Barnacle

Barnacles are known for clinging to rocks and ships’ hulls but this Barnacle gets around. The restaurant is now open in the rather grand surroundings of Liverpool’s School for the Blind after starting out at Duke Street Market, followed by successful pop-ups on Royal Albert Dock and Exchange Flags.

Expect good things. Barnacle is run by Paul and Harry Askew. The name is synonymous in Liverpool with fine dining – The Art School is one of the city’s most revered restaurants.

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Barnacle showcases quality, local ingredients with deft cooking and bold flavours. Its farm-to-fork ethos and sustainable seafood is the sign of a kitchen that is serious about good food.

Perhaps surprisingly given the name, there’s an equal focus on seafood and meat dishes as well as a popular Sunday roast. Hero ingredients are celebrated properly and this simple style of cooking means that the majority of the menu is gluten free. Food is honest and hearty rather than dainty, and all the better for it. This is food that looks good and tastes even better.

Don’t miss the Liverpool chowder with smoked haddock and pickled clams or the wild Cheshire fallow venison with grilled hispi cabbage and blackberry sauce. Also, look out for the weekly specials, made with seasonal produce in its prime.

An excellent drinks list completes the offering with cocktails, spritzes and an impressive wine selection.

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Barnacle is exactly the right mix of high-level cooking and welcoming atmosphere, making it perfect for family celebrations. Relax and be reassured that everything will be just right.

Summer Menu Launch

Enjoy a first look – and a first taste – when Barnacle launches its new summer menu on Thursday 4 June. Harry and Paul Askew, alongside Head Chef, David Alonso, will guide you through five courses of summer magic with each course paired with the perfect wine.

Father’s Day

A luxurious Sunday lunch with a quality roast awaits on 21 June. It’s a treat for Dad or any father figure. For a really special treat, Barnacle is bringing back a much-loved special for much-loved fathers: Askew’s Surf ‘n’ Turf. This 6oz Cumbrian fillet of beef with red prawns, bisque, rosti potato and maitake is simply sumptuous.

Graduation

Book a table for your graduation celebrations and mark it with a real sense of occasion at Barnacle. The restaurant is extending its opening times to help the Class of ’26 celebrate properly and will be open every day from Monday 13 July – Sunday 26 July. Enter ‘Graduation’ in the booking notes and get a glass of Henner’s sparkling English wine for everyone in the party to toast your success.

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