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London Supper Club Review – Leluu Supper Club

One of the pioneers of the supper club movement in the , British-Vietnamese Uyen Luu is the brains behind Leluu Supper Club, an offshoot of the late Fernandez & Leluu (F&L) of Hackney, . I visited F&L countless times over the last two years and reviewed Uyen’s food and hospitality here, here and here. Evenings at F&L were always fun, with plenty of excellent food, laughter and great company. I met some of my dearest friends at F&L and spent many a night sharing meals and chatting with other diners.
Some might argue that with new supper clubs and pop-ups being launched every other day, the novelty factor is dwindling. I disagree, and if anything, nearly 3 years after the first supper clubs appeared in London, I still keep meeting people who have never experienced a supper club and would like to try one but do not know how to go about finding them.
Recently however, there were a few worrying comments that were made by friends who visited some of these new supper clubs. These varied from having to wait for hours to be served tiny amounts of food to experiencing uncaring or unprofessional service, at sometimes inappropriate venues. I would hope that if a supper club host decides to open his/her home to the public and charge for the experience, they will have worked these issues through before launching, and be confident that they can feed and provide a fun atmosphere and venue to their diners. It is true that a supper club is not a restaurant, but if I am being charged £35 for food (equivalent to what several one-Michelin starred restaurants are charging for a three course meal in ), I would expect my host to demonstrate pretty good standards of cooking and hosting skills. With so many supper clubs in these days, some of which have been around for nearly 3 years, there is really no excuse for shoddy food or service.
So I was looking forward to returning to Uyen’s home and experiencing her new supper club incarnation Leluu Supper Club because:
1. I knew I was going to be really well fed
2. Her home and supper club are beautiful
3. It is the most professional set up of any supper club I have been
4. I really enjoy meeting the diners who frequent her supper club
5. It is a very good night out Accompanying me on the day was Dr G, and my friends Julie Vu and her partner Ryan, owners of the Vietnamese City Caphe, my favourite lunch spot in the City. We arrived at Uyen’s to be greeted with a glass of wine, making our way to her garden to mingle and chat with the other diners until dinner was served at 8pm. I was pleased that Uyen decided to give a more Vietnamese focus to her supper club since the demise of F&L, as I feel she provides Vietnamese dishes that are not normally found in restaurants. Uyen will serve up to 8 courses at her supper club and if like me, you love having many different flavours and textures in your meals (as opposed to just quantity), you will be sure to find them there. Some of the delicious dishes we were served included:
Homemade Grey Feather Back Fish Cakes with Dill, Ong Choi and Chilli dip Summer Rolls with Poached Pork Belly, Prawns, Perilla, Cockscombe, Garden Mint, Coriander and Vermicelli Bun Bo Hue - Spicy Lemongrass & Pig's Trotter Soup with Beef, Perilla, Banana Blossom & Sweet Basil Chicken Salad with Carrot, Banana Blossom and Hot Mint Bo La - Sirloin Steak with Lemongrass & Sesame, wrapped in Betel Leaf Yam Noodles with Tofu, Carrots, Ong Choi, Shiitake Mushrooms and Peanuts Banh Xeo - Coconut & Beer Crepes with Pork, Prawns & Beansprouts Tapioca Pearls and Banana in Coconut Milk We had a great table at Leluu Supper Club, a mix of American tourists (mother, daughter and friend) who had arrived in London on that day, a delightful Parisian couple who were sitting next to me with their Mexican friend (and if you are reading this, please get in touch for that Peruvian meal!), and my friends Julie and Ryan, and Dr G. I thoroughly enjoyed my evening at Leluu Supper Club, and if you are a supper club supporter as I am, there is no better place to experience this than at Uyen’s.
Cost: minimum donation of £35 per person, BYO.
Likes: best Vietnamese food in , stylish venue, great night out. Vietnamese cooking classes.
Verdict: One of the best supper clubs in , Leluu Supper Club exemplifies why this movement is here to stay. Excellent food, gorgeous venue, great host. If you haven’t experienced it, just go. Highly recommended.
Posted by Luiz Hara at 16:27 Labels: By Area - Hackney, London Supper Club Review, Restaurant - Vietnamese