The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers
Mambow
We assessed Mambow in October 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess
Mambow is a Clapton restaurant cooking Malaysian and Nyonya dishes for sharing. Its short, modern list of skin contact whites, pet nats and chilled reds meets chilli, coconut and fermented flavours well, with almost half the wines by the glass. It suits adventurous diners who want to share plates and try unfamiliar grapes.
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