The Royal Foresters is a pub, restaurant and hotel in Ascot, owned by Oakman Inns, a family owned group with 25 venues. It purchased the Royal Foresters in 2016 and began a modernisation programme soon after, which saw the construction of a modern, stylish restaurant attached to the sympathetically restored Victorian bar.
“Our menu draws inspiration from Mediterranean cuisine, we try to keep things simple but with big flavours. We're open from half seven in the morning to eleven at night, 365 days a year. Picking the right equipment is vital, we've got to know it can work at our pace.“ Says Ross Pike, Chef Director.
“Consistency of results is fundamental,“ says Ross. “We work out all the variables of our menu in our development kitchen first. Once we’ve got it locked down, we can make accurate estimates of the costings – from staff time to energy use, which makes planning a lot simpler.“
Oakman Inns has RATIONAL SelfCookingCenter® appliances in every one of its venues. Since the Royal Foresters was being designed as Oakman's flagship venue, Ross wanted to ensure it had the best equipment available.
“Adding a RATIONAL VarioCookingCenter® just seemed like an obvious choice.“