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Introducing our new restaurant for the 2025 season
The Cowshed by Homewood offers an exclusive, Mediterranean-inspired VIP dining experience where the art of cooking over fire takes centre stage. Here, feasting is more than a meal—it’s a celebration of flavour, craftsmanship, and the finest local ingredients.
The experience begins with generous sharing platters, brimming with hand-selected produce that showcases the best of Somerset. As the evening unfolds, the Somerset grill takes over, expertly flame-searing and smoking locally sourced meats to perfection, enhancing their rich, natural flavours.
Small plates take inspiration from Homewood’s very own No-Dig Kitchen Garden, bringing vibrant, homegrown ingredients to the table. To elevate every bite, a carefully curated selection of wines from distinguished partners offers the perfect pairing, ensuring a truly unforgettable dining experience under the open sky.
Opera & Picnic Prom menu
Three-course Dinner, £65pp
o A glass of Taittinger Champagne
Starters
Sharing platters, brimming with hand-selected produce that showcases the best of Somerset
o Iford Manor sourdough & focaccia, oils & humous
o Homewood No-Dig garden tomato, burrata
o Chorizo parrilla
o Maple-glazed ChalkStream trout
Mains
Watch Homewood chefs expertly flame-searing and smoking locally sourced meats to perfection, enhancing their rich, natural flavours. Small plates take inspiration from Homewood’s very own No-Dig kitchen garden, bringing vibrant, homegrown ingredients to the table.
o Lemon & thyme chicken, rosemary salt
o Leg of Cypriot lamb, feta, olives, beans, oregano, redcurrant jelly
o Beef blade, thyme & rosemary crust, bacon jam, thyme jus
o Branzino courgette, olives, caponata vegetables, roasted red pepper tapenade sauce
o Grilled sea bass branzino, olive, lemon, olive oil
All the above dishes come with sharing bowls of Olio No-Dig vegetables & potatoes, panzanella & salsa verde.
Desserts
o Raspberry Eton mess, honeycomb, passion fruit & mango sauce
o English trifle, custard & cream, raspberry sponge
o Somerset cheeseboard
Baroque Double Bill menu
Sunday 17 August
Champagne Afternoon Tea, £45pp
o A glass of Taittinger Champagne
o White chocolate and raspberry & plain scones served with strawberry jam and Dorset clotted cream
o Strawberry & basil trifle slice | Carrot & cinnamon cake, cream cheese frosting | Mango cheesecake, passion fruit glaze
o Smoked salmon & cucumber sandwich | Roast ham & mustard sandwich | Warm thyme & apricot sausage roll
Wine list
A carefully curated selection of wines will be available to purchase ~ the full wine list will be released shortly.
Please note:
Payment must be made at the time of making your reservation for The Cowshed by Homewood.
You will be contacted in June to request your menu and wine selections along with any dietary requirements.
Menu and wine choices and dietary requirements must be provided one month before the opening night of the season (Thursday 7 August).
Failure to provide menu choices will result in a default menu being applied.
Menu choices can be amended up to 10 working days before the performance.
The Cowshed by Homewood is unable to offer corkage, if you would like wine/drinks with your meal, they must be purchased from the restaurant.
Whole table or individual place cancellation:
up to 10 working days’ notice of your booked performance date – 100% refund.
within 10 days of your booked performance date – 100% non-refundable.
If Opera Patrons receive a preferential rate for restaurant bookings.
A dedicated booking link was supplied to all Patrons in March 2025.
Please contact info@ifopera.com or call 01225 868124 for details and this booking link.
The Patron rate cannot be secured using the booking button above.