Our Preferred Suppliers
While we may not offer overnight accommodation, we can recommend an extremely comfortable local B&B, just three miles from The Hare, in the local village of Lambourn. Dormer House is located down a quiet lane surrounded by farmland and wonderful views over the Berkshire Downs. Bedrooms are light and fresh with views either over the garden or the surrounding countryside. A double and twin room are available, both with en-suite bathrooms and communal lounge. There is also ample parking. For more details visit www.dormer-house.co.uk or call 01488 73327
Wherever possible, we try to source local produce for our kitchens. Conscious that many fine dining establishments make similar claims we thought we would shine a spotlight on some of our long-standing suppliers.
Most of our meat comes from local Lambourn butcher, Neil Richards. Neil has been operating his butcher’s shop since 2000 and has worked as a butcher in the village for 26 years. He sources from around the local area. For example, his fillet and sirloin, other than his Inverary Scottish beef, comes from Appleton, Oxfordshire, his racks of lamb from Witney, Oxfordshire and his bacon from Bromham in Wiltshire.
The only meat not sourced from Neil is succulent pork which comes from Kelmscott Country Pork in West Oxfordshire. Formed in 2001, by Kelmscott farmer, Christopher Maughan the pork is aimed at a discerning palate. Christopher knows exactly where the pig comes from, how it is treated and prepared.
Our free range eggs are sourced from Beechwood Farm in Hampstead Norreys. Traditional family farmer, Nathan Rice is dedicated to supplying high quality eggs from small flocks where the hens roam happily in pasture and woodland from dawn to dusk and are fed on a high quality cereal based diet.
Meanwhile our mushrooms are supplied by Dewi Williams at Marlborough Mushrooms, specialist growers of Shiitake and Oyster mushrooms. Their oriental mushrooms, grown using revolutionary new techniques, have been winning plaudits from some of the country’s top chefs for their consistency in volume, appearance and flavour.
Our new wine supplier is Hallgarten Druitt, one of the historic names in the UK wine trade with over 70 years experience. Its wine list boasts over 1,000 different wines from around 80 of the world’s best winemakers. In 2010, for the second successive year, it was named Best UK On- Trade Distributor by Wine Business Solutions. Hallgarten Druitt was European Wine Merchant of the Year in 2010 in the Sommelier Wine Awards. It was also awarded the International Wine Spirit Competition Trophy Winner for Outstanding Wine Portfolio in 2008, 2005 and 2000.
