| Restaurant James Sommerin | |
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| Restaurant James Sommerin, Penarth, March 2018 | |
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Location within the Vale of Glamorgan | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | May 2014 |
| Closed | July 2020 |
| Head chef | James Sommerin |
| Food type | British cuisine |
| Rating | |
| Street address | The Esplanade |
| City | Penarth |
| County | Vale of Glamorgan |
| Postal/ZIP Code | CF64 |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°26′04″N3°10′05″W / 51.434511°N 3.168065°W |
Restaurant James Sommerin was a restaurant in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It was owned and run by chef James Sommerin.
Sommerin formerly ran the Michelin starred The Crown and Whitebrook in Monmouthshire. [1]
The Edwardian Beachcliff building [2] was purposely re-built to become Restaurant James Sommerin by Richard Hayward Properties.[ citation needed ] It was located off the Penarth esplanade, looking out across the Severn Estuary. [3] In 2016 nine 'boutique' bedrooms were added to the restaurant, to accommodate diners travelling from afar. [2]
The seafront restaurant closed in the summer of 2020 following months of COVID-19 lockdowns without financial assistance. [4] Sommerin had planned to start a delivery service, but aborted the plan and instead made 1,000 meals for NHS staff with the food stocks. [5] A year after the closure, Sommerin started a new venture called Home, in Stanwell Road, Penarth. [4]