Chef Adam Handling MBE started out at Gleneagles 16 years ago, where he was the first ever apprentice chef.

Adam has received some incredible awards including Restaurateur of the Year in the British GQ Food and Drink Awards and Restaurateur of the Year – Independent at the Cateys. In 2022, he was appointed Ambassador to the UK Government’s GREAT campaign, promoting Britain’s hospitality talents on an international scale. Adam was also crowned BBC TV’s Great British Menu ‘Champion of Champions’.

Born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1988, Adam’s love was never food. It was being outside and causing mischief… like any young boy.

He lived in Germany for 5 years, before coming back to Scotland to start his first role in the kitchen – an apprenticeship at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel, in Scotland. Adam still says to this day that, because of the rigorous training he had there, it was the best place he ever worked and the reason for him being the way he is as a chef now.

After years at Gleneagles, he ventured to London as any starry-eyed professional does. This was when his love for The Big Smoke arrived… the opportunity, the fun, all the amazing restaurants.

He then needed a little break and got his backpack on and spent a year learning, in all corners of the world. It was the eye-opening teaching from Japan, where his passion for zero-waste really came into play. The sheer passion from across the world genuinely inspired Adam.

When he came back to London, he brought this zero-waste ethos back with him and he started to create The Frog restaurant. This is pretty much the history of his career (minus a few boring details) but the exciting times really started in June 2016, when the Adam Handling Collection first started.

The Loch & the Tyne is in the beautiful countryside of Old Windsor. We offer British pub food, with a luxury approach. It’s a simple offering but really showcases the best of British produce. It's all headed up by Chef Proprietor, Steven Kerr, who's worked with Adam since 2008. 

Chef Steven puts his heart and soul into The Loch & the Tyne, fulfilling his lifelong dream of running a pub. 

Our Sunday lunch is perfect to come and enjoy with your friends and family (and your dogs are more than welcome too!).

We were awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand in 2024.

We always wanted a pub in our Collection.

After having worked so hard for Adam for so many years (first working with him in Newcastle in 2008), Adam gave Steven (our Geordie) the position of Chef Proprietor of the place.

So, he put Loch (a Scottish lake) and Tyne (the river going through Newcastle) together and made them cross each other’s paths.