TV
chef Tony Tobin takes over at
The Dining Room
If
you you're already a fan of
Tobin's you may be wondering
what all this is about. Surely,
Tobin is already the Head Chef
at The Dining Room, the destination
restaurant in Reigate, not
far from Gatwick International
Airport? Well, yes, but
the restaurant was owned by
someone else. Now Tobin, who
was a former head chef to Nico
Ladenis, and who has risen
to fame through appearances
on Ready, Steady, Cook and
the Carlton Food Channel -
is to re-launch the restaurant
as chef-patron under his own
name.
The redesigned restaurant is now called Tony
Tobin @ The Dining Room and
it will offer modern British food, enhanced with the addition of subtle flavours
from across the world. The wine list will feature a range from around the
world, with plenty of New World influence, including a special reserve list
compiled mainly of fine French and Italian wines. The service style will be
personal and attentive.
Tony
Tobin @ The Dining Room' has
been made possible thanks
to the backing of Peter Wood
- the insurance legend who
rose to fame in the 1990s
after founding
Direct Line. Peter Wood discovered Tobin's cooking by chance in 2001
and enjoyed it enough to help fund this joint venture a year later.
Tony Tobin told Dine Online: "The menu will use British food as the building
blocks for dishes which will be given a more exciting edge with hints of
flavours usually found in continental dishes.
"
We intend to offer people all the benefits of a top London restaurant - excellent
food and quality service - in a wonderful environment that is free of the
pressures of the capital." But let the menus speak for themselves...
Tony
Tobin @The Dining Room, 59a High
Street, Reigate, Surrey, RH2
9AE
Tel: 01737 226650
Set
menu 2
courses £18.95
Starters
Salad of black pudding,
shredded apple & watercress.
Courgette flowers stuffed
with preserved black beans,
tiger prawns & spring
onion.
Warm Spanish tortilla, guacamole, mustard leaf salad.
Yellowfin tuna sushi, pickled ginger, wasabi mayonnaise.
Jellied ham hock terrine, celeriac remouli
Mediterranean fish soup, garlic croutons and Aioli.
Mains
Crispy aromatic duck, pineapple chutney, mustard mash.
Chicken breast stuffed with chicken livers, parma ham,
chick peas with pickled red cabbage.
Tagine of lamb and apricots, cracked wheat, lemon & mint chermoulah.
Lemon peppered salmon, roasted fennel, dill mayonnaise.
Seared parrotfish, miso & seaweed broth.
Char-grilled rib-eye, fried baby potatoes, mustard & horseradish dressing.
Desserts £6.50
Bramley apple doughnuts, cinnamon ice cream.
Dark chocolate & date terrine, vanilla short bread biscuits.
Rhubarb & ginger crumble, passion fruit ice cream.
Mango & kaffir lime parfait, sesame brittle.
Cherry bakewell tart, warm cherry compote, softly whipped cream.
Pecan pie with peanut butter ice cream.
Selection of fine cheese.
Coffee & Petit fours £3.00
À la
Carte menu
Starters £7.50
Szechuan peppered foie gras, spiced plum chutney, saffron brioche.
Seared scallops, Thai spiced crab cake, chilli drizzle.
Goats cheese terrine, pickled baby peppers, sage & walnut pesto.
Crab, straw mushroom, scallion spring rolls, galangal syrup.
Seared kangaroo salad, crushed peanuts, crispy garlic & shallots.
Chick pea falafel, fenugreek salad, tahini dressing.
Mains £16.50
Char-grilled beef fillet, crushed Jerusalem artichokes, morel & truffle froth.
Moroccan spiced loin of lamb, sweet potato fondant, preserved orange cous cous.
Wild peppered, duck breast, gooseberry relish, sweet pepper purée.
Roasted seabass, sticky coconut rice, curried aubergine purée.
Steamed turbot, pickled carrots, coriander papardelle.
Monkfish "osso bucco" with choi sum, caviar butter.
Side Orders £2.75
Olive oil mash with pecorino;
Dressed mixed leaves.
Creamed broad beans, sage & prosciutto.
French fries;
Roasted butternut squash, Moroccan butter.
Coffee & Petit fours £3.00
Lunch
Menu
Starters £4.50
Roquefort & baby leek tartlet,
cherry tomato relish.
Mediterranean fish soup with
croutons & Aioli.
Terrine of belly pork, rabbit & sauerkraut.
Mains £8.50
Crispy aromatic duck, pineapple chutney, mustard mash.
Haddock & chorizo pastie, minted pea purée, parsley oil.
Char-grilled chicken, prosciutto & gruyere on toasted cornbread, chilli
mayo.
Desserts £3.50 change daily
***
Tony
Tobin @ The
Dining Room, 59a High Street,
Reigate, Surrey, RH2 9AE
Tel: 01737 226650
