Bar

These days a customer is just as likely to have a great time eating at a bar seat as at a table in a restaurant. We don’t have a bar menu as such, but I have a selection of dishes at the top of the menu that can be eaten with drinks on arrival, or just nibbled on while hanging out at the bar. Often it’s something as simple yet sophisticated as a gull’s egg with mayonnaise, fennel and celery salt, but I also like to include the odd surprise, such as fried broad bean pods. Most of our bar snacks have a seasonal element, not least fresh peas in their pods and heritage radishes, and quite a few are deep-fried, which helps to achieve that savoury nibbling element.