixton stalwart, with its nightly offering of Caribbean cuisine. Everyone, that is, except me. I went with a couple of girlfriends and it was really disappointing: my goat curry (I jest not) was bland, tough and bony. Vegetarian options were virtually non-existent and service was patchy and sullen. It probably deserves a second chance, though considering the increasing number of other good options locally, it might not get one.
