A trellised courtyard under its own roof and a martini bar open until late give The Leonard Hotel’s family a Marylebone restaurant that runs from breakfast to the last drink.
The courtyard at Mour has cream trellis walls, climbing ivy and a roof overhead, so a long lunch there does not wait on the weather. The restaurant opened this summer at 13 Seymour Street in Marylebone, next to The Leonard Hotel, and both belong to the same family. It serves from breakfast to a late martini, every day.
A family restaurant next to The Leonard
Mour describes itself as the next chapter of a family that has run hotels for three generations, and it wants to keep their manners: personal, intuitive, a guest made to feel at home. The name nods to Seymour Street and to an idea the restaurant puts plainly: more flavour, more time at the table, more wine poured.
Saachi Sehgal was reported in the spring as the man behind it. He and his sister, Sienna, grew up around the hotel next door, and the restaurant was announced with Emerald Hospitality Group, in a Georgian townhouse with interiors by Marta Gaset Studio.
The rooms have herringbone floors, an oxblood lacquered bar with patterned stools, and a fireplace under a classical bust. In the dining room a large tapestry hangs above a run of cream banquettes.
British produce, Mediterranean plates
The kitchen cooks seasonal British ingredients the Mediterranean way, in plates made for sharing. The à la carte opens on Nocellara olives, sourdough with whipped thyme brown butter, and a flatbread with Montgomery cheddar. Small plates follow: a “graffiti” aubergine with babaganoush and salsa verde, beef carpaccio with Parmesan butter, and sea bass tataki with roasted garlic ponzu.
Pasta has its own section. There is creste di gallo with pesto, pappardelle with beef ragù, and tiger prawn tagliolini in a prawn bisque. The Caesar is printed as the “Mour than Caesar”, with quail eggs and smoked pancetta.
The large plates start with a 300g picanha and a bone-in ribeye for two, served with salsa verde, peppercorn or béarnaise. Breakfast, brunch, a set lunch, a pre-theatre menu and afternoon tea run alongside.
Mour is a martini bar as much as a restaurant, and the cocktail list leans Italian. The Blush mixes Amaro Santoni with Italicus, raspberry and citrus. The Lagroni is a Negroni built on a low-calorie lager, and one of the spritzes uses the house’s own limoncello.
The restaurant, the courtyard and the bar can each be booked on their own for a private party, or the whole of Mour taken at once. The restaurant names wedding brunches, birthdays, corporate lunches and private dinners among the parties it hosts.
Open daily from 07:00 to 23:30. Flatbread £8; tiger prawn tagliolini £26; picanha £33; ribeye for two £78; The Blush £15.
Mour, 13 Seymour Street, Marylebone, London W1H 7JW.
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