Vivat Bacchus Farringdon is bringing back Club Carnivore this July, and the formula remains pleasingly direct.
The long-running wine dinner is built for guests who like their evenings generous, sociable and centred on serious red wine.
Taking place on Friday 3 July 2026, it combines a five-course meat-led menu with five South African wine pairings, all poured from magnums or larger bottles.
At a glance
- Vivat Bacchus Farringdon will host Club Carnivore on Friday 3 July 2026.
- The evening features a five-course South African-inspired menu paired with five wines served from magnums or larger formats.
- Tickets are priced at £100 per person, with guests able to purchase favourite wines from the dinner to enjoy at home.
Red meat and large-format red wine
Club Carnivore has always been a simple proposition, but that’s part of its appeal.
The dinner is organised around red meat, red wine and the particular pleasure of wine poured from large-format bottles.
That last detail matters.
Magnums and larger bottles bring theatre to the table, but they also suit a convivial dinner where sharing is part of the rhythm of the evening.
At £100 per person, the event is positioned as a full night out rather than a tasting with a few plates on the side.
South African flavours on the menu
The food takes its cues from South Africa’s culinary heritage, which gives the dinner more character than a standard steak-and-red-wine pairing.
The menu includes smoked ostrich, boerwors sosatie and braised springbok, alongside other deeply flavoured specialities.
It’s a fitting direction for Vivat Bacchus, a restaurant group closely associated with South African wine and hospitality.
The five-course structure gives the kitchen room to move across different cuts, preparations and textures, while the wine team can match each plate with a different expression from South Africa.
Why the format works
Wine dinners can sometimes feel too formal, but Club Carnivore is clearly designed around appetite and conversation.
The focus on generous pours, bold food and shared bottles makes it the kind of event that suits groups as much as solo diners who enjoy a communal table atmosphere.
There’s also a practical bonus for anyone who discovers a bottle they want to revisit.
Guests will be able to buy favourite wines from the evening to take home, which gives the dinner a useful retail edge without making it feel transactional.
Who should book
This is one for diners who are happiest when the table is full, the wine is red and the cooking has real weight.
It should also appeal to collectors and curious drinkers who want to explore South African bottles in a relaxed setting rather than through a conventional tasting flight.
Club Carnivore returns to Vivat Bacchus Farringdon on Friday 3 July 2026, with places priced at £100 per person.
For a summer evening built on big flavours, large bottles and a strong sense of hospitality, it’s a quietly confident reminder that the best wine dinners don’t need to be overcomplicated.
