Its location – next to an industrial estate in the shadow of a flyover – has never been its best feature. What keeps guests coming back time and again is the food – and a kitchen whose skill lies in extracting maximum flavour from every ingredient. Lunch is a set seven course menu served in smart development kitchen ‘Nucleus’ and offers a chance to taste new dishes ‘in progress’; dinner consists of 10 courses to be enjoyed in one of the rustic dining rooms or the conservatory extension.

Produce from their urban garden and greenhouse is well-used and includes honey from their beehives. The tastes of sweet, salt, bitter, sour and umami inform the menu and the resulting dishes are creative, modern and refined, with playful elements to add some fun. Stylish bedrooms are available should you wish to stay over; choose number 7 for more space.