London restaurants: The Clove Club
Over the last six years, Shoreditch-based restaurant The Clove Club has become one of London’s top gastronomic destinations.
Chef Isaac Hale has a pretty stunning CV: he’s worked at The Ledbury, Noma and Eleven Madison Park. Now, in the chic grandeur of Shoreditch Town Hall, he’s turning out some beautiful modern-English food.
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This is a tasting menu only place. I like this approach a lot: you show up, you get fed. The standard tasting menu (£145) consists of nine courses, but there’s also a shorter tasting menus that can be taken in the front room (£95 for six courses). A four course lunch is available for £65. So this isn’t a cheap eat, but it’s one of the best restaurants in London (and the world), and so you could argue that it represents value.
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The kitchen is open, and the main dining room spacious and stylish, but a little noisy at times.
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The wine list is a proper one, with lots of good stuff on it, and it covers the basis from more natural to classic/conventional.
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[Note: In light of the high rate of no-shows (5%) and late cancellations (10%), you have to pay in advance, using the TOCK reservation system. I like this idea, which works for this sort of restaurant.]
Website: https://thecloveclub.com/