• World-class wines and Michelin-standard dining at the Chapter One wine club event.

    The Brasserie Bar and Terrace

    Relaxed dining in a vibrant setting with classic Brasserie favourites cooked to perfection using the finest ingredients.

Relaxed Dining & Drinks in Kent


Our exciting Brasserie dining experience means there’s now even more choice at Chapter One.

Enjoy our award-winning cuisine in a relaxed, informal setting.

Chef patron Andrew McLeish and his team have created a tempting menu of classic Brasserie dishes. Irresistible temptations include Chicken Milanese, delicious Josper grilled steaks and burgers, and indulgent desserts.

Casual Lunches & Relaxed Evenings

Situated next to our bar area, the Brasserie is a buzzing place to enjoy lunch or dinner with family or friends. Watch as our expert team mixes, muddles, shakes, and stirs classic and Chapter One signature cocktails from the extensive drinks list.

Regular live music events also take place in the Brasserie, adding to the lively, relaxed, and vibrant atmosphere.

THE BRASSERIE OPENING HOURS
Wednesday and Thursday
Lunch: 12noon to 2.30pm
Dinner: 6.30 to 9.00pm

Friday and Saturday
Lunch: 12 to 3pm
Dinner: 6.30 to 9.30pm

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    BRASSERIE MENUS

    • Brasserie Menu (Sample)

      The Chapter One Brasserie or Terrace offers accessible dining with a simple menu to satisfy any diner. Blending informality with cooking finesse.  It is food you want to eat any lunchtime in a relaxed setting with extremely good-value prices and great hospitality.Wednesday and Thursday Lunch 12 noon to 2.30pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.00pmFriday and Saturday Lunch: 12 noon to 3pm Dinner: 6.00 to 9.30pm

      Sample Menu

      NIBBLES

      Maldon oysters
      dressed Thai style
      £4 each
      green olives (vegan)
      £5
      6 mini tuna tacos
      with sesame, chili, coriander and citrus ponzu dressing
      £17
      crispy Korean chicken bites
      with honey and sriracha sauce
      £12
      mixed bread basket
      with Abernethy butter
      £6

      STARTERS

      burrata cheese
      with heritage Provence tomatoes, shallot dressing, toasted pine nuts, basil pesto and sourdough (v)
      £17
      velouté of button mushroom
      with focaccia (v)
      £11
      tandoori monkfish
      with charred cucumber and courgette tzatziki with a pomelo dressing
      £19
      Lake District Farmers beef tartare
      with a potato hash brown, smoked mayonnaise and cured egg yolk
      £19
      ham hock croquant on celeriac remoulade
      with mixed charcuterie and a pea shoot salad
      £13
      Risotto of Scottish girolles
      with aged parmesan and creme fraîche
      £14
      sea bass crudo
      with extra virgin olive oil, lemon, pink peppercorns and avocado purée
      £17

      MAINS

      Free range chicken Milanese
      with tartar sauce
      £22
      Battered haddock and skinny chips
      with tartar sauce
      £23
      braised Henden Estate venison pie
      with puff pastry
      £24
      penne with San Marzano tomato sauce
      fresh basil, ricotta and Calabrian spicy ’Nduja
      £16
      Ground beef burger
      with bacon mayonnaise, Gruyère cheese, Cajun ketchup and skinny chips
      £22
      potato gnocchi
      with English asparagus, peas and wild garlic pesto (v)
      £16
      pan-fried skate
      with Cornish potato, English peas, baby gem and butter sauce
      £25

      MIBRASA CHARCOAL OVEN

      free-range Cumbrian saddleback pork chop
      with apple purée
      £24
      baby chicken
      with lemon, thyme & green beans
      £22
      dry aged Australian grain fed prime angus ribeye 350g
      with bearnaise sauce
      £45
      fillet of 30-days-aged Cumbrian beef 220g
      with bearnaise sauce
      £54
      grilled whole sea bass on the bone
      with chargrilled tenderstem broccoli and a chilli and garlic oil
      £23
      Cumbrian shorthorn beef chateaubriand 700g for two
      with bearnaise sauce
      £104
      35-40 days aged Cumbrian côte de boeuf 1kg for two
      with chimichurri sauce
      £88
      extra bearnaise or bordelaise sauce
      £3

      SIDES

      green beans with shallot butter
      £6
      mixed green leaf salad
      with house dressing and sunflower seeds
      £6
      skinny chips
      £6
      potato and olive oil purée
      £6
      honey glazed carrots
      £6
      grilled hispi cabbage
      with tahini mayonnaise, orange and miso reduction with gremolata crumb
      £6
      crisp Anna potatoes with aged parmesan
      with aged parmesan
      £6

      DESSERTS

      white chocolate and banana blondie
      with caramelised banana, pine nut and hazelnut crumb and milk ice cream
      £12
      profiterole “tiramisu”
      with coffee crèmeux, chocolate sauce and malt ice cream
      £12
      apricot and passion fruit pavlova
      with vanilla crémeux and apricot sorbet
      £12
      Glazed vanilla crème brûlée
      £11
      Warm sticky toffee pudding
      with pecan caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream
      £11
      Selection of ice creams or sorbet
      Three scoops
      £12
      selection of three or five cheeses
      with sourdough crackers and spiced apple chutney
      £12/£21
      Petits fours bowl
      £6
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      *Burgers served well done only. Should you have an allergy of any kind, please advise the waiting staff. A menu detailing allergens is available upon request. Whilst every effort is made to be extremely careful, it is with regret that we cannot guarantee any of our food/drinks will be free of any traces of allergens, including peanuts. “An optional 7.5% service charge will be applied to your bill. 100% of the service charge is distributed fairly and transparently among all staff” . All prices include VAT.
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    CHAPTER ONE RESTAURANT LTD.
    Farnborough Common
    Locksbottom, Orpington
    Kent BR6 8NF

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    Michelin and AA Rosettes Awards
    RESERVATION HOURS
    LUNCH
    Wednesday to Thursday
    12:00 - 2:00pm

    Friday to Saturday
    12.00 - 2:30pm

    Sunday
    12:00 - 3:00pm

    DINNER
    Wednesday to Thursday
    6:00pm - 9:00pm

    Friday to Saturday
    6:00pm - 9:30pm

    Restaurant Closed
    Monday and Tuesday