{"id":120026,"date":"2023-10-17T22:19:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120026"},"modified":"2023-10-17T22:19:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:19:08","slug":"how-to-get-a-seat-on-a-london-undergound-tube-go-for-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/travel\/how-to-get-a-seat-on-a-london-undergound-tube-go-for-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"How to get a seat on a London Undergound Tube… go for dinner!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Most Londoners will be all too familiar with the fact that taking the tube\u00a0is not always a pleasant experience.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hot, it\u2019s stuffy, you\u2019re squashed between the curved door and the backpack that tourist just refuses to take off.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A dozen raised arms and hands clutching bars produce that all-too-familiar end of day aroma as the Tube hurtles into the tunnel.<\/p>\n
You endure more than enough of the London Underground during the working week, so why would you want to spend even more time crammed within it’s doors?<\/p>\n
The only reasonable explanation is that the tube carriage transforms into one of London’s coolest and most exclusive fine dining restaurants.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Last week, I dined at Supperclub Tube where I ate a six-course Latin American inspired menu inside a 1967 Victoria line tube carriage<\/p>\n
It sounds like a scene from a spy movie but it’s actually something that I got to experience last weekend at Supperclub Tube – and it was a far stretch from the usual Victoria line slog.<\/span><\/p>\n Most people don’t feel comfortable whipping out a \u00a33.50 meal deal on the Underground, nevermind tucking into a\u00a0six-course Latin American inspired menu.<\/span><\/p>\n As the UK’s only dine-in tube carriage, it offers guests a unique experience they can’t get anywhere else.<\/p>\n For only three nights a week, seating just 35 people each evening, the abandoned carriage comes alive and turns into an upper-class eatery.\u00a0<\/p>\n Not being the biggest fan of the tube anyway, I was unsure of what to expect of the bizarre dining concept.<\/p>\n Upon arrival, we were seated inside a stationary\u00a01967 Victoria line tube carriage, located at the Pumphouse Museum in Walthamstow.\u00a0<\/p>\n I was on the communal table for ten people. We were all sat close together on normal Tube seats – it was a strangely social experience compared to the usual lack of eye contact with commuters studying their phones.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As the UK’s only dine-in tube carriage, it offers guests a unique experience they can’t get anywhere else<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The carriage had turned into a fully functioning 35-cover restaurant, complete with tables, linen, and first-class service<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The six-course dining experience starts from \u00a367 per person, with vegetarian and vegan options also on offer- if you want a bit more privacy, you can pay \u00a373 per person for a private table<\/p>\n Thankfully, I was able to ignore my instinct to race and claim my rush hour seat because this time it had already been reserved.<\/p>\n My partner and I took our seats just before the service began at 7pm, and the carriage doors actually slid shut as they normally do, shutting us inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n By this time the carriage had turned into a fully functioning 35-cover restaurant, complete with tables, linen, and first-class service.\u00a0<\/p>\n Atmospheric lighting and soft music added a stark contrast to what the hustle and bustle of rush hour is usually like.<\/p>\n The six-course dining experience starts from \u00a367 per person, with vegetarian and vegan options also on offer- if you want a bit more privacy, you can pay \u00a373 per person for a private table.<\/p>\n Before the first course arrived, the room went quiet as head chef Beatriz Maldonado Carreno, known as Bea to her guests, gave a talk about what to expect from the evening and her menu.<\/p>\n She introduced the first dish of the tasting menu, ‘Sopa Azteca’ which was a tomato and chipotle soup with blue corn tortilla, yellow corn, chicken, soured cream and corriander.\u00a0<\/p>\n The chef explained that her dishes mix elements from numerous cultures, including recipes from her homeland Colombia mixed with British seasonal produce.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we took our seats just before the service began at 7pm, the working doors actually slid shut as they normally do, shutting us inside<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Looking around the interior of the tube was like being frozen in time – from the maps on the walls to the signage, all of the original features had been retained which made the experience more authentic<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Atmospheric lighting and soft music added a stark contrast to what the hustle and bustle of rush hour is usually like<\/p>\n Next up on the menu was ‘Carima\u00f1olas de queso’ which was cassava and white corn croquettes filled with mozarella and chedder cheese, yellow chilli sauce and cavolo nero.<\/p>\n Other courses included lime-cured hake and cuban style shredded beef brisket.<\/p>\n Dessert consisted of a chocolate soil and a corn and passion fruit cake with coconut and lime ice cream – however, the menu changes with the seasons.<\/p>\n The whole experience had an air of luxury, which is something I never thought I’d say about being sat on the Victoria line.\u00a0<\/p>\n Taking inspiration from ‘old-school glamour’, Supperclub Tube\u2019s interior aims to blend ‘vintage charm’ and contemporary elegance’, complete with TFL\u2019s iconic Moquette seating.\u00a0<\/p>\n The immersive dining restaurant has been running for almost eight years at the\u00a0The Walthamstow Pumphouse Museum, which is centered around a Grade II listed Victorian pumping station.<\/p>\n Looking around the interior of the tube was like being frozen in time – from the maps on the walls to the signage, all of the original features had been retained which made the experience more authentic.<\/p>\n The tube carriage itself is a 1967 tube stock DM (Driving Motor) unit that went into service in 1968 and it now fits up to 35 people in for dinner, three times a week.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before the first course arrived, head chef Beatriz Maldonado Carreno, known as Bea to her guests, gave a talk about what to expect from the evening and her menu<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was on the communal table, which consisted of about ten guests – like normal tube seats, we were sat quite close together, which was a strangely social experience compared to the usual heads down and headphones in<\/p>\n The chef explained that her dishes mix elements from numerous cultures, including recipes from her homeland Colombia mixed with British seasonal produce<\/p>\n The six-course dining experience starts from \u00a367 per person, with vegetarian and vegan options also on offer- if you want a bit more privacy, you can pay \u00a373 per person for a private table<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The delicious food combined with the bizarrely fun setting makes for a great evening for any Londoner<\/p>\n With such a small amount of people compared to usual restaurants, it created an intimate dinner party atmosphere, forcing you to meet people which reflects the ‘supper club’ element.<\/p>\n While the food was an amazing fine dining experience, for me it was the atmosphere that really made the experience special.<\/p>\n Creating a complete reverse to the usual London Underground fashion, diners were chatting and laughing with each other up and down the carriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n From first dates to special occasions, there were a variety of people who came along to experience the strange dining concept – we even sang happy birthday to a few people who were there to celebrate.<\/p>\n Overall, it definitely revolutionized the classic tube experience and was an evening I won’t forget for a while.<\/p>\n Still relatively undiscovered, it’s a hidden gem that not too many people know exists.\u00a0<\/p>\n The delicious food combined with the bizarrely fun setting makes for a great evening for any Londoner – although, it is going to make my daily commute a lot more boring now.<\/p>\n It’s open three nights a week Thursdays through to Saturdays and you can book your space here.<\/p>\n Source: Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had a six-course dinner on a London Underground Tube train… it’s the only time I didn’t have to fight for a seat This tube […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n