Kinsbrook Vineyard opens evening restaurant

West Sussex vineyard Kinsbrook has confirmed the opening of its restaurant on Friday and Saturday evenings, starting today (9 August).

Following an eight-month application process, Kinsbrook was granted consent to extend its evening hours by Horsham District Council on 22 July. 

Visitors can expect seasonal dishes made with local produce in a rural vineyard setting. The restaurant can accommodate up to 45 covers inside and an additional 30 outdoors, open 6pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays. 

The evening menu at Kinsbrook

Head chef Jackson Heron, previously of 64 degrees Brighton and Heritage, has curated a menu that showcases contemporary cuisine with a focus on seasonal produce and innovative flavours. It features small, carefully curated plates that will change on a regular basis, depending on what's available and in season.

"This license has been a long time coming and we can't wait to finally open for dinners," says Heron. "We now have a great team in place and running a dinner service will give us the opportunity to showcase the very best we can offer our guests, building on our existing lunch service and putting specials on the menu just for dinner."

As well as the a la carte menu in the restaurant, Kinsbrook's outdoor space, 'The Patio', is walk-in only, offering handmade artisan pizzas and a wide selection of wines, cocktails and beers on tap – including Kinsbrook's new own-brand lager, created in collaboration with Sussex brewery, 360 Brewing. 

Rebecca Dancer, co-founder of Kinsbrook, comments: "We're absolutely ecstatic that Kinsbrook has been granted the license to run a weekend dinner service. This feels like a really significant milestone for both of us and for the wider Horsham district; it's amazing to have the English wine industry and Sussex wine tourism recognised by the local council as an important player in the UK economy. We already know that the UK is producing some wines that are able to stand up against any on a world stage, but this approval is a big step in aligning us with the global trend of experiential wine tourism."

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