London Michelin Guide 2012

For the 7th year running we are very proud to have retained our Bib Gourmand from Michelin - an award to recognize "good food at moderate prices" and are also thrilled that we have retained our Michelin grape symbol to recognise "a particularly interesting wine list".

Charity Football for Reachout

A team of from the restaurants recently entered the ReachOut! Charity Cup 2012- a 5-a-side football tournament organised by 13 and 14 year old boys from Hackney to raise funds to subsidise their trip to Spain with local mentoring charity ReachOut! 

Every week, along with 150 other young people, these boys attend the ReachOut! Academy, where they complete an hour of academic work before taking part in football training. They also each have a ReachOut! mentor to provide advice, help them with their studies and be an inspiration. 

We donated £500 towards the trip as well as a meal at Opera Tavern. For more information about ReachOut! or to get involved as a mentor please visit www.reachoutuk.org

Streetsmart

Salt Yard is proud to be supporting StreetSmart this festive season, a charity dedicated to helping homeless people. 100% of the proceeds raised will go to the charity

Christmas Menu 2011 

We are now taking bookings for the Christmas period. If you would like us to send you menus or would like to check availability, please do give us a call on 0207 637 0657

Opera Tavern

We are delighted to let you know that we have just opened our third restaurant. Opera Tavern is a beautiful two storey bar and restaurant in Covent Garden. 

We’ll be serving a menu of tapas alongside charcuterie, cheese and specials from our charcoal grill.

Bookings can be made via our website- www.operatavern.co.uk

Sustainable Restaurant Association

Salt Yard is pleased to have joined the Sustainable Restaurant Association, a not for profit organisation helping restaurants to become more sustainable and community orientated.

As part of our membership we have pledged to source our fish from sustainable sources, recycle more and support a local charity.

We have switched fish suppliers to two companies dedicated to sourcing sustainable fish and where possible from British waters. In the Autumn we hope to start sourcing daily specials direct from Cornish dayboats.

We have started using 100% recycled menu paper and have begun to recycle all our paper

 We are fundraising for local charity The House of St Barnabas (www.hosb.org.uk) a Soho charity dedicated to rehabilitating homeless people with an emphasis on hospitality and work placements. An optional £1 is added to customers’ bills and we hope to raise over £12,000 this year.  If you would like any further information get in touch with sanja@saltyard.co.uk

New Head Chef

Our current head chef is Andrew Clarke who joined us in September 2010. Andrew has previously worked at the Anchor and Hope in Waterloo, was head chef at the Swan in West Malling and Chez Kristof in Hammersmith.  His training and experience may be French and British but he has converted to Salt Yard’s Spanish and Italian cuisine.  He enjoys slow cooking and featuring secondary cuts when he can in his dishes.  Andrew has brought fresh ideas to Salt Yard whilst still balancing them with our signature dishes.

Taste of London 2011

We are thrilled to be taking part in Taste of London in Regent's Park on 16th-19th June. London's top restaurants will be gathering for four days of gourmet food sampling. Come and try some of our delicious tapas at our stand!

London Michelin Guide 2009

We are pleased that we have retained our Bib Gourmand from Michelin - an award to recognize "good food at moderate prices" and are also thrilled to announce Michelin have awarded us a grape symbol to recognise "a particularly interesting wine list".

Watch Head Chef Ben Tish cook Pork Tenerloin for Channel 4

Go to www.channel4.com

ITV London Restaurant Awards 2008

We are thrilled to announce that Salt Yard has been nominated in the ITV London Restaurant Awards in the best Iberian catogary. The winner will be announced in September.

Restaurant Magazine "Best Dishes Awards" 2007

We are happy to announce that Salt Yard won the "best tapa" categorary for our Smoked Monkfish with Pancetta and apple Puree at the Restaurant Magazine annual awards.

The Independent, June 2007

Salt Yard was honoured to be recently included in The Independent's Top 100 Restaurants in the UK in their Saturday magazine.

New Head Chef

March 06-We are very pleased to announce that Benjamin Tish has joined us as Head Chef. He comes from the 3 Rosette Al Duca in St James' and The Crinan Hotel in Scotland. He brings Michelin Star experience and has a passion for seasonal ingredients and quality produce- a perfect match with Salt Yard!.

Bib Gourmand

Salt Yard has been awarded a Bib Gourmand by the Michelin Guide 2006 for "good food at moderate prices". This is a great acheivement within our first year of opening.

2 AA Rosettes

We are incredibly pleased to announce that Salt Yard has been awarded two AA rosettes for its delicious food. A wonderful achievement for our head chef Brian Villahermosa and his team.

Time Out Food & Drink Awards 2005

Salt Yard was runner-up for best vegetarian meal in the 2005 Time Out Food & Drink Awards. Come and see what you think of our selection of vegetable tapas!

Hardens/ Rémy Martin Awards

We are very happy to reveal that we have been given a Rémy 2006 award for best new restaurant.

Restaurant Magazine "Best Dishes Awards" 2005

Our courgette flowers stuffed with goat's cheese and drizzled with honey were voted runner-up for "Best Tapa Dish" by Restaurant magazine. Come and try them for yourself!