Eating & Drinking

From its birth in the Roman times, and throughout its prime Georgian years, the city of Bath has always been a leading centre of hospitality. Today it is still offering the perfect welcome... especially to food lovers.

There is a great range of restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars in Bath. From sophisticated dining at Michelin star award winning restaurants, afternoon tea at the beautiful Pump Room or a leisurely lunch in a bistro café or pub - there is such a wide selection of ways to enjoy Bath's cuisine, it is sometimes difficult to know where to start!

The Bertinet Kitchen is a purpose-built cookery school in the centre of beautiful and historic Bath. Owned and run by French chef and baker, Richard Bertinet, The Bertinet Kitchen offers a range of relaxed and fun demonstrations and hands-on classes and longer courses for food lovers of all abilities. The opening programme includes sessions focusing on delicious seasonal ingredients including wild salmon and locally picked traditional apple varieties, regional menus featuring Provencal cooking, flavours from Italy, Sushi and a Mexican Fiesta and skills classes to improve your techniques in the kitchen.

The school runs a hugely popular two-part bread course, based on Richard's new book Dough. Exploding the myth that baking bread must be a daunting and time-consuming task, Richard shows how having a quick and easy bread baking in the oven while dinner is cooking just as natural part of preparing the meal as opening a bottle of wine.

The Bertinet Kitchen also offers classes run by local and nationally known guest chefs.

Bath Wine School offers a unique programme for corporate entertainment. Relax, appreciate and absorb with a master of wine. Owned and run by James John, one of only 250 Masters of Wine in the world, Bath Wine School offers a range of Tutored Dinners. Groups of 12 to 35 people are able to share excellent food whilst exploring some of the world’s best and most interesting wines under the guidance of a Master of Wine.