Calaveras
Restaurant and bar located at 189 North Side, Diagon Alley. Healers, Aurors, Hitwixes and MLE Officers are entitled to a 15% discount on food and drink.
Location
Diagon Alley, London, UK.
Information
Calaveras is a restaurant and bar, under the ownership of wealthy immigrant wizard Salvador Falcón since March 2012. Its previous owner, Meredith Renfield had opened and ran Calaveras as a pub/speakasy.
The place has been given a new look, courtesy of Sal's Cuban American roots. You will still find paintings and various pieces of art paying homage to los calaveras - skulls - but for the most part, it is changed. A glass skylight floods the restaurant with natural light in the day, and magical starlight in the night. Strategically placed plants help to soften the glare.
A mezzanine floor has been added, for those looking to dine in romantic or criminal privacy. Backrooms on the mezzanine may be requested (at a price) for further privacy.
Two small balconies on either side of Calaveras look over the main floor - this is where live bands situate themselves, starting at around five in the afternoon until late into the evening. They play various latin tunes: Cuban, Mexican, Catalonian, South American. There are three sit down bars hidden inside separate alcoves behind red curtains. Patrons are directed to any one of the three while they are waiting for their table, or if they're only in for a drink. The bartenders tend to be chatty, showy, but will happily leave you alone if asked.
Calaveras is family friendly on the ground floor but not the mezzanine. Children under 15 are not allowed in at all after 10pm.
Food and Drink
In addition to serving Cuban American food, Calaveras also has a tapas menu and a selection of South American steaks. Dishes are often served with magical flourish - the floral centrepieces at tables might leap into the air, and explode into a shower of fading petals. Miniature skeletons might climb out of your soups, or dance off the table. These charms are only performed on the main floor.
Drinks are straightforward, although patrons might notice popular Miami cocktails on the menu.
Employees
Among the many wixes employed at Calaveras are...
- Lien Vũ - Bartender and Mixologist
- Roger Lemon - Bartender
- Sadiq bin Suleiman - Security Detail, Former Werewolf Hunter
- Vardah Ali - Security Detail, Former Werewolf Hunter
- Tamara Handrow - Cook
Former employees
- Meredith Renfield - Owner - Until March 2022
- Candice Stevenson - Chef
- Georgianne Sleeper - Decor
- Cadmus Huxley - Kitchen - 26 November 2011-1 April 2012
- Elijah Grimlish - Kitchen
- Nathan Briggs - Cook
