The Barn at Moor Hall

The Barn is the sister restaurant of Mark Birchall’s Michelin starred Moor Hall at Aughton. It’s the lesser known of the two but it deserves plenty of attention in its own right. It was awarded a Michelin star in 2022, and has kept hold of it despite a change in head chef.

The neighbourhood restaurant serves a seasonal menu using ingredients from Moor Hall’s five-acre grounds and local suppliers. Not a small plate in sight, it’s a simple three-course affair with set lunch available for a very reasonable £42 per person Thursday to Saturday.

Starters could include Carlingford oysters with Daurenki caviar, Saddleback pig’s head served with smoked Devon eel or a 60 day aged Jersey beef tartare. Main dishes are particularly gamey during the season and could be anything from squab pigeon to Aynhoe Estate Venison.

Finish your meal with a dessert that might be panna cotta with stem ginger or an extra creamy chocolate “Namelaka” with brown butter and malted barley ice cream. Coffee-lovers will rejoice to hear that The Barn at Moor Hall’s after-dinner coffee is a selection of the highest graded coffees, rare and limited reserve beans sourced from prestigious coffee estates from around the world