THE
PACK HOUSE RESTAURANT
At Rainhill Farm it has always been important to preserve our heritage,
thus The Pack House. This intimate, formal restaurant was named after the building
which originally stood on the current foundation. The Pack House was once, long
ago, used as a store room for the orange harvest and eventually the famous Helen
McGregor's Marmalade was packed and crated here to be sold both locally and
abroad.
In decorating The Pack House restaurant, special care was taken to create a
feeling of stepping back in history. Many original artefacts and photographs
of the farm's early years fill the walls. The Pack House boasts rainfall records
from 1914 to present day, tells the story of Helen McGregor's famous marmalade
and depicts the buildings of the farmstead around the 1930's and 1940's.
The atmosphere of The Pack House is one of tranquility and formality, with fine
wining and dining, to make a memorable evening out.
"One
cannot think well, love well,
sleep well, Unless one has dined well."
Virginia Woolf - 1929
