Feversham Arms & Verbena Spa

The restaurant at the Feversham Arms & Verbena Spa shares the same cosy, home-from-home appeal as its parent hotel. White tablecloths & formal service give the welcoming dining room an occasion-friendly veneer, while low lighting & quirky decorative touches keep things approachable. The cooking is similarly balanced, resisting unnecessary frills & keeping the focus on top-notch local ingredients. A tart gooseberry dressing is a simple but successful foil to the rich sweetness of confit duck terrine, while leek & potato soup plays it straight. To follow, roast Yorkshire lamb is paired with earthy girolles, sage & olive mash, while fillet of organic salmon sits atop crayfish linguine with a rich chive beurre blanc. It’s hearty stuff, so you might fancy bypassing dessert in favour of the Anglo-French cheese trolley. Make the most of the knowledgeable front-of-house team, who are happy to proffer informed wine suggestions.