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No Man’s Grace Awarded Michelin Bib Gourmand
No Man’s Grace head chef and co-owner John Watson has praised his small team after the Redland restaurant became only the third in Bristol to be awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand, joining the Bird in Hand in Long Ashton and Flinty Red on Cotham Hill.
The Chandos Road bistro has received the accolade for “exceptional good food at moderate prices”.
“It’s great for the whole team because we’ve worked so hard for the last year and a half since we opened,” says Watson, who earned his culinary stripes working in the Michelin-starred Casamia in Westbury-on-Trym
The corner building which No Man’s Grace now occupies used to belong to legendary Bristol chef-turned-television personality Keith Floyd. It now sits opposite the Michelin-starred Wilks.
“The road goes through cycles and I think the road is on an up at the moment,” explains Watson.
The small team behind No Man’s Grace’s success pride themselves on serving simple and elegant dishes in an informal setting.
“There’s only four of us who work here so we’re all really pleased with ourselves and proud of ourselves,” says Watson, the son of Bristol’s deputy lord mayor Alastair.
Although one step away from achieving a Michelin star, the team are keen to stick with a winning formula.
Watson knows exactly what he wants to create: “I like it being a bit more informal and a bit more relaxed.”
And in the future?
“We’re probably going to be open a little bit more, because we’re currently only open for six services because of how little we are at the moment, team-wise.
“So I’d like to see the team grow and create more of a bistro feel – do a bit of work on the outside hopefully and make it a bit more comfortable. But continue as we’re doing I think.”
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