Corkage Bath

Name

Corkage Bath

Legal name

Corkage Bath

Website

https://corkagebath.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine restaurant and bottle shop hospitality

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (CRANACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG)

Keywords

• Wine restaurant dining
• Independent hospitality
• Small plates menu
• Wine retail shop
• Private event hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Bath

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining: In-house dining service offering seasonal small plates and wines by the glass and bottle. Revenue generated from food and drink sales with a 10% discretionary service charge.
2. Wine Shop/Retail: Independent wine shop selling hand-picked wines from around the world. Offers free local delivery on orders over £100 and in-person collection. Includes fine and vintage wine selection.
3. Private Hire/Events: Private hire services for weddings (up to 60 guests), corporate events, birthday parties, and other celebrations. Food and wine curated to individual event needs.
4. Gift Vouchers: Monetary gift vouchers redeemable against food, drink, retail wine purchases, and special events. Available via email delivery or gift packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Corkage Bath operates an award-winning independent wine restaurant in Bath serving creative, locally sourced small plates alongside a hand-selected global wine list by the glass and bottle. The business also runs an adjoining retail Wine Shop offering free local delivery on orders over £100, and provides on-site private hire for weddings (up to 60 guests), corporate events, and special celebrations in its courtyard garden and heated covered terrace.

Product overview

Corkage Bath operates as an award-winning independent wine restaurant and bottle shop offering a unified hospitality experience. The core offering combines in-restaurant dining (small plates and seasonal menu) with retail wine sales through the Bottle Shop, supported by private event hire services for weddings and corporate gatherings. Additional offerings include gift vouchers, a loyalty programme (Vine Club), and periodic special menus such as the Graduation Menu. All components are unified under the Corkage brand, centred on the pairing of carefully sourced food with hand-selected wines from around the world.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corkage Restaurant (Wine-Focused Small Plates Dining) Core sit-down small-plates restaurant service offering creative, locally sourced seasonal food paired with hand-selected wines from around the world by the glass and bottle. Operates lunch Wednesday-Saturday and dinner Monday-Saturday at 5 Chapel Row, Bath, with indoor dining room, terrace, and covered marquee seating. A 10% discretionary service charge is added to every bill.
• Wine Shop / Bottle Shop Retail Retail take-home wine shop offering a hand-picked selection of wines from around the world including fine and vintage bottles, available for in-person collection during restaurant hours or via email enquiry. Free local delivery is provided on orders over £100.
• Private Hire (Weddings, Corporate, Birthday Parties) On-site private venue hire service for weddings (up to 60 guests), corporate events, birthday parties, and other special celebrations, with bespoke food and wine curated to each event's needs. Includes use of the courtyard garden and heated covered terrace at the Chapel Row location.
• Corkage Gift Vouchers Monetary gift vouchers redeemable against food, drink, retail wine purchases, and special event tickets at Corkage, sold online via the Giftpro platform with the option of email delivery or physical gift packaging.
• Graduation Set Menu Seasonal limited-time set menu offered 14–22 July 2026 in place of the regular Set Lunch and Early Evening menus, featuring dishes such as crispy lamb breast with lovage mayo, pollock crudo with citrus, cucumber and labneh, and sea bass with mussels, Vadouvan sauce; priced at £34 for 2 courses and £39 for 3 courses.
• Set Lunch Menu Recurring weekday set lunch offering available Wednesday–Saturday at lunch, priced at £22.50 for 2 courses and £27.50 for 3 courses.
• Early Evening Set Menu Recurring early evening set menu available Monday–Thursday from 5:30pm to 6:45pm, priced at £22.50 for 2 courses and £27.50 for 3 courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Awarded AA Notable Wine List Award 2025/26
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels: London natural wine bar with a curated list and food pairing menu. Closely comparable in product mix (wine-led, food-accompanied) and target customer (wine enthusiasts seeking a bar setting).
• Vinoteca: London-based wine bar and bistro chain offering hand-selected wines by the glass alongside seasonal small plates — closely mirrors Corkage's wine-led dining model, with the additional comparative dimension of multi-site scaling.
• Le Vignoble: London wine bar and retail concept combining a curated on-site wine list with retail bottles and tasting events — directly mirrors Corkage's hybrid on-premise + bottle shop model.
• Ducksoup: Independent Soho wine bar and restaurant serving natural wines alongside a daily-changing seasonal menu — comparable in scale, philosophy (small-plates + curated wine), and independent positioning.
• Terroirs: London Covent Garden wine bar and restaurant focused on natural and small-producer wines paired with seasonal French-influenced plates — directly comparable independent wine-bar-plus-food concept.

Broad incumbents

• Majestic Wine: UK's largest specialist wine retailer with nationwide delivery and trade accounts — a scale-driven competitor to Corkage's bottle shop arm rather than the restaurant.
• Hotel du Vin: Established UK hotel-restaurant chain built around award-winning wine lists and bistro-style dining. Larger incumbent operating across multiple UK cities with a wine-centric concept that overlaps Corkage's positioning.
• The Botanist: Multi-site UK casual dining chain with a strong drinks (cocktails, beer, wine) programme and garden-style venues. Wider portfolio incumbent in experiential dining where wine is part of a broader beverage strategy.
• Oddbins: UK high-street wine retailer with a curated independent-leaning list — comparable to the bottle-shop portion of Corkage's offering, providing competitive pricing pressure.

Regional players

• The Circus Restaurant: Independent fine-dining restaurant in Bath, serving modern British cuisine with curated drinks — a Bath-based hospitality peer competing for the same local discerning-diner and event trade.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/corkagebath
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corkage-bath

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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