The restaurant, which is located within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, is set to reopen on 10th November.

Following five years at The Ritz, trained by executive chef John Williams, Ruth became the first female to win the Craft Guild of Chefs Young National Chef of the Year in 2017 and reached the final of the 2020 BBC Great British Menu. She joined The Princess of Shoreditch as head chef in 2021 and has achieved 3 AA rosette status making it the only pub in London to hold the award.

Ruth commented: “Boathouse 4 is in one of the UK’s most historically important sites, overlooking HMS Warrior. Hampshire is renowned for incredible local produce and the waterfront location has provided plenty of inspiration.

“Our market fish menu will change regularly, relying on availability and seasonality, but always guaranteeing deliciously fresh fish, simply cooked with a choice of sides and sauces. We use gin from Portsmouth Distillery to cure Hampshire chalk stream trout for a tasty starter and local English sparkling wine features in the lemon parfait, blueberry and lemon thyme dessert.”

Ruth supports the training and mentoring of female chefs and is working closely with Boathouse 4’s head chef Charlie Becke and her team on training and development.

Sarah Miller, regional managing director at BaxterStorey, added: “Ruth’s vision and culinary mastery has created an incredible menu which celebrates and elevates the best in Hampshire’s food scene. Coupled with our unique restaurant setting amongst the historic scene of the Dockyards, we look forward to giving our customers a truly memorable dining experience.”

Open for lunch and afternoon tea, the new menu at Boathouse 4 features dishes such as South coast cod served with warm tartar sauce, lemon and scraps and lamb rump served with Autumn squash, pickled mushroom and juniper sauce. Reservations can be made here: https://tables.hostmeapp.com/restaurants/30795.