Brother Marcus to launch largest site to date in The Yards, Covent Garden
Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that modern Eastern Mediterranean restaurant, Brother Marcus, has selected The Yards, Covent Garden, to launch its largest location to date. The operator now has five sites in the capital.
Located at 23 Slingsby Place, Brother Marcus’ new 4,190 sq ft two-floor venue includes two terraces overlooking The Yards’ St Martin’s Courtyard and will have two bars – one on each floor – and an open kitchen. Designed by Finch Interiors, Brother Marcus Covent Garden will feature terracotta tiles, muted earthy tones and artisan ceramic plates that will line the walls, while vivid green plants will sit alongside woven, wicker, wood, and rattan.
Complementing The Yards’ day-to-night offer, Brother Marcus’ menu begins with breakfast, before moving into all-day mezze. At the weekend, brunch is served until 4pm, when the menu changes to sharing plates. Morning dishes will include their now famed sweet potato fritters and smokey shakshuka, with later in the day sharing plates merging tradition with Brother Marcus’ fresh, seasonal, and imaginative approach, such as halloumi, watermelon jam and mint, and pan-seared bream, almond and dill gremolata.
Brother Marcus will also launch with Marcus’ Choice, a specially curated set menu and a pre-theatre menu of the rip and dip platter + 2 mezze dishes for £25 from 5-7pm Tuesday to Friday, and an extensive drinks menu championing Eastern Mediterranean herbs, spices, and liquors, as well as a long list of Greek wines.
Alex Large and Tas Gaitanos, Co-Founders of Brother Marcus commented: “After four successful sites across London, we knew we wanted our fifth location to be spectacular, and with its two-floors and terraces overlooking The Yards, 23 Slingsby Place certainly delivers the wow factor. We’re thrilled to be bringing the Brother Marcus concept to central London with our largest site to date, and look forward to establishing the brand firmly in the heart of Covent Garden.”
On behalf of Longmartin Properties Ltd, Abi Labbett, Asset Manager at CBRE, added: “Brother Marcus’ selection of The Yards to launch its flagship location and first in central London further endorses our position as one of the finest day-to-night F&B offerings in the capital. This signing nearly completes our strategy of creating a critical mass of leading global concepts delivering authenticity, vibrance and choice, with only one grab-and-go style unit available.”
The signing follows the news that the Japanese temaki and sashimi concept, UKIYO 浮世 [u-key-yo], has launched its debut restaurant at The Yards. Located at 8 Slingsby Place, UKIYO’s 1,636 sq ft, two-level restaurant is a unique interpretation of the typical Japanese eatery, boasting an ultra-minimal walk-in, sit-at-the-bar experience.
Hanover Green and DCL acted for The Yards. Savills represented Brother Marcus.