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| Hospitality Today | Aug/Sept 2016
wood paneling and British Racing Green
leather and velvet banquette seating. Two
private dining rooms seat up to 20 guests.
Ormer Mayfair will have its own entrance
on Clarges Street.
Marco Pierre White
launches new Italian brand
Marco Pierre White was in North Somerset
on 30 June to launch the first of his brand
new “ultra-casual” dining concept. Called
Bardolino Pizzeria, Bellini and Espresso
Bar, the first new restaurant has opened at
theclub at DoubleTree by Hilton Cadbury
House, North Somerset. The second
venue is set to open in Birmingham at the
beginning of July.
Rankin says it will use Jersey seafood like
hand-dived scallops and Jersey lobster
“with a distinctive Mayfair twist”, and
will also showcase foraged herbs and
English wines.
Dishes will include lobster ravioli in a
crab and lemongrass bisque.
As part of a £14 million refurbishment
of Flemings, designers Tully Filmer have
created a new ‘intimate”, Art Decoinspired restaurant space with dark
Taking its name from the town of Marco’s
mother’s birth, Bardolino, a town located
in the Italian region of Veneto, features an
all-day express menu of authentic Italian
food, coffees and Bellinis.
The restaurant has a rustic feel with a
mixture of wooden panelled and white
retro brick tiled walls and the eclectic mix
of chairs and tables coupled with, in this
instance, the views out across the North
Somerset countryside giving diners “a real
sense of being in Italy”.
Operated under licence from the celebrity
chef’s Black & White Hospitality business,
the plan is to open five more venues by
the end of 2016 with the group already
in advanced discussions with venues in
Manchester and London.
White commented: “What I like about
Bardolino is that it tells you exactly what it is
in the name. It’s pizza, it’s coffee, it’s a bar.
“We lead such busy lives our favourite past
time must be escapism. A lot of today’s
restaurant habits are about casual dining,
so casual spaces are really important. I like
casual and I like affordable and that is what
you get with Bardolino.