Ashley Palmer-Watts to launch new restaurant with rooms in Cobham
Under the leadership of Palmer-Watts, The Garden Cobham will also be available for weddings and private events
Dorset-born chef Ashley Palmer-Watts is set to launch his new restaurant with rooms in Cobham, Surrey, at the former site of The Garden Cobham.
The new site will incorporate a 35-seat “high-end” restaurant with additional seating on a garden terrace, a 52-seat wine bar, a café, and a bakery, all set around a courtyard.
In time, luxury guest accommodation will also be added to the offering.
Meanwhile, alongside the varied dining options, the outside space is being restored with an extensive kitchen garden, all set within an historic, two-acre landscaped walled garden.
Under the leadership of Palmer-Watts, The Garden Cobham will also be available for weddings and private events.
Palmer-Watts shot to prominence during a 20-year career with The Fat Duck Group that saw him earn two Michelin stars at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park.
He then decided to leave the group to pursue and develop new interests, and in 2020, he launched Artisan Coffee Co., which will also be part of the restaurant offering.
According to Palmer-Watts, the new restaurant will launch in spring 2024.
He said: “I can’t wait to be back in the heart of the industry, drawing on all my experience of opening various restaurants at different levels within The Fat Duck Group.
“It’s an incredible location, and with food history being of such interest, particularly in recent years, to be able to bring life back into the walled garden and reimagine it with a collection of food experiences is a dream come true for me. I look forward to sharing further details of the project as we near completion of the work.”