Nigel Platts-Martin and Bruce Poole, who together run Chez Bruce and La Trompette, are behind the Glasshouse in Richmond. The chef in charge here is Daniel Mertl, who worked at Le Gavroche, the Savoy and La Trompette before joining the Glasshouse in 2010, all by the age of 27.
Here the menu is more British than the other restaurants in the Platts-Martin/Poole stable, although influences from France, Italy and Spain do seep in. There are some wonderfully complex dishes, like the assiette of pork with fillet, belly and cheeks with apple and choucroute tart. As a result the Glasshouse has been the deserved recipient of numerous awards, like a Michelin star, three AA Rosettes, and reaching number 5 in the Good Food Guide.
