Old restaurants

The Michelin starred Star Inn at Harome, North Yorkshire dates to the 14th century. Been there a couple of times.

The 200 year old English Market in Cork has, apparently, always had an eatery on the first floor - currently the lovely Farmgate Cafe. We had lunch there in 2008.

The Mermaid Inn in Rye, East Sussex, was originally built in 1156 but the current building dates to 1420. We had dinner there in 2020, just after the first Covid lockdown was lifted.

When we ate at the Lords of the Manor Hotel, in Upper Slaughter, in 2013, the restaurant held a Michelin star. Which was proof that holding a star is not a guarantee of getting a good dinner. Food wasnt great, service really poor. But we were eating it in a room dating back to 1649

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