DA COSTA

What DA COSTA does

Da Costa is a Northern Italian-influenced restaurant operating at Durslade Farm, Bruton, Somerset, on the same site as the Hauser & Wirth Somerset contemporary art gallery. The restaurant is owned by Artfarm Group Ltd, the private hospitality and development company of Iwan and Manuela Wirth. Da Costa is named after Wirth's maternal grandfather, who emigrated from Rivamonte Agordino in the Veneto region of Northern Italy to Switzerland in the early 20th century and ran a restaurant there. Da Costa serves antipasti, homemade pasta, risotto, and wood-fired grill dishes using ingredients drawn from a 1,000-acre working farm, a 25,500-vine vineyard (Maid of Bruton wines), a walled garden growing 40+ tomato varieties, and surrounding orchards. The restaurant operates six days a week (Wednesday-Saturday lunch and dinner, Sunday lunch), with a main dining room of up to 80 covers, a Piet Oudolf-designed Courtyard Garden for al fresco service, and private dining capacity of up to 30 seated or 150 standing.

The restaurant's revenue model is unit-priced à la carte and set menu dining, with menu prices ranging from £4 (small snacks) to £29.50 (premium grill mains), set lunch at £22-£28, set dinner at £28, and a Sunday roast menu. Supplementary revenue comes from gift vouchers (sold via GiftPro, valid one year), private events with bespoke menus, and a 'Kids Eat Free' Wednesday-Thursday dinner promotion. Customer segments are dispersed: general diners and day-trippers from London, Bath, and Bristol; families with children; private event and group bookings; and leisure diners using the courtyard garden. Distribution is direct-to-consumer, with reservations through SevenRooms and group enquiries through Tripleseat; the restaurant is also a marketing beneficiary of cross-promotion within the Hauser & Wirth Somerset ecosystem.

Da Costa uses no proprietary technology platform. Its operational stack consists of standard hospitality tools: SevenRooms for table reservations, Wireless Social for guest Wi-Fi, GiftPro for gift voucher issuance, and Tripleseat for private events enquiries. The venue is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA and EN 301 549 accessibility standards. Headcount is reported at 1-10, consistent with a single-site restaurant operation. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no external investors, and no AI/ML capability disclosed; the business is privately held and family-controlled within the broader Artfarm portfolio, which spans hospitality venues across the UK, Switzerland, Spain, and the USA.

Name

DA COSTA

Legal name

Artfarm Group Ltd

Website

https://da-costa.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Da Costa is a single-location Northern Italian restaurant in Bruton, Somerset, operated by Artfarm Group Ltd at Durslade Farm alongside Hauser & Wirth Somerset, serving day-trippers, families, and private event guests with estate-sourced seasonal menus, courtyard dining, and a dedicated wine programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Italian Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Farm-to-Table & Contemporary American Restaurants (THAFACAF), Farm-to-Table & Agritourism Dining Experiences (Farm Visits, Harvest Meals) (THAJAGAK)

Keywords

• Italian restaurant dining
• Northern Italian cuisine
• Farm-to-table dining
• Private event catering
• Wine and cocktail bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Food & Beverage Sales: The primary revenue stream is from à la carte and set menu dining, covering antipasti, pasta, risotto, wood-fired grill dishes, sides, desserts (dolce), cocktails, spritzes, wines, and other beverages. Pricing ranges from approximately £4 for small snacks to £29.5 for premium grill mains. Additional revenue comes from Sunday roasts, children's menu items, and private event catering with bespoke menus.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Da Costa is a Northern Italian-influenced restaurant located at Durslade Farm in Bruton, Somerset, serving antipasti, homemade pasta, risotto, wood-fired grill dishes, and daily specials prepared from seasonal ingredients grown on-site in the walled garden and surrounding 1,000-acre farm. The restaurant operates as a destination dining venue offering à la carte, set lunch/dinner menus, Sunday roasts, a children's menu, drinks and wine programs (including own-label Maid of Bruton wines), outdoor courtyard dining, and private event hire, alongside gift voucher sales.

