Established in 1979 by the 7th Earl of Bradford, Porters English Restaurant showcases some of the finest English cuisine as well as serving up some of the country’s most well-loved classic dishes. Now, it has embarked on an extensive refurbishment and new menu celebrating the best of British for the first time in its thirty-four year existence.
Look and feel transformed
Porters English Restaurant’s overall look and feel has been truly transformed from a ‘gentleman’s library’ into something more English and contemporary with notable design features including: Doctor Who’s time travelling tardis, and a unique take on the famous Last Supper painting with 17 British celebrities and icons by talented artist Jason Christopher. Guests can also feast their eyes on a contemporary take on the Union Jack flag, a Britannia mural and other comic book heroes such as Billy Bunter and Desperate Dan adorning the walls.
Menu to celebrate resurgence of English food
English food has recently seen a huge resurgence in popularity, with leading British chefs championing British cuisine, ensuring that we are a nation renowned for its quality and creative fare, and Porters have devised a new menu celebrating this.
Diners can enjoy a selection of warming and nostalgic British starters, all originating from different regions. Tease your taste buds with the Miniature Yorkshire Puddings with Smoked Mackerel, or why not sample a Warm Scotch Egg, which, contrary to popular belief, originated in London and not Scotland!
Famed pies
Porters English Restaurant is renowned for its world famous pies, with each being hand-cooked on site delivering the freshest and the most heavenly puff and short crust pastry pies with wholesome and hearty fillings. Porters actually invented the Lamb and Apricot Pie but also serve more modern combinations such as Three Bean, Spicy Lentil and Vegetable Pie. The venue also showcases many of England’s classic ‘hard to beat’ dishes such as, Beer Battered Cod and Toad in the Hole as well as the Porters highlight of Steak and Kidney Pudding.
A gap in the market
Seeing a gap in the market, The Earl of Bradford (Richard Bradford) first opened Porters English Restaurant with the aim of providing reasonably priced real English food. This is a value he still stands by and is why the restaurant continues to have a bustling trade.
He was President of the Master Chefs of Great Britain for 13 years before becoming Chairman of the Restaurant Association of Great Britain, and he is also the first British representative on the Board of the Nation Restaurant in the USA.
Richard can regularly be seen campaigning for changes to improve the industry on subjects including credit card fees, VAT, and the proposed extension of parking hours in the city of Westminster.
Porters English Restaurant
17 Henrietta Street
London
WC2E 8QH
0207 836 6466
www.porters.uk.com