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The Pavilion Room hosts private parties and functions year-round, and St Johns House is also a popular venue for wedding receptions, with brides and grooms enjoying exclusive use of the whole venue for their special day. St Johns House has also built up a fantastic reputation for the outside catering service that they offer both in the corporate world and domestically from 10 to 200 guests, their most recent event being an extravagant tipi wedding for 150 guests in the heart of Cannock Chase. The complete service is available in your home, office or chosen venue, inclusive of all equipment and staff requirements. Both Dan and Elly have a long pedigree in the hospitality business; Dan started off as a grill chef in the old Crown Pub in Four Oaks before deciding his heart lay in front-of-house operations, while Elly is also a self-trained chef. “I realised from a young age that I wanted to be in the hospitality industry,” explains Dan. “I did a degree in hospitality at Nottingham Trent University, then started my journey working in restaurants around the world, mainly in Australia.” At the age of 22 and with the help of his family, Dan opened up a fine dining restaurant and small hotel in Nottingham, which he ran for around six years, gaining a Michelin star after three years under his ownership - a career highlight. After meeting Elly, who had been running a kitchen at a Conholt Park shooting estate in Hungerford alongside working as a as a private chef around the world, the couple we looking for a venture to take on together. Their first project was a successful brasserie in central London, which was sold when Elly fell pregnant with their first child and the couple decided to return to the Midlands. Dan also ran the popular Mint restaurant in Little Aston and worked as a consultant for the Hilton Group, before Elly suggested the couple look at opening a bed and breakfast which offered something a little different. For Dan and Elly, finding St Johns House was fate. “We were travelling to London and I picked up a local paper and saw St Johns House in the property pages,” explains Dan. “We went to see it the next day and fell in love with it, and the rest is history. “Hospitality, whether a Michelin-starred restaurant or a B and B like us, needs to be a way of life; it requires your heart and soul. Our customers love the fact that St Johns House is Elly, myself and our two children Oscar and Dulcie; we are a refreshing alternative to a world dominated by chain restaurants and hotels. “The main crux of our team have been with us from the start, which speaks volumes. Guests love that personal touch and we look forward to continuing our journey at St Johns House.” For more details visit www.stjohnshouse.co.uk. 36
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