Owned by Ben Andersen (Kirstie Allsopp’s husband), the pub is set to relaunch as The Latimer next month.
A holding page has already been set up, describing the venture as a “warm, family-run pub set to open in the heart of West London, bringing with it a deep passion for craft, comfort and community”.
The brothers, along with their sister and their high-profile restaurant-running parents Melanie Arnold and Jon Spiteri, are pictured in the pub in a newsletter published by the St Quintin and Woodlands Neighbourhood Forum, seen by Restaurant.
The pub had been the subject of a planning dispute over its potential conversion to residential use, but according to the forum newsletter, the Spiteris have signed a 15-year lease to operate the site.
The newsletter also says the pub will be run “in association with other members of the family”.
Arnold is the co-founder of Rochelle Canteen, while Jon Spiteri is a restaurant consultant having run some of London’s most famous dining rooms including St John and Sessions Arts Club.
According to the licensing application, there will be an emphasis on food, with a “serious menu as well as bar snacks”.
The Spiteri brothers are best known for Caravel and Studio Kitchen in Islington, which they left abruptly towards the end of last year due to “circumstances out of their control”.
Fin started his career in the kitchens at Bentley’s and Locanda Locatelli, and later ran the restaurant and members’ club at Quo Vadis before launching his own bar and cocktail consultancy business.
Lorcan (pictured above), meanwhile, began his career at Quo Vadis, working his way up from runner to sous chef before moving on to join Oldroyd as sous chef.
After a few summers at Rochelle Canteen, he launched his own brand, ‘Guinea Fowlers’, running two long-term pub residencies alongside a pitch at Rupert Street Market in Soho.
Fin oversaw the floor at Caravel, while Lorcan led the kitchen.