Buster Mantis

Excellent Jamaican food with a range of spice levels to serve every taste set in a cool under the railway arches venue. Friendly service with a relaxed overall atmosphere.

Great venue if you're looking for a chilled atmosphere. Food was good as was the service.

Went here for the first time for my birthday. Great service, friendly staff and food was amazing. I would go again soon for the food.

Really nice relaxed, friendly vibe. Welcoming and helpful staff. Super tasty food and lovely cocktails. Very nice venue. Would definitely visit again. The only criticism is that they don’t currently offer desserts on their menu!

Great drinks and food, We enjoyed our visit. A bit cold perhaps due to the place being rather quiet on this evening. I’ll be back

Nice food but needed a bigger menu would be good. Cocktails were also nice. Only downside was that the venue was so cold and dark. Tables could also be bigger.

Great little place under the rail arches in Deptford. Decent enough cocktails and tasty Caribbean cooking, with some tunes playing on Friday night that got the crowd moving after the second working week of the year!

Nice bar, friendly service. Food is well cooked and presented. Portions could be a little more generous. Only real negative though is frozen chips. Why do so few places make their own?

The food here is amazing, the cocktails are spot on and the staff are really friendly and helpful. It's got a great vibe overall and is the perfect place to make of an evening!

Great new opening in Deptford. The decor is refreshing, yet mellow. The cocktail list is fun - some classics with a true caribbean twist. Others were new to me but still looked delicious. The open kitchen and bar is another great feature, making this feel intimate and yet open at the same time. It isn't very expensive comparitively, they have a great happy hour on cocktails and the food tastes fantastic. The vibe is very chilled out, until Fri/Sat evening to PM when there is usually a great DJ and the dining room at the back becomes a dancefloor. V cool and definitely recommend.

food, service and ambiance were all excellent. would highly recommend to anyone who likes good food. the place has a bit of character as well.

Great food and drinks. Not an extensive cocktail menu, but a good selection of drinks. Slightly slow bar service, but very friendly staff that made up for it and food arrived in good time after being ordered. Table service was great! Thanks for a great evening

Customer service was definitely on point but disappointed no jerk pork was not on the menu otherwise food was damn good... Cocktails are banging though and hit the spot!!!

I went for drinks with a friend and she was loving the cocktails. We got some saltfish fritters which were delicious as usual, especially dipped in the delicious chutneys!

Very chilled atmosphere with great music. I had a work leaving do at B.M and everyone had a fantastic time and we will be retuning in the near future. I would highly recommend this place for anyone who would like to have a great time.

Very good. Nice bar staff amazing food. Good selection of tunes quiet vibe but it was a Tuesday. Will be back soon. Definitely recommend to others

Nice drinks, great bar snacks (good value for money) and friendly staff. Had a very nice birthday overall :-).I would go again for sure in the future

Lovely place, delicious salt fish fritters, excellent cocktails and friendly staff. Perfect for a chilled night out, music and DJs 'til late on the weekend.

We just can't keep away. As always an excellent experience! The food is delicious, the atmosphere is relaxed and the cocktails are amazing! We even got a complimentary shot.

Really enjoyed the evening. Went on a Thursday evenings food was excellent, I recommend the jerk chicken and the cocktails were perfect for rum lovers

Best chips I think I've ever had! Loved the rest as well, and the person who served us took great care of us -- very attentive. Would definitely go back, and recommend others try it.

This is a nice little bar inside a railway arch in Deptford. The staff were very friendly, service was good, the cocktails were nice and the coffee was also very nice :)

Great food... extensive cocktail list. Chilled atmosphere!! Friendly staff. Good prices! Dj on the weekends which is nice. You can shake a leg if you want to. Would go back again!

Delicious food - the goat curry was fab as well as the roti and rice and peas. Cocktails ok, but generally a great fun place.

Great cocktails! Wish the burger was slightly larger. The happy hour value is brilliant. Worth a visit. It would be great of Buster Mantis sold their jerk sauce. It's delicious and I would definitely keep a bottle around.

