Dining at the Black Lion Hotel
LATEST NEWS
We are proud to announce that the Black Lion has now been awarded 2 AA Rosettes for its food!
Our head chef Murdo Alex Macritchie and his team of chefs have worked extremely hard along with Michael and his front of house team in making the Black Lion one of the best places to dine in Suffolk.
We have 2 Restaurants at the Black Lion offering our customers a choice of 2 different styles of dining.
The Melford Bar which is a comfortable more relaxed room where you will find some familiar ‘British Classics’ re-invented using modern techniques and presentation.
The Georgian Room is our fine dining restaurant and is great for special occasions and has all the special touches you would expect find in a high end restaurant, crisp linen, silver cutlery, bone china, canapés, tasting menus etc. The one thing that you can guarantee in both restaurants is the use of top quality ingredients and immaculate execution in the cooking. Murdo Alex and his team cook food that people want to eat, the food is not over complicated and over worked and the main ingredient is the star of the show!
Book now and come and experience some great food, great service and a warm friendly welcome.
The Black Lion is delighted to announce that new head chef, Scottish born, Murdo Alex Macritchie has joined the team. Murdo, who was recently the head chef at the 3 AA rosette Wellhouse Hotel in Cornwall, is look forward to meeting and working with new suppliers and producers from the region. His new spring menus feature many interpretations of old classics, as well as some more modern and more unusual dishes which will all be made using locally sourced ingredients.
Spring dishes from the Melford Bar menu include ‘Duck Liver Parfait’, ‘Cock a Leekie’ and ‘Black Forest Arctic roll’. Dishes from the Georgian Room Menu include ‘Sea Trout with Smoked Ham Hock & Horseradish’, ‘Rabbit & Lobster with Pea Terrine, Young Carrots & Verjus’ and ‘Chocolate with Hazelnut Espuma & Pedro Ximinez Ice Cream’.
Murdo is keen to hear from East Anglian based suppliers with excellent quality produce who may be able to supply him with the best the region has to offer.
Head Chef Murdo promises a return to traditional dining room values in The Georgian Room, with crisp white table linen, canapés served with drinks, a wonderful new locally sourced menu, petit fours with coffee and attentive, discreet service.
The Melford Bar is the local destination for a relaxed, hearty meal and a pint of local ale.