Acme Fire Cult is a live-fire concept from chefs Andrew Clarke and Daniel Watkins, born during the pandemic years when restaurants could only operate outside. Desperate to cook again after being locked down, the chefs dusted off some old barbecue grills, lit the fires, and cooked for up to 1200 people every weekend, in a disused carpark in Hackney, East London.
The formula was simple; loud music, grilled food, banging cocktails, and great service.
They had intended to cater events and parties, but when Steve Ryan of 40FT Brewery in Dalston showed them an old wine bar opposite his taproom, the duo became a trio and Acme found a permanent home in the backstreets of Dalston.
Acme Fire Cult ‘the restaurant’ was born!
