No. 3 Bruton Place, Clifton

Our Story

Root & Ember is a delicatessen in Clifton village, run by a mother-and-son duo.

We smoke and cure our own fish and meat in the kitchen downstairs, and fill the shop upstairs with produce from local suppliers we want to champion.

The family

Jane & Freddie

Jane and Freddie Jago are the mother-and-son duo behind Root & Ember.

They’re passionate about championing local suppliers and their produce — alongside the food they smoke and cure themselves, on site.

Freddie is the Head Smoker.

Made here

A selection of what we sell is ours: cured and smoked in small batches in the kitchen under the shop. Cured and smoked in small batches under the shop, then straight upstairs.

The results come straight upstairs, to sit alongside the produce we buy in.

Root & Ember Air Dried Coppa £5.00 Pork, Porcini & Parmesan Salami £4.00 Pork & Fennel Salami Sticks £6.50

The other half

The shelves

Everything else in the shop comes from producers we want to champion — sauces, chutneys and pastas, many from businesses nearby. Sauces, chutneys and pastas from producers we want to champion — many from businesses nearby.

For weekday suppers, weekend hosting and everything in between.

Behind the counter

Freddie is joined by Jake and Hedy on the shop floor, who make sure every shopper can taste Root & Ember’s own produce. Jake and Hedy make sure every shopper can taste our own produce.

Rooted in Clifton

No. 3 Bruton Place — off the Triangle, up the hill a little: the corner with the green front. Make it a stop on the way home.

Monday–Friday 9.30–5.30 · Saturday 10.00–5.00