Restaurant
Overlooking Shaftesbury Avenue the 80 cover first floor restaurant features a quality modern British menu; all our ingredients are sourced from some of the countries top suppliers including fresh asparagus from Secretts Farm, Surrey, herdwick lamb and a whole charcuterie board from Cumbria. So not only will you be enjoying some quality fare you will also be supporting British farmers and producers. Our menu changes regularly to take advantage of the best seasonal produce. So for our regular customers there will always be something a little different on the menu.
Our Head chef Gavin Houghton has worked as Executive Head Chef, Cafe des Amis and Consultant Chef, Bluebird Dining Rooms. He brings a fantastic, fun style to his food and a vast knowledge of London’s eating habits. An impressive and experienced acquisition to the kitchen.
He began his training nearly 20 years ago and has focused on perfecting a traditional British approach to cooking. Gavin has worked across London in some of the capitals most well known restaurants including Le Caprice, Putney Bridge and Bluebird dining rooms to name a few, whilst also privately catering for celebrities such as Mick Jagger, Jerry Hall and Nigella Lawson.
Based predominantly in central London he has also worked in the surrounding counties and also Australia. A strong reputation in sourcing vegetables and other produce from small producers, he avoids the go betweens and markets cluttering the capital. The new menu at Stanza will be dictated by the seasons with light, refreshing lunch dishes. One of Gavin’s signature dishes is diver caught west coast scallops, smoked cumbrian sausage and roasted hazelnuts.
Because of our position in ‘Theatreland’ Stanza restaurant is perfect for pre or post theatre dining; please click here to see a map of the local theatres. You can even come back for dessert after the show!
