The caterer will continue to provide catering across the National Gallery’s two restaurants ‘The National Dining Rooms’ and ‘The National Café’ as well as two cafés and a private dining room.
Peyton and Byrne have held the contract for nine years already and over the following year plan to redesign and develop new concepts for The National Café and self-service areas. Future years will see them work with the Gallery to develop and invest in other space.
Siobhan Peyton, Chief Executive Officer of Peyton and Byrne says, “We are delighted to continue providing quality catering at the fourth most visited art museum in the world and are proud to be recognised as leaders in innovation and creativity by the National Gallery Company.
“Peyton and Byrne’s strategy to significantly invest in our people and strengthen the management team has led to several new contract extensions with The National Gallery being our crowning jewel. We plan to continue enhancing and building upon our successes going forwards”.
Douglas Gilmore, Trading Director of National Gallery Company Ltd says “In Peyton and Byrne we have a partner renowned for quality and creativity. They have recently strengthened their senior team and demonstrated an ability to invest in their estate, which has not diminished the diversity or development of their offer.
“We have ambitious plans to enhance the public catering offer at The National Gallery and believe our well established relationship with Peyton and Byrne, who understand our visitor requirements, will be a significant factor in helping us realise these plans”.
Oliver Peyton, founder of Peyton and Byrne says “The National Gallery is one of the greatest museums in the world and it is critical that the dining experience is world class too. Following 9 years’ experience, Peyton and Byrne are perfectly placed to continue enhancing the service and food standards at this iconic venue and as such we have big plans to evolve the current restaurant and café concepts.
“London is the greatest city in the world with one of the best culinary scenes, which inspires our creativity and innovations. We intend to lead by example and keep ahead of the competition with our originality and focus on quality and exceptional provenance”.
Peyton and Byrne was founded in 2005 by restaurateurs Oliver and Siobhan Peyton following the successful opening of the eco-friendly Inn the Park in 2004. They operate independent bakeries and cafés, alongside contracts with venues such as the British Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and the ICA in the Mall.