New free-range chicken and egg concept Whyte &Brown will open on 8 July in Kingly Court, off London’s Carnaby Street. Overseen by chairman Kevin Bacon (former main board director of The Restaurant Group and non-executive director of Ignite Group), and the brainchild of Creative Director Fiona Gale, Whyte& Brown celebrates the diversity of cooking with chicken and eggs.
Best quality, British, free-range chicken
The 3446 square foot, casual dining restaurant and bar has 132-covers split over two floors, an alfresco courtyard seating 24, and will be open all day. With an average spend of £20, the core offer champions best quality, British, free-range chicken.
Dishes include roasted and grilled chicken and a choice of burgers, soups, pies, salads, casseroles, wings and croquettes. Signatures include the Bangkok Scotch Egg with minced thighmeat and fresh Thai herbs and a grilled chicken Caesar Burger with coarselygrated Parmesan and Worcestershire sauce. Free-range egg dishes range from a Risotto Scotch Egg encased with leek, spinach and lemon thyme risotto through to breakfast classics such as Eggs Florentine and Benedict. At the weekend, Whyte & Brown will serve wholeroasted and spatch-cocked chicken, stuffing, bread sauce, roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings and house-made gravy.
The bar menu features ‘chicken crisps’ (crispy chicken skin), Vietnamese minced chicken salad in gem lettuce shells and an array of burgers, including a pulled chicken bap topped with house slaw. Wing choices includeHarissa Hot wings with caramelised orange and breaded wings with a blue cheese sauce.
Design by Black Sheep
Designed by Black Sheep (Whisky Mist and Jamie’s Italian), key features include a large concrete bar that merges into the steps of the staircase up to the first floor restaurant. The first floor retains many of the original architectural features and includes a series of windows that fill the room with natural light. A 10-cover sharing table is connected to the chef’s pass, while furniture includes worn leather benches, free-standing sofas and upholstered chairs set against a mix of tables, featuring both timber and zinc tops.
Whyte & Brown
Kingly Court, Carnaby,
London W1B 5PW