Toby and Sam were behind the acclaimed Cotswolds dining experience, The Scenic Supper, which opened its unique, socially distanced dining within individual glasshouses as an ingenious response to lockdown restrictions. Now onto their next adventure, they are thrilled to have launched a new dining hub, Roots + Seeds Kitchen Garden.

This unique and exciting addition to Cirencester’s dining scene is sited at The Old Kennels in Cirencester Park, offering a vibrant and bustling café and restaurant environment. Once home to the Bathurst family’s foxhound kennels and stables, the beautifully designed, light-filled space with vaulted ceilings and large windows provides 54 covers and overlooks the kitchen garden. A great feature for families, as we discovered when we went there with our kids, is the adjacent playground - keeping them and us amused as we were able to enjoy the fantastic coffee on offer and watch them navigate the climbing frames.

With sustainability at its heart, the menus showcase some of the finest Cotswolds artisan produce from within a 25-mile radius, alongside fruit and vegetables grown in the kitchen garden. With a focus on creating a sense of community, Toby and Sam use their set up for talks and workshops on how to grow your own food, welcoming local school children, volunteers and charities. “Sustainability is very much part of our overall goal,” says Toby. “We will continually strive to reduce food miles and our carbon footprint, from sourcing as much seasonal produce locally to fulfilling a long-held dream of continuing to use produce grown on-site for our restaurant.”