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

£67
  £££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

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

Highchair,Portions
Yes
120
No dress code
150
bar, not after 6pm

Prices

Starter Main Pudding
£12.00 £18.00 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £35.00
Filter Coffee £5.00
Extras  
Bread £6.00
Service 15.00%
Old Town, Beaconsfield, HP9 1LX
Opening hours
Monday7 am‑10 pm
Tuesday7 am‑10 pm
Wednesday7 am‑10 pm
Thursday7 am‑10 pm
Friday7 am‑10 pm
Saturday7 am‑10 pm
Sunday7 am‑10 pm

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