FOOD
THAT PLAYS
WITH FIRE
Firestarter is a live-fire kitchen in Liverpool Street, serving dinner Wednesday through Saturday.
The idea is simple: create a place where the food takes centre stage, cooked over flames you can see and smell from your table.
Our original Firestarter menu is available until Saturday 31 January. Expect bold flavours, crab doughnuts with cowboy butter, espresso-tamarind ribs, gochujang wings, and a double smash burger that goes full Animal Style. There’s a 450g Ibérico pork chop if you’re hungry, or fire-roasted cauliflower with black garlic if you’re not eating meat.
We’ve got around 60 seats in the dining room, including a handful at the counter where you can watch the whole show. The drinks list runs to nine cocktails, including our White Hot Negroni and Burnt Butter Rum Punch.
It’s relaxed. No tablecloths, no fuss. Just good food, open flames, and a proper vibe whenever you fancy it.
We’ve got around 60 seats in the dining room, including a handful at the counter where you can watch the whole show. The drinks list runs to nine cocktails, including our White Hot Negroni and Burnt Butter Rum Punch.
It’s relaxed. No tablecloths, no fuss. Just good food, open flames, and a proper vibe whenever you fancy it.
Ruben’s Reubens is taking over the Firestarter grill.
From Wednesday 4 February 2026, chef Ruben Dawnay brings his smokehouse cooking to Firestarter for a three-month residency. Expect barbecue-led dishes built for live fire — lamb ribs, pork belly and house-made sausages — plus the new Firestarter Grill Tray, a shareable format designed for bold flavours straight off the grill.
Ruben’s Reubens began during lockdown, smoking meats and curing fish from his parents’ garden in Brixton. Since then it’s grown into one of London’s most talked-about smokehouse names, with pop-ups and residencies across the city and appearances at events including Meatopia.
Bookings are live now. Full menu announced next week.
Ruben’s Reubens began during lockdown, smoking meats and curing fish from his parents’ garden in Brixton. Since then it’s grown into one of London’s most talked-about smokehouse names, with pop-ups and residencies across the city and appearances at events including Meatopia.
Bookings are live now. Full menu announced next week.
