SEPTEMBER

LISA
GOODWIN-ALLEN,
NORTHCOTE,
LANCASHIRE
Executive head chef at the
Michelin-starred Northcote,
Lisa takes Lancashire
ingredients and traditional
dishes and turns them into
world-class dining.
@_LisaAllen
“You can see into
the kitchen with
its rotisserie and
interact with
the chefs.”
The Coach, Marlow,
Buckinghamshire
“I went last summer when it was newly opened
and what Tom (Kerridge, the owner) has done
with it feels really welcoming. It’s still a pub
where you could drop in for a pint or watch the
football on Sunday, but it’s also quite elegant.
It’s in a lovely old building in which they’ve kept
some of the original features, but it now has a
really attractive bar, there’s lots of leather, little
bespoke wooden things that your cutlery sits
on, nice placemats. It feels like a pub but it’s
been elevated with the refurb. It’s really social,
too. You can see into the kitchen with its
rotisserie and interact with the chefs, the
waiting staff are really friendly and the menu
includes small and sharing plates. The food is
pubby but very tasty and done with flair and
imagination. The chicken kiev with gem lettuce
and peas was brilliant, as was the venison chilli
con carne and – I’m a big fan of this dish – the
steak tartare with a fried quail’s egg and rye
cracker. There’s a great selection of gins, tonics
and interesting garnishes such as dill and
rosemary. If you’re into gin, it’s quite exciting.”
Small plates from £5, large plates from £10;
thecoachmarlow.co.uk
Inn at Whitewell,
nr. Clitheroe, Lancashire
“An amazing old building with really good pub
food, say braised lamb shoulder with parsley
mash or spicy squid noodle salad.” Bar mains
from £10.30; innatwhitewell.com
Benedicts, Whalley,
Lancashire
“A café that serves all homemade food and
good cakes. It has a deli attached, too.”
Mains from £6.50; benedictsofwhalley.co.uk
The Coach,
Marlow
EAT
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