Got there really early so was a bit quiet (Wednesday night) but food was nice and staff were friendly/helpful etc. Will definitely go back again.

Really cool, chilled out atmosphere. Food took some time to come out but tasted great! I had the pulled jerk pork burger with rice and peas and my guest hado the ackee & saltfish with festivals. We both really enjoyed our meals and the two for one rum punch cocktails. The staff were friendly and knew the menu well. Overall great evening.

Great food and great music! Try the pulled Jackfruit burger (I'm not a big fan of cooked fruits and this doesn't taste like it, almost like meat)

We invited friends out to dinner with us at Buster Mantis. They had been before but hadn't eaten their so we recommended some of our favourites. They were very impressed with the food and thought the portion sizes were generous compared to other restaurants. They were also impressed by the festivals and said they're the best they've ever eaten from a restaurant!

The food is amazingky good & great value for money! 2 cocktails for £10... really can't conplain. Nice bit of music playing also friendly staff :)

Excellent food. Service a little slow to start but once it got going really helpful and concern about us. Definitely recommended. Will be back very soon.

Nice food, nice atmosphere. Good value for money. I will definitely go back and I have already recommended Buster Mantis to my friends. Excellent place!!

Great ambiance and food, lovely local environment. Me and my friend had a great time, the staff were lovely, friendly and funny. Would defo come again!

What a great concept, the food and vibes at this place was awesome, we will be back very soon for a dance and some cocktails...oh and they are serving Hot Sorrel you have to try it wow!

Great night, good food and a dj. The prices are reasonable and its a quirky little venue. I'd say you should pop along and give this place a go.

So delicious. We all had something different and everything tasted amazing. As a veggie - the jackfruit burger was off the scale good! Thanks guys :)

Great food and lively ambience - plus the drinks were really tasty. Fab little gem in Deptford and somewhere I would highly recommend for an evening with friends.

Amazing place to spend a night out with friends, having fresh cocktails and dancing fun music! Really enjoyed my birthday party! I expected it a bit bigger but has got enough room for hundred people

This is our favourite venue in SE London, it has a chilled vibe and the blood orange mai tai is my new favourite cocktail! The food is authentic Caribbean favourites and the Festival is amazing. Friendly atmosphere with great service.

Good jerk chicken. Great selection of cocktails, which the bar staff took great care in making. Very chilled atmosphere. Perfect for a nice relaxing night whether a date or with friends.

Brilliant atmosphere, great venue. The particular night we were there was a special night of DJs who unfortunately weren't great, but since that's not a common thing, I'll still give it 4*

Great staff! The food is good and the cocktails are really tasty! The atmosphere is cosy and warm, not a big space but I love the "event" area. Will return!

This was our first visit to Buster Mantis, we'd heard great things and it didn't disappoint. Great food, great atmosphere and lovely cocktails. Looking forward to coming back!

The place is great, lively, vibrant and quirky. Staff are very friendly and quick, but queues can be daunting! Great ambiance, live music and food looked amazing too

This place is amazing. Great jerk chicken and festival and the cocktails are fab too. Really nice vibe about the place as well; good music and a lovely, relaxed atmosphere.

The food was excellent and good value for money however the service was erratic. Had to wait to order additional drinks or go to the bar yourself during the meal.

Great Caribbean food, amazing cocktails and a laid back vibe. I would highly recommend it to everyone especially the rum punch two for £10 which is a great deal.

Great atmosphere, service and cocktails. The food was amazing; good portions, well executed traditional, just the right level of heat. Highly recommended, we'll definitely visit again.

Visited as a family on a Sunday evening for my daughter's birthday. Friendly staff and lovely food. I ate akee and saltfish. It was a decent portion and I wasn't disappointed. I would definitely visit Busta Mantis again.

We're soooo glad that the salt fish fritters are back on the menu. We ordered 2 portions - 1 for now and one to take away! We'll be back again soon (next week in fact). The atmosphere is always great, a lively buzz but not too loud so you can still have a decent conversation.