The pretty town with one of Britain’s cheapest Michelin-star restaurants
IF you fancy fine dining without the enormous price tag – then there’s one restaurant you should visit.
It’s tucked away in a pretty area of Buckinghamshire, in a town that was even used as the backdrop of a murder mystery TV series.
In a study, Which? found the cheapest Michelin-star restaurants across the country.
One of those is The Coach in Marlow where head chef Brad Cacela has designed a menu of two courses for £20, or three for £25 – which technically works out as a meal for £8.34 each.
The menu changes weekly – and you can book in for lunch on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Coach in Marlow is owned by celebrity chef Tom Kerridge, who opened it in 2015.
It’s been dubbed as the “younger sibling” to his famous Hand & Flowers – which was the first gastropub to ever be awarded two Michelin stars.
Sun Travel previously spoke to Robert Thorogood who wrote a TV show about the Buckinghamshire town that he calls home.
Called The Marlow Murder Club – it’s the story of four ladies who get caught up solving murders around the town.
Robert said: “I’ve set it in my hometown of Marlow because I was just trying to find somewhere iconic and beautiful, and not too big, not too small, like a Goldilocks town – it is the perfect English spot.
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“But then of course, there are downsides to that, because now all of my neighbours in the street are worried that I think they’re all murderers – which I do.”
Robert suggested heading to Tom Kerridge’s restaurants as well as the Compleat Angler and The Bounty.
Robert said: “If you can, pop into one of Tom’s restaurants. You can always get a table at The Coach, you don’t have to book either, you can just walk in. It’s absolutely top-tier, and Tom is amazing, he’s revitalised the town.”
Robert also revealed that when production takes over Marlow for a few months, the cast even find their own haunts.
He added: “I have met a number of people who kept telling me they’d seen the lead actress [Samantha Bond] in The Ship.”
And when the crew film during the summertime, they make sure to head over to the gelato shop called Amorino.
Marlow is known for sitting along the River Thames where locals go wild swimming, take their boats out and go kayaking.
And the town is home to some celebrities like Chris Evans, Ricky Gervais, ex England cricket captain Andrew Strauss and actor Tom Chambers.
Other attractions include The Rebellion Tap Yard where you can book to go on a guided tour – it even has a drive through collection point.
Every year the town holds its Pub in the Park festival at Higginson Park, which next year will be between 14-17 May.
There’s live music, top chefs, lots of food, drinks – and early bird tickets are already on sale.
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