A restaurant near York has unveiled its new look after a major refurbishment.
Tykes Restaurant at Sandburn Hall near Flaxton has been fully redesigned to mark its 20th anniversary.
Director James Hogg said: “Since we opened Tykes in 2005, it has established itself as one of the most popular restaurants in the York area and is much loved by locals, residents and visitors to the area.
“The restaurant has been successful for the last two decades and has a strong and loyal customer base.
“Our 20th anniversary year felt like the perfect opportunity to breathe new life into Tykes and bring it more in line with the hotel style and décor.”
The revamp includes a total refurbishment of the Tykes’ restaurant dining and bar areas by award-winning interior designer Rachel McLane.
“The restaurant has been given more of a focal point with glass partitions and sliding doors, and an extended kitchen with redesigned serving counter,” she said.
The redesign comes as Tykes’ head chef Mark Hudson unveiled a new menu of seasonal dishes with Yorkshire ingredients.
Dishes on the new a la carte menu include starters such as: a game terrine, and an artichoke & wild mushroom filo tarte.
Mains include duck breast with fondant potato, beetroot, kale, blackberry & red wine purée or a salmon supreme with lemon & dill gnocchi, courgette, pickled celeriac, crème fraiche.
And among the desserts are a pecan & dark chocolate torte, chocolate ganache, caramel choux, pecan praline or an affogato with yorvale vanilla ice cream, shot of espresso and homemade biscotti.
The new-look Tykes Restaurant also has a more environmentally friendly kitchen that has all-new electrical appliances powered by an array of 1,000 solar panels on the estate.
David Holmes, the hotel’s finance director, said: “The kitchen and solar projects will significantly reduce Sandburn Hall’s carbon footprint, as we will be using less gas and a good proportion of our electricity usage will be generated by the solar panels.”