It’s often the unsung hero of our kitchen, doing a full 15-hour day to keep your perfectly-charred-on-the-outside-yet-juicy-and-tender-on-the-inside tapas coming (though I guess we should give some credit to our hardworking and skilled chefs who tend it so beautifully throughout the day too!).

The History

Josper ovens are Spanish-made and one of the most well-renowned pieces of barbecuing equipment in the cheffing world. They have been producing these powerful, high quality and unique ovens for over fifty years, marking them as experts in the world of charcoal gastronomy.

The Josper was created in a little seaside town called Calella, close to Barcelona, and it has held fast with tradition and remained there. Josper’s Head Quarters, including their production factory, Masterclass school and product development department, all reside in Calella, keeping family origins, tradition and their ethos grilling over charcoal close to heart.

Take a tour of Josper HQ through our Chefs! They visited Josper HQ and took a Josper masterclass there a few years ago, bringing the excitement for cooking over coals and flames back with them. Watch the video below.

The Dishes

Receiving a tapas from our Josper is often met with ‘oohs and aahs’ as the dishes sizzle and fill the air with the inviting, smokey aroma of what’s about to hit their table. Its dishes offer you all the charred, smoky and flavourful goodness you could want from a BBQ in the summer and the comfort of a sizzling hot, warming dish in the winter.

All the dishes cooked on our Josper lend themselves beautifully to being cooked over charcoals. Whether that’s a piece of premium meat, a tender chunk of fish or a vibrant vegetable. The Josper chars these dishes on the outside and ensures they’re juicy and tender on the inside.

We have a Josper oven in both our Leeds, Hull and York Fossgate restaurants and you can view the dishes cooked on our Josper oven on our menus.