Jamie Allsopp (who's behind Allsopp's Brewery) has had a lot of success with his first pub, The Blue Stoops in Notting Hill (at the time, Giles Coren called it "brilliant little pub trying out great new things"). Now he's getting ready to follow that up with a big new project, The Warrington Hotel in Maida Vale.
Although it's called a hotel, it's really a pub and 10-room hotel, located in an extremely impressive Grade II listed building, built back in 1857. After Allsopp took it over, he closed it last month for a complete renovation, which will include both the pub and the rooms upstairs getting a complete overhaul. And on top of that, they'll be adding a new restaurant.
Upstairs in the hotel, it's all about bringing the rooms up to date, while down in the pub they're aiming to make the most of the classic design, so the team will be restoring the ceramic tiles, the mosaic floor and the marble fireplaces. The layout in the pub will remain as before, including both the main Saloon Bar and the standing-room-only Public Bar.
When he launched the Blue Stoops, Allsopp originally brought in Lorcan Spiteri as the chef (Spiteri's now at The Latimer). At The Warrington, he's enlisted a similarly impressive chef. Max Taylor-Baggs started out at Straker's, moved on to Dorian, and now he's leading the kitchen here, where he'll be running two menus. In the pub, we're told to expect a modern British menu with European influences, and we like the sound of the daily-changing pudding menu.
Up on the first floor, Max will be in charge of Minnie's restaurant. That's named after Jamie's great-great-grandmother, Minnie Allsopp, who happened to be the writer of a best-selling Edwardian cookbook. Minnie's will have an Anglo-French menu and they say it'll be like a "grand brasserie with the energy of a lively neighbourhood restaurant." The menu is going to be revealed closer to the opening date, but that is all sounding very promising. And joining Taylor-Baggs will be Mark Angell, heading up the whole operation and most recently seen at The Kerfield Arms, which had a great start, winning a Michelin star in its first year.
It's been a very good year for pub openings with great food and this sounds like 2027 is going to start out well on that front too.
More about The Warrington Hotel
Where is it? 93 Warrington Crescent, Maida Vale, London W9 1EH
When does it open? Spring 2027
Find out more: Follow them on Instagram @thewarringtonw9
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