The Whitebrook dish, incorporating a pork shoulder which is cooked over two days in a bain-marie, served with shallot and mugwort. This is accompanied by a croquette made from pig's head and a pork cutlet with celeriac, pear, sorrel and cauliflower mushrooms. The restaurant serves breakfast to residents staying in the rooms, which includes Trealy Farm produced sausages and bacon. The restaurant claims that the building dates from the 17th century, although little is known of its history. The village of Whitebrook developed as a centre of water-powered industry, with wireworks and later paper mills. The Whitebrook was run as a roadside
Toad in the hole Dishes like toad in the hole appeared in print as early as 1762, where it was described as a 'vulgar' name for a 'small piece of beef baked in a large pudding'. Toad in the hole was originally created as a way to stretch out meat in poor households. Chefs therefore suggested using the cheapest meats in this dish. In 1747, for example, Hannah Glasse's "The Art of Cookery" listed a recipe for 'pigeon in a hole', calling for pigeon rather than the contemporary sausages. In 1861, Isabella Beeton listed a similar recipe using rump steak and lamb's kidney, while