Product overview

Da Costa is a Northern Italian-influenced restaurant operated by Artfarm, located on the site of Hauser & Wirth Somerset in Bruton, Somerset. The restaurant offers a unified dining experience centered around its main a la carte menu featuring traditional Italian recipes with seasonal Somerset ingredients, complemented by specialized menus including set lunch (£22-28), set dinner (£28), Sunday roasts, and a children's menu. Dining options include indoor restaurant seating, outdoor Courtyard Garden, and private event spaces accommodating 30-150 guests. The restaurant also offers a curated drinks program including Italian and English wines (notably Maid of Bruton from their own Somerset vineyard), cocktails, spritzes, and a full bar program. Additional offerings include gift vouchers and seasonal events like Ferragosto celebrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Da Costa Restaurant Northern Italian-influenced destination restaurant serving antipasti, homemade pasta, risotto, wood-fired grill dishes, and daily specials using seasonal ingredients from the on-site walled garden and surrounding farm. Aimed at visitors to Bruton and Durslade Farm seeking a countryside dining experience.
• Courtyard Garden Dining Outdoor al fresco dining space in the courtyard garden at Da Costa, offering seasonal cocktails, spritzes, antipasti, and full meals in a sun-dappled setting during summer months. Features views of Niki de Saint Phalle's Le Poète et sa muse sculpture.
• Private Events & Group Dining Private and semi-private dining and event hire for celebrations, corporate events, weddings, and group gatherings. Includes a semi-private dining area for up to 30 guests, main dining room for up to 80 seated or 150 standing, and bespoke menus including whole animals cooked over flame and cicchetti/canapé receptions.
• Gift Vouchers Redeemable gift vouchers for Da Costa available for purchase through the GiftPro portal, valid for one year from date of purchase.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hauser & Wirth SomersetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDa Costa shares the Durslade Farm site with Hauser & Wirth Somerset and is owned by the same parent company, Artfarm (co-founded by Iwan Wirth). The restaurant is promoted alongside gallery exhibitions, with cross-linked events calendars and joint visitor experiences. Iwan Wirth's personal family connection to Italian restaurant tradition informs the Da Costa concept.
• Good Company BrutonminorOthersGood Company Bruton is a not-for-profit community interest company serving the people of Bruton, Somerset. Causes include Laptops for Learners and Brue Larder (a food bank delivering to doors). Da Costa supports the charity through an optional £1 donation added to bills.
• SevenRoomscoreTechnology or IntegrationSevenRooms is the reservation and guest management platform used by Da Costa for handling online table bookings for up to 8 guests, as well as courtyard garden reservations and private dining enquiries.
• Piet OudolfcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally acclaimed Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf designed the courtyard garden at Da Costa (in celebration of ten years at Hauser & Wirth Somerset) and the wider Durslade Farm site, including Oudolf Field — a large perennial meadow with over 25,000 herbaceous perennials. The courtyard garden features a glimpse of Niki de Saint Phalle's sculpture Le Poète et sa muse.
• Farm Shop (Durslade Farm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFarm Shop is located on the same Durslade Farm site as Da Costa. It stocks produce from the farm, community farmers, growers, and makers, including honey, cider, wine, and foraged wild ingredients — some of which are also used in Da Costa's kitchen.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Daylesford Organic: Cotswolds farm, farm shop, café and cookery school built around the Bamford family's organic estate. Comparable as a destination farm-to-table Cotswolds offering combining retail, food and hospitality — a similar estate-as-attraction model.
• Riverford Organic Farm Kitchen: Farm restaurant on the Riverford organic vegetable farm in Devon. Comparable as a farm-to-table restaurant operating from a working organic farm with estate-grown produce — a regional farm-dining analogue to Da Costa's Durslade Farm model.

Direct peers

• Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons: Raymond Blanc's country house hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant in Oxfordshire. Comparable as a UK countryside destination dining concept that combines estate gardens, premium pricing and a hotel-adjacent cultural draw, similar to Da Costa's gallery-adjacent positioning.
• L'Enclume: Simon Rogan's destination farm-to-table restaurant in Cartmel, Cumbria. Comparable as a UK countryside fine-dining restaurant with a strong provenance narrative, set menus and seasonal estate sourcing — the closest direct analogue to Da Costa's destination + farm model.
• The Wild Rabbit: Country pub and restaurant in Kingham, Cotswolds, with seasonal British menu and strong destination dining credentials. Comparable as a Cotswolds-region countryside destination restaurant competing for a similar London-weekend day-tripper audience.
• Petersham Nurseries: Destination restaurant and garden centre in Richmond, London, with a strong seasonal Italian-leaning menu and garden setting. Comparable as a destination dining venue where the surrounding retail/garden concept amplifies the restaurant's draw.
• The Fife Arms: Artfarm sister venue in Braemar, Scotland — a Highland hotel with restaurant, bar and art-curated interiors. Comparable as a high-end countryside hospitality concept within the same parent group, with overlapping art-meets-hospitality positioning and target customer.
• Roth Bar & Grill: Art-adjacent seasonal restaurant and bar at Hauser & Wirth's Bruton site (sister concept under Artfarm). Comparable as a sibling venue at the same Durslade Farm location, sharing customer base, art destination traffic and Artfarm operating infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Bibendum: London destination restaurant and oyster bar in the Michelin House, Chelsea. Comparable as an established destination European fine-dining concept with similar menu structure (antipasti-led, premium mains, curated wine list) to Da Costa's offering.
• The Pig Hotels: Multi-property UK countryside hotel and restaurant group with a strong kitchen-garden and '25-mile menu' ethos. Comparable as a scaled operator in the UK destination farm-to-table dining category, with broader portfolio reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dacosta.somerset
• Instagraminstagram.com/dacosta.somerset
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/da-costasomerset

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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