Just outside Faversham, Firepit Restaurant at Cave centres around a bold and innovative sharing menu that draws on the delicate spices of the Far East and the powerful smoky aromas of the American West. Set within the stunning Cave Hotel, the Firepit Restaurant is a highly-regarded destination for exceptional modern plates that bend the boundaries of national cuisine.
Firepit Restaurant at Cave is atmospheric, sultry, and inviting. Think dark, warm tones throughout, extensive American walnut panelling, textured wall coverings including feature stone walls, and sumptuous bespoke furnishings. It’s a dramatic and modern setting. From glossy tables and deep buttoned banquettes to the imposing rafters and hanging light fixtures, every detail is sharply in focus. The same can be said for the Firepit Restaurant menu, which emerges as an edgy but well-informed foray into sophisticated flavour.
Devised by executive chef John Bingley, menus revolve around ambitious and exciting dishes made for sharing. Signatures from the small plates menu include voodoo shrimp with a cajun bisque, seared scallop with cauliflower and bacon jam, and tuna tartare with green olives, raisin, and coconut. Large plates at Firepit Restaurant include a selection of dry-aged stakes to share, crispy lamb with pancakes and gochujang, and woodfire chicken with buffalo sauce. Desserts are just as inventive, featuring a ‘chocolate smores volcano’ with meringue alongside reinvented classics like pannacotta with coconut, lemongrass, compressed mango and red chilli syrup.
Firepit Restaurant also offers a tasting menu, packed with all the favourites, each of them paired with the best wines and sakes. On Sundays, things kick off with pork pastrami and lobster praswn cocktail before a classic roast with all the trimmings served family style. Whether for a romantic date night, family-style lunch, or a milestone occasion, Firepit Restaurant at Cave will pull out all the stops.