The Larder began as a single café/deli, became a collection of independent barista-led coffee houses with whole-food kitchens, before focussing in on a single venue, our flagship Butler’s Retreat in Epping Forest. We’re here to deliver high-end speciality coffee and fantastic food, in an unpretentious and inclusive environment, whilst doing the least harm to the planet along the way.

Features: Broughton’s Coffee House issue 119, business feature ‘How to run multiple venues without compromising the ethos’

Timeline:

2005 – great frustration felt at the lack of good coffee in Wanstead
2006 – The Worlds Larder Ltd was founded
2007 – the Larder on Wanstead High Street was launched
2011 – the Larder at Butler’s Retreat opened in Epping Forest
2012 – the Larder’s all vegetarian kitchen opened on Globe Road in Bethnal Green
2016 – the Larder opened at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow
2018 – the Larder opened at the Walthamstow Wetlands
2018 – the Larder opened at multiple sites in East Ham
2019 – the Filter Bar opens in Wanstead, adjoining the existing Larder café/deli
2022 – due to being knackered all the time we closed all the cafés except our site in Wanstead and Butler’s Retreat
2024 – due to still being knackered we closed our Wanstead venue
2024 – we are loving it again, as Butler’s Retreat goes from strength to strength, serving over 1,000 coffees a week

Staff – 25

Ownership – privately owned

Company address – 3rd Floor, Crown House, 151 High Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4LG

Press enquiries – eat@larderlondon.co.uk
Filming enquiries – events@larderlondon.co.uk