Cafe Corfu
About Cafe Corfu
Time was when Greek restaurants provided cheap and cheerful ’filling’ food - ideal for late night dining after doing something else, but not really worth devoting a whole evening to. However, fuelled by the increasing number of people who have sampled real Greek cuisine on holiday and the ’nouvelle vague’ of Greek Chefs in London, ’eating Greek’ is turning into a totally different experience. Cafe Corfu is fortunate to have head chef Eudoxios Bekris, who has worked in Michelin starred restaurants across Europe and brings the right lightness of touch to the menu. Cafe Corfu goes a long way towards proving that Greece has one of the forgotten cuisines of Europe, and is well worth a visit to NW1. Not only that, but it is extremely good value, especially given the quality of the cooking, at around £15 to £25 a head for a two course meal. Starters - apart of course, from mezze - include inspiring dishes such as calamari stuffed with feta, grilled peppers and olives, aubergine and feta tart, chicken stuffed filo ’cigars’ or mussels. Main courses are equally interesting - roasted lamb shank, pilaf with wild mushrooms, aubergine, chickpea rice and sun dried tomatoes or grilled sea bream and spinach. Dancing and entertainment on weekends helps create a lively atmosphere. A Greek DJ and belly dancers on Fridays and Saturdays boogie to Greek, Arabic, Top 40, Club and Funk mixes. The fun starts at 9.30pm... On Sunday nights a live Greek band perfoms Rembetiko style bouzouki music starting at 8pm.
Party Menu 1
Starter
-Greek salad-Spanakopita (spinach & Feta cheese filo pie)
-Psarokeftedes (salmon fishcakes with marinated Florina peppers)
-Bourekia (chicken & vegetable filo 'cigars', quince fruit dip)
Main Course
-Kota souvlakia (grilled chicken kebabs, fat & spicy potato wedges & Tzatziki)-Pilafi tou voskou (wild mushroom ragout, pan-seared aubergine strips, chickpea rice pilafi, sun-dried tomatoes)
-Psari plaki (pistachio-crusted codfish, caramelised onions peppery red wine sauce, sticky spinach rice)
-Pagidakia (grilled baby lamb chops, fat & spicy potato wedges & Tzatziki)
Dessert
-Lemonopitta (lemon cheese cake with kumquat liqueur from Corfu & raspberry sauce)-Pagoto (chocolate fudge, French vanilla or strawberry ice cream)
-Baklava (traditional flaky filo confection with Greek honey & walnuts)
Bars Near Cafe Corfu
Cafe CorfuAn extensive cocktail and wine list with London’s largest
ouzo selection.
There’s a daily happy hour from 5-7 pm featuring two-for-one signature
cocktails such as "Zorba the Freak"
"Sex on Corfu Beach" and "Ionian Sea Breeze" The all-Greek wine list
includes some stunning examples from the country’s boutique vineyards. Greek
Grappa known as Tsipouro and 25-year Metaxa Grand Reserve Greek brandy is
also available. The comfy sofas are perfect for a pre-meal drink.
Additional Information
Address:
7 - 9 Pratt Street, Camden Town, NW1 0AENearest tube:
Camden Town / Mornington CrescentFor 15 - 80 guests. On arrival your guests choose from the group menu you pre-selected. Each course has a vegetarian option. Halal & Kosher food on request. Shared mezze platters can be substituted for individual courses at no extra charge. Celebrating a birthday? Have a free cocktail or balloon bouquet! VAT included. 3 courses £16.75. A 12.5% service charge will be added to you bill.