As the Thames diverts from its usual easterly current and plunges south into the Royal County of Berkshire, it meets the historic market town of Maidenhead. Home to the oldest football stadium in the United Kingdom, the seat of former prime minister Theresa May, thousands of families, and plenty of places to eat; Maidenhead restaurants are definitely not to be ignored in that list.
The first thing to be said of restaurants in Maidenhead, is that a certain suburb of the town has quite possibly the most remarkable relationship with Michelin stars, having earned a veritable constellation of them. We are, of course, talking about Bray. Famous for your Roux brothers, your Blumenthals, and your Caldesis, enthusiasts and fanatics of fine cuisine are in remarkable hands here. Only a 33-minute walk or an eight-minute drive from the town centre, this is an experience to be grasped with both hands.
Of course, there are gastronomic experiences of similar quality that are closer to a 10-minute walk, rather than a 30-minute one, from the town centre. Dining in Maidenhead can be found on the riverfront, or in the slap-bang middle of the town. Some familiar names are to be found here too, it’s not all Bray.
Cheaper eats are dotted throughout, consisting of cafes, gastropubs, and chain restaurants. For the family, going for dinner in Maidenhead is no difficult feat. There are plenty of restaurants serving Indian, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, and French cuisine, meaning no craving nor hankering is left to neglect, the whole family can be pleased. There’s a particular flowering of excellent Turkish restaurants that are well worth taking a look into.
Places to eat in Maidenhead are colourful, varied, and in exceedingly high density of quality for a town, of which isn’t small, but isn’t big. To live in Maidenhead is to be able to boast of your culinary options, or just quietly enjoy that a wealth of options are on your doorstep.