
Southern · $$$
Joltavera
Hot chicken done properly, catfish, greens, and a biscuit programme that took two years to settle.
- Dinner nightly
- Reservations recommended
Five nights and the rooms to yourself — Writer's Week
Restaurants and bars
Allergen information is at every pass and every menu is available in large print without anyone making it awkward.

Southern · $$$
Hot chicken done properly, catfish, greens, and a biscuit programme that took two years to settle.
Bar & stage · $$$
Two hundred seats, three writers a night, and a rule about talking that is enforced kindly but firmly.


Cocktails · $$
A piano in the corner that anyone may play, and a rye list of a hundred and ten.
Coffee & counter · $
Coffee, biscuits and a counter where half the room is writing something down.


Late kitchen · $
Opens after the last set. Sandwiches, a bowl of chilli and a very good grilled cheese.
Practical
Every kitchen keeps an allergen matrix at the pass and every menu is available in large print. Tell whoever seats you and they will tell the kitchen.
Welcome everywhere except the gaming floor and the bars after 8 PM. There is a proper children's menu rather than three fried things.
Full vegetarian and vegan options at every venue, not a single substitution, and gluten-free bread made rather than bought in.
There is no dress code anywhere. We ask for smart dress in one room late in the evening and we ask it kindly.