Blackpool's top luxury venue The Beach House launches new children's menu with Mediterranean-inspired dishes
"Children's tastes have evolved enormously.”
Beach House Blackpool has launched a new children's menu featuring Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
Reflecting what the restaurant says is a growing appetite among young diners for a wider range of flavours, the beachfront restaurant unveiled the menu during a tasting event attended by children aged between one and 12, who sampled a selection of the new dishes alongside their families.
The menu includes smoked salmon sushi, lemon and herb king prawn skewers, chimichurri chicken sliders, grilled fillet steak and watermelon, feta and tomato salad, as well as fruit-based mocktails. Traditional children's favourites, including homemade pizzas, mini fish and chips and chicken goujons, remain on the menu.
‘Kids’ tastes have evolved’
Beach House owners Hagop and Cheryl Tchobanian said: "Children's tastes have evolved enormously. Many of our younger guests have travelled across Europe, sampled different cuisines on family holidays and are far more adventurous than children's menus often give them credit for.
“We wanted to create a menu that reflects the way families eat today and offer fresh, colourful, exciting food that everyone can enjoy.
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“Whether it's introducing someone to their very first king prawn skewer, encouraging them to try chimichurri, or simply serving the best homemade pizza in town, every plate receives the same care, creativity and quality as the dishes on our adult menu."
Executive Chef Adam Green said the dishes are made from scratch using fresh, locally sourced ingredients and had been designed to reflect changing eating habits among children, with more families travelling abroad, cooking together at home and discovering international cuisines through television and social media.
Research by organisations including the Food Standards Agency and Nesta suggests children are more willing to try different foods when they are introduced to a wider variety of ingredients from an early age, but many children's menus in UK restaurants remain dominated by fried foods and offer limited healthier options.