It’s taking up residence in the old Two Lights site
He’s already got a stellar restaurant in the two Michelin-starred The Clove Club but in January Isaac McHale will be adding another Shoreditch spot to his name with Bar Valette. Taking inspo from Southern French and Spanish cookery, Bar Valette will be more casual but with a crack team of The Clove Club alums, including Head Chef Erin Jackson Yates and Restaurant Manager and Sommelier Wilem Powell, involved in the opening, it’s going to be all about quality too.
The menu will be designed for sharing, featuring dishes like:
- devilled crab tartlets
- barbajuans
- venison meatballs
- grouse sausage rolls with greengage ketchup
- buttermilk fried chicken in pine
- raw shaved ceps salad
- slow cooked duck egg with shaved chestnut and Trompette mushrooms
- rabbit leg stuffed with rabbit farce and mushrooms
- smoked grilled Wiltshire trout with cherry stone vinaigrette
- dry aged pork chops and whole lobsters with saute potatoes with duck fat and persillade
Wilem Powell’s wine list reflects the European inspiration behind the menu, with often overlooked varieties from Southern France and Spain sitting alongside bottles from the Rhône, Rioja, Catalonia, the Balearics and the French Pyrenees. There’ll also be a wide variety of sherries on offer and large format, sharing bottles of cider from producers across Britain.
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Key Information
Opening date | January 2024
Address | 28 – 30 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AA
For more information | barvalette.com