Chaconia — Restaurant in London

Google said this was open yesterday when I went there at 4pm. Got stuck in loads of traffic because of roadworks and paid to park just to get some food from here but it was closed. The venue looked derelict as well. Can't review the food as didn't get to try. Very disappointed. Response to other reviews seemed to refute the venue being closed when others said it was so thought I would give the benefit of the doubt. Won't be doing that again. It's a shame.

*Update given the response. What a fiery response. I expect it is this that effects your business as opposed to honest reviews. Interestingly someone else had the same issue yesterday I do not appreciate the assumption that we were together, I don't know what gave you that idea. That would have been better as opposed to two wasted journeys! There was no live update and why should I have to check Instagram? Just accept your flaws and do better. What a shame you'll get absolutely no recommendations from me and your business mindset, and performance is shocking. Such a shame when Caribbean restaurants usually get a bad reputation, it's restaurants like yours that cause it when it's certainly not...

Ever so often, one craves that hearty, honest meal and for me, that’s Chaconia, a Trinidadian restaurant at the heart of Deptford.

The simple and clean store front veils the rich and exciting flavours that belie. I ordered the chicken curry and rice and was persuasively nudged by a fellow diner to try the goat curry instead; fortunately, the most generous proprietress indulged my gustatory fancies and offered me a small side of that.

It was a plate of absolute joy - both curries had distinct flavours and the meats were perfectly stewed, retaining their structure while being succulent to the bite. The rice was well flavoured and was the perfect accompaniment to those rich curries. At £5, this was an absolute steal....

The hot sauce is sensational. You can taste the homemade in everything. We literally travel across London for this place. I'm always inclined to eat somewhere regularly when they put their heart and soul into the food and that's exactly what Chaconia does. I wasn't even sure I liked this cuisine until I tried their food. My first ever experience was with the chicken curry and a roti. Now I would eat everything on the menu :) I especially like to stay updated with their new creations on instagram. See you soon Chaconia. My taste buds...