By Angela Green, Content Executive, H&C News: Aberdeen’s IX Restaurant reopening this week.
IX Restaurant at The Chester Hotel, Aberdeen is reopening after a two year break following the pandemic. The restaurant is now set to open this coming Thursday 2 June.
At the centre of the Restaurant is the theatre kitchen where diners can watch the Chester chefs at work creating fine dining dishes.
Dishes on the June menu include Scottish lamb rump with potato terrine and heritage carrots, stone bass with west coast langoustine, broccoli and sauce Americane and Caledonian crown beef fillet with mushroom ketchup and parmesan and truffle chips.
Head chef Chris Gray says: “We are serving local produce cooked to perfection in a menu which changes with the seasons. The whole team in the kitchen is looking forward to welcoming back diners, We’ve been working on the development of new dishes with a real and increased focus on local and Scottish suppliers where at all possible – local seafood, beef, pork, cheeses and soft fruits will all be stars of the show.”
The reopening follows recent news that the hotel will once again play host to the Signature Food Festival in autumn with six Michelin star guest chefs including Marcus Wareing and Ken Hom. Signature has raised more than £803k for local charities since its inception in 2017.
Stephen Gow, general manager at The Chester Hotel reflected on the reopening saying: “Closing the restaurant during the last two years was the right and only decision. But the time is definitely right for us to expand our food offering again. We’ve got a young, dynamic and innovative team in the kitchen led by head chef Chris Gray which is keen to have a fine dining menu once again.”
