The Clockspire Restaurant and Bar

A visit to The Clockspire is like stepping into a bygone era, thanks to its 19th-century school-building setting of vaulted oak-beamed ceilings, polished stone floors and candelabras that hang from the rafters.

In the kitchen, head chef Luke Bryant serves up elegant modern British dishes that befit this opulent setting.

A visit to the two-AA-rosette restaurant will reveal culinary delights that increasingly use produce from the restaurant’s kitchen garden. One such example is the mushroom raviolo with English asparagus, sourdough croutons and wild garlic sauce. Piscatorial pleasures come via dishes such as cured Cornish cod with New Forest strawberries, basil, elderflower dressing, radish and squid ink tuile, and dressed Cornish white crab with sea buckthorn gel, brown-crab tuile, carrot and cantaloupe melon.

Special occasion? Gather a group and opt for the A Taste of the Clockspire menu for an evening of exceptional wining and dining.

Start the evening with an aperitif at the sleek marble-topped bar on the mezzanine over the restaurant. It’s a smart setting for a pre-dinner tipple from a list recognised with an AA Notable Wine List Award.

Trencherman’s tip

On the last Thursday of each month, The Clockspire hosts jazz sessions for a side of bebop with dinner.