First look inside Michelin-loved restaurant that moved to manor house
Hiraeth had been named in the prestigious Michelin Guide within eight months of opening
A pub and restaurant which was named in the prestigious Michelin Guide within eight months of opening has relocated to popular Court Colman Manor Hotel, Bridgend, taking over the stately manor hotel’s 50-cover restaurant. Hiraeth has long impressed critics with its "unpretentious" approach at its previous location in Cowbridge.
Hiraeth’s relocation comes after the landlord of their original site chose to put the 400-year-old building near Cowbridge up for sale. The team did their last service in their former Cowbridge venue on New Year's Eve.
The new restaurant in Bridgend is a "calming, modern space" which include local features such as handmade herringbone tables made by a local craftsman from Bridgend. The ten-year-old oak cuttings used to make them came from a felled oak tree in Welsh former rugby union player Neil Jenkins’ garden.
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Just like at the previous venue, it will offer a monthly-changing taster menu (£40 short / £70 long) and an à la carte menu which will change daily depending on what’s coming in from local suppliers. Once settled into its new location, Hiraeth will also open for Sundays throughout the year and will start offering Afternoon Tea in the spring.
Hiraeth chefs & co-owners Lewis Dwyer and Andy Aston are now looking forward to a busy year at Court Colman Manor Hotel. Andy said: “We’re so excited to welcome our first guests tonight – it’s taken a Herculean effort from the team to get us here. We still have some finishing touches to make over the coming weeks, to really make the space our own, but as far as the kitchen goes we’re ready and raring to go. We hope that everyone who loved what we did in the pub will pay us a visit and love what we are doing here." For more information and to book a table for Hiraeth at the Court Colman Manor Hotel visit www.hiraethkitchen.com.
The new restaurant in Bridgend is described as a "calming, modern space"
(Image: Matthew Horwood)1 of 9Hiraeth has long impressed critics with its "unpretentious" approach at its previous location in Cowbridge
Hiraeth has long impressed critics with its "unpretentious" approach at its previous location in Cowbridge
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Hiraeth chefs & co-owners Lewis Dwyer and Andy Aston
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