Your menu in Bath, the best city in the UK 2024

The reality of a restaurant in Bath

Bath is the city with the most extreme tourist-resident ratio in the UK: 4.8 million visitors a year for just 97,000 residents. That means for every resident who enters your restaurant, there are 49 tourists looking for a table. Named the best city in the UK 2024, Bath attracts Americans, French, Germans, Australians, and Italians who come for the Roman baths, Georgian architecture, and increasingly for the gastronomy. With 500 restaurants between Milsom Street, Walcot, and Kingsmead Square, competition is fierce. The American tourist wants to try the Pump Room afternoon tea but doesn't understand the menu. The Frenchman looks for options near the baths with clear allergens. The group of Australians from the Bath half-marathon wants to dine well after the race. Your restaurant in the Georgian dining room has been serving Sally Lunn buns since 1482, but the tourist doesn't know what they are without an explanation. The Olive Tree, Bath's only Michelin star, raises the bar for the entire sector. Without a multilingual menu, in a city where 49 out of every 50 potential customers are international tourists, you are leaving 98% of your market unaddressed.