Credit score: James Moyle
Chef Adam Fisher Brings Elevated, Seasonal Delicacies to a New Gastropub and Wonderful Eating Enterprise
The Third Monkey, an independently-owned gastropub and tremendous eating restaurant, is ready to open its doorways in Farnham in mid-July. Underneath the artistic route of Govt Chef Adam Fisher, the restaurant will provide an formidable, hyper-seasonal menu that mixes elevated simplicity with a robust dedication to sustainability, zero waste practices, and the best regionally sourced British produce.
Adam Fisher, born in Ascot, brings a wealth of expertise and artistic aptitude to The Third Monkey. At simply 34, he has already made an affect within the culinary world, having skilled beneath Adam Smith at Coworth Park, served as Head Chef at Pennyhill Park Resort, and labored with the German Embassy in Belgrave. A two-time finalist within the Metropolis & Guilds Nationwide Chef of the Yr competitors, Adam is thought for his highly effective, flavour-forward cooking and meticulous method to reimagining basic dishes, which he has dropped at The Third Monkey.
Chef Adam Fisher, Credit score: James Moyle
The opening menu showcases this ethos with a curated choice of refined British dishes. Small plates characteristic artistic expressions comparable to Cornish crab crumpet with brown crab mayonnaise and lemon verbena, Surrey beef tartare with beef dripping confit egg yolk, and Chalk Stream trout marinated in kombu with wasabi, kohlrabi and apple. Bigger plates proceed this narrative with standout dishes just like the 50-day dry-aged Surrey Farm ribeye with BBQ maitake, bone marrow bordelaise and beef dripping pressed potato, butter poached smoked halibut with curried mussel velouté and crispy hen’s egg, and BBQ Iberico pork loin served alongside confit stomach and Mangalitza black pudding croquette. Classics are redefined by choices just like the Devonshire duck burger with Tunworth cheese and girolles, or a wealthy beef tongue and cheek pie served with mash and Guinness gravy.
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For these sharing, choices embrace a entire roast rooster served with crispy wings, a thigh pie and roast rooster hollandaise, a 900g T-bone steak with pulled brief rib and bone marrow gravy, and entire baked lemon sole with brown shrimp and caper butter.
A sturdy plant-based providing ensures all friends are catered for, with considerate dishes comparable to wood-roasted stuffed courgette flower, aubergine schnitzel with tomato and onion chutney, and a Third Monkey plant-based burger with Cheez and hand-cut fries. Seasonal salads, tempura sprouting broccoli with lotus root crisps and Goma dressing, and creamy avocado-dressed Isle of Wight tomatoes spherical out a menu that balances indulgence with integrity.
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Puddings vary from the indulgent to the nostalgic. Monkey sticky toffee pudding with spiced rum and raisin, ‘baked Alaska’ ice cream, chocolate mousse with cocoa nib nougatine and malted koji ice cream, strawberry and cream millefeuille with Pimm’s sorbet, and a passionfruit brulée tart with raspberry provide diners a memorable finish to the meal. Plant-based desserts are equally thought-about, with choices such because the darkish chocolate delice with raspberry sorbet and a strawberry and cream tart with Pimm’s sorbet.
Credit score: James Moyle
The bar at The Third Monkey is greater than only a place to get pleasure from a drink – it’s a central a part of the expertise. The bottom flooring gastropub serves a curated choice of craft beers, premium spirits, and a wine record that highlights each native and worldwide producers. Upstairs, the cocktail bar gives a extra elevated expertise, with a seasonally altering menu of revolutionary, expertly crafted cocktails that pair seamlessly with the restaurant’s meals providing. On weekends, the first-floor house transforms right into a vibrant but intimate late-night venue, with DJs taking part in units making a social ambiance that carries by to the rooftop terrace in the course of the summer season months.
Credit score: James Moyle
Common Supervisor Charlie Francis states ‘with The Third Monkey, we needed to create greater than only a place to eat or drink – we’ve constructed a vacation spot. The bottom flooring is a vibrant gastropub and bar that’s relaxed and welcoming, whereas upstairs gives one thing sudden for the realm: an architecturally hanging restaurant, a seasonal cocktail bar, and a roof terrace with weekend DJs making a laid-back, late-night ambiance. It’s an area the place elevated eating, nice drinks, and music all come collectively beneath one roof!’
Situated within the coronary heart of Farnham, The Third Monkey opens mid-July, representing a first-of-its-kind idea for the realm. With an on-site butchery, shut relationships with native farmers, and a kitchen led by one of many UK’s most promising skills, The Third Monkey is poised to set a brand new customary for British eating within the area.
