Roger Kellow of Hobart with Marco Zacharia and Lucy Alexander

Self-Operated Staff Restaurant Award Winner 2007

2nd May 2007, 4:31pm

Sponsored by Hobart

Roz Watt
John Lewis

With magnificent views of the city and the Firth of Forth, the Partners' Dining Room (PDR) at John Lewis' Edinburgh store serves upwards of 500 meals a day starting from 9.30 in the morning. The 180-seat dining room also caters for special events involving members of the public, including fashion shows and perfumery evenings. Menu options range from the traditional - including local must-haves such as haggis - to "fusion" dishes like Loch Fyne mussels in a Thai sauce. Roz arranges for chefs to cook to order each day on a dedicated island theatre counter and she regularly arranges theme days. She and her 20-strong catering team are also responsible for vending machines and supplying a waitress-based food and drinks service to meeting rooms. She and her team have a gold Healthy Eating award for the food and the information given to diners.