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Guided by our philosophy — fresh look, new menu, same passion — this next chapter brings together everything our guests already love, with thoughtful enhancements designed to make every visit even more memorable.
And after 3 happy years on Staple Hill, we have embarked on our next adventure and your next Forge, The Forge & Pheasant, in the most opulent of homes on Hartham Park Estate, an exquisite Georgian Mansion set within fifty acres of Cotswold Parkland, 15 minutes from Bath in leafy Wiltshire.
Posted: July 23. Fresh is best and lucky for us that our corner of the West Country offers brilliant, independent, and creative makers, growers, and producers and many of the very best are featured throughout our menus. One of our many Forges goals was to keep our carbon footprint low, and another was to support our community. So, take a West Country tour with us around our epic food map. Way before we opened, we wanted to work with Buxton Butchers, inspired by the story of Nigel Buxton part of a continual blood line of butchers since 1890. His Great
Posted: April 23. It all started with the old Red Lion pub, the catalyst and inspiration for so many ideas for this incredible space, some crazier than others but all we hope will add colour and smiles to our Forge & Fern. Here’s a round-up of what’s happening at 76 Broad Street. Once the pub had been purchased and we had the opportunity to work alongside the property development team, we then had to plan and design exactly what we wanted the space to be. We knew we would keep the existing space operating with a restaurant setup but there
Posted: May 23. Whilst Bristol is pretty much our specialist subject, when we were working in and around Staple Hill we were excited to discover an area of Bristol we knew so little about but offered so much. The architecture of Staple Hill being largely made up of Victorian properties with embellished roof ridges and eaves with archetypal Bristol brickwork decorating the streets felt like home. The high-street with an array of excellent bustling independent shops including butchers, grocers, ironmongers, sweetshops, pet shops, bakers, cobblers, eco shops and a variety of eateries all welcomed us with open arms – for
Posted: Jan 22. As you probably already know by now, we are The Forges – working alongside a team of property developers, we’ve now channelled our passion for food and design into running Café Bars & Restaurants across Bristol. We knew this was a huge project to take on, especially being our first, but when the opportunity arose to take over this venue, we knew we would find a way to make it work. Our first venture is based in Staple Hill; a busy Bristol suburb with the community at its very heart. It’s a vibrant and busy area with
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