Clove Club in Shoreditch Town Hall Dinner

This week was a charm for culinary delights as I was invited 2wice to the East End to sup with very fine company indeed.

Thanks to our guerilla brand marketing adeptness 12 years ago we did some style icon bijou events in Shoreditch & Hoxton for British American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes to make them cool to smoke again. We had experienced ,and in a very small way even helped build, the  transition of area into a creative & zany hub with our events and product placement strategies. 

Now re-visited I realise we too helped create a beautiful and stylish part of London with a penchant for singularity. 

The 1st place in the East End I dined at on Monday on a roof top in the sun will remain a mystery as the 2nd was such a unique & mouthwatering experience that it overshadows most restaurants in comparison.

I have fine dined on the Alps, on the coast of Baku, Azerbaijan, the forests of Brasil, the jungles of Nigeria and the plains of the Serengeti but I must admit the 9 course meal I had this week at the Clove Club www.thecloveclub.com was a most welcome sensory overload.

Clove Club Chefs & Waiters

Hip Chefs  Isaac McHale, head chef (in the middle of the photograph, left), is one of the three chaps behind the restaurant. The other 2 are  Daniel Willis and Johnny Smith. They have been players in the London cuisine scene for a few years now, with a track record in pop-ups that everyone wished would stay up. 

The courses were both served as well as prepared by the Chefs. Going the whole 9 yards we went for the Henry VIII-esque 9 course menu which included novel but yummy Gull's eggs ( Slightly runny with a sweeter & larger egg white than chicken eggs) , succulent Buttermilk Chicken & Pine Salt, Lamb in some lush pea & saffron mixed sauce, Old Spot Pork Cheek, Hasselback Potato Carrot & Nettles as well as an unusual array of other starters and desserts.

Gulls Eggs 

Being a gourmand who has a slight disdain for the art of knowing exactly what one eats & remembering which fine wines to drink with your meal I like to just enjoy the moment and at the Clove Club I certainly enjoyed both the experience and the company.

Lush Lamb

I would definitely recommend this unique restaurant to anyone who like to dine & experiment.

"The Clove Club is a bar and restaurant in Shoreditch Town Hall in East London. The building itself is Edwardian, built in 1904 - no longer an acting Town Hall, it is an events and cultural space run by the charity Shoreditch Town Hall Trust. The Clove Club is comprised of two rooms. In the restaurant, we serve an ambitious five course menu, featuring interesting and often overlooked British ingredients and produce. The bar is more lively, with the option to pop in for a drink, or stay for a full meal of dishes that are simpler than in the restaurant but of the same ethos" - CLOVE CLUB WEBSITE 


Thank you guys ........Baba-Jallah