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London's secret dining venues
25.06.09
Top notch: The Loft in Dalston, the supper club run by Nuno Mendes, a former chef at El Bulli
From the Loft in Dalston to the Salad Club in Brixton, London offers an array of underground restaurants....
Ms Marmitelover's Underground Restaurant Aided by her sister and daughter, food blogger Ms Marmitelover cooks for 26 people in her Kilburn home on Saturday nights. £25 for three courses of home-cooked veggie food, wine £10. www.marmitelover.blogspot.com
The Secret Ingredient in Newington Green runs every Wednesday (sample menu: nine-course vegetarian Japanese feast). Expect slouchy sofas and a beatnik vibe. The chef is Horton Jupiter, a 29-year-old musician. £15-£20 for supper with two drinks. To visit contact: www.tinyurl.com/bqdbrw or thesecretingredienthq@googlemail.com
The Loft in Dalston is a supper club run by ex-El Bulli chef Nuno Mendes. He uses it as his personal test kitchen for his next restaurant, due to open 2010. He hosts tasting events every Friday and Saturday. The menus change frequently and each event is for a maximum of 16 people. £100 per person for 12 courses plus wine, once you become a member. www.nunomendes.co.uk
The Pale Blue Door in Hackney is a sexy theatrical eaterie with cross-dressing staff, art installations and tarot readings. The brainchild of set designer and ex-chef Tony Hornecker, it's held in his Hackney warehouse, and serves fresh comfort food (always crumble for pudding). £30 for three courses with half a bottle of wine. www.tonyhornecker.wordpress.com
The Rambling restaurant, NW1. Your booking email gives you clues to help you track down the address. Expect seasonal British food at shared tables in the attic of a Victorian townhouse. Held on Sundays, £15 for a four-course meal. Email ramblingrestaurant@googlemail.com
Saltoun Supper Club is an underground restaurant near Brixton Tube run by food stylist Arno Maasdorp. He turns his flat into a 16-seater restaurant twice a week on Wednesday and Thursday. £25 for four courses including homemade bread, coffee and petit fours. Bring a bottle. www.eatwithyoureyes.net
Salad Club in Brixton. Serves seasonal food from Brixton's markets and Portuguese delis, and yes meat, too! Rosie French and Ellie Grace's healthy restaurant grew out of a shared dislike of boring supermarket food. First Saturday of every month, £20 for four courses, bring own alcohol. www.saladclub.wordpress.com
Savoy Truffle Supperclub, Blackheath. Modern European food cooked by a professional chef and his wife. They promise a multi-course feast of fabulous locally sourced food (veg comes from their allotment and their nearest farm, just seven miles away). £20 for three courses. For dates, see www.savoytrufflesupperclub.com
Green Onions organises dinners and “food raves” across London. Call 07986 541894
