Little Chef Popham is amongst the UK’s top eateries

We are celebrating the inclusion of our Popham restaurant in the prestigious Good Food Guide 2010.

At the end of 2008 we worked with Michelin-starred chef Heston Blumenthal to revamp Popham as part of the Channel Four series Big Chef Takes on Little Chef.

Popham has been a huge hit with loyal, existing and new Little Chef customers and, as a result, has been included in The Good Food Guide 2010 (published September 8th 2009).

Inspectors for the Guide were impressed by the cooking of dishes like braised ox cheeks and Hereford steak and Abbot ale pie at the Popham eaterie and awarded it a cooking score of two out of ten*, comparable to a good quality gastropub.

Elizabeth Carter, editor of The Good Food Guide, said: “The minute I walked in I knew it belonged in The Guide – it was so welcoming, vibrant and had a real buzz. I’m confident other diners will think so too.”

Ian Pegler, Chief Executive of Little Chef, said: “The inclusion of Little Chef in the Good Food Guide is truly ground breaking for both Little Chef and for the sector in which we operate. Heston’s input and commitment to Little Chef has been invaluable, and inclusion in the guide is testament to that. The delivery of his concept by our staff is truly amazing and they are to feel justly proud of themselves. I know Heston will feel the same, as his personal interaction with them was very influential.

“We are committed to ensuring that every customer, at every Little Chef restaurant, enjoys a quality experience at every level, from the food and service to value for money and will be continuing to develop at pace. Our entry now gives us even more to build on for the future. We will be striving to see our York and Kettering restaurants joining Popham in the 2010 Good Food Guide.”

Heston Blumenthal said: “I am overjoyed with this news. Inclusion in The Good Food Guide is a great barometer of success and it’s fantastic news for Little Chef Popham to be recognised by such an established British food guide.”

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