Latest openings: Arkle at the Chester Grosvenor, Social Pantry and more
Arkle
The restaurant formerly run by Simon Radley at the Chester Grosvenor hotel has relaunched as Arkle following a £250,000 refurbishment.
Radley left the five-red-AA-star Cheshire property in October to pursue other opportunities after more than 30 years at the helm of his eponymous restaurant.
Arkle is overseen by the hotel's new executive chef Elliott Hill, a National Chef of the Year finalist in 2021 and former head chef at Panoramic 34 in Liverpool and Oddfellows Chester. It offers an eight-course tasting menu priced at £110 Tuesday to Thursday and £125 on Friday and Saturday, with an optional £75 wine flight.
Sample dishes include chicken en gelée; blanc of wild turbot; fillet of beef; and tatws pum munud (five minute potatoes) – Hill's take on a traditional Welsh dish, inspired by his father. A vegetarian and plant-based version of the menu costs £95 Tuesday to Thursday and £110 on Friday and Saturday.
The restaurant's closure meant it missed out on retaining its star in the 2022 Michelin Guide, but the team said they were focused on delivering the same standards of service for which the hotel has always been known.
Opened 1 March
Address 56-58 Eastgate Street, Chester CH1 1LT
Websitewww.chestergrosvenor.com
Design Restaurant by Social Pantry
Social Pantry has opened at the Design Centre in London's Chelsea Harbour, serving a British and Mediterranean-inspired menu.
Opened 14 March
Typical dishes Torched mackerel Caesar; strozzapreti, artichoke pesto, pea and broad bean
Address Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, London SW10 0XE
Websitewww.socialpantry.co.uk
The Arber Garden
London hospitality group Open House has relaunched its Percy & Founders site as a pub, dining room and terrace inspired by botanist Agnes Arber. It offers a light menu of modern British dishes and features a dedicated gin garden.
Opened 9 March
Typical dishes Nourish bowl with boiled egg, broad beans, samphire, radishes and black quinoa
Address 1 Pearson Square, London W1W 7EY
Websitewww.thearbergarden.co.uk
Gyros
The team behind Glasgow's Halloumi restaurants are opening a new site, offering Greek street food to grab and go. It will seat 14 guests with gyros and souvlaki available for delivery.
Opening Late March
Typical dishes Chicken, pork, lamb and plant-based souvlaki; halloumi loaded fries; skepasti; falafel; king prawn gyros
Address 223 Byres Road, Glasgow G12 8UD
Websitewww.gyrosglasgow.co.uk
The Bay Tree
The Bay Tree pub has been brought back under the stewardship of owner Simon Wade. The kitchen and public areas have been transformed and a beer garden added. The Bay Tree offers pub classics alongside chef recommendations, fresh seafood and sourdough pizza. Wade hopes to create a great venue for both locals and holiday makers.
General manager Emily Gaunt
Chef Jamie Ferberache
Typical dishes Pork and black pudding scotch egg; corn-fed chicken supreme, potato Dauphinoise, cep and tarragon cream, pancetta and mushroom fricassee
Address Main Street, Stillington, York YO61 1JU
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