Tasting Menu
Coverage highlights how chefs and operators across the UK are using curated multi-course formats to drive revenue, showcase creativity, and elevate guest experience. We report on pricing strategies, menu design, wine pairings, kitchen logistics, and consumer expectations, with insights from both fine dining establishments and ambitious independents adopting this format as part of their culinary and commercial approach.
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Jul- 2023 -26 JulyNews
Nest restaurant relocates to Shoreditch
Hackney-based Nest restaurant is set to open in a bigger location in Shoreditch in October. Managed by the team behind Michelin-starred Restaurant St. Barts, Nest has become a much-loved restaurant with an approachable-priced tasting menu. Taking over a double-fronted Victorian building by Shoreditch Town Hall, the new location will accommodate…
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13 JulyPubs and Bars
The Kenmuir Arms opens in Dumfries and Galloway
The Kenmuir Arms gastropub and hotel has opened its doors in the small riverside village of New Luce, Dumfries and Galloway, following a community buyout that funded its complete refurbishment. The opening marks a new chapter for the New Luce Community Trust, which is spearheading the renovation of the historic…
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Jun- 2023 -2 JuneNews
Six by Nico to open new Leeds site
Restaurant group Six by Nico has recently announced it will be opening a new restaurant in Leeds this summer. The new 327 sq. metre Leeds location will open on East Parade on July 3rd and is the latest opening for the restaurant chain, following a period of significant growth. Renowned…
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2 JuneRestaurants
Brockencote Hall Hotel appoints new team to spearhead its restaurant
A new team has been appointed to spearhead a Kidderminster hotel’s restaurant, The Chaddesley. The Chaddesley is based at Brockencote Hall Hotel in Chaddesley Corbett, Kidderminster, and is part of The Eden Hotel Collection. Maura McGoldrick has joined Brockencote Hall Hotel as restaurant manager at The Chaddesley alongside Luke Cresswell…
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Mar- 2023 -29 MarchRestaurants
Royal Crescent Hotel relaunches restaurant and adds outdoor terrace
Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa in Bath has relaunched its Montagu’s Mews restaurant and bar space, in addition to launching a brand new heated dining terrace, following a total restaurant refurbishment. Designed by Shelley Reiner, director of London based interior design company Suited, Montagu’s Mews reflects a typical 18th Century…
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14 MarchRestaurants
Lee Westcott to open two restaurants at Birch Selsdon
Chef Lee Westcott is set to open two restaurants at the Birch Selsdon hotel in south Croydon named Elodie and Vervain. Westcott will take cues from the estate’s major rewilding project, using the surrounding 200 acres of green space to grow ingredients for foraging and begin an on-site kitchen garden…
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13 MarchAwards & Events
Thornbury Castle receives Three AA Rosette status
Thornbury Castle Hotel and Restaurant, part of the Relais and Chateaux collection, has been awarded a Three AA Rosette. It is the only Tudor castle in England to house a hotel. The rosettes celebrate successful cooking and Three Rosette status is given to “outstanding restaurants” that achieve standards that demand…
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Jan- 2023 -31 JanuaryFood and Drink
Wine bar Emmanuelle to open in Clerkenwell
Yuma Hashemi, chef-owner of the Clerkenwell restaurant, The Drunken Butler, will be opening wine bar Emmanuelle this spring on Rosebury Avenue. Emanuelle, which will be open for walk-ins only and seat 24-covers, is located directly across the road from Persian restaurant, The Drunken Butler, a 20-cover restaurant that opened in…
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Sep- 2022 -20 SeptemberRestaurants
Great Fosters to reopen Tudor Pass with new executive chef
Great Fosters has announced that the Tudor Room will be reopening as The Tudor Pass on October 1 2022, under new executive chef Alex Payne. Payne joins Great Fosters from The Thames Table at Crockers, where he was head chef. The Tudor Pass is a gastronomic restaurant with only seven…
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Jul- 2022 -11 JulyRestaurants
Le Cochon Aveugle in York to close this November
Le Cochon Aveugle in Walmgate, York, will reportedly close its doors at the end of November, after almost nine years in operation. The venue’s owners, Joshua and Victoria Overington, have revealed that the reason for the move is that they “have creatively outgrown the space and are looking to explore…
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