RSC ROOFTOP RESTAURANT REOPENS
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S ROOFTOP RESTAURANT REOPENS TODAY TO COINCIDE WITH THE FIRST PREVIEW OF THE COMEDY OF ERRORS AT THE NEWLY BUILT LYDIA & MANFRED GORVY GARDEN THEATRE
NEW SEASONAL SUMMER MENU FEATURES LOCAL SUPPLIERS INCLUDING WORCESTER PRODUCE AND AUBREY ALLEN BUTCHERS
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The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) Rooftop Restaurant reopens today with the launch of a new summer menu. The popular restaurant which boasts spectacular views over the Bancroft Gardens and River Avon opens to coincide with the first performance of The Comedy of Errors, which previews from tonight in the newly constructed Lydia & Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre, situated in the Swan Theatre Gardens.
In line with government guidelines, the restaurant in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre will reopen its doors with a reduced menu, available from Tuesday - Sunday.
The new summer menu, designed by Head Chef, Matthew Jennings, features a wealth of locally sourced ingredients from suppliers based in Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area, including the popular Worcester produce and Aubrey Allen butchers.
Starters include Italian Burrata with Heirloom tomatoes, red onion, capers, basil, focaccia croutons with salsa Verde, or pressed honey glazed ham hock terrine, piccalilli, melba toast with apricot puree. Main courses range from ricotta cheese, lemon and soft herb strozzapreti pasta, edamame beans, asparagus, roasted red peppers and artichokes or Bang Bang chicken – crispy battered tempura chicken fillet, sweet chilli and satay dressing, toasted sesame seeds, pancetta, herb croutons, gem lettuce with coriander. The meal can be rounded off with Strawberry Cranachan – crushed strawberries, whipped mascarpone cream, honey and oat crumble or Belgian chocolate millionaire’s shortcake served with salted caramel sauce and honeycomb. A children's menu is available for under 12s or alternatively many dishes are available in half portions. The Company also offers an array of gluten free dishes.
RSC Rooftop Restaurant Head Chef, Matthew Jennings, said: “I am truly delighted to reopen the Rooftop Restaurant to patrons coming to visit the theatre as we welcome our guests back to the RSC. I am excited to launch our brand-new summer menu, continuing to showcase the very best of locally sourced ingredients from Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding areas.”
In addition to the pre-theatre menu, the Rooftop Restaurant has introduced the RSC picnic bag, which can be pre-ordered and collected from the RST colonnade. The picnic bag includes a homemade pasta salad, a fresh fruit pot, lemon cake, homemade sausage roll, a packet of crisps, a can of still water plus a choice of red or white wine.
The Riverside Cafe is also open as a take-away service from Tuesday to Sunday from 10am, serving hot and cold drinks, homemade cakes, sandwiches, snacks and ice creams.
The Swan Cafe and Susie's Cafe Bar in The Other Place will both remain closed until further notice.
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For media enquiries please contact Bethany Arnold, RSC Media Relations Officer bethany.arnold@rsc.org.uk
The RSC pre-theatre menu is served on weekdays 11am-12pm (on matinee days only) and 4pm-5.30pm.
Saturdays: 11am-12pm, 1pm-3pm, 4pm-5.30pm
Sundays (on matinee days only): 11am-12pm and 1pm-3.30pm.
Two courses are available from £23 or three courses for £27.
The RSC picnic bag is available for £19.95 and can be pre-ordered via the RSC website.
Two courses are available from £23 or three courses for £27.
The RSC picnic bag is available for £19.95 and can be pre-ordered via the RSC website.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The Royal Shakespeare Company creates theatre at its best, made in Stratford-upon-Avon and shared around the world. We produce an inspirational artistic programme each year, setting Shakespeare in context, alongside the work of his contemporaries and today’s writers.
We have trained generations of the very best theatre makers and we continue to nurture the talent of the future. We encourage everyone to enjoy a lifelong relationship with Shakespeare and live theatre. We reach 530,000 children and young people annually through our education work, transforming their experiences in the classroom, in performance and online.
Everyone at the RSC - from actors to armourers, musicians to technicians - plays a part in creating the world you see on stage. All our productions begin life at our Stratford workshops and theatres, and we bring them to the widest possible audience through our touring, residencies, live broadcasts and online activity. So wherever you experience the RSC, you experience work made in Shakespeare’s home town.
We recognise the climate emergency and work hard to embed environmental sustainability into our operations, creative work and business practice and have made a commitment to reduce continually our Carbon Footprint. We have measures already in place from green electricity to replace energy consuming equipment with high efficiency, using low carbon equipment, and delivering programmes to raise environmental awareness across the RSC. We acknowledge that sharing our work with audiences across the world will involve travel and that we need to mitigate the impact of that on our carbon footprint.
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