Exclusive: Jason Atherton confirms he is to leave The Biltmore hotel in Mayfair

The chef Jason Atherton will officially part ways with The Biltmore hotel in Mayfair in September ‘to concentrate on his own restaurant group’. 

Atherton launched The Betterment restaurant at The Biltmore in autumn 2019, though it has been closed since March 2020. He opened Café Biltmore, a more casual offering, in April last year. 

‘I was brought in to oversee the food and I think we did a great job,’ he told CODE.

‘But now’s the time to move on and focus on The Social Company. We have new openings to work on.

‘It’s been amicable [with the hotel]. We’re on good terms. I just want to concentrate on other things now. I wish The Biltmore all the best and every success in the future’. 

Atherton added he could not confirm his upcoming restaurant plans, but said they ‘are well underway’ and to look out for future announcements.

CODE has contacted owners LXR Hotels & Resorts, a luxury arm of Hilton. Cafe Biltmore remains open but the future of the main restaurant, still listed as The Betterment online, is not known.