Supperclub.Tube at Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum

"It's uncanny. On the one hand, we are in a reassuringly worn tube carriage; on the other, we're in a smart restaurant bedecked with starched white linens and fine silverware. The nostalgic buffet car ambience, enhanced by low-level table lamps, lends a luxurious atmosphere of the Orient Express to Supperclub.tube even if the only Orient here would be Leyton's nearby football ground."

"Hosted in decommissioned 1967 Victoria Line rolling stock, complete with vintage advertising, this well-regarded East London supperclub serves up to 35 pre-booked passengers who disembark at Walthamstow to enjoy a six-course Latin American tasting menu. Operating three evenings a week, food is served onboard whilst the cooking happens in an adjacent waiting room cafe kitchen. Located in an eccentric little transport museum that Walthamstow-ers take for granted (I've lived nearby but not visited for 20 years), even locals could be forgiven for not knowing exactly where Supperclub.tube was. It's on a remote corner of the borough, sort of towards Clapton next to the tip. This hasn't stopped ardent foodies tapping their Oyster cards to visit over the eight years Supperclub.tube has been running."

"Entrance is up steps via the driver's cab, with the first section of the carriage accommodating the bar area. Small private tables for two or three diners are positioned where commuters squished on pairs of moquette-upholstered seats, and in the door wells. In addition, there's a larger communal dining bench accommodating two longer rows of diners facing each other, where the strap-hangers would have wobbled."

Supperclub.tube operates from decommissioned 1967 Victoria Line rolling stock housed in a small transport museum in Walthamstow and seats up to 35 pre-booked diners. The supperclub runs three evenings a week and presents a six-course Latin American tasting menu served onboard while cooking takes place in an adjacent waiting-room café kitchen. The carriage pairs worn tube fittings and vintage advertising with starched white linens, fine silverware and low-level lamps to create a nostalgic, luxurious ambience. Entry is via the driver's cab, with a mix of small private tables and a communal dining bench; the meal opens with homemade sourdough and a spicy pumpkin seed dip.

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