Third St John restaurant to launch in the West End

London restaurant St John is to launch a third outlet in the capital later this year, Kitchen Rat has learnt.

Chef patron Fergus Henderson and business partner Trevor Gulliver's restaurant in Smithfield first opened in 1994 and has developed into one of London's most recognised establishments, with Henderson's nose-to-tail British fare proving a major hit with foodies. A sister restaurant, the more casual St John Bread and Wine, followed in Spitalfields in 2003 quickly emulating the original's success.

Now the duo is set to launch a third site in the West End, just off Leicester Square, bringing Henderson's calf's brain, squirrel hearts and deep-fried tripe to a much wider audience.

While the team remains tight-lipped about the new outlet, Kitchen Rat understands it is likely to launch in the second half of the year.

Fergus Henderson's trotters