Nestled on Essex Road in the heart of Islington, Salut! offers an intimate setting for private dining with a focus on modern European cuisine, just a short walk from Canonbury and Dalston Junction. The restaurant is ideal for hosting exclusive gatherings, whether you're planning a milestone celebration or a sophisticated dinner with colleagues. Salut!’s culinary ethos centres on seasonal ingredients, armed with menus that showcase sustainable seafood, organic vegetables, and locally sourced produce.
The space is designed to feel both elegant and relaxed, with natural wood tables, vintage accents, and an open kitchen that adds a sense of theatre to private events. During the day, expansive windows fill the room with light, creating a bright and welcoming atmosphere. In the evening, dimmed copper lighting and candlelit tables transform the restaurant into a warm, enveloping space perfect for seated dinners. For private hire, Salut! accommodates up to 35 guests exclusively, or smaller groups of up to 15 non-exclusively, making it a flexible choice for events of varying scale.
Group menus for private dining are available for parties of eight or more and reflect the same attention to detail found in the à la carte offering. There are two group menu options. The first is a three-course set menu that kicks off with focaccia and whipped truffle butter for the table, along with a choice of starters ranging from miso aubergine with cashew ‘cheese’ and pumpkin seeds to rich duck liver parfait with cranberry chutney and crispbread.
Mains meanwhile, offer a choice of pork belly with hispi cabbage and roasted plum, pan-seared market fish, or winter squash with curried lentils and crispy kale. Desserts round things off nicely with port-poached pear, pistachio baked Alaska, and dark chocolate ganache. The five-course group menu, meanwhile, offers more dishes to choose from plus an additional amuse bouche and a selection of cheeses with quince jelly and oatcakes to share.