By Angela Green: National Theatre announces food and drink offerings for summer 2024.
Summer at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank is set to be a feast for the senses, with a diverse offering of food and drink to suit everyone’s palate, served up alongside a variety of events in and around the building, including the National Theatre’s free festival River Stage.
KERB’s open-air market will return to Theatre Square for the fifth year from Thursday 9 May, bringing some of the best street food London has to offer.
Baba Dhaba will serve up their fiery Pakistani naan bread wraps, spicy masala chicken thigh bites and crunchy poppadom nachos.
Chicken Bandits will bring their buttermilk chicken thigh burgers, mushroom burgers and loaded fries.
Hackney Gelato will offer respite from the heat with a rotating menu of slow-churned, creamy gelato.
On the bar, Two Tribes Brewery will serve independent craft beers from their giant 20ft bar, alongside KERB’s signature pint-sized cocktails, slushies and other classic summer drinks.
KERB will also be partnering with Voices Radio to bring a curated lineup of live music performances and DJs to the South Bank every Sunday afternoon in August, with the full line-up to be announced soon.
Inside The Understudy, the riverside craft beer bar, KERB will be welcoming a new street food trader – Sen Noods – as part of their commitment to incubate up and coming food talent. From May, Sen Noods will bring their signature noodle soups to the Understudy menu, incorporating locally sourced ingredients into East Asian-inspired dishes.
This summer, KERB will also strive to increase the sustainability of their products served across the bars at the National Theatre. Jordan Reid, Head of Bars at KERB, said: “Through our partnership with Gipsy Hill Brewery we have already introduced TRAIL, a carbon negative pale ale to the menu in The Understudy. In the year ahead, we predict carbon savings upwards of 3.4 tonnes through sustainable beer sales alone within The Understudy (the equivalent of a car driving 18,000km).”
Forza Taps, presented by the National Theatre’s rooftop venue Forza Wine, will open on the lower Weston Terrace at the National Theatre in May. Following the opening of the 110-cover restaurant at the National Theatre last September, visitors can now enjoy drinks and snacks alfresco from May through to September. Offering a selection of wine and beer (on tap), as well as a smaller “Italian-ish” snack menu, Forza Taps will seat for walk-ins only.
Lasdun, the modern British dining experience in the heart of the National Theatre, will also be opening for Friday lunches from 10 May. Patrons can book a table to enjoy timeless classics such as beef and barley buns, pies to share and their take on classic cocktails.
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