Latest openings: Pensons, Bedford Lodge Mews, London Cocktail Club Old Street and more

Pensons

 

Pensons restaurant has opened at the Netherwood Estate on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire border. The restaurant is overseen by chef Lee Westcott, former head chef at the Typing Room at the Town Hall hotel in London's Bethnal Green. Pensons is housed within former farm buildings dating from the 15th century.

 

Seasonal produce is largely sourced and foraged from the estate's livestock, crops, orchards, kitchen garden, woodlands and lakes. Westcott is also collaborating with local producers, while fish and shellfish are sourced from the west Cornish coast.

 

The restaurant is open for dinner from Wednesday to Saturday and for lunch from Thursday to Sunday, offering three courses à la carte for £50, a tasting menu for £75 or a lunch menu with two courses for £27 or three for £32.

 

Opened 24 January

 

Covers 46 plus a 14-cover private dining room

 

Chef Lee Westcott

 

Restaurant manager Andrew Phillips

 

Typical dishes Lamb, turnip, potato and onion; salt-baked celeriac, beetroot and chestnut; and brill, leek, mussels and pine

 

Website www.pensons.co.uk

 

 

Bedford Lodge Mews

 

The four-red-AA-star Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa in Newmarket, Suffolk, has opened its new expansion, the Mews, which is available to book on an exclusive basis. The development, accommodating up to six guests, comprises one executive suite, two superior rooms and an eight-cover private dining area, as well as dedicated parking. The expansion brings the hotel's total number of rooms up to 80.

 

Bedrooms Three

 

Website www.bedfordlodgehotel.co.uk

 

 

Cérès

 

Crowdfunded restaurant Cérès has opened in London's Newington Green, offering Provencal, Sicilian and Mediterranean cooking with global culinary influences. The restaurant is chef Camille Tardieu's first following a series of supper clubs and private events.

 

Covers 30

 

Head chef Camille Tardieu

 

Typical dishes Monkfish, ‘nduja, persillade; octopus, saffron aïoli and winter vegetables

 

Website www.cereslondon.co.uk

 

easyHotel Ipswich

 

Super-budget hotel chain easyHotel has opened its latest property in Ipswich, Suffolk, offering simple rooms featuring the company's signature orange colour and integrated en suite bathrooms, as well as bedside USB charging points and air conditioning. WiFi and TV are available at an additional cost.

 

Bedrooms 89

 

Starting room rate £14.99

 

Website www.easyhotel.com

 

 

London Cocktail Club Old Street

 

London Cocktail Club has opened a secret garden party-themed bar in London's Old Street. The new site features a Victorian-style veranda with arches of roses, swinging seats, Moroccan-style festival tents with red curtains and lamps, as well as a private conservatory with day beds and a Negroni fountain.

 

Covers 150

 

General manager Matt Jonah

 

Website www.londoncocktailclub.co.uk

 

 

Moxy Edinburgh Airport

 

Marriott International has opened its newest Moxy-branded hotel at Edinburgh Airport, with book-themed decor as a nod to Edinburgh's status as Unesco's City of Literature, including a hanging book installation at the entrance. Moxy's 24/7 B&F self-service concept offers fresh juices, coffee, flatbreads and salads.

 

Bedrooms 230

 

Operator Belvar

 

Starting room rate £79

 

Website www.moxy-hotels.marriott.com

 

 

The Wellington Arms

 

The Wellington Arms pub in Stratfield Turgis, Hampshire, has unveiled 25 bedrooms, each named after the Duke of Wellington's war battles. Each room features Espa bergamot and jasmine toiletries, chocolates from Hampshire-based Choose and a Mozzo coffee machine. One room is a suite and features a freestanding bath in the bedroom.

 

Bedrooms 25

 

Operator Red Mist Leisure

 

Website www.wellingtonarmshampshire.co.uk

 

 

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