The Jack O’Newbury, a restaurant and pub with rooms from chef Dom Chapman and restaurateur Nigel Sutcliffe, will open its doors in Binfield this May.
The opening of ‘The Jack’ as it will be known, follows two years of considered renovations to a former village inn transforming the site into a rural destination, complete with 80-cover dining room and terrace, 11 individually designed bedrooms and dedicated kitchen garden set within two acres of private grounds.
Having first crossed paths whilst working at The Fat Duck Group, this is the first time Dom Chapman and Nigel Sutcliffe have joined forces to launch a hospitality destination of their own.
In his early career, Dom Chapman was part of the kitchen team at Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck, before he was head chef at The Hinds Head, and then head chef of The Royal Oak Paley Street during which time the restaurant received a Michelin star.
Nigel Sutcliffe – who will oversee day to day operations at The Jack – brings three decades of experience shaping some of the Home Counties best-known hospitality venues to include The Fat Duck, where he was director, and part of the founding teams of The Crazy Bear in Stadhampton and The Oarsman in Marlow.
While the building itself has undergone significant restoration, the name remains unchanged. The Jack takes its name from Berkshire’s own John Winchcombe (aka the Jack O Newbury), the legendary 16th-century cloth merchant whose innovation and generosity made him one of England’s most celebrated textile figures.
The story of Winchcombe forms a subtle thread throughout the design, with textiles and craftsmanship inspiring the interiors.
Set within two acres of private ground, to include a wildflower meadow, The Jack will also feature a purpose-built kitchen garden supplying vegetables, herbs and edible flowers for the restaurant, and will be complete by the summer.
