The Providores
is run on a day to day basis by co-owners Peter Gordon and Michael McGrath.
They have combined their individual skills to create a unique dining experience
in the heart of London’s Marylebone Village - the union of an award
winning fine dining restaurant, and an all-day wine bar / cafe with one of
the best breakfast offerings in London, serving some of London’s finest
coffee. The ever changing menus are driven by creativity, innovation and the
use of prime produce from within the UK and abroad. The constantly evolving
wine list, including our Wine of the Month promotion, offers Britain’s
largest selection of premium New Zealand wines while our service has been
described as some of the friendliest and most informed in the city.
Peter
and Michael work full time in the restaurant supported by a wonderful team
including head chef Cristian Hossack and sous-chef Karl Calvert, who alongside
Peter maintain the restaurant’s high culinary standards as well as developing
tasty new dishes. Our manager Sophie Uddin, assistant manager Caroline Watt
and bar manager Melanie Ellis work with Michael to ensure our customers enjoy
the very best of dining experiences.
The Providores and Tapa Room Restaurant was originally set up and opened in August 2001 by four partners - Peter Gordon, Michael McGrath, Jeremy Leeming and Anna Hansen. Jeremy (www.jeremyleeming.com) and Anna have both since left the business but you can find Anna’s wonderful food at her own restaurant in Clerkenwell, The Modern Pantry (http://www.themodernpantry.co.uk)
“A boat big enough for all my friends in the Caribbean, entertainment by BB King and food by Peter Gordon” - Actor Sam Neill when asked in The Independent 18 July 2009 what his dream trip would be…
“Lounge in the Tapa Room at Marylebone’s hippest restaurant, eating
toasted sourdough with Manuka honey, Turkish eggs with whipped yoghurt and
hot chilli butter or porridge with brown rice, apple, maple syrup and miso.”
- Observer Food Monthly, Readers Award, Best Breakfast, March 2007
