News
May 2023
Ready for Garden Season, our Summer Spritz menu is the perfect sunshine accompaniment .
With Rosemary & Thyme Spritz, Cucumber & Mint, Aperol and a non- alcoholic Basil Smash
April 2023
Bank Holiday Sunshine
d’Arrys making the most of Bank Holiday Sunshine
March 2023
National Pie Week
February 2023
January 2023
2022 Picture round up
December 2022
November 2022
In November we had our pre-Christmas GM meeting followed by a social out in London. We went to Birdies in Angel where some of us where much better at golf than others!
October 2022
The Quay Street Whalers came to play at the Jolly Sailor. The band is made up of people from Orford village and the whole village gets involved
Singing traditional sea shanties we had a full house. Take a look at our instagram for when they’re next playing
September 2022
Chester came to visit!
We have a huge passion for D’arenberg wine so were obviously very excited when Chester cam over from Australia to visit
At an event very kindly hosted by Enotria at SIX in Cambridge our senior team got to spend some time with Chester, learning all about the wine making, stories behind the wine and the different grape varieties
We’ve started to share one of the wine stories a week, take a look at our socials for this weeks wine
August 2022
This summer we added dog ice cream to all of our menus, as you can see it’s a real hit with our four legged friends!
August brought alot of specials competitions, from vegan starters, desserts & seafood
Rusty Gun Pig Fest
July 2022
This July we took the keys to a brand new site – The Jolly Sailor in Orford.
With 4 boutique bedrooms, a beautiful garden and orchard as well and an interior full of character and charm. This pub has been here since the 17th century and we’re so proud to be part of its history.
Whether you’re visiting via the water, we’re a stone throw from the quay or escaping the countryside the Jolly Sailor is full of charm and history. Bob our Head Chef has been working hard on a fresh seasonal menu making the most of all of the wonderful produce Suffolk has to offer.
July saw us opening with a roaring start, and once the team have found their feet we can’t wait to show you what we can do!
June 2022
There was lots to celebrate in June! All of the pubs got behind jubilee with some super creative dessert specials, live music and tributes to the queen
The Wellington also participated in the Welwyn Oscars where the team were nominated for an award for their free meals for school children during lockdown
Unfortunately we didn’t win but were beaten by a worthy cause! Congrats to team Tesco!
May 2022
Alot of things happening this month as we get ready for a busy summer season!
We’re very proud to say The Wellington has maintained their 5 star AA rating and 1 rosette status – Congrats team!
This month we also hosted another Masterclass. This time on Bread. Kristof the Head Chef from Stolen taught our CDP’s all about pizza dough, bread & bagels!
April 2022
Fish Masterclass
This month our training focus for the kitchen teams was all things fish! Jack our kitchen leader taught the teams all about how to look after, prepare & cook fresh fish & shellfish. We learnt how to fillet seabass & plaice, break down a whole salmon and prepare scallops
Keep your eyes peeled for delicious fish dishes on a specials menus near you soon
New Summer drinks list
Our new summer drinks list has gone live! With plenty of exciting non-alcoholic options & some summer special wines
March 2022
Speed Training At The Cross Keys
The Cross Keys Team Relay Racing Ready For Outside Service.
February 2022
Old Cannon Cook Off
Cook Off At The Old Cannon Launching Friday 18th Feb 2022.
Team Wine Tasting
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Our team spent the day Wine Tasting and gaining their level 1 WSET Qualification. A massive thank you to our brilliant supplier Entoria & Co for making this happen.
Team Achievements
A huge congratulations to Kenza on being promoted to Deputy Manager at The Cross Keys.
Congratulations to our new Social Media Champions Of The Month: Laurence, Jordan, Barnaby and Kenza.
Employee Update & Training Opportunities
Thanks to Hit Training, we are now offering apprenticeships schemes across our 7 sites that some of out team are currently undertaking which are:
Lvl 4 Senior Culinary Chef, Lvl 5 Operations Manager, Lvl 4 Hospitality Supervisor, Lvl 2 Commis Chef and Lvl 4 Brewer.
We are proud to sign up to be a disability confident committed employer.
Menu Training: Stolen Cambridge
Menu Training at Stolen Cambridge ready for their new menu launch on Wednesday 16th Feb 2022.
January 2022
Monday Morning Meeting: Food Fayre
The team had a productive Monday morning meeting by conducting some market research of the Vegan and Vegetarian options that we are thinking to introduce to our new menu change.
December 2021
Christmas Party
Ending December with a well deserved Team Christmas Party.
November 2021
Christmas Cocktails
Deputies Day Out
In November all our deputes went to The Old Cannon to see how all our beers are made
Old Cannon Beer’s Ready To Be Delivered
Our Team learning all about how to pour the perfect pint
October 2021
Butchery Masterclass
In October all of our Chef De Partie’s got together for a Butchery Masterclass. Together they learnt how to trim, roll and cut all of our steaks.
Cocktail Crazy
Cranberry Daiquiri Coming To The Menu Soon!
Laurence & His Lychee Colada
Aaron <3 Bloody Mary’s On A Sunday
September 2021
Head Chefs Day Out
In September our Head Chefs went on a day out around London, learning about different products and cuts of meat at Borough Market then ended the day with some competitive axe throwing. If Innventure did boybands…
General Manager Trip
This year our General Managers went to Enotria’s September Showcase as part of our day out. Ending the day (after sampling a few wines) at Flight Club – some had better aim than others!
Bullseye!