Acme Fire Cult
Bar & grill · Dalston
Abbot St, London E8 3DP, United Kingdom
Highlights
Live-fire cooking with plant-based focus, great meats & veg
Live-fire cooking with plant-based focus, great meats & veg
"Inside 40FT Brewery in Dalston, Acme Fire Cult specialises in cooking hefty slabs of meat and creative vegetarian dishes on a big outdoor grill. The heated and covered terrace has cosy blankets and long picnic tables that will fit your whole friend group, including that random acquaintance who is making a special appearance having heard you’re going somewhere that serves sourdough with cheese and Marmite butter." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Joining a cult has never ranked particularly high on our list of things to do—who knows if the prospective leader will let us eat KitKats. Alas, we have found a charismatic leader that we’re willing to follow—and in a plot twist no one saw coming, it’s Marmite butter on sourdough. That’s just the power of the live fire cooking at Acme Fire Cult in Dalston. There’s the sensual coupling of bone marrow and Dorset crab on toast, the buzzing open barbecue siphoning a permanent waft of pork chop and smoked potato across the covered terrace, and a feelgood mood that’s like taking a bubble bath in 60 pints of IPA. This place has officially entered our rotation of ultimate places to gather a few mates for good times and great food." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Acme Fire Cult is the actualisation of a dream winter day in London. Hefty slabs of tender Tamworth pork cook over live fire and every Negroni-strewn table has furry blankets. The terrace is the place to be, where the heaters are mercifully aggressive and the mood toes the line between a chilled-out party and taking a bubble bath in 60 pints of IPA. The festive feasting menu at this BBQ spot in Dalston includes roast brussels sprouts with ras-el-hanout, smoked Swaledale lamb, and a sticky toffee pudding with miso caramel." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"Luckily, sitting outside and feeling like death warmed up is something you can do in London too. At Acme Fire Cult, you also get the added bonus of smoother than smooth tahini with smoked potatoes and a fermented squash hummus. A covered and—ding ding ding—heated terrace located in Dalston’s 40FT Brewery, this place specialises in live fire cooking which, yes, involves hefty slabs of quality meat and creative vegetarian dishes being grilled on the big outdoor barbecue. Negronis and pints encouraged." - heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
"The first time we left Acme Fire Cult we smelt of the one scent that is truly more erotic than Lynx Africa: smoked lamb. A ‘live fire concept restaurant’—hint: fancy way of saying barbecue—located inside Dalston’s 40FT Brewery, it covers all the fan favourites and more. Hefty slabs of charred meat? Check. Icy alfresco pints? Plenty. A fermented squash hummus that functions as London’s most satisfying macadamia dish? Well, not your classic barbecue number but we’ll very much take it. You should also know that the terrace is covered so you don’t even need to obsessively check your weather app before visiting." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
