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Supperclub

Restaurant in Notting Hill
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Address
12 Acklam Road
Notting Hill
London
W10 5QZ
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Current
Cuisine
Other
Region
Notting Hill
Nearest Station
Westbourne Park
0.23 miles

Don't come to supperclub if you're in search of a traditional restaurant, have lazy taste buds or are scared of new experiences. However, if you're looking for an unusual dinner experience in an unexpected place and are not afraid to discover the creative corners of your personality, then knock on supperclub's door.

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All In London Review

Brunch and daytime dancing

Having already experienced supperclub’s dining-on-a-bed experience complete with cabaret performances and masseuses offering their services to dinner guests between courses, I was expecting more of the same at their Saturday LOVEBRUNCH (no, I’m not shouting to emphasise a point, that’s how it’s spelt).

It is in fact a lot more relaxed, despite the one performer we witness mutilating himself with staples as the crowd sips champagne, most of whom could happily audition to appear on Made in Chelsea.

Starting at midday, there is an à la carte menu (as opposed to supperclub’s set meal) which despite being small offers enough variety for most appetites: smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels, vegetarian wraps, tuna sushi rolls and plenty of alcohol. We munch on smoked salmon and scrambled eggs seasoned with chives and a herby cheese burger in a brown bun along with slim salty French fries. The hangover-appeasing food is washed down with fragrant gin martinis, Sancerre rosé and a cranberry smoothie which is a dessert in itself, topped with juicy berries and so thick it requires a spoon. Just as we’re tucking into a cup overflowing with plump strawberries in chocolate sauce and gloopy cream, the people around us shake off their inhibitions and take to the dancefloor, which is heaving with sparkly mini dresses and polo shirts by 3pm. The merriment goes on till 6pm, providing an entire afternoon of frivolous fun.

Entry is free before 3pm and £5 after. LOVEBRUNCH is currently taking a break till September, but supperclub is still running from Wednesday to Saturday.

Reviewed by Leila
Published on May 24, 2011

Fire-eaters, burlesque…and soup in a Styrofoam cup

In 80s Amsterdam, a group of artists started meeting in abandoned warehouses where they would share their artistic endeavours over dinner. The artists would take their own bedding to the deserted premises to provide seating, giving birth to the original ‘supperclub’.

What they would make of Supperclub today is anyone’s guess. This restaurant cum cabaret extravaganza has become a global enterprise, with branches in LA, San Francisco and Istanbul. The London location is in the industrial-looking construction beneath the Westway that once housed defunct nightclubs Subterranea and Neighbourhood.

A security guard with a Madonna circa Blonde Ambition-era headpiece stands outside and asks us whether we have a reservation. He promptly radios in that two people have arrived for dinner and the door is opened. We are greeted by a fabulous creature with long jet black hair and a bare breast save for a modesty-preserving jewel covering her nipple, after leaving our coats with her we are led to a red-lit bar where we wait till it’s dinnertime.

Shortly after 8.30 pm we enter the dining room, where everything is white: the floor, the walls and the furniture. Beds with cushions line the walls and we are asked to remove our shoes, unlike those lucky enough to be seated at the conventional tables in the middle of the room, who will be saving time on trips to the toilet.

A tray of amuse-bouche containing mini-rye breads with pesto, ricotta and sliced tomato, and separate portions of dressed crab looks ready to be devoured, positioned on the gleaming bed next to our little glass table, that holds expensive-looking bottled water.

Staff flitter around dressed in various styles of Oriental dress, while in the middle of the room a scantily-clad girl twists and turns, tied to a length of material being held by someone standing on the mezzanine level. Before we have time to ponder this too much the first course arrives. There is no a la carte at Supperclub; dinner consists of a set four course meal that changes weekly, therefore we have no idea what to expect. Our entrée of butternut and mushroom risotto has a rich cheesy flavour, it may not be the most adventurous of dishes, but it’s tasty nonetheless.

Entertainment between courses comes courtesy of fire-eaters and burlesque performers, it’s tongue-in-cheek but rather less provocative than we had envisaged. In the meantime two pretty girls offer ‘energising massages’, the price of which is to be determined by the customer at the end of the treatment. A few adventurous (mostly male) punters take them up on their offer, while well-heeled couples and groups of cocktail-sipping girls look on in amusement.

The next course is a parsnip and chestnut soup served in a Styrofoam cup, a little cheeky considering the £45 cost of the meal (and that doesn’t include drinks). Not only is soup a cheap option, but couldn’t they afford to serve it in bowls?

The main dish fares better, tender slices of perfectly cooked duck practically melt in the mouth. Dessert is an intense chocolate mousse with a dollop of Chantilly cream on top.

Music throughout the evening has catered to all tastes with a mix of soul, house and reggae, courtesy of Supperclub’s musical director Femi Fem. After dinner the volume gets turned up and the space mutates into a club; diners can keep their table but have to buy a bottle of wine or champagne to do so, otherwise there’s always the bar.

Supperclub is neither the orgasm of the senses it claims to be, nor is it the painful, overbearing experience some critics have labelled it. It sits somewhere in the middle: food is of a good standard and the entertainment is, well, entertaining, full stop.

For full details of the Supperclub programme please visit www.supperclub.com

Reviewed by Leila
Published on Dec 15, 2010

User Reviews

alansmart1975

Jun 9, 2011

I had a blast!

I The venue it has to be said is stunning and the concept of the beds was both fun and different. Yes we waited a while for our cocktails to come but that was the only hitch in the whole evening. The food was fantastic (I like to thing myself quite the foodie) and the acts and performances that took place throughout the meal were great. I have been to most of the cabaret restaurants in the west end and this was a much better standard I must say.

Cant wait to return
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