Beverley Restaurant Guide

“It looks like a pretty country pub, but the quality of the cooking once inside is spot-on, putting many other Michelin starred restaurants to shame” – James & Kate Mackenzie’s “classy” destination “perfectly situated, off the beaten track, deep in the countryside” of East Yorkshire is still “a ‘proper’ inn, with open fire, real ale… but also superb food!”: “not quite as inventive as some similar level establishments with exciting tasting menus, but good value and very sound”.

For a decade, local boy John Robinson’s restaurant-with-rooms has bought a touch of gastronomic excellence to this market town, turning out “excellent” tasting menus (four- or nine-course only, depending on which day you visit). Reporters this year appreciated the “good atmosphere” and “very personal touch” Robinson provides.

“Authentic” cooking and presentation win consistent high ratings for Julian and Rieko Ogino-Stamford’s “fantastic Japanese restaurant, which are few and far between in this neck of the woods!”. The sushi, tempura and other dishes served in the first-floor dining room present “a value-for-money experience not to be missed”.

Former Petrus chef James Allcock has quit the capital to open this small (25 cover) bistro in East Yorkshire. Not only that, but he hopes to introduce a new concept of dining to the area, serving only small plates of cured meats and cheeses, all day, seven days a week, in the hope that people will drop in before or after dining elsewhere. His involvement with the crowdfunded Burnt Truffle in Heswall suggests he knows exactly what will work.