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June Plum

Northamptonshire, Wellingborough - Caribbean - Restaurant - ££

Overall Rating: Good

Uniqueness:Does the establishment stand out in the context of the local area? Good

Deliciousness:How delicious is the food? Good

Warmth:How warm is the service and the hospitality in general? Good

Strength of recommendation:How enthusiastically and widely would you recommend the establishment? Very Good

Step in from an unremarkable town-centre street and enter a realm of joyous Jamaican music, colour and food. June Plum is as unexpected as it is captivating. Locals populate both ground-floor rooms of this vibrant enterprise, listening to the reggae soundtrack, drinking zesty rum-based cocktails (or equally tangy homemade soft drinks) and relishing the down-home, relaxed feel of the place. There’s a first-floor dining area too, also decked out in bright Caribbean hues, and a small backyard for summer visits. Fresh food presented with flair and cooked from scratch is the rule here, so you might have to wait a while for dishes to arrive. Appetisers include homemade sweet-potato crisps with a tasty jerk confit tomato and coconut dip, as well as slightly sweet flatbread, warm from the oven, with spicy whipped Hummingbird brown butter served in a coconut shell – although the highlight for us was a special jerk chicken and confit plantain patty (moreish light pastry, abundant fla...

Step in from an unremarkable town-centre street and enter a realm of joyous Jamaican music, colour and food. June Plum is as unexpected as it is captivating. Locals populate both ground-floor rooms of this vibrant enterprise, listening to the reggae soundtrack, drinking zesty rum-based cocktails (or equally tangy homemade soft drinks) and relishing the down-home, relaxed feel of the place. There’s a first-floor dining area too, also decked out in bright Caribbean hues, and a small backyard for summer visits. Fresh food presented with flair and cooked from scratch is the rule here, so you might have to wait a while for dishes to arrive. Appetisers include homemade sweet-potato crisps with a tasty jerk confit tomato and coconut dip, as well as slightly sweet flatbread, warm from the oven, with spicy whipped Hummingbird brown butter served in a coconut shell – although the highlight for us was a special jerk chicken and confit plantain patty (moreish light pastry, abundant flavourful filling). But nothing disappoints, from a main course of goat curry (tender, off-the-bone meat with potatoes in a mildly spiced sauce) to side dishes such as freshly fried saltfish fritters served with a zippy herb dip or blistered greens – lightly cooked broccoli and cabbage, dressed with jerk vinaigrette and ‘nooch’ (yeast powder) scattered on top like Parmesan. For pudding, a large portion of lovely moist sponge topped with candied carrot and generous cream cheese frosting was spot-on, although it was hard to refuse the offer of double chocolate-chip cookies – baked to order and seductively oozing warm chocolate. Prices are low for food of this quality, and there's a special 'Plummies' mini menu for the under-12s.

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VENUE DETAILS

31-32 Cambridge Street
Wellingborough
Northamptonshire
NN8 1DWGB

01933 770300

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OTHER INFORMATION

Separate bar, Family friendly

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