About George Goes Out

WEDDING CATERERS AND EVENTS

Michelle Hale

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Company Director

A career spanning 20 years in hospitality, Michelle started in pubs and hotels both UK based and internationally. A variety of roles from Assistant Manager for Fullers Pubs London to Front of House for the global private members group SoHo House.
 
Whilst in London Michelle moved from the hospitality operations to a more project-led role, working for a hospitality consultancy firm heading up projects and organising hospitality events.
 
The time came to leave London to set up a business, her dream business with husband Phil and business partner Chippy.
Together they purchased the George and Dragon in Rowde and were very quickly awarded 2 AA rosettes & an Egon Ronay Star.
 
George Goes Out was born from the absolute success of the George and Dragon and ultimately the demand from clientele to replicate the quality, style and character of the unique offering for private events. Michelle now concentrates solely on George Goes Out but is also a qualified trainer, assessor and CIPD qualified – just in case the day job wasn’t enough!
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Christopher Day 

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Company Director

Chippy trained and qualified as a chef in Australia and returned to the UK working in hotels in London. He then spent 30 years working for Soho House Group as General Manager of SoHo House London. As the Group evolved Chippy’s most recent post was Global Director for the internationally recognised brand. His role was highly focused on member hospitality and relations and his skills and experience led him to opening clubs all over the world for the group.
 
After leaving London and purchasing The George & Dragon with Michelle & Phil, Chippy continues to develop the reputation of the pub, securing its place as one of the best pubs in Wiltshire. With a natural understanding of service expectation, culinary excellence and attention to detail, the George and Dragon customers keep coming back for more.
 
Chippy has extended his expertise to the George Goes Out offering and as partners, both Michelle and Chippy have the passion, the experience, the taste and the flare to create outstanding and memorable events.

George Goes Out is the sister company to the Award Winning Restaurant.. 

The George & Dragon in Rowde. ​​
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George Goes out was established alongside over 10 years ago. ​

Previous to that Michelle & Chippy both worked for the Soho House group. ​​

Professionally Trained Staff

All of the staff that work with us are trained in house and have either hospitality or professional cooking qualifications. We have a passion for delivering exceptional service and will endeavour to add those extra special touches along the way. We thrive on the positive feedback we get from our clients and their willingness to recommend our services.

Consultancy and Training

Chippy and Michelle are available for consultancy and training services to hospitality businesses. Our expertise covers the following:

Premises and location search
Design and concept planning
Set up & Back of House Systems
HR & Recruitment

Menu planning & kitchen management
Pre-opening support
Opening & Initial period support
Training Needs Analysis

Staff Training for:
Front of House, F&B, Housekeeping, Management