Rectory Hotel opens deli in Cirencester
The Rectory Hotel has just opened its very own deli, The Rectory Kitchen & Cellar in the heart of Cirencester. Local residents and Cotswold visitors love the quiet mews location - drawn in by the delicious smell of home-cooking - and find whatever excuse they can to stop for coffee and macaroons or a light lunch and a glass of wine. Even time-pressed foodies are addicted to the honest, British dishes available to enjoy at home or on the go - dropping in to collect a picnic for the races or a delicious romantic dinner party box for two.
Your Christmas Super Heroes - from 1st November Milla Mackley (Gordon Ramsay at Claridges & Hotel du Vin) and The Rectory Hotel chef Peter Fairclough, launch The Rectory Kitchen’s Christmas brochure. Designed to take the hassle out of the festive period Milla is hosting a tasting evening (home roast ham, Christmas puds, chocolate tart) on Thursday 1st November at the shop where she will be troubleshooting all your Christmas culinary challenges.
Milla will be offering a variety of solutions from a fridge filling service (local milk, eggs, wine, bread & bacon) to veg boxes and more comprehensive catering for a hungry Christmas crowd. Those who can’t make the event but are in the area for Christmas can call Milla directly on 01285 644 700 to discuss their festive foodie requirements.
Whether you need comforting fish pie and a wow-factor pud for your Christmas Eve guests or some crowd-pleasing nibbles and unusual non-alcoholic drinks for drivers all the deli’s wares are carefully sourced from local producers who care passionately about what they do. With an emphasis on sustainable and seasonal food The Rectory Kitchen’s menu is complimented with a range of carefully selected wines, as well as regional ales and cider.
Suppliers include:
Day’s Cottage, Brookthorpe – traditionally pressed cider using single-variety apples
Chesterton Farm, Cirencester – home smoked bacon from just up the road
Shipton Mill, Tetbury – flour from one of the oldest working mills in the country
The Organic Smokehouse, Clunbury – traditionally slow smoked produce ranging from cheese to butter and salt
The Country Monkey Granola - organic oats, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds, combined with fresh apple and Cotswold honey, jumbo raisins and berries.
Food from the counter includes:
• Smoked haddock, watercress and saffron tart
• Ham hock terrine
• Daily soups and homemade bread
• Smoked haddock and salmon fishcakes
• Gooey chocolate brownies
• Treacle tart
• Lemon macaroons
• Blackberry fool
• Chocolate pots
Beautifully package gourmet treats perfect for Christmas gifts biscuits include:
• Prestat chocolates
• The Rectory lemon curd
• Peyton & Byrne teas
• Teoni’s Cookies from Devon
• Chad’s award-winning wildflower honey from Hill End Farm in Wiltshire
The Rectory Kitchen and Cellar is located at 2 Templar Mews, 8 Black Jack Street, Cirencester GL7 2AA.
And coming soon from The Rectory…
The Potting Shed Pub
At the end of November, in time for the festive floodlit walks through nearby Westonbirt Arboretum, The Rectory Hotel team launch their new pub venture The Potting Shed. Serving quality seasonal British produce it will mark the rebirth of the traditional British Dining Pub. The Potting Shed will move away from the formulaic gastropub that we have all got bored of and focus on things that really matter – namely great beers on tap, a concise and interesting wine list and straight forward delicious food.
Carefully restored The Potting Shed is located 200 yards from The Rectory Hotel in Crudwell and will be open 7 days a week. Housed in a Grade II listed building the pub boasts open fire places and cosy eccentric design features including Kilim sofas and trowel door knobs. There’s a large airy dining-room in the barn as well as private dining for up to 12 and intimate seating for winter sessions. The pub will have year-round outdoor seating with an awning and toasty Cotswold woollen blankets for winter. Part of the 2 acre plot behind the pub is to be turned into an organic vegetable and herb garden to provide the hotel, shop and pub in time for spring.
For more information, visit Therectoryhotel.com.
