Built around one grill and a loud dining room

We opened in a former tool works with a second hand grill, eight tables and a rule about keeping the list short. Most of that has not changed.

The menu
Wide view of a full dining room under rows of warm pendant lamps

From a borrowed grill to a full book

The first menu ran to six dishes and two cocktails. We still cook that way: buy what looks good in the morning, cure what keeps and let the fire do the rest of the talking.

Milestones

Ten years and a few mentions we are proud of

Small rooms rarely get noticed quickly. These are the moments that kept the lights on and the book full.

Named a top ten opening

Regional dining guide, 2024, for the grill room and the basement bar.

Two hundred neighbour meals

Served through the winter kitchen, 2025.

Wood grill workshops

Hosted for local cooks every spring.

Awards, dates and figures on this page are illustrative placeholders for a demo build.

Low lit lounge with a brass floor lamp between two deep green velvet chairs

Get the table before the week fills

One short note a month: what came off the grill, who is playing downstairs and when the book opens.

Demo form. Nothing was sent.