Skof

Skof is the first restaurant from chef Tom Barnes who, as head chef at Simon Rogan’s L’Enclume, helped it win its third Michelin star.

His new venture is mellow and doesn’t have to be a four hour commitment; the lunch menu is a very reasonable £50. Tom is delivering food that is based on modern British, much of which is grown in Cumbria on the Rogan Farm.

The wine list is first rate, with a medium-sized selection of well-chosen bottles and vintages but thankfully not many ‘funky’ wines from The Emperor’s New Clothes’ department.

Service is super-friendly and delivered by a bunch that Tom has prized away from the main group up in Cumbria, all of them on the ball.

It’s difficult to get a table but well worth the effort. People will be discussing Tom Barnes and Skof alongside Rogan and L’Enclume in the same context in the not-so-distant future.