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Incipio Group's new restaurant in the Grade II listed National Hall covers 11,500 square feet. It will have a 10-seat pizza counter, with live music and a DJ booth.
Key facts
- Juno opens on 16 October in the Grade II listed National Hall at Olympia
- Covers 11,500 square feet with 265 covers and a total capacity of 500
- Menu includes crab linguine, osso buco alla Milanese and tiramisu
- A 10-seat pizza counter faces the oven, with live music and a DJ booth
Juno, a new Italian restaurant from Incipio Group with seating for 265 diners, opens on 16 October inside the National Hall at Olympia exhibition centre in west London.
At 11,500 square feet, it is set to be the biggest Italian restaurant in Britain, with room for 500 people in total. It takes its name from Juno, queen of the gods in Roman mythology. The National Hall is Grade II listed and forms part of the recently revived exhibition centre.
What is on the menu at Juno
Dishes will include crab linguine, paccheri with tomato and mozzarella, osso buco alla Milanese and tiramisu. There will also be a pizza counter with seats for 10, where diners can watch the chefs working at the oven.
The restaurant is designed as a place for celebrations. Live music and a DJ booth will run alongside the food, and the menu is meant to cover everything from long lunches to late evenings.
Olympia restaurant with an events programme
Ed Devenport, chief executive of Incipio Group, called Juno a significant opening for the company. He said the group wanted a restaurant that would work at different times of day, from an aperitivo or a long lunch through to dinner.
He said the aim was to bring “the scale and energy of a destination restaurant to West London”. In his view, the food and the size of the space, together with the events programme, make Juno a particularly exciting addition to the group’s restaurants.
More details are on the Juno London website.
Key questions
When does Juno open at Olympia?
Juno opens on 16 October.
Where is Juno?
It is inside the Grade II listed National Hall at Olympia exhibition centre in west London.
How big is Juno?
It covers 11,500 square feet, with 265 covers and room for 500 people in total.
Who runs Juno?
Juno is run by Incipio Group, whose chief executive is Ed Devenport.
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