Ring’s Restaurant
Jinney Ring Craft Centre,
 Hanbury, Worcs

By day the renowned Farmhouse Restaurant provides teas, coffees, cakes and freshly prepared lunches to Jinney Ring Craft Centre’s many visitors, and now by night it is transforming itself into Ring’s Restaurant, a new fine dining venue.

Ring’s is the creation of Amanda and Malcolm Sunter who purchased the Jinney Ring Craft Centre nearly two years ago. Over the last five months they have made a huge investment in the re-development of the restaurant kitchens and servery areas, enabling Ring’s to serve an exciting new menu.

Ring’s is open for dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings from 7:00pm onwards (booking essential). Local fish, game, meat, poultry and vegetables will feature in a range of traditional and modern dishes which will all be freshly prepared in the new state-of-the-art-kitchens by Chef Shirley Jenkins and her team.

Announcing the opening of Ring’s, Amanda Sunter said:
“Eating out is a special occasion, but I know from personal experience that reality sometimes falls short of expectation. We have set out to create a restaurant where the whole experience – atmosphere, food, wine, presentation, service and attention to detail – is really special.”

Menus will be changed every week and, with a typical price of £14 to £18 per head for a main course, Amanda and Malcolm Sunter believe that Ring’s will quickly attract a regular clientele from around the region.

We visited Ring's on a recent rainy Thursday and thoroughly enjoyed our meal.  Despite the rain, the view from our table, overlooking the extensive grounds at the back of the restaurant, was delightful and we could watch the antics of the ducks and geese in between courses. The restaurant has a welcoming but tranquil atmosphere and throughout our meal, the service was friendly and attentive. We both chose the same starter of Deep Fried Wedges of Brie with a cranberry relish which was very tasty and the right size to take the edge off our appetites but still leave lots of room for what was to follow. As the weather was so horrible, I went for the comforting - sounding main course of Mediterranean Fish Stew which fully lived up to my hopes and captured a rich blend of Mediterranean flavours and colours. Robert chose Pan-fried Calves Liver & Crispy Bacon on a bed of Creamed Potato which he found delicious.

For pudding, which we just about found room for, I had a delicious and light Raspberry Crème Brulee and Robert had Bread and Butter Pudding served with an unusual Marmalade and Bourbon Custard.  There were also some nice additional touches to make the meal a little bit special - delicious little appetizers to begin our meal and petit fours with our coffee.

So, for a very pleasant evening of lovely food served in a tranquil setting, we would recommend a visit to Ring's.

For a sample menu and more information about Ring's Restaurant and the Jinney Ring Craft Centre in general, visit their website at  www.jinneyring.co.uk  or for restaurant bookings telephone: 01527 821272.