Norfolk has its third Michelin-starred restaurant with the news that Meadowsweet in Holt has won the coveted accolade.
Chef-proprietor Greg Anderson, formerly with Galton Blackiston at Morston Hall, runs the restaurant with Rebecca, his partner.
The Michelin inspectors were clearly bowled over with Meadowsweet; "The finest local produce is delivered via a skilfully prepared tasting menu where deep flavours come together perfectly and no detail is overlooked – and the team of chefs present and explain the dishes personally."
The inspectors also commented on the ambience of the Georgian building: "You enter via the back of the building, through an illuminated garden, and are then warmly welcomed into a beautiful dining room, where the lovely handmade tables have the menu and cutlery secreted in a drawer."
Meadowsweet joins Morston Hall and The Neptune on Michelin's top table. Morston's Galton Blackiston has held his star since 1999 while Kevin Mangeolles at The Neptune has had one since 2009. The new star gives Norfolk three Michelin-starred restaurants for the first time.
And there are three Bib Gourmand awards, one for Sculthorpe Mill and a repeat honour for the Wiveton Bell and the Gunton Arms.
Michelin's judges said of Sculthorpe: "It has been lovingly restored by sisters Siobhan and Caitriona Peyton, who have created a chic dining pub with contemporary bedrooms and a riverside terrace. The experienced chef offers well-judged, flavoursome cooking, with plenty of vegetarian options."
The Wiveton Bell is: "A modernised pub featuring beams, stripped floors and wood-burning stoves; with picnic tables out the front and a beautifully landscaped rear terrace. The seasonal menu offers pub classics that are carefully crafted from quality local ingredients," says the guide.
Of the Gunton Ams it says that: "Dishes are fiercely seasonal; some – such as the Aberdeen Angus steaks – are cooked over the fire. Well-equipped bedrooms have a stylish country house feel."
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