The team behind Covent Garden’s legendary Joe Allen have opened Mustard for brunch, lunch and dinner following a successful soft opening in Brook Green. Drawing on their wealth of experience, founders Lawrence Hartley, Tim Healey and Head Chef Jason Wild have unveiled a relaxed, British style brasserie serving light and comforting dishes.
Focusing on locally sourced ingredients, the all-day menu offers simple, honest fare. Breakfast will include The Full Green Mustard with rainbow chard, poached eggs, tomato, woodland mushrooms and green herb oat pudding, Smoked haddock, spinach, kale and potato omelette, and Duck eggs on toast. From lunch through to dinner there will be an a la carte menu featuring; Green Risotto, Roast Sea Bream, cockle vinaigrette and creamed potatoes; Naturally Reared Beef from the Scottish Highlands, and a selection of seasonal dishes such as glazed Middle White pork rib with pease pudding. Puddings continue to celebrate British staples and include Gooseberry and gin crumble with lavender scented vanilla custard. There will also be a set menu from Monday – Friday, 12-7pm with either 2 courses or 3 courses, and a daily changing special, seasonally garnished, which guests can enjoy each week.The drinks list follows a similar grain celebrating artisan produce, with beers from the West London based Portobello Brewery, English sparkling wines from the Furleigh Estate and Hampshire’s Hambledon and spirits from Sussex-based Blackdown Distillery. A cocktail menu of classics have an added Mustard touch including Vodka Marmalade Martini with Cooper’s marmalade, vodka and vermouth, Mustard Gin Mary with Gordon’s Gin, tomato juice, mustard, horseradish and spices and Hedgerow Fizz with Prosecco, elderflower, lime juice and cucumber.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming guests to Mustard in the best way we know how – with a menu full of comforting dishes, and an emphasis on great British produce” says co-founder Lawrence. “Brook Green is the ideal spot for Mustard, that we hope will become the friendly face for locals and visitors alike’, adds Tim.
Head Chef, Jason draws on his experience at Daphne’s and more recently Joe Allen whilst Tim and Lawrence have fused their years as restaurateurs having both opened celebrated restaurants in Twickenham, with Lawrence opening Brula in 1999 and Tim opening A Cena in 2001 before joining forces at Joe Allen in 2012.
The restaurant’s design continues to draw inspiration from the British countryside with wood paneling, mustard leather banquets and hues of warm green. Housed in a former Victorian grocery shop, Design LSM have retained many of the building’s features with the original tiled panels bordering the walls. The brass-topped bar is punctuated with leather studded stools and the restaurant’s al-fresco area boasts a chequered tiled floor and a soft yellow awning. Mustard’s walls are hung with artwork inspired by Britain’s greats from Frances Bacon to Barbara Hepworth and Turner.