Oliver Peyton - Peyton and Byrne

Peyton and Byrne

In 2004 Peyton took on a new challenge with the opening of the eco-friendly and architecturally innovative Inn the Park in St James's Park. Setting the trend for offering a menu that was organic, seasonal and completely British, this opening marked a new direction for the business.

Seeing a gap in the market and a real need to change tourist perception of British food, Peyton actively targeted opportunities within some of Britain’s biggest national institutions. In 2006 he opened The National Dining Rooms at The National Gallery on Trafalgar Square and The Wallace Restaurant in the sculpture garden of The Wallace Collection. This was followed closely by a second eatery at the National Gallery - The National Café - and one in the Wellcome Collection on Euston Road. In 2007 Peyton won the contract for the café-bar in the ICA, the British Library in 2009 and Kew Gardens in 2010. More recently he opened the Restaurant at the Royal Academy in 2011.

Not just content with restaurants, the business has also expanded to ‘Peyton and Byrne’ bakeries which are now at six locations across London, including two stand alone bakery-cafés in the newly refurbished St Pancras International Station and St Giles near Covent Garden. All the Peyton and Byrne bakeries offer a quintessentially British experience – presenting pretty pastel-coloured shops stacked with a variety of breads, biscuits, tarts, trays of hot pies and quiches, and cabinets filled with cream cakes, sponges and crumbles. In addition, all of the products contain only natural ingredients and are freshly made every day.

Running alongside the restaurants and bakeries is Peyton Events. With over twenty years experience, the team includes some of the UK’s best chefs, sommeliers and mixologists, as well as experienced event organizers who create unique events for both corporate and private clients.