The Portrait

A contemporary British restaurant by Richard Corrigan situated on the fourth floor of the National Portrait Gallery, serving an all-day menu alongside views out across Trafalgar Square and beyond. Now open on Tuesdays until 9 PM, with last seating at 7 PM.

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Delights from the Land and Sea

Reflecting the elegant heritage of The Portrait’s gallery home, our menus star a selection of long beloved and sometimes overlooked British and Irish fish and shellfish delicacies, complemented by a diverse range of meats and seasonal game specialities.

Included in The Good Food Guide 2024, receiving a stellar review and an overall rating of Very Good.

Tripadvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 2024 Winner.

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The Bounty of the Season

Across all his menus, Chef Corrigan commits to the cycles of the seasons and the food each produces. With every movement of the calendar, nature has something else to give that when treated with respect will taste just as it should.

Sourcing from a local growers, cooking consciously and following the natural patterns of the seasons allows the food to tell its story. From the soil it’s painstakingly grown to the care it has been given, fresh seasonal ingredients make themselves known. Our suppliers, carefully chosen by Chef Corrigan and the team, allow us to ensure that very little else has gone on between harvest and your plate, just the way that it should be.

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“Highly accomplished southern European (food) with a bit of bare Irish genius”

– The Times, Giles Coren

From Farm To Fork

Richard Corrigan was born to a farming family in County Meath, Ireland, and has been an outspoken pioneer of British and Irish produce ever since. A champion of small producers, he is dedicated to rediscovering and reinterpreting the traditional and wild foodstuffs of these islands.

At the beating heart of The Portrait restaurant menus is Chef Corrigan’s rural upbringing and the unpretentious approach to food this has fostered; Source the best, treat it with respect and the flavour will follow.

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