Le Champignon Sauvage

What Le Champignon Sauvage does

Le Champignon Sauvage is a family-owned, two-Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant located on Suffolk Road in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in the Cotswolds region of the United Kingdom. Founded in 1987 by chef David Everitt-Matthias and his wife Helen, the restaurant operates from a single intimate dining room of approximately 28 covers, serving contemporary French cuisine with terroir-influenced, locally foraged ingredients. The business is open Wednesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner, with all advance reservations handled directly by telephone, email, or online form. Menus are priced at £45–£52 for set courses and £74–£107 for à la carte tiers, with a small team of approximately 5–6 staff including a kitchen brigade of two and Helen Everitt-Matthias managing front-of-house.\n\nThe restaurant's product portfolio is anchored by the dining experience itself, supplemented by the sale of three award-winning cookbooks — 'Essence', 'Dessert', and 'Beyond Essence' — and gift vouchers for dining experiences. Core kitchen methods are from-scratch classical French techniques extended with charcuterie, foraging, curing, and pickling, drawing on David's training at a London hotel kitchen and influences from Pierre Koffmann and Mauro Bregoli. The go-to-market motion is direct-to-consumer, reservation-only, with no intermediaries and no delivery; customer acquisition is driven entirely by earned media coverage, ongoing critical review, and word-of-mouth from a long-standing clientele.\n\nThe business has remained independent throughout its history, with no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no equity investors. Revenue is generated primarily through per-cover check averages on a fixed 28-cover footprint, with secondary contribution from cookbook sales (now out-of-print) and gift vouchers. The brand is reinforced by sustained recognition: two Michelin stars held for 13+ years, 3 AA Rosettes, Good Food Guide 8/10 and Chef of the Year 2014, Catey Chef of the Year, Decanter Restaurant of the Year, and a 10/10 food score from Marina O'Loughlin in The Guardian.

Name

Le Champignon Sauvage

Legal name

Le Champignon Sauvage

Website

https://lechampignonsauvage.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Champignon Sauvage is a two-Michelin-star family-owned fine dining restaurant in Cheltenham, UK, serving contemporary French cuisine with terroir-influenced, locally foraged ingredients to affluent diners seeking exceptional culinary experiences via reservation-only 28-cover dining.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm-to-Table & Agritourism Dining Experiences (Farm Visits, Harvest Meals) (THAJAGAK), Chef’s Table & Tasting Menu Restaurants (THAFACAG), Private Culinary Experiences (Chef’s Table, Home Dining, Market-to-Meal) (THAJALAH)

Keywords

• Fine dining restaurant
• French haute cuisine
• Michelin-starred dining
• Cookery book publishing
• Seasonal tasting menus

Headquarters

HQ city

Cheltenham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Fine Dining Restaurant Service: Revenue from serving prix fixe and à la carte menus for lunch and dinner service. Covers approximately 28 diners per service. Open Wednesday through Saturday for lunch and dinner.
2. Cookery Books: Sale of three award-winning cookery books: 'Essence' (first book, Gordon Ramsay endorsed), 'Dessert' (second book, won World Gourmande Best Cookery Book awards), and 'Beyond Essence' (third book, published to critical acclaim). Books are out-of-print according to website.
3. Gift Vouchers: Restaurant offers gift vouchers for dining experiences as an additional revenue stream.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Le Champignon Sauvage operates a 28-cover fine dining restaurant in Cheltenham serving lunch and dinner Wednesday through Saturday, offering seasonal à la carte and set menus priced from £45 to £107 per cover. The restaurant also sells three award-winning cookbooks ('Essence', 'Dessert', 'Beyond Essence') by mail order and offers gift vouchers for the dining experience. The cuisine is contemporary French with terroir-inspired elements, made entirely from scratch including in-house charcuterie, curing, pickling, and foraged ingredients from the Cotswold countryside.

Product overview

Le Champignon Sauvage is a single-location, two Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant operated by David and Helen Everitt-Matthias since 1987. The core offering is the restaurant dining experience with seasonal menus available as à la carte or set options. The restaurant's product portfolio also includes three award-winning cookery books—'Essence', 'Dessert', and 'Beyond Essence'—which document and extend the restaurant's culinary philosophy to home and professional cooks. Additionally, the restaurant offers gift vouchers for dining experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fine Dining Restaurant Service
• Essence Cookbook
• Dessert Cookbook
• Beyond Essence Cookbook
• Restaurant Gift Vouchers

Quantifiable outcome

• Two Michelin stars maintained for 13+ years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Moor Hall: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Aughton, Lancashire. Operates a small fine dining room in a rural/regional setting with a chef-led kitchen and seasonal tasting menus. Comparable as a regional UK two-star destination operation.
• Restaurant Sat Bains: Two-Michelin-star tasting menu restaurant in Nottingham led by chef-owner Sat Bains, with a husband-and-wife operational model. Comparable as a regional UK two-star destination restaurant with strong chef identity and similar cover counts.
• The Waterside Inn: Three-Michelin-star family-run classical French restaurant in Bray, run by the Roux family. Closely comparable as a long-established, family-operated, classical French fine dining destination outside London.
• The Ledbury: Two-Michelin-star modern European restaurant in Notting Hill, London, run by chef Brett Graham. Comparable as a long-standing two-star chef-owned UK fine dining restaurant.
• Restaurant Nathan Outlaw: Two-Michelin-star seafood-focused restaurant in Port Isaac, Cornwall led by chef-owner Nathan Outlaw. Comparable as a chef-owned, regionally located UK two-star destination restaurant with limited covers.
• L'Enclume: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria run by Simon Rogan, focused on hyper-local foraging, farm-to-table sourcing, and a small tasting-menu-only format. Highly comparable to Le Champignon Sauvage in size, regional rural location, single-chef brand, and terroir-driven cuisine.
• The Hand and Flowers: One-Michelin-star (two in the Good Food Guide) gastropub in Marlow run by chef-owner Tom Kerridge. Comparable as a chef-driven, regionally located destination dining venue with a small kitchen brigade.
• Midsummer House: Two-Michelin-star restaurant in Cambridge run by chef Daniel Clifford. Similar profile as a chef-owned UK regional fine dining destination with a long-standing two-star reputation and seasonal tasting menus.

Broad incumbents

• The Fat Duck: Three-Michelin-star restaurant in Bray run by Heston Blumenthal. Adjacent tier within the UK countryside destination fine dining category; comparable by cuisine prestige and regional setting, though significantly larger brand and operations.
• Restaurant Gordon Ramsay: Three-Michelin-star flagship restaurant in Chelsea, London. Comparable as a UK chef-led fine dining flagship with Michelin recognition, though operates within a much larger restaurant group and London premium-dining market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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