Harden's says
Acclaimed Chef Carlo Scotto is set to launch BEAR by Carlo Scotto, bringing a new slant to the restaurant offering at the Crazy Bear Hotel in Beaconsfield. It will offer an ambitious tasting menu with a farm-to-plate philosophy, highlighting foraged ingredients and seasonal vegetables. The restaurant is open in Spring 2025 alongside renovations at Crazy Bear's UK properties in Beaconsfield and Stadhampton.
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Summary
A restaurant-within-a-restaurant, open in July 2025 within the town’s Crazy Bear (whose ownership was itself rejigged at the start of 2025). Well-known chef, Carlo Scotto, has come on board to bring an ambitious 14-seat chef’s table concept to the town in an open-kitchen environment whose launch PR promises ‘an intimate front-row seat to culinary artistry as it unfolds, with an atmosphere that feels more like a private dinner party than a conventional restaurant’. There are two experiences both with optional matched wines: the lighter, six-course ‘Carlo’s Edit’ (Tuesday to Saturday at 6pm) and ‘The Full Experience’ with eight courses (Tuesday to Saturday at 7.45pm). Sample dishes include Pickled Attika Kohlrabi, Langoustine, Jalapeno, Purple Shiso with Salad Burnet and a Moroccan Spiced Duck with morels.
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Old Town, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LX
Restaurant details
Prices
| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £5.00 |
| Bread | £6.00 |
| Service | 15.00% |
Old Town, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LX
Opening hours
| Monday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Tuesday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Friday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 7 am‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 7 am‑10 pm |
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