Gidleigh Park

Coordinates: 50°40′37″N 3°52′19″W / 50.677°N 3.872°W / 50.677; -3.872

Gidleigh Park
Restaurant information
Current owner(s) Andrew Brownsword
Head chef Chris Simpson
Food type Modern British
City Chagford
County Devon
Country England
Website Official website

Gidleigh Park is a hotel and restaurant located in Chagford, Devon, England. Chris Simpson joined as Executive Head Chef in January 2018, following seven years as Head Chef at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw, which has held two Michelin stars since 2011.[1] The hotel belongs to Andrew Brownsword Hotels which was named AA Hotel Group of the Year 2017-18.[2]

Description

River Teign, Gidleigh Park. Taken from the bridge crossing the River Teign in the wooded grounds of the Gidleigh Park Hotel

Paul and Kay Henderson bought the hotel and restaurant in 1978.[3] The building is a Tudor–style country house set in 107 acres of gardens and woodlands.[4] In 2005, it was bought by entrepreneur Andrew Brownsword who completed a renovation during 2007, refitting both the restaurant and the hotel, adding another ten bedrooms.[5]

Michael Caines took over as head chef of the restaurant in 1994 and held the reins for 21 years before leaving in early 2016 to pursue his own business ventures elsewhere.[6] As of 2009, Caines was the Executive Head Chef, as he oversaw several other interests while Ian Webber remained on site as head chef.[7]

Michael Wignall joined as Executive Head Chef in January 2016 after spending 8 years at The Latymer at Pennyhill Park Hotel. In early 2018, Wignall left Gidleigh Park to pursue his own ventures.[8] In January 2018, Chris Simpson took over as Executive Head Chef after holding his position as Head Chef at Restaurant Nathan Outlaw for seven years.[9]

Reception

Susan D'Arcy of Times Online reviewed the hotel and restaurant in February 2007. It described the restaurant as offering "some of the best dining in the UK".[10] The food received a score of nine out of ten.[10]

In 2009, the hotel won the "Hotel of the Year award" in the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence. It was the first year that the small and large hotel categories had been absorbed into a single category based on quality.[7] In 2010, it was named as the best restaurant in Britain in the first ever Sunday Times Food List, beating The Fat Duck into second place, and Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley into third.[11]

In 2013, the restaurant won Harden's Sunday Times Restaurant of the Year, along with Wine List of the year and came second for Best Service of the Year[12]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2018/01/03/Former-Nathan-Outlaw-chef-Chris-Simpson-to-take-reins-at-Gidleigh-Park
  2. ↑ https://www.theaa.com/hospitality-awards/hospitality-awards-winners/aa-hotel-group-of-the-year-award
  3. ↑ https://www.thecaterer.com/articles/356169/kay-henderson-creator-with-husband-paul-of-gidleigh-park-dies
  4. ↑ http://www.gidleigh.co.uk/about-us
  5. ↑ http://www.gidleigh.co.uk/about-us
  6. ↑ Harmer, Janet (8 October 2015). "Michael Caines to leave Gidleigh Park in January". The Caterer. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 Richardson, Nigel (24 April 2009). "Gidleigh Park: Why this Devon hotel was named England's hotel of the year". The Telegraph.
  8. ↑ https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2017/12/18/Michael-Wignall-to-leave-Gidleigh-Park-for-solo-project
  9. ↑ https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2018/01/03/Former-Nathan-Outlaw-chef-Chris-Simpson-to-take-reins-at-Gidleigh-Park
  10. 1 2 D'Arcy, Susan (23 February 2007). "Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon". Times Online. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  11. ↑ Joint, Laura (1 November 2010). "Michael Caines' Gidleigh Park is named top restaurant". BBC Devon. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  12. ↑ http://www.hardens.com/restaurant-news/uk-london/03-11-14/sunday-times-foodlist/
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