Cycene
Reservations are currently open through May 2025.
Please contact the restaurant before making a reservation if you have any dietary requirements.
cycene@bluemountain.school
A restaurant by Blue Mountain School.
Cycene – meaning kitchen in Old English – emulates the feeling of dinner in a private home. The nine-course menu extracts optimum flavour from the simplest of ingredients, marrying classic techniques with subtle influences whilst drawing on a passion for local seafood and game.
Cycene provides a dining experience that captures the warmth and intimacy of a private home. Named after the Old English word for “kitchen,” Cycene offers a thoughtfully curated nine-course menu that reflects a dedication to quality and craftsmanship. We embrace the natural rhythm of the seasons, highlighting the freshest local produce alongside the finest seafood and game. Through honoured techniques, we create dishes that balance subtle influences with deep, satisfying flavours. Each course is a tribute to simplicity and care, ensuring a dining experience that is both genuine and memorable.
Join us on Sunday, 27 April, for a unique culinary experience as two long-time friends—Taz Sarhane, Head Chef at Cycene, and Leandro Carreira—come together in the Cycene kitchen.
As Head Chef at Cycene, Taz has built a reputation for his commitment to working sustainably with British produce, a philosophy he shares deeply with Leandro. Having worked closely together at The Sea, The Sea, Taz has always admired Leandro’s mastery of aged fish and his focus on sustainability. This singular event offers a rare chance to witness their combined expertise, bringing Leandro’s innovative approach to seafood preservation and aging techniques to the Cycene experience.
This is more than just a meal; it’s a celebration of friendship, shared values, and a mutual dedication to pushing culinary boundaries. Leandro, formerly of Mugaritz and The Sea, The Sea, has reshaped the UK’s approach to seafood, promising a collaboration that highlights the very best of British produce from both land and sea, and an ode to their shared ethos of sustainability and ultimate respect for ingredients.
With only 16 seats available, this intimate event offers an opportunity to engage with the chefs and witness firsthand how they transform simple ingredients into something truly exceptional. After the meal, the evening will conclude with drinks on the rooftop terrace at Blue Mountain School, to take advantage of the start of the Spring season.
27 April 2025 | 4pm
£195pp
Experience
Dining Room
Guests begin their evening at Cycene within the ground floor bar which offers a succinct list of apéritifs, minimal intervention wines and kombuchas, alongside a first course of house-made bread and a seasonal broth served in Steve Harrison’s artisanal clay beakers.
Guests continue their meal within Cycene’s 16–cover, first floor dining room, accommodating tables of up to four covers.
Menu £195 pp
Hearth Room
For larger groups, our Hearth Room table adjoins the kitchen, offering a chef-led experience for four to six guests.
Menu £195 pp
Saturday Luncheons
Join us for a relaxed and vibrant Saturday lunch service, celebrating seasonal ingredients from carefully selected, small-scale British market gardens and farms with a changing menu, always led by the bounty of each week.
Enjoy a curated set menu, designed around the finest offerings from the current harvest with a central sharing dish of exceptional cuts from Farmer Tom Jones and complemented by a variety of delicate seafood from Henderson’s.
Cycene’s Saturday luncheon experience begins in the bar with a casual reception of oysters and a glass of English sparkling from Sugrue, South Downs. In the dining room, our sommelier will be on hand to offer a selection of wines from Cycene’s cellar, available for purchase by the glass or bottle.
Bookings are open for groups of 2 to 4 in the main dining room for one sitting from 12.30 – 3pm
£95pp
Pairings
The wine list at Cycene comprises coveted estates practising minimalist, terroir driven winemaking practices. The list changes regularly with rare and unique bottles rotated from the offsite cellar.
Cycene Pairing £125 pp
Half & Half £110 pp
Soft £95 pp