Macdonald Hotels & Resorts prides itself on serving only the highest quality food and to celebrate British Food Fortnight, we'd like you to experience fine seasonal dining for yourself during British Food Fortnight (20 September – 5th October).

Head chefs across the group are passionate about the origin of their food, ensuring that their guests have a special and unique dining experience. You'll find the freshest new flavours on our menu, such as our 21-day aged cuts of Scottish beef and traditionally smoked fish from John Ross Jr and a wide variety of specially crafted seasonal dishes.

We can offer press visits ranging from one night to a weekend break for a couple or family, with a mouth-watering meal in the chosen hotel's restaurant.

Here is a selection of hotels you could visit:

Macdonald New Blossoms in Chester 

Embrace the historic surroundings in the heart of Chester while indulging in a delicious meal in the newly renovated St Johns Restaurant at Macdonald New Blossoms. Offering a delicious selection of fresh fish and meats, from the grilled highland anchovy rubbed rack of lamb and 1650 St Johns famous fish pie.

Situated on the famous City Walls and close to the famous Eastgate Clock Tower, New Blossoms is a perfect base for exploring the historical culture that Chester has to offer, as well as exploring the local shops, nightlife, Dee River cruises and the famous Chester Racecourse.

Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel in Bath

With two AA rosettes for excellent quality and service, the Vellore Restaurant in Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel offers a unique dining experience where the finest ingredients are transformed into delectable dishes of the best Scottish beef, British lamb, pork or wild white fish.

Originally the ballroom of the house, the Vellore Restaurant allows you to enjoy a wonderful combination of fine dining and majestic décor. You can dine in the splendour of the old ballroom, or enjoy the elegance of the canopied outdoor terrace.

Located at the heart of historic Bath, the five-star Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel is a perfect base for exploring the romantic city with Britain's only hot springs, Roman baths and beautiful Georgian architecture.

Macdonald Randolph Hotel in Oxford

Enjoy one of the finest restaurants in Oxford with double AA Rosette winning food from the table d'hôtel and a la carte menus, prepared by acclaimed chefs with the freshest ingredients.

Set like a baronial hall, the Randolph Hotel restaurant is laden with University crests and features full-length windows facing out onto the Ashmolean Museum. You can drink in the surrounding elegance and charm while digging in to the best fare in Oxford.

Located in Oxford's beautiful and historical city centre, The Randolph hotel is a perfect base for exploring what the city has to offer.

To book your trip, email macdonald@creation-MCR.com. 

ENDS

Media enquiries:

Anna Varley Jones

Creation PR

T: 0161 240 9009 / E: macdonald@creation-MCR.com

Notes to editors

Established in 1990 by Donald Macdonald and colleagues, over the past 24 years Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has steadily and successfully expanded from its beginnings in Aberdeenshire to become the UK's largest privately owned hotel group.

Operating over 45 hotels across the UK and ten resorts throughout the UK and Spain, the group continues to invest and now employs over 4,000 staff and operates in excess of 4,500 hotel rooms. 

Firmly committed to excellence, the leading hotel group continues to invest to offer its guests the highest standards of product and service delivery across a portfolio of beautiful, individual hotels.

And whatever the dining occasion; breakfast, business meeting, conference, banquet or intimate dinner, Macdonald Hotels & Resorts is proud of its promise to serve only the finest and freshest produce, with flavoursome dishes always prepared from whole raw ingredients. 

A forward-thinking, environmentally responsible hotel group, through its 'Room 15' programme led by internal 'green teams', Macdonald Hotels & Resorts continues to focus on achieving ambitious, self-imposed energy saving targets. This includes reducing its electricity and fossil fuel usage by 15% by 2015. 

This unwavering commitment to achieving the highest quality standards in every aspect of the business has seen Macdonald Hotels & Resorts receive numerous prestigious accolades.  This has included named 2012-2013 AA Eco-Hotel Group of the Year, receiving the MIDAS award for the Best Breakfast 2011/12, a 2012 Good Egg Award by Compassion for World Farming, the National Customer Service Awards for Leisure and Tourism and the coveted 2013 Carbon Trust Standard.