Turtle Bay Walthamstow

Turtle Bay Walthamstow’s immediate surroundings give little notion of just how much energy this Caribbean infused chain brings to the area. Positioned near to the station as well as Walthamstow Town Square Gardens this is a good spot to come for a vibrant breakfast or lunch when you’re out and about or for a fun evening with friends or family. The interior of the space is hectic, multi-coloured furniture matches with eclectic street-style wall art and a busy open faced bar and kitchen.

The all-day menu offers classic breakfast choices like smashed avocado and poached eggs as well as more unique offerings like the honey bunny yardbird, a stack of fresh roti replace waffles in this chicken and waffles inspired ensemble. The main menu offers simple and classic choices like burgers and Buddha bowls as well as roti wraps that can be filled with things like shredded jerk chicken. The rest of the menu is full of characterful dishes that take heavy inspiration from the Caribbean: a jerk pit section offers up everything from jerk chicken to salmon, a selection of West Indian curries includes exotic choices like curry goat and a soul food range includes comforting mac and cheese. All of these can be paired with a selection made from a seriously tempting list of side dishes, such as grilled jerk halloumi, as well as a range of small plates that work perfectly as starters or even as nibbles to go with drinks.

The drinks menu has a large range of rums and cocktails, the former of which can be enjoyed with a selection of mixers… or even neat. The cocktail list includes the classics - Mojitos - as well as more unique recipes like the UB40 (white rum, raspberry, blackberry, ginger beer and red wine), all of which are to be best enjoyed during the daily happy hours or during the daily bottomless brunches which sees the whole table choosing from cocktails, mocktails, beer or Prosecco to accompany selected dishes from the menu.