The hotel has partnered with William Lander, co-owner of Quality Chop House, Portland and Clipstone, for the project, with Chris Gillard in the kitchen - having spent 15 years at Michelin-starred London stalwart St. John, where Lander once worked behind the bar.
Like Lander’s other restaurants, Rondo focuses on modern British cooking using high-quality, seasonal suppliers in a cosy, inviting space. Dishes include the likes of a crispy pig’s cheek salad with roast shallots and watercress, and grey mullet cooked over a charcoal grill, plated up with tomato, fennel and aioli.
Rondo is also all about the drinks, with a full wine wall forming the centrepiece of the room - with a 40-strong list of what the restaurant promises are “gutsy, rustic” wines, the house offerings are on tap and refillable bottles with wine subscriptions also available. Open daily: 7am-10pm.
Wining & dining
Smoked mackerel served on the bone with beetroot and horseradish; crispy pig’s cheek salad with roast shallots and watercress; Tamworth pork chop with bobby beans and chutney and roast Sutton Hoo chicken with charred carrots, caramelised onions, and chorizo.
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