The General Tarleton’s new owners have given the restaurant, bar and hotel a major £500,000 refurbishment.
Father and daughter team Jonathan and Sarah Morris took on the venue earlier this year and have just reopened after months of work.
The family took on the business after the previous owners, Suzanne and John Topham, put it into voluntary liquidation in September 2020.
General Tarleton, which is in Ferrensby, near Knaresborough, has built up a good reputation for fine dining over the last couple of decades.
Ralph’s is the new fine dining restaurant side of the General Tarleton. It serves up a seven course tasting menu for £55 per person.
The new owners want to keep that reputation going but have also expanded the offering with a more informal and accessible menu for the bar and Sunday lunch menu.
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Sarah Morris, a general manager and one of the owners, told the Stray Ferret:
“We want to make sure that this is a real destination for people. Hopefully people will see the effort we have not only put into the building but also the new menus.
“You are still getting the tip top in terms of produce but it is more accessible, more casual. We still have the fine dining, which is what we have worked very hard on.
“The reputation of the General Tarleton is why we wanted to jump at the opportunity. We plan to not just maintain that reputation but also to improve upon it.”
Not only have they given the bar and restaurant a new lease of life, but they have upgraded the rooms and added a further two so there are now 15 hotel rooms in total.
Jonathan Morris, who has overseen the refurbishment and is one of the owners, also said:
“We took on the business in January and when we saw the coronavirus roadmap, our target was to open for indoor dining.
“It has taken a lot of work and a lot of money. At one time we had around 20 contractors here. But the results speak for themselves.
“We have got a good team. The attention to detail is second to none so I am confident we can build on the great reputation of the General Tarleton.”
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