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Why Mad & Chef?

Two ideas under one roof. A room that doesn't take itself too seriously, and a kitchen that very much does.

Wall of drawn pocket watches and clocks hanging on chains above shelves of plants and teapots

♠ The Mad

Follow the white rabbit inside.

Step under the striped awning and you are somewhere else. The walls are hand-drawn in black ink: teapots, cups balanced on cups, top hats, a hot-air balloon and Alice herself. Pocket watches hang on long chains, none of them on time. “We're all mad here” is written across the wall by the counter.

Above it all is a ceiling of hanging greenery and white blossom, lit by woven rattan lanterns. There are banquettes by the windows and wooden tables in the back room by the old fireplace.

Overhead view of a table full of dishes: calamari, meze, grills, casserole, linguine and cocktails

♥ The Chef

From breakfast to the grill.

The kitchen cooks from morning to night. By day, it is Turkish eggs with chilli butter, big breakfasts with Cumberland sausage, bennies on toasted muffins and pancakes with maple syrup.

From six o'clock on Thursday, Friday and Saturday the menu turns to the Mediterranean: gambas al ajillo, pan con tomate and padrón peppers, chicken casserole bubbling in a stone bowl, lamb chops off the grill, sea bass, seafood linguine and mantı. Bring friends and share.

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The counter under hanging greenery, rattan lanterns and a striped awning
The back room with an old fireplace, brass lamps and wooden tables
Homemade cakes under glass domes on the counter
The illuminated M&C sign among the leaves
A latte with heart latte art beside a slice of almond cake
The brick-arched doorway between the two rooms
Red velvet cake with a flat white
Fresh orange and berry juices
Two of the Mad & Chef team, one in a chef’s jacket, outside the restaurant under the M&C sign

♣ The team

Come and say hello.

Whether it's coffee and cake at the counter, a long breakfast on the terrace or a table of tapas on a Friday night, we'd love to look after you.

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