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.

May- 2021 -

24 May

Restaurants

Cameron House Hotel launches new fine dining restaurant

Cameron House Hotel has announced the launch of its new fine dining restaurant, which is set to be led by famous Scottish chefs Paul Taburrini and Martin Wishart. Named Tamburrini and Wishart, the new establishment will be based at the Loch Lomond hotel and will provide a Scottish-inspired five-course tasting…
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Apr- 2021 -

23 April

Pubs and Bars

Chef Harriet Mansell to open Lilac wine bar

Chef Harriet Mansell has announced her second Lyme Regis venture with the upcoming opening of Lilac, a wine bar tap room. Specialising in low-intervention wines and small plates, the 40-cover establishment is due to launch in July 2021. The venue will follow in the path of Mansell’s debut restaurant Robin…
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Dec- 2020 -

16 December

News

The Set Brighton announces permanent closure

Chef Dan Kenny’s The Set restaurant in Brighton has revealed its permanent closure on 31 March 2021. The establishment, which has been running for six years, offers a 14+ course tasting menu to just 12 customers from Monday to Wednesday each week, in a dining experience that lasts for over…
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Nov- 2020 -

24 November

Comment

The four post-lockdown personas – and how to cater to each one

If the UK hospitality sector has demonstrated any collective characteristic during this turbulent year, it is resilience. In responding to new restrictions while adapting to ever-changing government guidelines, operators across the country have demonstrated their ability to accommodate guests and create exceptional hospitality experiences, despite the challenges of a pandemic.…
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Oct- 2020 -

28 October

Awards & Events

Latymer at Pennyhill Park retains four-AA rosette status

Fine-dining restaurant Latymer, based at the five-star Pennyhill Park hotel in Surrey, has retained its four-AA rosette status. The award comes shortly after the establishment appointed Steve Smith as head chef. Smith made an immediate impact by changing the menu layout at the restaurant, introducing a “Discovery Tasting Menu” for…
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Sep- 2020 -

9 September

Restaurants

Ellis Barrie to open new concept restaurant Lerpwl

Celebrity chef Ellis Barrie and his brother Liam have confirmed their new concept restaurant Lerpwl is set to open its doors on 12 September. The new 80 capacity restaurant is split across two levels, with the main space downstairs wrapping around an open kitchen and to the back of the…
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Aug- 2020 -

14 August

Restaurants

Crockers Henley restaurant with rooms opens in Henley-on-Thames

Restaurant with rooms Crockers Henley has now opened its doors in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. Housed in a Grade II listed building in Henley’s Market Place, Crockers has a strong focus on “great food and immersive experiences in a relaxed and unpretentious environment”. The converted townhouse holds seven boutique bedrooms, two 16-seater…
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Jul- 2020 -

9 July

Coronavirus

Brighton’s The Fix to permanently close

Brighton-based cocktail bar The Fix, within Artist Residence hotel has announced its permanent closure. Chef Dan Kennedy confirmed the closure via an Instagram post, which said: “Sad news unfortunately. We won’t be returning. “Covid-19 has hit our industry hard and made it too difficult for us to now run this…
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Mar- 2020 -

13 March

Restaurants

Camden eco-market welcomes Adrian Martin’s Wildflower

Wildflower by Adrian Martin is set to open in Camden’s new eco market, Buck Street, on 18 March 2020. Wildflower is the debut London restaurant of Irish chef, Adrian Martin, and is the first fine dining restaurant in London to be housed inside a shipping container. The restaurant will “seek…
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4 March

Restaurants

Crockers Henley to launch in Henley-on-Thames

Crockers Henley is set to launch in Henley-on-Thames on 20 April offering two 16-seat Chef’s Tables (The Thames Table and The Gardiner Table), the Bar & Grill and an “elegant” overnight accommodation. Crockers Henley will be the sister site of Crockers Tring, which launched in spring 2018 and is the…
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