Latymer by Steve Smith
Luxury Bagshot hotel, Pennyhill Park, certainly has a lot to offer. There are 124 individually designed bedrooms, an award-winning spa, and 120 acres of grounds to explore, but, as an appreciator of fabulous food, the glittering jewel in its crown has to be its very own Michelin-starred restaurant, Latymer.
Open to both non-residents and hotel guests alike, the small, intimate restaurant is tucked away in one of the oldest parts of the hotel. Far from stuffy, it’s instead cosy and sumptuous, with wood panelling, low beamed ceilings, excellent lighting, and pops of turquoise and plush patterns. Throughout the middle of the space runs a long dark wooden table topped with all manner of ice buckets and extra special bottles, waiting to be popped. The restaurant is also restricted to adults only, so there's an instant air of sophisticated serenity.
Awarded a Michelin star for 2021 and an impressive 4 AA Rosettes, Latymer is celebrated for its bold flavours fashioned using locally sourced ingredients inspired by the seasons. Steve Smith is in charge in the kitchen; widely regarded as one of the most inventive and gifted chefs of his generation and renowned for his modern British cooking, he has held a Michelin star for the last twenty years (!) and along the way has also earned an impressive 5 AA Rosettes, 8/10 in the Waitrose Good Food Guide and a Catey Award for Chef of the Year (2014). With all this in mind, expectations were high…
Review contiuned here. Published December 2022 on Essential Surrey & SW London
