Midsummer House

Daniel Clifford opened Midsummer House in 1998 and since then the building has been upgraded and refurbished to the highest possible standards. The larger kitchen is now world-class and the main house now hosts 14 tables and the open plan conservatory.

For more than twenty years, passion and creativity have skilfully shaped the menu at Midsummer House, showcasing the finest seasonal produce and offering a contemporary British dining experience of the highest quality.

The Brief

When Ecochef was called into Daniel Clifford’s double-Michelin starred Midsummer House it was to design and install a new eco kitchen – but one with a big difference.

The task was to convert a five year old Bonnet range, which cost more than £100,000 when it was first commissioned, into an Ecochef all-electric range with inbuilt SMART energy meter.

The overall cost to Midsummer House was approximately £35,000 (less than one third of new cost). The installation took place on a Sunday and Monday with normal service resumed on the Wednesday. Daniel Clifford is extremely happy with the result – he had approached Bonnet initially and been told that it wasn’t possible to do this. In the year since the Eco-chef went in, Daniel reports staggering energy savings of £4,000.

The British made CHR Ecochef suite, including its in-built SMART energy monitor, is designed to keep running costs down and standards high and started proving its worth from day one at Midsummer House.

The Build