The former Native chef is opening a solo spot in London Fields
We were big fans of Native, the sustainable, zero-waste restaurant that Ivan Tisdall-Downes founded with Imogen Davies, having visited it at its Neal’s Yard, Borough and Mayfair incarnations. So when news comes that Ivan’s opening a new project, we’re interested.
Field Notes, opening at the Monohaus development in London Fields in October, will be a reflection of Ivan’s 15-year exploration of food cultures and sustainability practices around the world. The menu will be British but with international influences and nods to the flavours of his childhood. It’ll also be constantly evolving but you can expect dishes like morel har gow, brown crab tikka masala, and pickled cockle flatbread. He’ll also be doing reimagined versions of old faves, like his fermented potato waffle and his fish fillet.
The drinks offering, what Ivan’s calling a ‘Living Drinks Progam’, will follow the same sustainable principles, featuring wild sodas, botanical cocktails and low-intervention wines from across the globe.
Speaking about the opening, Ivan said: “Field Notes is about exploring sustainability as a global conversation. But at its
heart, it’s about serving food that people want to eat—flavourful, surprising, and welcoming to everyone.”
Key Information
Opening date | late October 2025
Address | Studio 3 Monohaus, 143 Mare Street, London E8 3FW
For more information | fieldnotes.uk