New dining pub the Kerfield Arms opens in Camberwell next week, from the team behind The Baring in Islington. Formerly known as the Crooked Well, it is on the corner of Grove Lane and Kerfield Crescent.
Expectations are high following the success of The Baring. Opening in 2022, it won immediate praise in the annual Harden’s survey as “an all-round five-star experience” offering “fabulous sustainably sourced dishes“, and has consistently scored a high 4 out of 5 for its food.
Jay Styler, the chef at The Baring, has joined the partnership of founders Adam Symonds and Rob Tecwyn to head the kitchen at the Kerfield, which has a walk-in bar, outdoor seating, and a private dining room upstairs.
A daily midweek lunch will be available at £12, with a more varied menu offering what is billed as ‘simple yet considered cooking, promoting humble ingredients and seasonal produce’. Dishes include Cuttlefish & lardo shish, pul biber chilli; Fried pig’s head, smoked eel & warm tartare sauce; Yorkshire hogget, violet artichokes, bagna cauda & pine nuts; Grilled monkfish, hand rolled fregola & shrimp bisque; Ricotta & nettle dumplings, broad beans & wild garlic buttermilk;and Gariguette strawberry & chamomile custard doughnut.
The bar will showcase locally brewed beers, and the wine list will lean towards small European producers and natural wines, with the emphasis on ‘clean and approachable, rather than super funky’.
