Next month, the team behind Notting Hill mainstay Gold opens Tower House, a striking all-day riverside bar and eatery in one of Richmond’s most recognisable landmarks: the19th-century clocktower at 11 Bridge Street, on a bend of the Thames.
Once a private residence inspired by Osborne House – Queen Victoria’s former hideaway on the coast of the Isle of Wight – the carefully restored building is being revived as a modern Mediterranean restaurant overseen by executive chef Theo Hill.
Inside, a mix of heirloom collectables and crafted objects reflect the building’s layered past, while the glass-walled dining room and elevated garden terrace open out onto views of Richmond and Twickenham bridges. A central open kitchen anchors the space, giving diners a view of the chefs at work, while the bar and terrace are intended as standalone spaces for wine or cocktails.
In the kitchen, Hill – who also oversees the menus at Gold – continues to showcase his unpretentious, seasonal approach to open-fire cooking. And while most of the menu is still firmly under wraps, chargrilled vegetables, hand-rolled pasta and seafood dishes like whole roasted turbot will feature heavily.
“We simply wish to show as much consideration as we possibly can towards the best produce available,” Hill said in a statement. “The aim is always to cook with fire in an unforced and harmonious way, which allows the ingredients to speak for themselves.”
Tower House opens to walk-ins in November, with bookings from December 1.
