The Marriott Hotel County Hall on London’s South Bank is the Group’s first UK hotel to have a digital i-Pad-based wine list. The hotel’s flagship bar and restaurant, Gillray’s, has introduced the system, developed with wine supplier Matthew Clark, and reports huge and positive response from diners. Guests love it “We’ve been testing the i-Pad system for two weeks now and … [Read more...]
Three new Cleavers for Christmas
Cleaver, specialising in chicken, burgers and ribs, will open restaurants in Wokingham, Leatherhead and Oxford in the months leading up to Christmas, complementing the existing Cleaver restaurant in Cobham, Surrey. Cleaver is owned by Prezzo Plc and serves a choice of chicken, burgers and ribs, together with three salads and a selection of sides. The burgers are handmade … [Read more...]
Food trends influence Stonegate pub menus in Birmingham
Six Stonegate Pub Company pubs in Birmingham have launched their latest menus, adopting some of the new food trends sweeping the UK. The Abbey on Abbey Road in Smethwick, Hillyfields on Quinton Road, White Wart at Tile Cross, Rising Sun on Cockshut Hill, Cross Keys in Erdington and Bagot Arms on Eachelhurst Road have introduced: a low calorie meal section featuring four … [Read more...]
Trinity Kitchen opens 17 October
Describing itself as 'a unique mix of vibrant restaurants and street food vans', Trinity Kitchen opens on 17 December, when the public can find out for itself when visiting Trinity Leeds in Albion Street. This is an initiative that other shopping centres and venues will be watching with real interest. What and where? Every month, Trinity Kitchen will feature 5 of the UK's … [Read more...]
Orchid uses staff and Facebook to showcase new menu
Staff from Orchid Group’s All Inns pubs are stepping into the limelight this autumn/winter to showcase the new seasonal menu which uses a series of initiatives that shout about their personalities and their pubs – they can even be found modelling on the front of the new menus! From their own personal recommendations in the pubs to videos on Facebook talking about their … [Read more...]