Flood-hit Lake District hotel to reopen 4 July
Cumbria's Daffodil Hotel & Spa, which suffered extensive damage to its ground floor seven months ago during Storm Desmond, is to open next Monday.
Located on the shore of Grasmere lake, the hotel has undergone a total refurbishment to its ground floor to include a new lobby area with reception and concierge desks, and a newly designed copper bar with a glass-enclosed seating area.
Executive chef Graham Harrower, who achieved the hotel's first AA rosette shortly after his arrival last year, has created a range of new menus for the reopening.
Dishes on the restaurant's tasting table menu include buffalo mozzarella with pesto and grilled flatbread; salt and pepper squid with saffron aioli; 28-day aged Buccleuch Scottish beef fillet with mashed potatoes, crisp shallots and Bordelaise sauce; and rum marinated pineapple with vanilla ice cream and vanilla madeleine. Pastry chef Sarah Howe has also created a new afternoon tea menu, including miniature doughnuts, strawberries and cream, cake pops and pink macaroons.
Work is still ongoing on its award-winning spa, which is expected to reopen on 5 September.
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