A RESTAURANT that has been open for just six months and offers “the best of the Cotswolds” has earned praise from a prestigious guidebook.
Cedar 1905, based inside the Grade II-listed country manor Dumbleton Hall, has already been featured in The Michelin Guide after opening in April.
Executive Chef Dean Westcar leads the fine-dining restaurant, which aims to offer modern and classic British cuisine.
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The chef, with experience cooking in five-star and Michelin-trained kitchens, brought the Cedar 1905 concept to Dumbleton Hall after it reopened following a major refurbishment.
Dumbleton Hall is near Evesham and reopened earlier this year after new ownership transformed it into an elegant countryside hotel.
A spokesperson for the Michelin Guide described the restaurant as being elegant and surrounded by “extensive grounds and gardens”.
“Lebanese Cedar trees are a particular feature and give their name to the restaurant, with two of them standing majestically outside the dining room,” the spokesperson added.
“The cooking focuses on honest, satisfying flavours in classically based dishes with a pared-back style.
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“The ingredients’ abundant natural flavours are allowed to shine in the likes of well-seasoned lamb rump and shoulder with peas, asparagus and cous cous.”
Cedar 1905, offers classic British dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, including day-boat fish and estate-sourced game.
What is the history of Dumbleton Hall?
Built in 1830, the manor has a rich history as a salon for intellect and creativity.
It once welcomed notable figures including Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Darwin, and Charles Dickens.
Later, under the Eyres-Monsell family, guests included the Mitford sisters and John Betjeman.
During the Second World War, it served as accommodation for the Women’s Land Army before becoming a hotel in the years that followed.
The refurbished hall’s design draws on the Belle Époque and Roaring Twenties, with Neoclassical features, antique furnishings, and William Morris prints throughout.
Dumbleton Hall consists of 34 bedrooms and is individually styled to evoke the warmth and character of a private country home.
