Estbek House Awarded A Second Rosette & Notable Wine List Awards
Becoming Yorkshire Coasts Only 2 Rosette Restaurant, following confirmation by the leading motoring and travel organisation, The AA.
Website: www.estbekhouse.co.uk
Contacts: info@estbekhouse.co.uk
01947 893424
Estbek House, East Row, Sandsend, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 3SU
Friday 1st May 2009:
Estbek House have today confirmed that they have been awarded the Yorkshire coasts first two AA rosettes, joining an impressive list of some of Yorkshires finest restaurants to receive such an accolade.
The Sandsend based restaurant has achieved the award with a menu that features a choice of uniquely delicious dishes such as Seafood Pie (which is topped with seared King Scallops instead of potatoes), Shiraz Glazed Steak, Whitby Cod with a white wine & tarragon sauce and lobster mash. Finished off with Crème Brulee made with their own fresh eggs, or even a cheeseboard with their own locally made Estbek Blue goats cheese.
The Whitby area has long been a source of some of Yorkshires finest ingredients, with its Cod particularly prized nationally for its superb quality & with the Yorkshire Moors rearing flavoursome meats. Estbek has always been a leading champion of using local produce, quietly working with their suppliers over the past years building on the areas reputation, culminating with this award.
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According to the AA, the UK’s largest inspector of the travel industry, it awards two rosettes to restaurants which “offer higher standards of food and better consistency, and where greater precision is apparent in the cooking and there is obvious attention to the quality and selection of ingredients.”
The restaurant was informed of the accreditation following a “mystery shopper” assessment by an AA Inspector.
Tim Lawrence (co-owner & Chef) commented “This is a fantastic accolade; the news is still sinking in”.
“We have always aimed to create somewhere we would wish to eat and we believe in allowing the natural ingredient flavours to speak for themselves, without being over complicated and to have an organisation such as the AA say you have achieved two rosette standard is fantastic”.
“We are so lucky here in Whitby we have brilliant ingredients & suppliers who work tirelessly in ensuring the finest of Whitby is showcased, without them & our team this would have been impossible”.
In addition to the two rosettes the restaurant has also been listed as having a ‘Notable Wine List’ by the AA, which was given to only 160 restaurants nationally last year, specialising in Australian wines they have what is one of the largest collections of leading Australian wines in the UK, with a staggering 180 listings, some unique to Estbek.
David Cross (Co-owner & Front of House) commented; ‘We are really proud of our collection and having built some fantastic relationships with wineries & some of the top wine makers in the world who in turn help supply Estbek with some unique & very rare Australian wines.”
“We have always strived to have a collection of wines a little different, away from the normal restaurant offering, something very unique, something to enjoy and something to remember but always making sure the wines are from somewhere & not just anywhere.”
To book a table, or for further information contact Estbek on: 01947 893424
Additional Information:
Further information on Estbek & High Resolution Photography available from:
http://www.estbekhouse.co.uk/images/press.html
Sample Menu:
http://www.estbekhouse.co.uk/mainpages/rest_menu.html
Sample Wine List:
Main Wine List: http://www.estbekhouse.co.uk/mainpages/winelist.pdf
Dessert wine & Coffee List: http://www.estbekhouse.co.uk/mainpages/afterdinner.pdf
Principle Suppliers:
Estbek’s Principle suppliers are:
Dennis Crooks Local fish & seafood supplier http://www.crooksfish.co.uk
Radfords Local butcher 01947 810229
Masons Fruit & Vegetable Supplier 01947 820240
Negociants UK Australian Wine Importers http://www.negociantsuk.com/