Profiles

Head Chef: Sarvo Nayak

Our Chef brings the quality and style of the Cruise Ships to docklands!

Sarvo Nayak has nearly 15 yrs experience as a chef in the USA, London and India.  He comes to us with rich experience as a Chef on a US cruise liner. He has expertise in not just Italian but continental, Mexican, South American, Indian and Indo Pacific food.  His stint on the very plush ‘Royal Caribbean International Cruise Liner’, as a Chef of the popular Italian restaurant ‘Portofino’ has given him immense confidence to work with Italian ingredients.

“I am looking forward to bringing flavours alive from Italian cuisine, to bar food, room service, conference and wedding packages and bespoke exciting buffet options.  I want the ‘Stresa’ experience to be memorable” 

Food & Beverage: James Campbell

Driving the engine

James is a familiar and welcoming face at the Ramada, having managed the Oval Bar at the Ramada for the last 3 years. James has managed busy bars in the city for a number of years but made the move over to the “civilised world of the hotel industry to coincide with the smoking ban! It’s a major coup for us to be the only Italian this side of Canary Wharf. The authenticity and home-cooked style of the menu brings a little piece of Italy to Docklands” The Oval Bar menu which offers traditional high-end pub grub can position itself easily alongside the Italian menu, “we are catering for everyone’s palette”.