Restaurateurs behind Barrafina, Parrillan, El Pastor, Quo Vadis, Bar Daskal and The Drop.
Harts Group conceives, builds and operates leading hospitality brands, and develops exceptional people.
Led by Sam Hart, Crispin Somerville and Anna Watkins, Harts Group is the business behind Barrafina, Parrillan, El Pastor, Quo Vadis, Bar Daskal and The Drop.
Harts Group is family-run, quality driven, and has been creating award-winning restaurants for over 20 years.
Our Brands
Informed by our unique passion and personal experience, we strive to operate best-in-class restaurants, with exemplary service and convivial atmospheres. Creativity, generosity, and care over details are at the core of the Harts Group experience.
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Private Dining
We have several private dining room or exclusive hire options across our venues, suitable for both intimate parties and larger events. If you can’t find what you are looking for, our events team are happy to discuss a personally tailored event.
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Career Oportunities
Harts Group is a community of talented individuals, who create great food and drink and offer exemplary hospitality. We are always looking for enthusiastic people to work with us across the group, within front of house, back of house and head office.
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Parental Leave Packages 🐣
Just over a year ago, Harts Group took stock - and then advice - on creating an industry leading parental leave package for our employees. We are proud to say that we listened to staff members and to experts and made improvements that we know have made a difference.
Recently, @samhartsgroup spoke to the good folk at @countertalk (whose insights on maternity and paternity packages were informative) about what this looks like and how other hospitality businesses might adopt similar policies.
You can read the full piece on the Countertalk website in the Community - Countertalk Loves section.
Bar Daskal Maestros 02: An olive oil tasting with @martiniegaoliveoil
Following the sold-out success of the first Bar Daskal Maestros with Manuel Muga, @bardaskal and @resylondon are proud to welcome co-CEOs, brothers Carlos and Javier Jiménez of Condado de Martiniega to present a tasting of some of the finest olive oil from Spain on Wednesday 22nd November.
Founded over 20 years ago in Navarra, family-run Martiniega produces one of the most sought-after varietals in the world, the Arbequina extra virgin olive oil. Offering guests a tasting of the new season harvest and various styles of oil, Carlos and Javier will be delving into the world of olive production and the processes involved in crafting exceptional oils.
@barrafinalondon co-Executive Chef @torri_san will be preparing a few small dishes using the Martiniega olive oil in different ways to showcase its versatility. From anchovies with piparras peppers, escalivada (chargrilled peppers, shallots and aubergines), to olive oil ice-cream. To drink, Group Bar Manager Nick Jackson will be upgrading a traditional martini using an infusion technique known as “fat-washing”.
Bar Daskal Maestros is a series offering guests practical, edible, and drinkable masterclasses from the team’s maestro friends in the industry. Each event will be edifying, entertaining and of course, delicious.
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We are delighted to announce that we’re opening a new @tacos_el_pastor at @batterseapwrstn in spring 2024!
The space is in a prime position on the river, opposite the north entrance to the Grade II* listed Power Station, with 90 covers inside, a lively drinks-led standing bar area for 20, a 26-cover Mexican greenhouse-inspired private dining room and a riverside covered terrace (open all year round), which seats 60.
As ever, the @hartscreative design takes cues from Mexico, but particularly the industrial, urban materiality and colour of Mexico City, which sits side by side with a verdant mix of temperate and tropical trees and plants. Along with all this will be a nod to the heritage of the site at Battersea Power Station…
We’re excited to get to know our new neighbours at Battersea Power Station, and can’t wait to share more news with you soon.
Today James Hart, our Chief Design Officer, moves on from his role in order to launch his own design company, Harts Creative.
James joined Harts Group in 2016 ahead of the launch of the first El Pastor restaurant. Since then, he has been instrumental in the securing and building of so many of our beautiful, beloved restaurants and bars, as well as spreading good cheer and camaraderie as a colleague.
We will all miss him in the day-to-day running of the business.
Whilst James will be moving on from this his executive involvement in Harts Group, he will continue to design for the group and remains a valued owner and board member.
Excitingly, James will be launching Harts Creative, his own company with a focus on imaginative use of space and landscape: creating community, bringing people and businesses together. You can follow him at @hartscreative on Instagram.
Whether it’s for a plate of the ripest, plumpest Cuore del Vesuvio tomato finished with good olive oil and shallots à la @quovadissoho, a wood-fired pan con tomate at @parrillanlondon, or a tomato salad dressed simply with olive oil and Pedro Ximénez vinegar at @barrafinalondon, ‘Tomato Girl Summer’ is here and Harts Group has been doing this for years. If you’d prefer your tomato in liquid form, there’s always time for a cooling Michelada at @tacos_el_pastor.
