The journey before embarking on the Tudor Rose in 2017 has all been leading up to this point.
I grew up in a family with deep roots in the hospitality industry, spanning four generations. So you could say the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
My relatives have had restaurants, cafes or bars either in Plymouth or in Malta. Malta is close to my heart as, it’s where my mother’s side of the family is from.
It was during my early years that I first developed my love and passion for food, cookery and genuine hospitality. Any natural talent I have comes from my Maltese grandmother who was the most fantastic cook with the most incredible palate. As a youngster I worked mornings before school, on weekends and school holidays with my family in my mother’s business, The Hot Potato. Knowing I shared my family’s calling I quickly learned the value of hard work and became determined to become a professional chef.
I trained at City College Plymouth before taking on an adventurous European work placement in Lapland/Sweden, where I earned multiple accolades, including European Student of the Year.
Over the years I have worked hard to build a CV that represents a varied and interesting story of my working life; in particular, being fortunate enough to gain valuable experience working in prestigious kitchens both locally, in London, and abroad.
I secured the role of Head Chef at the iconic Theatre Royal Plymouth in my early 20s and subsequently was awarded Plymouth Woman of Achievement in the Young Category.
I continued increasing my experience by working in numerous hotels and restaurants including, locally, The Tanners Restaurants and Boringdon Park Golf Club and the renowned Wolseley Restaurant in Piccadilly, London. I enjoyed a training placement at the Michelin-starred Orrery Restaurant in Marylebone, London and then in Perth, Australia during a yearlong round the world trip. I had the privilege of performing numerous live cookery demonstrations at the Plymouth Flavour Fest, the West Country’s largest food and drink festival. All of this provided me with fantastic hands-on experience!
I believe that education plays an important role in the hospitality industry; therefore, in addition to being kitchen-based, I have spent time as a hospitality ambassador, visiting schools across Devon and Cornwall running workshops to inspire school leavers to pursue further education and a career in hospitality and catering.
Becoming a restaurant owner has been one of my biggest ambitions, and all of these exciting and diverse experiences have been essential, along with the support of wonderful people that have been with me on the journey to help me turn an ambitious dream into a reality.
“Well, that’s a little glimpse into my story, thank you for reading it and I hope to welcome you at The Tudor Rose Tearooms and Garden sometime time soon…”
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Tracy BBeautiful much as always x We always love coming to the Tudor Rose it’s a beautiful friendly place and when we come back home it’s the best place for Sunday lunch it never disappoints. Ladies thank you again a beautiful Sunday lunch today and and a lovely little Halloween dessert special see you again soon xx Tracy BannerKaren JExcellent customer service and very welcoming We visited for a special birthday celebration. The staff were very welcoming we had the Afternoon teas and the food was delicious , it came on cake stands a talking point was the various knitted tea cosies on the tea pots. We were well taken care of and the surroundings were very quaint and cosy and delightful background music you felt you were being transported bk in time. This is my 3rd visit and I would certainly recommend it to anyone. There is an outside garden to if the weather is fine. Very much worth a visitJess RandallWould highly recommend for amazing afternoon tea experience Big thank you to the team at the Tudor Rose Tea Rooms for an amazing afternoon tea to celebrate my cousins 60th birthday. One of the best I have had. Delicious selection of savoury and sweet treats in relaxed surroundings with fantastic service. Would highly recommend !Andrew BAfternoon tea celebration Lovely afternoon tea celebrating a 60th birthday. Excellent service & delicious food. Nothing was to much trouble. Highly recommend.Norman EExcellent service & food Excellent Sunday lunch with todays choices of Turkey or gammon or some of each served with a good selection of vegetables. Lovely venue a really nice oldie world tea room which serves great food at reasonable prices. Will certainly return for an afternoon tea next timeJennifer NGorgeous tea rooms with a vintage feel Stopped here for a cream tea before heading to the theatre to watch an Agatha Christie. Lots of options (including Gluten Free) and greet attentive staff, perfect venue as it had the vintage feel of proper old tea room. Lovely local teas too.Kelly CAmazeballs Absolutely stunning food. We had a baby shower here today the sandwiches and cakes were divine the team are all super kind and very helpful and the owner is on hand to help with anything requested and is amazing at getting the best group photos highly recommend 😋 we had a group of 20 and were very well looked afterelainelaycock1Brill food lovely staff . tartaric service.Great value for money.lemon pudding melted in your mouth.Sunday lunch beats my own.Been there few times and younever disappoint.ymbHomemade soup, tasty sandwich fillings Thoroughly enjoyed our soup and sandwich lunch, followed by a Devonshire cream tea. Very quirky range of tea cosies. Staff are friendly and attentive. Would go there again.Tripadvisor rating score: 4.5 of 5, based on 983 reviews