Salt House Tapas & Hanover Street Social make both Michelin and The Good Food Guide 2013!
With inclusion in both The Good Food Guide and now the Michelin Guide for 2013 for the first time, both Hanover Street Social and Salt House Tapas join an elite group of venues to be included in both - especially as it's their first year trading!
Director Jonathan Poole said: “On behalf of all the team, we’re delighted at our inclusion. Salt House Tapas was our first restaurant in the city and we’ve been overwhelmed by how people have responded to our authentic twist on tapas.
“Hanover Street Social is an entirely different concept in many ways, but both ventures have shared values.
“Both restaurants have had huge emphasis placed on the sourcing and preparation of dishes and equally, on personal service for the customer and it’s paid off.
“Based upon our travels and experience of customer demands at the high end, a key focus has been hospitality. Our aim from day one was to change the way customers think of their relationship with a restaurant.”
Elizabeth Carter, consultant editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “It is fantastic to see that there are really strong dining options to be enjoyed across the region, with a mix of new entries sitting alongside first-rate fine dining establishments and perennial favourites.”
Congratulations to them both!
Posted: Tuesday 19th March 2013
ID: 8969 - 806
About Salt House Tapas
Set within a listed building full of character, this is tapas with an authentic twist that's very special but equally, very affordable. Salt House's offering is not everyone's initial commercial perception of tapas based on large well-known brands, so be prepared to be pleasantly surprised.
What is a tapas dish? For that matter what is a tapas restaurant meant to look like? As you dig and research you find out even the Spanish can't agree! I think most people would agree that its history is based in the bars and back streets of Spain. I would disagree with anyone who said tapas is limited to certain styles and dishes, why shouldn't a dish of perfectly cooked scallops with pea puree and Serrano ham make a perfect tapas?
One thing we all agree on at Salt House is that quality and delivery are essential, we will only buy the best ingredients (where ever they come from, sorry pc brigade!) and only put dishes on the menu we all love to eat, If we don't like it no matter the merits of the dish it's not going on the menu!
Lunch starts at 12 and we get a real mix of guests, mums and daughters shopping, professionals having a business lunch, students , families and many more. Some will be on the lunch menu, in and out some will be here for a few hours and some will just have a coffee or a beer. We don't set the rules it's up to our guests to choose how they want to use salt house and we're always happy to see them again.
