1/5 Peckham Boy (. 5 years ago on Google • 201 reviews
Rum
and
Sugar
is
a
restaurant
themed
on
the
rum/
sugar
trade
offering
their
idea
of
Caribbean
food.
Paradoxically,
the
theme
running
through
the
Rum
&
Sugar
restaurant
is
clearly
inspired
from
the
era
in
which
products
extorted
from
enslaved
Africans,
who
were
forced
to
produce
sugar
and
rum
(at
the
cost
of
their
very
lives,
their
identity
and
their
sense
of
community)
were
received
and
traded
here,
in
England.
This
location
would
have
been
a
focal
point
for
that
wicked
enterprise
and
so
it
seems
incredibly
crass
to
theme
a
restaurant
on
that
shameful
era
🤔.
Indeed
the
Caribbean
foods
on
offer
here
are
inspired
by
the
dishes
that
the
then
enslaved
populace
created,
inspite
of
the
cruel,
vicious
regime
they
suffered
for
many
centuries;
so
to
present
the
beautiful,
hard
won
fruits
of
Caribbean
culture
alongside
the
mechanism
of
Europe's
commodification
of
evil,
at
best,
demonstrates
callous
ignorance.
As
such,
I
had
to
put
all
that
to
one
side
inorder
to
enjoy
an
evening
out
with
friends...
so
I
tried
my
best.
The
duality
of
mankind,
eh!?!
Ok,
so
I
say
'their
idea
of
Caribbean
food'
and
'inspired
by...'
because
Rum
&
Sugar's
version
of
Caribbean
food
simply
lacks
the
tongue
tickling
flavours
of
the
genuine
article:
man,
I
can
remember
the
first
time
I
tasted
jerk
chicken
in
Kingston
J.A.
-
amazing!
-
so
when
I
tasted
Rum
&
Sugar's
offering,
the
only
resemblance
was
in
the
title
itself...
Jerk!
the
flavours
were
mediocre
and
bland
by
comparison,
it
wasn't
and
isn't
genuine
jerk
chicken,
not
even
close.
It's
a
similar
story
with
the
rest
of
their
'Caribbean'
dishes.
On
the
other
hand,
looking
around
our
group,
all
of
the
dishes
were
very
well
presented
(which,
I
guess,
gives
'lie'
to
the
silly
silly
saying
'...you
eat
with
your
eyes'
😃,
in
the
end
my
tongue
had
the
last
word!)
There
are
a
wide
variety
of
rums
available,
though
I
was
on
mock-tails
during
my
visit,
people
in
my
group
were
happy
with
the
quality
of
the
rum
and
they
can
be
quite
particular,
let
me
tell
you,
so
that's
a
plus.
The
ambience
was
pleasent,
with
funky
music,
a
decent
sound
system
and
contemporary
lighting
-
the
space
inside
blended
antiquities
with
modernia.
Our
group
of
20
or
so,
was
easily
accommodated
in
the
large
space
and
well
taken
care
of;
additionally,
we
were
allowed
to
bring
our
own
traditional
cakes
-
which
was
nice.
We
all
had
fun,
so
that's
another
positive.
Staff
were
attentive,
well
presented
and
friendly
too.
In
summary,
to
someone
accustomed
to
Jamaican
cooking
you
may
well
be
better
off
sticking
to
the
things
'Rum
&
Sugar'
excel
in
-
burgers,
fish
and
chips
etc...
if
you
want
a
drink
and
care
little
about
the
cost
of
history
then
you
may
enjoy
this
place.
I
doubt,
strongly,
that
I'll
ever
return
here.
I
would
suggest
re-branding
the
place.
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