UBChef has a Royal Visitor

We were delighted to welcome HRH The Earl of Wessex when he visited the Isle of Wight recently to see how the restaurant business has had to diversify since the onset of Covid-19 and how UBChef has evolved. He met with chef patron Robert Thompson and was accompanied by Lord Lieutenant Susie Sheldon and they enjoyed a lunch in the restaurant.

Speaking after the visit, Robert said, “It was a real honour to show the Earl of Wessex around what is now my new venture UBChef. I explained to him how we’ve had to diversify, and he was very interested in what we’re doing and how we’re doing it. We are grateful that he took the time out to visit the Island and pay us a visit and I was delighted to send him away with a UBChef box which I hear their Royal Highnesses really enjoyed. Not quite the Royal seal of approval but the next best thing!”

In a letter received from Bagshot Park, The Earl’s home, he was said to be ‘particularly delighted with the superb fayre’ and thanked Robert for his ‘incredible generosity’ adding that they were very grateful for the delivery box which would put their culinary skills to the test.

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