CLARKE'S SHOP

Freshly baked breads and breakfast pastries are on display from early each morning, when the little café at the back of the shop is often full of customers enjoying these with cappuccino and teas. Sweet and savoury tarts, a wide variety of cakes and pizza, made with grilled vegetables and herbs, are made throughout the day and arrive from the kitchens below, still warm from the ovens. Also produced are a daily selection of soups and pasta sauces, and relishes to accompany grilled meats, fish or crostini.

Depending on the season, a wide variety of jams, jellies, pickles & chutneys are made, ranging from Seville Orange Marmalade in January and February to rhubarb compote in the spring to summer fruit jams including Nectarine with Raspberry and Apricot made with its kernel. The chefs try very hard to make enough to last the year but many of our customers like to buy in bulk to avoid disappointment so sadly stocks run out too soon!

Every day, to reflect the restaurant menus, a fresh selection of seasonal fruits and vegetables are offered for sale from the shop’s wicker baskets. For example, apples & pears from Kent, organic pumpkins and squash from Oxfordshire, East Anglian asparagus, Jersey Royal potatoes and new season Egyptian pink garlic. Herbs & salad leaves may also be purchased from the kitchen depending upon availability.