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Buster Mantis

A Jamaican bar and restaurant spread across two railway arches off Deptford High Street, serving jerk, curry and rum cocktails by day before turning into a late-license nightclub with DJs on weekends.

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Buster Mantis, a Jamaican bar and restaurant spread across two railway arches off Deptford High Street
Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr

Did you know

The venue is named after Sir Alexander Bustamante, Jamaica's first prime minister, who led the country to independence.

Local tip

Go early evening for the kitchen and cocktails if you want to actually hear each other talk, it gets loud with DJs and dancing until 2am on weekend nights.

Famous dishes

  • Slow-cooked curry goat with roti
  • Oxtail and beef shin pepper pot
  • Salt cod croquettes
  • Sticky ginger pudding

Finding it

Address
3-4, Resolution Way, Albury Court, Deptford, London Borough of Lewisham, Greater London, England, SE8 4NT
Nearest station
Deptford (National Rail), 129 m away

Details change, so check with the place before you set off.

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