Latest openings: The Double Red Duke, Le Bab Old Street and more

A look at the latest restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars to open their doors.

 

The Double Red Duke

 

Husband and wife team Sam and Georgie Pearman have opened a third venue in their Country Creatures hotel and restaurant group. The Double Red Duke is a 17th-century coaching inn in the Cotswold village of Clanfield, near Bampton. It features 19 individually designed bedrooms with roll-top baths, and two large, pet-friendly family rooms on the ground floor.

 

Richard Turner, founder of Hawksmoor and Meatopia, has collaborated with head chef Richard Sandiford on the restaurant, which focuses on open-fire cooking using seasonal British produce. Guests can enjoy large cuts of meat and whole fish dishes to share, and Sunday lunches are served with duck fat potatoes, braised carrots, spring greens and gravy.

 

The Country Creatures family of pubs and inns in the Cotswolds includes the Chequers in Churchill and the Swan in Ascott-under-Wychwood.

 

Owners Sam and Georgie Pearman

 

Room rate From £120 a night

 

Typical dishes Milk and honey lamb chops with pea and haggis salad; spit-roast turbot with lemon ketchup; grilled rose veal chop, fried oysters and egg tartar; cheese and onion tart tatin

 

Website www.countrycreatures.com/double-red-duke

 

 

Le Bab Old Street

 

London’s Le Bab restaurant group has opened its first late-night kebab shop, in Old Street. The 20-cover venue is open until 5am with seating around a stainless-steel counter with hot pink leather stools. The site has a zero plastic and zero waste ethos.

 

Owners Stephen Tozer, Manu Canales, Ed Brunet

 

Typical dishes Pepperoni pork shawarma; Dirty Vegan Kebab with Beyond Meat; lamb ‘madras’ adana kebab

 

Website www.eatlebab.com/old-street

 

 

Leonardo Hotel Bristol Glassfields

 

Leonardo Hotels has opened its first property in Bristol on Temple Way, within walking distance of the city centre and the harbourside. The newly built hotel features 197 bedrooms, a gym and an on-site bar and restaurant.

 

Operator Jurys Inn and Leonardo Hotels

 

Room rate From £69 a night

 

Website www.jurysinns.com/brands/leonardo-hotels

 

 

Pizza Pilgrims Waterloo

 

Pizza Pilgrims has opened its 15th site, offering Neapolitan pizzas in London’s Waterloo. Indoor and alfresco seating is available, with the group’s restaurants now offering gluten-free pizzas.

 

Covers 120

 

Founders Thom and James Elliot

 

Typical dishes Beef and sausage meatballs baked with tomato and basil; roasted Italian sausage and wild broccoletti pizza; ‘Nutellamisu’

 

Website www.pizzapilgrims.co.uk