…driving across Spain from north to south and back in blazing heat in a tiny old black Mini. The landscape, the people and the lifestyle made a deep and everlasting impression, and left a burning need to recreate a piece of España back home in London.
The Camino team have made countless journeys since, travelling all over the country and experiencing the true nature of Spain and its food and drink. Each time we come back with amazing memories and fresh ideas. And from time to time, a van crammed full of lovely old Spanish clobber from street markets and antique shops, that would later proudly adorn our walls.
Sourcing & Sustainability
Our Executive Chef, Nacho del Campo, works hard for us to be as sustainable as possible, whilst getting the best quality seasonal ingredients that are sourced as locally as possible.
The meat we buy comes from farmers who can guarantee the best quality of life possible for the animals.
The acorn-fed ibérico pigs that provide our jamón bellota come from the Dehesa, the holm oak covered woodlands in Extremadura in western Spain. They wander up to 20kms a day foraging for acorns, and lead a pretty idyllic life.
Our beef comes from Galicia and Asturias in northern Spain, and we use ex-milker cows that are at least five years old for a better longer life and greater depth of flavour (this is almost double the age of slaughter in the UK). Their pastures are the lush hilly grasslands of this beautiful northern part of ‘Green Spain’.
All of our fish is sourced sustainably from British coasts and is MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) approved.
We source our top quality free range eggs from happy chickens.
Fruit and vegetables are sourced as locally as possible from either within the UK or Europe wherever we can, and never air-freighted.
We insist our suppliers deliver with the minimum amount of sustainable packaging.
Careers
We’re always on the look-out for warm, friendly people with loads of energy, and a genuine passion for what we do. If you enjoy a lively atmosphere working with great people then Camino is the place for you.
We have a fantastic training and development programme for all new starters and offer competitive pay, incentives, industry standard hospitality qualifications and most importantly, lots of fun! The biggest compliment we get is from staff telling us they regard working here as being part of a family.
