Temper heads to Shoreditch for fourth London restaurant

10-Jan-2022 - Last updated on 10-Jan-2022 at 16:07 GMT

Steakhouse and barbecue restaurant Temper has announced plans open a fourth London restaurant having secured a site on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch.

Set to launch in the summer, it will be the first opening by Temper in four years and join the group's current restaurants in Soho, the City and Covent Garden.

Confirming the plans on its Instagram page, Temper said: "The secret’s out… We’re delighted to announce we are heading east to Shoreditch, with a brand new temper opening on Great Eastern St this summer. Stay tuned for more info!"

Temper was founded by restaurateur Sam Lee and chef Neil Rankin, and opened its first site on Broadwick Street in Soho back in 2016. It followed this with Temper City in 2017, and Temper Covent Garden in 2018.

The group, which is backed by Imbiba, continues to be led by Lee, with Rankin having left the group in 2019.

In its original form, each of Temper's restaurants had its own specific focus, with the original Soho site majoring on tacos and mezcal; the City site specialising in gin and curry; and Covent Garden focusing on house-cured meat, pizza and vermouth.

However, all three restaurants now serve an identical menu that includes a selection of steaks and tacos.

All steaks are butchered in-house and come from rare-breed British cattle.