Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Cafe Tramp Opening Next Week
Cafe Tramp 361 Green Lanes, Harringay
Cafe Tramp owner Haldun Ozdemir has kept us all on the edge of our seats for the best part of two years. Some people even doubted that it would ever open, but all of us have been watching developments with great hopes of things to come.
Believe it or not, the opening day is almost upon us! After an invite only launch event on Monday, Haldun and the team will open their doors to the public on Tuesday next week.
The work Haldun has put into the fabric of this venue is staggering. Every part is hand-crafted, very often from painstakingly picked architectural salvage items. The ceiling is salvage from a burnt-out pub on the Edgware Road. Tiling in the loos was uncovered and saved from a large house being demolished just off the Seven Sisters Road. The sinks are decorated Victorian gems. Everywhere you look is a feast for the eyes. And that's just the venue.
It seems like we're in for a treat with the food as well. Dinner will be served seven days a week with brunch at the weekends. Although I've yet to sample the full menu, I was invited to a tasting where chef Tushar Sakpal made a range of dishes and showed his skills. I was impressed. Here's a sample from the main menu that will be available from next week:
Starters
Wild mushroom & chorizo croquettes
Octopus, red wine, capers & Dill Aioli
Prawn, ricotta cheese ravioi with tarragon
Seabass carpaccio
Mussels in wine tomato emulsion and sourdough
Soup
Tramp Bouillabaisse
Potato & leek soup with caramelized onion and parley drizzle
Salad
Buffallo mozzarella, slow cooked squash with almond chips, fennel green leaves
Baby gem salad with shallots, thyme and parsley
Main
Seabass with sauce vierge & root vegetables
Duck breast with carrots & citrus star anise sauce
Beef steak with salsa verde
Langoustine with parsley, mint, yuzu drizzle
Asparagus langoustine risotto, tomato petals
Dessert
Tarte tartin
Fig crumble with vanilla ice cream
And to cap this, Haldun has an ace barman in the team who will make you any cocktail you choose!
It will be a week or two before the upstairs space opens whilst planning is finalised, but that's a great space too.
All the very best of luck the the Cafe Tramp Crew.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Just tell us when it's open Hugh. There have been about a dozen articles along the lines of "Cafe Tramp opening XXX" in the past two years.
If you think I'm being mean I don't see any reason for it not to be open now given your lovely photos. I think they just like to tease us.
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A human being behind the bar would look odd. Can we have the bar staff dress as creatures from Narnia?
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Permalink Reply by Abi on
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Was really looking forward to trying the food here (eventually), so bit saddened to see that they've omitted vegetarian mains from the menu.
What happened there?
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Permalink Reply by Angela on
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Phew! ( I was going to say the same as Abster - even though I am an omnivore)
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Permalink Reply by graemeTP on
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I hope the dish featuring 'earth' that was trialled at a pre-opening sampler described on earlier posts has made it to the full menu. I feel obliged to try it (if only the once...)
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Beautiful decor...until the last photo.... unsure about the choice of paint colour on the walls.
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Permalink Reply by LondonN4 on
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Is there a website? Can't find one. Am interested for the future in whether they take bookings for the upstairs room for private parties etc.
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