Top end restaurants outside London?
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I'm planning a client event that needs to be somewhat special - without wanting to sound like a bellend, we are very lucky that the 'usual' entertaining of clients involves a lot of the top restaurants in London already, so for this we're looking for somewhere where we travel a bit outside of London to make it a bit more special.
I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
Fat duck is really cramped, in an olde worlde rustic cottage. I hated the food there. Its like high end UPF. If you like your food processed beyond recognition, you might like it.
I’d go to Raymond Blanc’s quat season or whatever the name is to make an impression. Country house, amazing grounds and setting. It was lovely how the setting progressed with the meal. Some sort of conservatory, for champagne and amuse bouche, into the main house for the meal. Tea out in the garden. If the weather is nice, its fabulous. The food is also much less poncy than the Fat Duck.
I’d go to Raymond Blanc’s quat season or whatever the name is to make an impression. Country house, amazing grounds and setting. It was lovely how the setting progressed with the meal. Some sort of conservatory, for champagne and amuse bouche, into the main house for the meal. Tea out in the garden. If the weather is nice, its fabulous. The food is also much less poncy than the Fat Duck.
Edited by wyson on Thursday 23 January 12:06
UTH said:
I'm planning a client event that needs to be somewhat special - without wanting to sound like a bellend, we are very lucky that the 'usual' entertaining of clients involves a lot of the top restaurants in London already, so for this we're looking for somewhere where we travel a bit outside of London to make it a bit more special.
I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
Not at the same level as the Fat Duck, but the Sportsman, Fordwich Arms and Bridge Arms are local to me and all 1 star. A high-speed train from St Panc to Canterbury is less than 1 hour and then a taxi. Some nice bars in Canterbury for a drink afterwards. I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
I recently stayed at Hotel du Vin at Henley-on-Thames and had dinner in the restaurant, might not be posh enough for you but I think it would tick a lot of boxes of somewhere a bit different, just outside London with lovely views over the Thames. Staff were suburb in their service, food was stop on. I know they are a chain but only with a few locations.
Beaverbrook has some great restaurants (my favourite is the Japanese) and is a lovely period property. Feels like being in the heart of the country, yet it's on the edge of the M25 (J9).
https://beaverbrook.co.uk/
UTH said:
I'm planning a client event that needs to be somewhat special - without wanting to sound like a bellend, we are very lucky that the 'usual' entertaining of clients involves a lot of the top restaurants in London already, so for this we're looking for somewhere where we travel a bit outside of London to make it a bit more special.
I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
Can you chopper them around? If so, Moor Hall, near Liverpool. But only the main restaurant, not the barn. Best all round dining experience in the UK at the moment. I'm thinking along the lines of the Fat Duck in Bray etc, where we make a bit of a day of it travelling there and back etc
Probably max an hour or two on the train ideally.....
What have you got?
FlyVintage said:
The Waterside at Bray is excellent. 3 Star Michelin by Alain Roux. I’ve never had a better total experience either before or after going here. I should really stop trying and just go back. You can even hire their boat for a river cruise if that appeals.
Agreed. Excellent food and service. I don’t know about you, but I get very bored of fine dining, small plates and ingredients that just say a single word
Why not try something new and take them somewhere they’ve never been, like a street food type of vendor in box park and Camden market, loads of incredible food but without the stuffy atmosphere and pretence.
Why not try something new and take them somewhere they’ve never been, like a street food type of vendor in box park and Camden market, loads of incredible food but without the stuffy atmosphere and pretence.
Quattr04. said:
I don’t know about you, but I get very bored of fine dining, small plates and ingredients that just say a single word
Why not try something new and take them somewhere they’ve never been, like a street food type of vendor in box park and Camden market, loads of incredible food but without the stuffy atmosphere and pretence.
Whilst I do agree on the small plates etc, in this instance it really is about the wow factor - to an extent, money talks so it does need to be high end, stuck up and lavish. Why not try something new and take them somewhere they’ve never been, like a street food type of vendor in box park and Camden market, loads of incredible food but without the stuffy atmosphere and pretence.
Yes, it's w
ky, but sometimes that's how this game works. Another recommendation would be a bit further out of London in tring. Crockers. They do a chefs table which is a great experience and you get into see the inner workings of a professional kitchen and the banter that goes along with it. I think it’s a max of 16 diners. I can imaging it being a great place to host a corporate shindig.
Edited by thebraketester on Thursday 23 January 13:30
thebraketester said:
Another recommendation would be a bit further out of London in tring. Crockers. They do a chefs table which is a great experience and you get into see the inner workings of a professional kitchen and the banter that goes along with it. I think it’s a max of 16 diners. I can imaging it being a great place to host a corporate shindig.
I posted exactly the same an hour ago!Edited by thebraketester on Thursday 23 January 13:30
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