Birmingham's Brad Carter to open debut London restaurant

Brad Carter, the chef behind Birmingham’s Carters of Moseley, will open his debut London restaurant in a church crypt this summer.

Undercroft’s 107-cover dining room will take over an underground space beneath St George’s Church in Mayfair.

The restaurant has been co-created by Martin Priestnall, who has decades of experience in the music industry.

It will be the first London opening for Carter, who opened Carters of Moseley with his wife Holly in 2010. The restaurant, which held a Michelin star from 2015 – 2023, is due to relocate to a new site this year.

Undercroft’s menu will focus on reviving dishes that have largely disappeared from restaurant menus. Diners can expect the likes of wild garlic chicken toast; sea tripe and seaweed toast; to start and mains of Tamworth pork with creamed snails and sorrel; and barbecue-aged duck with offal’d oats.

Desserts will include a bread pudding with Beauvale and Cotswold sherry; and a strawberry and woodruff layer cake.

Carter said: “Holly and I have loved every moment of establishing Carter’s in Birmingham - it has been so rewarding to watch the restaurant and team go from strength to strength over the years.

“We’ve always been keen to make the move to London and spent years searching for the right place to open and the undercroft at St George’s Church couldn’t be more perfect.”

Priestnall added: “From the minute I set foot in the undercroft, I knew there was something special about the space. The look, feel of the space is extraordinary, and Brad and I feel privileged to be custodians of somewhere with such a rich history.

“We don’t want to just offer diners a restaurant, Undercroft is going to be a stage for all creatives, be it in music, design or food. We will evolve and move with the talent that comes through the door!”