Acres

Whether you're planning a celebratory meal or a family get together, our stylish and intimate private dining space provides the perfect backdrop for any special occasion. Our passionate team of chefs utilizes the very best seasonal ingredients when curating the menu for our experiences and private dining. Contact us to plan your event, and stay tuned to our What's On page for upcoming experiences at Acres.

Open hours

Acres Experience: Sunday Lunch with Jazz

Sunday: 12pm — 4pm

A sunny dining room with wood floors, floral wallpaper, and a velvet green benchA sunny dining room with wood floors, floral wallpaper, and a velvet green bench

Locally grown

Ashridge House champions high quality meat, fruit and vegetables that are sourced in season from local farmers. We harvest ingredients from our very own herb and vegetable garden, grown on site and lovingly tended to by our gardening team. We also provide all of our chefs with sustainable food training.

A person tends to plants and herbs in a greenhouseA person tends to plants and herbs in a greenhouse

Head Chef, Paul Patterson

Overseeing a team of 27 chefs, our Head Chef Paul Patterson runs a sustainable, creative kitchen where 95% of our suppliers are within a 50 mile radius.

"Working with seasonal products and buying locally is to be true to my craft, and true to my trade. We talk to our suppliers to see what is in season, and from this information, we piece our menus together. This cannot be done too far ahead as you never know what the suppliers will be able to offer you. We have a wide range of origins and cultures of staff in the kitchen. To set our menus we interact and get the team excited, then the box opens, and our ideas start flowing."

A chef in a white jacket stands comfortably in the kitchen with his arms crossedA chef in a white jacket stands comfortably in the kitchen with his arms crossed