Les Caveaux Out And About!!

Hello All,

Another fabulous week of weather! I will not apologise for starting another post with the state of English weather, mainly because I think it is outstanding! This kind of weather exaggerates for me what a truely beautiful place we live in. Especially in around the Holme Valley.

As promised, Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar made it's debut at Honley's outdoor summer street market last Saturday. I have to admit that I had never been to one of their markets before, which apparently also takes place at Christmas. The street market in the centre of bubbly village Honley was buzzing with people and market stalls. Businesses such as 'The Nook', 'The Lemon Tree', 'Chocolate & Dreams', 'Mustard & Punch', 'Gert's Florists' just to name a few of the other businesses present on the day.

The organizers could not have asked for a better day! Les Caveaux sent a team of three to Honely (waiter/waitress Lisa Parnaby & Zak Donlon along with marketing manager Alex Bray) to distribute tasters of our now famous homemade 'Spanish Tortilla'. We also sold glasses of traditional Sangria. As you can imagine, the sangria seemed to go down extremely well on what was a hot, sunny day! It was a great occasion all round and we were rewarded by sitting some tables that evening as a result of the work done in Honley.

The Honely outdoor market has more than wet the appetite for 'Holmfirth Food & Drink Festival 2013' which is due in September!

From one success story to another. As you will have read in previous posts, the week just gone represented Holmfirth 'Art Week'. During 'Art Week' Les Caveaux teamed up with Holmfirth High School to showcase some of the wonderful artwork produced by students. Around 30 of the best pieces of art from all age groups were selected by the art department to be displayed in the restaurant. Our exhibition ran from July 9th - July 14th in which diners and members of general public could come and view the stunning pieces. Any visitor to Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar during the exhibition was asked to vote for their favourite art entry. The artist with the most votes would receive a meal voucher for Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar and the opportunity for their art to remain in the restaurant for a full year.

Its been great to showcase what local talent we have!

The votes have since been counted and I am pleased to announce the winner as Isaac Shepard. Isaac is in year 9, at Holmfirth High School and his picture the ocean waves wowed the majority of voters. Les Caveaux will be visiting Holmfirth High School next Monday to personally present Isaac with his prize. A big well done should also go to any student whose work appeared in the restaurant that week. I would also like to thank all the families and students that visited the restaurant during 'Art Week'. it was a pleasure to see you all and I do hope that you all will return!

Last Friday's entertainment was pianist James Hey. He played in the cellar bar and sounded as great as ever. From a seasoned campaigner like James to this Friday's new kid on the block Lewis Reynolds. The 20 year old musician makes his Les Caveuax debut around 9pm. Lewis in an outrageous talent. Not only has Lewis got a great voice, he plays piano, drums and saxophone (don't you just hate some people!!) Watch the video underneath to give you a taste for his talent. Personally I cannot wait to see him perform come Friday.

That's it for this week, I am too hot to write anymore, I need a drink!! Get yourselves down to Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar this week. To be honest there is literally no excuses. Our '£30 Wine & Dine' offer continues to run and with the outstanding level of entertainment available this Friday there is simply no reason to go anywhere else!

See you all very soon,

Tom Binns (Owner)
Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar
Holmfirth
01484 689003    

Musical no shows, charity events and lots more

Hello all,

Another week has gone by in the busy restaurant world. This last week had all sorts going on...

So the first thing I would like to do is, as owner of Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar apologize to anyone who turned up last Friday evening expecting to see the very talented, young Miss Katie Skinner perform. I had tried to ring Katie every day in the build up to Friday night just to check that everything was OK and that she was ready for her performance. I didn't think anything of not being able to get hold of her after the first couple of days, yet I did start to worry when by Thursday she hadn't replied to my now growing stack of increasing number of voice-mails and text messages! By Thursday/Friday it was too shorter notice to organize someone else to step in (just in-case Katie didn't turn up). Friday evening came around and their had still been no contact. I was therefore left praying she would turn up and say that I had been stupid worrying all this time. Unfortunately this was not the case. I was left looking a little bit stupid and slightly embarrassed as this was the first time an act hasn't showed up, (and without warning). I have still not heard from Miss Skinner but I do hope we can re-arrange for another time. Keep an eye on the 'What's On' page of our website and our display board outside the restaurant to find out when she will return.

So following the embarrassment of the no showing musician, here is some really positive news! Last Friday marked our latest charity event in conjunction with 'The Forget Me Not Trust'. 'Wrong trousers day' was well received by all and we raised over £150.00 for the charity. This money was raised through a percentage of each bill being given to charity along with a raffle. The prize of a meal for two was won by Kathryn from The Yorkshire Building Society (Holmfirth Branch). It was a really great event and was really nice to feel like we were giving something back. I know that the money raised has gone to a good cause and was well worth the effort. I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone that helped us to support the day!

 

It really was as much fun as it looked!

This coming Friday will see the eagerly anticipated return of Luke and Olivia McNeil. This duo of young classical guitarists will entertain both floors of diners from around 9pm. They are both blessed with a natural musical talent and really do produce a quite wonderful sound. This only adds further to an already buzzing restaurant ambiance and atmosphere.  Luke and Olivia are both are students of Huddersfield Grammar School and have been playing guitar from a very young age. "I love playing in the restaurant, the first time I played, I finished playing a song and all the diners eating their food stopped to clap me, it gave me a real buzz!" Said Luke.

I'd like to stick with this positive tone and draw peoples attention to Trip Advisor. Now I have to say, this in the past hasn't (and probably never will be) one of my favourite things. Now I know your probably thinking; well my restaurant has probably had some bad reviews and that's why I don't like it. That is not strictly true! In fact I would say a very large majority of reviewers write lovely things about Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar. I do sometimes think what is written can lose it's context online and not everything written is completely fair or a true reflection of reality (rant over!). However, having said that I do encourage people to use it. If someone has had a great time, FANTASTIC! If their experience hasn't been what they had hoped I would still encourage you to write a review or come and tell me (I'm not scary in the slightest!). Whether things have gone really well or badly I would prefer to know and Trip Advisor is a good way of gauging our ongoing performance. For some time now our feedback has been excellent and long may this continue. I can promise you that all my team will get the proverbial kick up the... if standards were ever seen to be slipping!

On the back of the above I would invite anyone reading this blog to write me your reviews of Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar and post them on Trip Advisor. It is great way for me to ensure all the right things are being done and that our standards remain at the highest possible level!

So that's it for this week. I invite you all to come and dine with us this week/weekend, take advantage of our great 'Wine & Dine for £30' offer that is still running from Sunday to Friday each and every week. Come on give me a call on 01484 689003 or book online www.lescaveauxholmfirth.co.uk and book your table.

Look forward to seeing you all,

Tom Binns
Les Caveaux Tapas & Wine Bar
Holmfirth
01484 689003