Restaurant Severn

Now Ironbridge has food to match the views

 

Eric Bruce Eric is a Cockney sparrow, born in Upton Park in the heart of London's East End.   At 14 years old he joined Trust House Hotels as an apprentice Chef and stayed with them twelve years culminating with four years at the famous Café Royal Regent Street, where he was responsible for the Michelin starred Royal grill.   Following this Eric held executive chef positions at the Kensington Palace hotel London, The Tower Thistle hotel London and the five star De Vere Royal Bath Hotel Bournemouth. After seven years at the Royal Bath he transferred to the De Vere Belfry golf resort Sutton Coldfield Birmingham. During his nine years in charge of the kitchens at The Belfry Eric catered for numerous celebrities and golf tournaments including The Ryder Cup, Benson and Hedges and English open.     Beb Bruce Beb served her aprentership with G.E.C. limited in Rugby and her time with G.E.C. culminated in her becoming head chef there responsible for 2000 daily meals for staff and directors.   She studied advanced pastry at Birmingham College of Food before going into education, becoming senior pastry lecturer at Rugby and Henley colleges of food.   Following twelve years in education she joined Eric at The Belfry as head pastry chef, responsible for the desserts in five public restaurant and 21 function suites.   Eric loves competing and over the years has accumulated over 60 trophies in catering competitions, and now judges at national and international levels.   Restaurant Severn is their second venture; their first was the Navigation Inn and Warehouse restaurant Maesbury Marsh Oswestry where they achieved two rosettes for food quality and four red diamonds for accommodation. Credits in the A.A. Best of Restaurant Guide, Timeout, and The best of British accommodation guide, along with a five star review in The Shropshire Star.   They sold The Navigation in 2004.     Our Produce and Suppliers Wherever possible we use local or regional suppliers, we also use our own produce in season, grown organically on our small holding locally.   Items we grow include asparagus, soft fruit and berries, summer salad crops, root vegetables, herbs, and orchard fruits. Our local suppliers include M & J Seafood’s from Smethwick (our Branch manager lives in Shrewsbury) who we use for all our fresh fish, shellfish, seafood and some poultry, they give us six day a week delivery and are always looking for the best of the days catch and try particularly hard to promote sustainable fish varieties. Willo Farm – Bishops castle, top quality traceable game products. A Ryan and Son, Much Wenlock for all our pork products and free range chickens, The constant queue outside Paddy’s shop from dawn to dusk is its own testimonial to the quality of this traditional family butcher.