Simon Rogan

Over the past 25 years, Simon has developed his distinctive and inventive cooking style that has led to awards, Michelin stars and worldwide acclaim.

Building a culinary destination in Cartmel, in the southern Lake District, Simon opened L'Enclume, a restaurant with rooms in 2002, followed by Rogan & Co in 2008. Our Farm in the Cartmel Valley is the nucleus of all of his restaurants. Across all areas of the business, Simon and his team are committed to sustainability and moving towards producing zero waste.

In 2016, Simon launched Aulis Cartmel, his first chef’s table and development kitchen. Aulis London also arrived in the heart of Soho in October 2017 as a stand-alone dining destination, acting as the creative hub for Simon and his London team of chefs. In 2024, Aulis London received its first Michelin star.

Following this, Simon created Roganic, originally a pop-up but now a permanent restaurant in Marylebone’s Blandford Street. In early 2019 Simon has expanded to Hong Kong, opening Aulis and Roganic. After a long wait, Roganic Hong Kong will return on 15th February to its new home at Lee Garden One, and Aulis is also set to re-open later this year.

In October 2019, Simon launched Henrock, an informally elegant restaurant set within Linthwaite House, a contemporary country house hotel in the heart of the Lake District.

In 2020, in response to the global pandemic, the group launched Home by Simon Rogan, Simon's delivery offering, providing regularly changing three-course 'at-home' dining experiences created in The Lakes, as well as a selection of pantry staples made using produce from Our Farm.

In 2021, Simon's efforts towards sustainability were recognised with the newly introduced Michelin Green Star, awarded to both L'Enclume and Roganic Hong Kong.

In 2022, he opened a Hong Kong-based bakery and natural wine bar The Baker & The Bottleman and in the same year L'Enclume was awarded its third Michelin star, the first restaurant in the north of England to do so. This coincided with the group celebrating 20 years since Simon opened L'Enclume.

In early 2023, he expanded his portfolio to Valletta, Malta, with the opening of ION Harbour by Simon Rogan and in 2024, it became the first restaurant on the island to be awarded two Michelin stars. In December 2023, the group expanded into Thailand with the opening of Aulis Phuket at Iniala Beach House.

Simon was recognised with an MBE in the 2024 New Year's Honours List for his commitment to the restaurant industry and sustainability efforts.

Children at Henrock

We welcome children of all ages between 6pm and 7pm and have a special children's menu available for this time. However, after 7pm, we only allow children over the age of 12 and cannot offer a children's menu.

The Team

Simon Rogan - chef/owner

Paul Burgalières - executive chef in the north

Mark McCabe - head chef

Sam Ward - managing director

Nicolas Perdrier - operations director

Kayleigh Thorogood - assistant operations manager