There’s a new gastropub at The Landmark London hotel

Karyn Noble 14 November 2022

Marylebone is getting a new gastropub within one of its historic hotels, with the news that The Landmark London is opening the Great Central Pub by Matt Fletcher.

While you’ll find comforting pub classics here and locally sourced beers and bar snacks, there’s no mistaking it’ll be a gastropub in somewhat more plush surroundings than you'd normally see.

The space was previously known as Great Central Bar & Restaurant, and a more corporate feel has been eschewed for softer furnishings and modern art, with the hope of creating a laid-back vibe that’s more conducive to fireside chats on the sofa or meeting friends at high tables to watch live sport or listen to live music. It'll also retain much of the 5-star hotel’s original oak-panelled design.

The pub's opening is a triumphant return for chef Matt Fletcher who previously worked at The Landmark as Executive Sous Chef in 2012 before relocating to Sydney for stints as Head Chef at Bills Bondi and Executive Head Chef at Indigo Double Bay, among other outlets in his eight years abroad.

Foodwise at the Great Central Pub there are those usual buzzwords ‘local’ and ‘seasonal’, with an emphasis on hearty British pub food to soothe the spirits as we sink into winter, including the likes of:

Steak and ale pie
Rare seared steak sandwich on tiger bread with hot horseradish, onion jam and watercress
Scotch egg with piccalilli
Sticky honey mustard pork belly bites
‘Posh’ fish finger butty with lemon sole goujons, lettuce, aioli, pickles and dill

On the drinks side, expect London beers and ales (Beavertown, Mad Squirrel, Chiltern Brewery) with guest slots from new breweries. There’ll be a global wine list, as well as cocktails, mocktails and coffee. The basement-level gastropub handily has its own private entrance on Great Central Street that’s separate from the rest of the hotel.

There’s a new gastropub at The Landmark London hotel