EatClub has partnered with renowned restaurant, Acme Fire Cult to launch The Restaurant Festival, Hackney - a month-long celebration of the borough’s outstanding food scene, all with up to 40% off.
Running the full month of February, the chef-led festival has been hand-curated by Acme Fire Cult’s chef, Andrew Clarke and is designed to showcase Hackney’s incredible culinary talent while giving locals and visitors a reason to explore new restaurants with more affordability during one of the quieter months of the year. Participating venues include some of Hackney’s most popular spots, from long-standing favourites to exciting newcomers.
Acme Fire Cult’s special winter menu will be a festival highlight. Known for its fire-led cooking, Acme has transformed its Dalston restaurant into a curry house, offering a mix of bold Indian-inspired dishes alongside some of its classic favourites. Paying homage to Chef Andrew Clarke’s abundant travels around India, the new dishes will evoke the memories, flavours and sensations of Andrews trips whilst highlighting the team's expert fire-led culinary credentials. Dish highlights include the Lamb chop railway curry, Pigs head vindaloo, Vadouvan monkfish skewers, and Venison sheekh kebab.
You can finally tick Corrochio’s off your culinary bucket list. The cult Dalston Mexican restaurant, taqueria and cocktail bar is celebrated for its much-hyped dishes, including Vampiros - crispy grilled tortillas topped with melted cheese and fillings such as pork carnitas, grilled cactus or portobello al ajillo. With tacos galore, standout spicy margaritas, a fantastic weekend brunch and a newly opened basement agave bar, Corrochio’s is a must-visit for Hackney food lovers.
You’ll also have a chance to visit Big Night during Chef Joe Lippman’s limited residency, which introduces a refined, produce-led menu built around open-fire cooking, balance and late-night energy. The menu pairs raw and lightly cured dishes with dishes cooked over fire, highlighting standout ingredients such as Porthilly oysters with blue rhubarb, wild bass crudo with tomato ponzu and yuzu oil, and octopus carpaccio with lemon and shiso, alongside Big Night favourites including the signature pork skewer and grilled hispi cabbage with seaweed and lime butter.
Additional participating restaurants include, iconic Ocakbaşı grill and family run Mangal 2, vibrant Mexican eatery with creative small plates and cocktails Papi, viral sensation and authentic Italian Tom’s Pasta, all day neighbourhood favourite Alber’s, handmade dumplings specialists My Neighbours the Dumplings, wine-led sharing-plates restaurant Sune, Mediterranean inspired sharing plates and low intervention wine connoisseurs Oren, and North African BBQ restaurant Berber & Q, with more restaurants to be announced.
Stay tuned, and find out more here:
Website: https://www.therestaurantfestival.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therestaurantfestival/
