Chapel House Restaurant With Rooms

Florence Nightingale was once a frequent house guest at this former dower house to Atherstone Hall, whose owners funded her trip to the Crimea. Now a peaceful restaurant with rooms tucked away in a secretive walled garden on the market square, Chapel House offers heaps of period character in its handsome Georgian dining room, to go with classic French-influenced cooking tweaked for contemporary tastes. Pan-fried king scallops in tomato and fines herbes sauce served in a brioche bun is a typical starter, then local ingredients get a fair crack of the whip in dishes such as Grendon lamb au porto, or pheasant baked in streaky Tamworth bacon with creamy mushroom sauce. Rounding off an appealing menu are desserts such as Slovakian-style pear, poached in white wine and teamed with brandied cream, walnuts and hot port wine sauce.