AWARD-WINNING SCOTTISH CHEF RETURNS HOME TO TAKE THE HELM AT ROOM AND LAUNCHES NEW A LA CARTE MENU

Room, Glasgow's critically acclaimed restaurant at One Devonshire Gardens, has announced the appointment of new award-winning head chef, Mark Greenaway, who is set to launch a new a la carte menu that will be a real treat for the taste buds!

Greenaway (29), originally from Biggar, returns to the west of Scotland after seven years plying his trade in Australia, where the critically acclaimed head chef has been serving up some of the finest cuisine at a number of world-respected restaurants including Minc, and the Grand National restaurant in Sydney, where Greenaway was awarded the coveted ?Chef?s Hat? by the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide - one of the highest accolades in Australia.

Greenaway comes on board as Room launches its latest 'retro' menu that looks set to be a big hit with Scottish food lovers. The new a la carte menu features a host of sensational old classics that have been given a contemporary Room makeover, with starters (£5.00) including: 'Fish Cake' (Ceviche of red mullet, served with a warm chorizo and coriander risotto cake); 'All Day Breakfast Terrine' (Toulouse sausage, black pudding, wild mushroom, quails egg, Parma ham, served with Earl Grey jelly-mousse tea and warm 'brown' sauce); 'Deep Fried Brie' (Stuffed Brie served with mango & strawberry salsa).

New main courses (£15.00) include: 'Chow Mein' (Pan seared wild sea bass stuffed with basil on a bed of vegetable spaghetti topped with a caramelised scallop and homemade pasta in a chow mein sauce); 'Gammon & Pineapple' (Slow roasted Suckling pig on a bed of shallots, kale and pineapple, served with a pineapple crisp, potato puree and pineapple balsamic); 'Chicken Tikka Masala' (Pan seared free range chicken breast over spiced gnocchi and baby leeks in a masala broth). Greenaway, winner of the 'American Express Plated Restaurant Dessert of the Year' award, has also prepared a delightful array of spectacular puddings for guests to enjoy. Puddings on the new menu will include Room toffee apple and jam roly poly.

The appointment of the new head chef and the launch of a new a la carte menu is all part of Room?s passionate desire to keep the food on offer innovative and exciting, a passion that has earned the respected restaurant a number of accolades including an AA Rosette, since opening in September 2004.

Speaking on his arrival at Room, Greenaway said:

"It's an honour for me to come back to my roots and head up a restaurant that demands the highest culinary standards, whilst at the same time is striving to offer the best in great food."

Room's new menu launches 8th August, 2005..
For bookings call: Room (Glasgow) One Devonshire Gardens Glasgow
0141 341 0000

Room Restaurant's Summer Sale - commecnes Monday, 8th August, lunch (2 courses) - free bottle of Pommery Champagne.

Best Restaurant 2004 -Metro Newspaper (Scotland)
AA Rosette -The AA Guide 2005
Tatler Magazine Restaurant Guide 2005 (only 2 listed in Scotland)

Best Restaurant 2004 -Metro Newspaper (Scotland)
AA Rosette -The AA Guide 2005
Tatler Magazine Restaurant Guide 2005 (only 2 listed in Scotland)