Latest openings: Watchful Mary, Hard Rock Hotel London, Monsieur Le Duck and more

Watchful Mary

 

The bar serves small plates, craft beers and classic cocktails, and is open throughout the day, with events and live music on weekends.

 

Suppliers and partners include Bodmin-based Harbour Brewing Company, Tinkture Cornish gin, bread and pastries from Truro's Da Bara Bakery, beverages from Origin Coffee, and cheeses, cured meats and olives from Harvey & Brockless. The furniture was designed and made by Tom Cowell at Apt.

 

Watchful Mary's bar and decking is on the top floor of the building, which has been designed by Truro architectural firm Stride Treglown. There is a new base for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and a home for the Watergate Bay Surf Lifesaving Club on the ground floor.

 

Opened 17 May
Owners Will Ashworth
Design Matt Hulme at Dynargh Design
Typical dishes Dorset beef served with a baguette and Borettane balsamic onions; pork loin with cornichons; pork neck fillet with grilled artichokes
Website www.watchful.co.uk

 

 

Hard Rock Hotel London
The UK's first Hard Rock hotel has opened near London's Marble Arch. The hotel, which has a 370-seat Hard Rock Cafe, pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix and other former residents with a collection of music memorabilia and a Rock Shop selling brand merchandise.

 

Bedrooms 900
Owner/operator GLH Hotels
General manager Ian Fletcher
Design Scott Brownrigg
Website www.hardrockhotels.com/london

 

 

Baba G's
Indian-inspired street food operator Baba G's has opened its first restaurant, in London's Camden Market, following its success on BBC Two's My Million Pound Menu this year. The space features an open butchery where Bhangra burgers are made from scratch.

 

Covers 50
Co-founders Alec Owen and Liz Selway
Typical dishes Pachos (poppadom nachos); chicken tikka nuggets; celeriac bhajis
Website www.bhangraburger.com

 

 

Bundobust Indian street food and craft beer brand Bundobust has opened a third site in Liverpool, following openings in Leeds and Manchester. The 4,000 sq ft site serves craft beers across 12 keg and two cask lines, with local breweries Neptune and Black Lodge creating limited-edition beers for the venue.

 

Founders Marko Husak and Mayur Patel
Typical dishes Paneer and mushroom tikka; tarka dhal and rice; bundo chaat; vada pav
Website www.bundobust.com

 

 

Feldon Valley
Feldon Valley in Banbury, Oxfordshire, has revealed its new woodland lodge and restaurant. The lodge consists of 25 rooms spread across five buildings, including a 13-bedroom Main Lodge and four individual lodges, each with three bedrooms and a sofabed and a kitchenette for seven guests.

 

Owner Thariq Ahmad
General manager David King
Executive head chef Darren Brown
Website www.feldonvalley.co.uk

 

 

Monsieur Le Duck
Pop-up restaurant Monsieur Le Duck, which offers a duck-focused menu inspired by the gastronomy of Gascony, has moved to London's Clerkenwell. The space features a ground floor restaurant, al fresco dining and a bar serving French-inspired cocktails.

 

Covers 80
Typical dishes Duck rillettes with bread, cornichons and jam; confit duck croquettes; confit duck wings on celeriac rémoulade
Website www.leduck.co.uk

 

 

Pavilion Bar and Grill
Following a two-year redevelopment, CH&Co has relaunched the Pavilion Bar and Grill at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The restaurant overlooks the gardens, with a leafy terrace offering al fresco dining.

 

Covers 80
General manager Simon Finnigan
Typical dishes Spatchcock chicken; bream with garlic, chilli and Kew rosemary; roasted halloumi and vegetable stack with Romesco sauce
Website www.kew.org