Our friendly neighbourhood bar, @thedropbarlondon in @coaldropsyard, has introduced a new menu of hot filled baps, Ploughman’s and a selection of snacks, from Scampi Fries to manteca roasted potatoes, and Happy Endings ice cream sandwiches.
Whilst still serving a carefully considered list of wines, it also offers seasonal cocktails and beers on tap; Estrella Galicia, Guinness and a rotating pale ale.
Walk-in only, drop in soon.
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This week we celebrated 25 years of @streetsmartuk, a brilliant homelessness charity that Harts Group has supported for many, many years.
We were honoured to receive an award for our contributions, and for jointly - along with @angelacooking, @ottolenghi and @meatgram - executing the campaign, ‘the best, each and every year,’ for over a decade.
To date, StreetSmart has raised an incredible £12,000,000 through their annual campaigns, which we are proud to be part of. Thank you to you, all of our guests, for getting behind the campaign with us every year, too.
Introducing Antonio Gonzalez Milla and Francisco Jose Torrico @barrafinalondon
Last month, Angel Zapata Martin, who had brilliantly led the kitchen at Barrafina, Parrillan and Bar Daskal since April 2017, left the group to return to Spain with his family.
Taking the mantle are two Executive Chefs, each covering half of the locations in order to provide a deeper engagement with the teams and the culinary offering. Both Antonio Gonzalez Milla and Francisco Jose Torrico have risen through the ranks of the Barrafina kitchens for over six years, forging strong bonds with the teams and diners, whilst finessing their talents.
Whilst each will have their own ‘patch’, they will work in partnership to develop the quality, consistency, and innovation at Barrafina, together.
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Every single day at @tacos_el_pastor, tortillas are made in house using 100% Mexican heirloom Chalqueño corn.
The corn is sourced carefully by our partners at @tamoamx, a which works directly with farmers in Mexico to pay fair prices and help preserve and protect ‘landrace’ grains, and the communities who grow them. Each bag of corn is entirely traceable.
Once with us, we nixtamalise the corn (which helps to break down the indigestible outer layer), then grind it to create masa, which is then passed through our tortilla machine, cut into rounds and baked in the ovens within.
Temperatures in each of the three ovens are crucial to create the perfect tortilla, and our team has spent time in Mexico learning from the very best tortilleros to perfect this craft. 🌮🔥
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Barrafina Invita: Borja Marrero, 13-14th June 2023
Following the sold-out success of the first #BarrafinaInvita with Xavier Pellicer, @barrafinalondon and restaurant booking platform @resylondon are proud to announce @borjamarrerogastro of @muxgorestaurant in Gran Canaria as the second guest chef in the quarterly series.
Barrafina Invita sees Executive Chefs, Antonio Gonzalez Milla and Francisco Jose Torrico, invite the best Spanish chefs or chefs cooking Spanish food, over to cook a special menu at a Barrafina for two days.
June`s guest chef, Borja Marrero, was born and raised in Gran Canaria where he first learned about the local cuisine and ingredients that his island home has to offer. He began his career by studying at Barcelona`s prestigious Hofmann School before travelling to the USA and Mexico where he opened his own restaurant while also working for Mexican hotel groups and private clients.
In 2022, Borja opened his sustainable restaurant @muxgorestaurant on the rooftop of the Hotel Sostenible Catalina Plaza in the heart of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where he uses the ingredients from his farms and those of hyper local producers to offer a taste of the remote flavours of Gran Canaria`s peaks.
Borja Marrero will be cooking a special set menu at Barrafina @boroughyards on the evenings of 13th and 14th June. Bookings are available via Resy by selecting your preferred date under ‘Upcoming Events’.
We are honoured to be shortlisted in the Restaurateur of The Year category at this year’s Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards, alongside other candidates we respect greatly.
A huge thank you to the industry voters @NationalRestaurantAwards, and to all our teams, without whom we would not be receiving such recognition.
@tacos_el_pastor is delighted to announce a monthly fiesta series, Sonidos, in partnership with @herradurateq. Guests can expect house party vibes at El Pastor Soho’s basement bar, Mezcaleria Colmillo, with a 5K Funktion 1 sound system, extraordinary tequila, excellent tacos and favourite DJs from the UK, Mexico and beyond.
The first party will celebrate Cinco de Mayo from 9pm until 3am, with @sebchew on the decks for the night. Seb is the London based DJ who founded seminal club night YOYO, which was held in London and New York for over a decade. Distinctly urban in style, Seb’s music combines hip-hop, soul and jungle.
Tickets are £20 and include a shot of tequila. Book yours through the link in bio.
