THE TWO red rosette IX Restaurant at The Chester Hotel in the west end of Aberdeen is reopening after a break, due to the pandemic, of more than two years.
The IX Restaurant will be open on Thursday 2 June, Thursdays to Saturdays from 6.30pm serving an all new three course table d’hôte menu. It will also be open for Sunday lunches. Bookings are now open and can be made here.
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At the centre of the Restaurant is the theatre kitchen where diners can watch the Chester chefs at work creating fine dining dishes.
Dishes on the June menu include Scottish lamb rump with potato terrine and heritage carrots, stone bass with west coast langoustine, broccoli and sauce Americane and Caledonian crown beef fillet with mushroom ketchup and parmesan and truffle chips. Two courses or three courses are priced at £37.50 and £47.50 respectively.
Head chef Chris Gray commented: “We are serving local produce cooked to perfection in a menu which changes with the seasons. The whole team in the kitchen is looking forward to welcoming back diners, We’ve been working on the development of new dishes with a real and increased focus on local and Scottish suppliers where at all possible – local seafood, beef, pork, cheeses and soft fruits will all be stars of the show.”
The reopening follows recent news that the hotel will once again play host to the Signature Food Festival in autumn with six Michelin star guest chefs including Marcus Wareing and Ken Hom. Signature has raised more than £803k for local charities since its inception in 2017.
Stephen Gow, general manager at The Chester Hotel said: “Closing the restaurant during the last two years was the right and only decision. But the time is definitely right for us to expand our food offering again. We’ve got a young, dynamic and innovative team in the kitchen led by head chef Chris Gray which is keen to have a fine dining menu once again.”
More about the IX Restaurant can be found here.
